Woking Borough Council elections

One third of Woking Borough Council in Surrey, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2016, 30 councillors have been elected from 10 wards.[1]

Political control

A borough called Woking had existed since 1974 and was controlled by the Conservative Party until the local elections in 1986. The partisan control of the borough has been as follows, with each poll electing one third of the seats, except where noted.[2][3]

Composition of the council[4]
Year Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats[a] Independents
& Others 		Council control
after election
Local government reorganisation; council established (32 seats)
1973 19 12 1 0 Conservative
New ward boundaries (35 seats)
1976 27 8 0 0 Conservative
1978 27 8 0 0 Conservative
1979 27 8 0 0 Conservative
1980 25 9 1 0 Conservative
1982 24 7 4 0 Conservative
1983 21 8 6 0 Conservative
1984 20 7 8 0 Conservative
1986 15 8 12 0 No overall control
1987 15 7 13 0 No overall control
1988 15 6 14 0 No overall control
1990 16 6 13 0 No overall control
1991 15 5 14 1 No overall control
1992 19 5 11 0 Conservative
1994 17 5 13 0 No overall control
1995 13 7 14 1 No overall control
1996 10 7 18 0 Liberal Democrats
1998 11 7 16 1 No overall control
1999 12 7 14 2[b] No overall control
New ward boundaries (36 seats)
2000 14 5 16 1 No overall control
2002 17 5 13 1 No overall control
2003 17 6 12 1 No overall control
2004 17 4 15 0 No overall control
2006 15 3 18 0 No overall control
2007 19 0 17 0 Conservative
2008 19 0 17 0 Conservative
2010 18 0 17 1 No overall control
2011 20 0 16 0 Conservative
2012 21 0 15 0 Conservative
2014 23 1 11 1 Conservative
2015 24 2 9 1 Conservative
New ward boundaries (30 seats)
2016 17 3 7 3 Conservative
2018 16 3 8 3 Conservative
2019 14 3 10 3 No overall control
2021 13 3 12 2 No overall control
2022 8 3 16 3 Liberal Democrats
2023 4 3 20 3 Liberal Democrats
2024 0 1 24 5 Liberal Democrats
Election Party in control Contested Refs
2024 Liberal Democrats 11 of 30 [5]
2023 Liberal Democrats 10 of 30 [6]
2022 Liberal Democrats 10 of 30 [7]
2021 No overall control 10 of 30 [8]
2019 10 of 30 [9][10]
2018 Conservative 10 of 30 [11][12]
2016FW 30 of 30 [13][14]
2015 12 of 36 [15]
2014 12 of 36 [16]
2012 12 of 36 [17]
2011 13 of 36 [17]
2010 No overall control 13 of 36 [17]
2009* — [2]
2008 Conservative 12 of 36 [17]
2007 12 of 36 [17]
2006 No overall control 13 of 36 [17]
2004 13 of 36 [17]
2003 13 of 36 [17]
2002 13 of 36 [17]
2000FW 36 of 36 [17][18][19]
1999 12 of 35 [17]
1998 11 of 35 [17]
1996 Liberal Democrats 12 of 35 [17]
1995 No overall control 12 of 35 [17]
1994 11 of 35 [17]
1992 Conservative 12 of 35 [17]
1991 No overall control 12 of 35 [17]
1990 12 of 35 [17]
1988 15 of 35 [17]
1987 12 of 35 [17]
1986B 12 of 35 [17][20]
1984 Conservative 12 of 35 [17]
1983 13 of 35 [17]
1982 11 of 35 [17]
1980 12 of 35 [17]
1979B 12 of 35 [17][21]
1978 12 of 35 [17]
1976FW 35 of 35 [17][22]
1973BF 34 of 34 [17]
B: New borough boundaries
F: Full borough election
W: New ward boundaries
*: Change in control without election

