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2023 Woking Borough Council election

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10 out of 30 seats to Woking Borough Council 16 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Ann-Marie Barker Kevin Davis Tahir Ahiz Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Labour Last election 16 seats, 47.3% 8 seats, 30.8% 3 seats, 6.1% Seats before 16 8 3 Seats won 8 0 1 Seats after 20 4 3 Seat change 4 4 Popular vote 13,736 6,743 2,841 Percentage 50.1% 24.6% 10.4% Swing 2.8% 6.2% 4.3%
Map of Woking electoral results
Leader before election Ann-Marie Barker Liberal Democrats Leader after election Ann-Marie Barker Liberal Democrats

The 2023 Woking Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect ten members (a third of the seats) of Woking Borough Council in Surrey, England. This was on the same day as other local elections in England. The election count took place on Friday 5th May 2023.

The Liberal Democrats increased their majority on the council, winning four seats from the Conservatives who did not win any of the seats contested in 2023.

Summary

Election result

2023 Woking Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	8	+4	80	12	20	66.67	13,736	50.1%	2.8
	Conservative	0	-4	0	4	4	13.33	6,743	24.6%	6.2
	Labour	1	0	10	2	3	10	2,841	10.4%	4.3
	Independent	1	0	10	2	3	10	2,411	8.8%	1.6
	Green	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,500	5.5%	0.8
	Heritage	0	0	0	0	0	0	196	0.7%

Ward results

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Woking Borough Council following the close of nominations on 4 April 2023. The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating an incumbent councillor standing for re-election:

Byfleet and West Byfleet

Byfleet and West Byfleet

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Amanda Boote*	1,656	58.6	+6.2
	Conservative	Jo Brown	581	20.5	−5.5
	Liberal Democrats	David O'Brien	312	11.0	−10.5
	Labour	Oliver Lester	176	6.2	New
	Green	Danny Clarke	95	3.3	New
Majority			1,075	38.1	11.7
Turnout			2,824	32.0	5.2
Registered electors			8,813
	Independent hold		Swing

Canalside

Canalside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anila Javaid	1,112	47.5	−0.9
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Jordan	542	23.1	+6.0
	Conservative	Abid Kayani	448	19.1	−15.5
	Green	Will Hemmings	178	7.6	New
Majority			570	24.3	10.5
Turnout			2,342	29.5	−8.4
Registered electors			7,943
	Labour hold		Swing

Goldsworth Park

Goldsworth Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Sullivan	1,335	57.0	−9.4
	Conservative	Chitra Rana	593	25.3	−8.3
	Labour	Samar Chaudhary	254	10.8	New
	Green	Kate Kett	143	6.1	New
Majority			742	31.7	1.1
Turnout			2,340	34.1	2.6
Registered electors			6,856
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Heathlands

Heathlands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Leslie Rice	1,725	55.4	+6.2
	Conservative	Trevor Leek	1,026	33.0	−2.5
	Green	Jennifer Mason	159	5.1	−8.3
	Labour	Canan Kandemir	135	4.4	New
	Heritage	Judith Squire	55	1.7	−0.2
Majority			699	22.4	8.7
Turnout			3,111	44.1	0.6
Registered electors			7,058
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Hoe Valley

Hoe Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Louise Morales*	1,477	67.5	+3.7
	Conservative	Colin Scott	347	15.8	−4.7
	Labour	Sebastian Purbrick	199	9.1	−0.3
	Green	Ivica Petrikova	153	7.0	+0.7
Majority			1,130	51.7	8.4
Turnout			2,185	30.2	3.1
Registered electors			7,239
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Horsell

Horsell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Swati Mukherjee	2,131	63.0	+1.2
	Conservative	Philip Gent	886	26.2	−5.5
	Green	Christine Murphy	197	5.8	−0.7
	Labour	John Scott-Morgan	148	4.3	New
Majority			1,245	36.8
Turnout			3,380	46.7	5.4
Registered electors			7,239
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Knaphill

Knaphill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Steve Greentree	1,149	39.1	+22.3
	Conservative	Melanie Whitehead*	762	25.9	−9.2
	Independent	Andy Adcroft	755	25.7	−22.4
	Labour Co-op	Chris Martin	180	6.1	New
	Green	Natalie Pattinson	84	2.8	New
Majority			387	13.2
Turnout			2,937	36.4	0.2
Registered electors			8,076
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Mount Hermon

Mount Hermon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Johnson*	1,707	58.7	−5.8
	Conservative	Sunny John	691	23.7	−1.9
	Labour	Zara Coombes	226	7.7	New
	Green	Cecilia Scott	225	7.7	−0.5
	Heritage	Richard Squire	51	1.7	±0.0
Majority			1,016	35.0
Turnout			2,906	37.6	1.3
Registered electors			7,728
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Pyrford

Pyrford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Martin	1,716	57.7	+4.5
	Conservative	Ben Maynard	873	29.3	−5.7
	Labour Co-op	Sean O'Malley	233	7.8	−0.2
	Green	John Bond	136	4.5	+0.7
Majority			843	28.4
Turnout			2,972	39.9	4.0
Registered electors			7,458
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

St John's

St John's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Rob Leach*	1,642	63.6	+3.2
	Conservative	Jayde Edwards	536	20.7	−7.7
	Labour	Alexander Mitchell	178	6.8	New
	Green	Louise Joyce	130	5.0	−3.2
	Heritage	Tim Read	90	3.4	+0.3
Majority			1,106	42.9
Turnout			2,581	36.2	4.1
Registered electors			7,130
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

References

1. "Political group leaders". Woking Borough Council. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
2. "Notice of Election" (PDF). Woking Borough Council. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
3. Dale, Bob (5 May 2023). "Surrey election results 2023: Conservatives lose seats across the county". BBC News. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
4. "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Woking Borough Council. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
5. Miseldine, Mark (6 May 2023). "Full results from Woking borough's local elections". Woking News and Mail. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
6. "Local election 2023: results". Woking Borough Council. Retrieved 18 January 2024.

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