Bognor Regis and Littlehampton.
Conservative and Unionist Party MP Alison Griffiths holds the seat on 32.8% of the vote.
1 Jun 2026
Griffiths has made water quality her sharpest local weapon. In April she organised and hosted a packed public meeting where Southern Water's CEO faced constituents directly, publicly committing to sustain pressure on the company, the government, and the Environment Agency. That followed her raising the Baltic Klipper pollution incident at PMQs in January and securing direct commitments from the Prime Minister on cost responsibility. She has also pushed back on centrally-directed housing targets, made a formal submission to the planning consultation arguing against overriding local judgement on flood risk and infrastructure, and publicly challenged NHS decisions on Zachary Merton Hospital by writing to the Secretary of State and requesting a review. Locally, she launched a business club to channel employer concerns into Parliament.
Her voting participation sits at 74%, somewhat below the Commons average. She has not broken from Conservative Party lines in any recorded vote, making her a 100% party-line voter so far. Her stance profile shows strong alignment with Lords scrutiny, pro-business positions, and parliamentary accountability, while she scores low on workers' rights and progressive taxation -- a conventional Conservative pattern. She is slightly less supportive of criminal justice reform than her Conservative colleagues (8% versus a party average of 25%), and marginally more open to Lords reform. Her speeches cluster heavily around economy and jobs, local government, fiscal policy, social care, and defence.
She sits on the Business and Trade Committee, the sub-committee on Economic Security and Arms Export Controls, and the Environmental Audit Committee -- memberships that map onto her local business advocacy and environmental casework. News coverage is high-volume but mixed in tone, with health and economy-jobs stories generating the most positive sentiment. Her data covers activity since July 2024.
Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line.
| Ward | Latest winner | Votes | Council | Last cycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldwick East(2 seats) | Patel · Bence | 1,497 | Arun Con | May 2023 |
| Aldwick West(2 seats) | Needs · Purser | 1,293 | Arun Con | May 2023 |
| Beach(2 seats) | Blanchard-Cooper · Woodman | 1,479 | Arun Con | May 2023 |
| Brookfield(2 seats) | Walsh · Long | 1,204 | Arun Con | May 2023 |
| Courtwick With Toddington(3 seats) | Tandy · May · Northeast | 2,098 | Arun Con | May 2023 |
| Felpham East(2 seats) | English · Harty | 1,105 | Arun Con | May 2023 |
| Felpham West(2 seats) | Stainton · Madeley | 1,244 | Arun Con | May 2023 |
| Hotham(2 seats) | Warr · Goodheart | 791 | Arun Con | May 2023 |
| Marine | Giuliano Leo Pinnelli | 306 | Arun Con | Apr 2025 |
| Middleton On Sea(2 seats) | Pendleton · Haywood | 1,368 | Arun Con | May 2023 |
| Orchard(2 seats) | Oppler · Batley | 852 | Arun Con | May 2023 |
| Pevensey(2 seats) | Nash · McDougall | 569 | Arun Con | May 2023 |
| River(3 seats) | Butcher · Wiltshire · O'Neill | 2,004 | Arun Con | May 2023 |
| Rustington East(2 seats) | Cooper · Gunner | 2,059 | Arun Con | May 2023 |
| Rustington West(3 seats) | Lloyd · Edwards · Partridge | 3,152 | Arun Con | May 2023 |
| Yapton(2 seats) | Worne · Jones | 2,199 | Arun Con | May 2023 |
Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The seat’s population is concentrated in Bognor Regis (53,682), with Littlehampton (18,482) as the second pole. Total population across named built-up areas: 106,591.
Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021
| Settlement | Pop. | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Bognor Regis | 53,682 | large town |
| Littlehampton | 18,482 | town |
| Rustington | 13,706 | large town |
| Wick (Arun) | 11,764 | town |
| Yapton | 6,912 | town |
| Rural & dispersed | 2,045 | village |
Headline indicators.
| Indicator | Local | National | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment rate | 52.0% | 57.1% | -9% |
| Owner-occupied | 68.7% | 63.1% | +9% |
| Private rented | 21.1% | 20.0% | +5% |
| Social rented | 10.1% | 16.8% | -40% |
Ethnicity.
Source · Census 2021
Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Source · Census 2021 (ONS) · % of usual residents; tick marks the median seat per band
Income tax contribution.
| Total income tax | £232m |
| Taxpayers | 55,000 |
| Median per taxpayer | £2,310 |
| Mean per taxpayer | £4,190 |
Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence
Where the money flows back in.
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Headline rate.
By category.
Source · data.police.uk · 3-month rate per 1,000 pop
2024 — full result.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alison GriffithsWON | Con | 15,678 | 32.8 |
| Clare Walsh | Lab | 13,913 | 29.1 |
| Sandra Daniells | Ref | 10,262 | 21.5 |
| Henry Jones | LD | 5,081 | 10.6 |
| Carol Birch | Grn | 2,185 | 4.6 |
| David Kurten | Ind | 708 | 1.5 |
Turnout 47,827
Prior contests.
| Year | Winner | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Nick Gibb | Con | 63.5 |
| 2017 | Nick Gibb | Con | 59.0 |
| 2015 | Nick Gibb | Con | 51.3 |
| 2010 | Gibb, Nick | Con | 51.4 |
Sources, methods & last update
2023 boundary review
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Census 2021
National avg over 575 seats
±8% confidence
LSOA-aggregated · rolling 12mo