Worthing West: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Worthing West is represented in the House of Commons by Dr Beccy Cooper (Labour). The 2024 count gave Beccy Cooper (Labour) 20,519 votes and Peter Bottomley (Conservative) 16,570, a majority of 3,949. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 66.2% (50,997 of 77,039).
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, Worthing West has the 13th highest employment rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (86.2%), and the 39th highest share of adults retired (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (30.6%).
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 86.2% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 6.5 points. The economically inactive share was 13.2%.
Homes in Worthing West sold for a median £359,000 in the year to March 2026, from HM Land Registry records compiled by the ONS. That is up 35% on £264,998 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £375,000, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 175th highest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,401 recorded sales.
Worthing West had an estimated population of 102,846 in mid-2024, against 94,315 in 2014 (ONS). There were more residents aged 65 and over (28,007) than children under 16 (15,767).
Residents of Worthing West earned more than jobs based there paid in April 2025: median full-time pay was £36,234 for workplace jobs and £38,112 for residents. A year before, the residents' median was £37,523. The residents' figure ranks 308th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
At the 2021 Census there were 45,327 households and 1,337.6 residents per square kilometre; 31.6% of workers mainly worked from home and 30.6% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
4,340 business sites were registered in Worthing West in March 2026 (4,260 a year before), and employed 43,000 people in 2024.
DWP figures count 3,757 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 23.8% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. Before housing costs the share was 14.1% in 2024/25, from 12.4% in 2021/22.
1,955 people were claiming unemployment-related benefits in September 2026, 3.3% of residents aged 16 to 64. A year earlier the count was 1,810.
MP
Dr Beccy Cooper, Labour
- MP for Worthing West since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Dr Beccy Cooper on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Dr Beccy Cooper's latest words in Parliament, from 17 June 2026 to 8 July 2026. Hansard search returns 121 spoken contributions by Dr Beccy Cooper since 4 July 2024.
I thank my hon. Friend for those excellent remarks, and I agree wholeheartedly. As I have said, corridor care is a symptom, and our challenge is to identify the underlying causes, rather than simply measure the symptoms.
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I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Tooting (Dr Allin-Khan) for bringing this timely and important debate to the Chamber.
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I agree 100%. My hon. Friend the Member for Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme (Lee Pitcher) has already talked about his role in the water, sanitation and hygiene all-party parliamentary group. Access to water is an absolutely essential health determinant.
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It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. We meet at a moment when the global aid system is under extraordinary pressure. I thank the right hon. Member for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale (David Mundell) for securing this incredibly important debate.
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Q7. It is great to see the NHS moving forward, with a reduction in waiting lists and improving relations with our junior doctors, my colleagues. However, in order to keep our NHS working well in the long term, we must get serious about prevention.
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General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beccy Cooper | Labour | 20,519 | 40.2% | +10.7 |
| Peter Bottomley | Conservative | 16,570 | 32.5% | −23.5 |
| Edmund Rooke | Reform UK | 7,562 | 14.8% | |
| Sonya Mallin | Green Party | 3,274 | 6.4% | +2.8 |
| Morag Chugg | Liberal Democrat | 2,708 | 5.3% | −4.6 |
| Kathryn Attwood | Independent | 364 | 0.7% |
Result summary as published: Lab gain from Con. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Labour 40.2% | Conservative 32.5% | 3,949 | 66.2% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 56.0% | Labour 29.5% | 13,912 | 68.9% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Worthing West covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
Who has power over Worthing West
Every body that makes decisions for Worthing West, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Worthing West this page: Dr Beccy Cooper (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
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Common questions
Who is the MP for Worthing West?
UK Parliament lists Dr Beccy Cooper, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Worthing West since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Worthing West?
Beccy Cooper (Labour) won with 20,519 votes, a majority of 3,949, on a turnout of 66.2% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Worthing West?
3.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 1,955 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Worthing West?
The median price paid was £359,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Worthing West?
Median full-time pay of residents was £38,112 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Worthing West live in low income families?
DWP counts 3,757 (23.8% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Worthing West?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 102,846 residents.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.