Statistics
Census Data
Key Statistics from the 2001 National Census, relating to the EWAS Constituency
Source: National Statistics
Website: www.statistics.gov.uk
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All ages
| Population: All | 91,848 |
| Population: Male | 43,712 |
| Population: Female | 48,136 |
| Ethnic Origin: White | 97.3% |
| Ethnic Origin: Black | 0.3% |
| Ethnic Origin: Asian | 0.9% |
| Ethnic Origin: Mixed | 1% |
| Ethnic Origin: Other | 0.5% |
People aged 16-74
| % in full time employment | 40.11% |
| % retired | 16.36% |
| % full-time student | 2.53% |
| % with No Qualifications | 28.85% |
More statistics for EWAS can be found on this page (external link)
At Westminster...
...East Worthing and Shoreham and it's constituents are represented by Tim Loughton, Tory MP, who has been the sitting MP in the constituency since the 1997 General Election.
Elections
In the 2005 General Election, the Tories enjoyed a relatively small majority of 8,183 votes in EWAS. The Labour candidate received 25.5% of the vote, marginally ahead of the Lib Dems' 24.3%
| Conservative | 19,548 | 43.9% |
| Labour | 11,365 | 25.5% |
| Liberal Democrats | 10,844 | 24.3% |
| UKIP | 2,109 | 4.7% |
| Legalise Canabis | 677 | 1.5% |
Our CLP
EWAS Clp has close to 200 members, the majority of which reside in the Shoreham portion of the constituency. We meet about once a month at the Labour Hall, Lyndhurst Road, Worthing. All Labour Party members living in EWAS are welcome to attend these meetings, details of which will be posted on the homepage.
East Worthing and Shoreham is a Parliamentary Constituency in West Sussex. East Worthing and Shoreham (EWAS for short) consists mainly of Adur District Council, but also serves a small eastern portion of Worthing Borough Council (the wards of Broadwater, Gaisford, Offington, and Selden). The constituency of East Worthing and Shoreham was created in 1997, before which the Shoreham part of EWAS was in the Shoreham Constituency, and the East Worthing portion was part of the Worthing seat. Prior to that, the Shoreham portion was part of the Arundel and Shoreham seat.