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Worthing is a large town and a Local Government District in West Sussex , England . TOWN Worthing has a population of almost 100,000 and is situated between the English Channel and the South Downs , a proposed National Park http://www.southdownscampaign.org.uk/main.htm. Traditionally Worthing has an above average proportion of elderly people, although there has been a decrease in the 60+ population, along with an increase in the population aged 25-45 in recent yearshttp://www.worthingevolution.com/. At the same time, employment has increased at a faster rate than the national average.http://www.worthingevolution.com/. Although the town is perceived as prosperous, and for three consecutive years was voted the most profitable town in BritainExperian Retail Monitor, 1998-2000, the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2004 found that Worthing residents' average pre-tax pay is only £413 a week, compared to £442 for West Sussex and £474 for South East Enlgandhttp://www.eco-action.org/porkbolter/yule05.html. Worthing has had an active the Skeleton Army 's opposition to the Salvation Army led to rioting, and in the 1960 s The Worthing Workshop was a meeting place for musicians, actors and poets. Famous members included The Damned ’s Brian James , Leo Sayer , Billy Idol , Martin Quittenton (who wrote Rod Stewart 's '' Maggie May '') and Track Records' supremo, Ian Grant . More recently, the town was home to Jamie Hewlett (Designer of the Year 2006) and Alan Martin , creators of Tank Girl . The Ordinary Boys , with singer Preston , were formed in the town. It is also home to the Revolutionary Arts Group and, since 1997 , an anarchic local newsletter called ''The Porkbolter''. The newsletter takes its name from a belief that the inhabitants of Worthing were nicknamed "pork bolters", dating from the town's days as a fishing village when superstitious fishermen were afraid of pigs. The town is often known as 'Sunny Worthing' following a popular advertising campaign in the 1890s promoting the town's agreeable climate between the sea and Downs. POLITICS Westminster The town has two ( Conservative ) for East Worthing And Shoreham , who is Shadow Children’s Minister and a Shadow Health Minister; and Peter Bottomley ( Conservative ) for Worthing West . At the 2005 General Election , both seats were safe Conservative seats and have been held by the present MPs since the seats' creation in 1997. From 1945 until 1997 Worthing returned one MP. Since 1945 Worthing has always returned Conservative MPs to parliament. Prior to 1945 Worthing was part of the Horsham And Worthing parliamentary constituency. Borough Council The town is divided into 13 wards, 11 of which return three councillors and two which return two; this totals 37 councillors. Elections are held by thirds, with the two 2-member wards only having elections in the first and third years of the cycle. Currently, there are 23 Conservative councillors; 13 Liberal Democrat councillors; and one Independent Conservative (resigned from the Conservative group in 2006). The Conservatives thus have control of the council. Current makeup of Worthing Borough Council
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