What is West Sussex?
{{Infobox English county|official_name=West Sussex|area_total_km2=1991|arms_image=Arms of the West Sussex County Council.svg|flag_image=Flag of West Sussex.svg|MPs=8 members|region=[[South East England]]}} On 1 April 1974, the old county of [[Sussex]] in [[South East England]] was split into [[East Sussex]] and '''West Sussex'''. About 810,000 people live there. Unlike many of the changes made by the [[Local Government Act 1972]], the new counties are popular with the local people. The [[Ceremonial counties of England|ceremonial county]] contains the [[District|districts]] of Adur, Arun, Chichester, Horsham, and Mid Sussex as well as the [[Borough|boroughs]] of [[Crawley]] and [[Worthing]]. The West Sussex County Council was formed in 1889 in the ceremonial County of [[Sussex]]. Because of the Local Government Act 1972, the East and West Sussex County Council took over the ceremonial [[wikt:responsibility|responsibilities]] in the two halves with Mid Sussex and parts of Crawley being given to West Sussex from [[East Sussex]]. {{England counties}} [[Category:West Sussex| ]] [[Category:1974 establishments in England]] [[Category:Ceremonial counties of England]] {{UK-stub}}