Borough result maps

  • 2000 results map
    2000 results map
  • 2002 results map
    2002 results map
  • 2003 results map
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  • 2004 results map
    2004 results map
  • 2006 results map
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  • 2007 results map
    2007 results map
  • 2008 results map
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  • 2010 results map
    2010 results map
  • 2011 results map
    2011 results map
  • 2012 results map
    2012 results map
  • 2014 results map
    2014 results map
  • 2015 results map
    2015 results map
  • 2016 results map
    2016 results map
  • 2018 results map
    2018 results map
  • 2019 results map
    2019 results map
  • 2021 results map
    2021 results map
  • 2022 results map
    2022 results map
  • 2023 results map
    2023 results map
  • 2024 results map
    2024 results map

By-election results

1994-1998

Byfleet By-Election 14 November 1996
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 927 60.6
Conservative 318 20.8
Labour 228 14.9
UKIP 58 3.8
Majority 609 39.8
Turnout 1,531
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Byfleet By-Election 18 September 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 626 52.2 +2.4
Conservative 357 29.8 +3.6
Labour 217 18.1 −5.9
Majority 269 22.4
Turnout 1,200 21.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Knaphill By-Election 18 September 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent 652 34.5 +34.5
Conservative 545 28.9 −9.0
Liberal Democrats 442 23.4 −16.9
Labour 249 13.2 −8.6
Majority 107 5.6
Turnout 1,888 24.0
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

1998-2002

St Johns By-Election 10 June 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 1,426 56.3 −0.1
Liberal Democrats 942 37.2 +1.3
Labour 164 6.5 −1.3
Majority 484 19.1
Turnout 2,532 39.9
Conservative hold Swing
Byfleet By-Election 12 July 2001[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Beryl Marlow 809 53.6 +15.6
Liberal Democrats Anne Roberts 557 36.9 −14.8
Labour Raymond Holroyde 144 9.5 −0.8
Majority 252 16.7
Turnout 1,510 27.5
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

2010-2014

Maybury and Sheerwater By-Election 17 September 2013[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rashid Mohammed 1,057 44.1 +22.6
Labour Stephen Tudhope 833 34.8 +1.2
UKIP Neil Willetts 255 10.6 −0.2
Liberal Democrats Norman Johns 252 10.5 −23.6
Majority 224 9.3
Turnout 2,397
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

2014-2018

Goldsworth East By-Election 18 October 2015[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats James Sanderson 594 37.8 +13.9
Conservative Sonia Elbaraka 562 35.8 −8.5
Labour James Butcher 262 16.7 −4.6
UKIP Tim Read 154 9.8 −0.7
Majority 32 2.0
Turnout 1,572
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Goldsworth West By-Election 18 October 2015[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Chitra Rana 367 40.0 +7.0
Liberal Democrats Tina Liddington 349 38.0 +0.3
Labour Robina Shaheen 105 11.4 +1.2
UKIP Troy de Leon 97 10.6 −8.6
Majority 18 2.0
Turnout 918
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

2022-2026

Hoe Valley By-Election 10 July 2025[27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Deborah Hughes 1,118 62.8 −6.9
Reform Sean Flude 379 21.3 +21.3
Conservative Robert Kwiatkowski 130 7.3 −8.6
Green Paul Hoekstra 83 4.7 +4.7
Labour Samar Chaudhary 69 3.9 −8.2
Majority 739 41.5
Turnout 1,779
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Notes

  1. ^ Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and SDP (both of which participated in the Alliance).
  2. ^ Including 1 vacant seat

References

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  13. ^ "The Woking (Electoral Changes) Order 2015", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2015/1462 Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  14. ^ "Past election results". Woking Borough Council. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016. Cited in 2016 Woking Borough Council election, English Wikipedia, retrieved 5 May 2018.
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  17. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac Colin Rallings; Michael Thrasher (2012). "Woking Borough Council Election Results, 1973–2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre, University of Plymouth. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  18. ^ "The Borough of Woking (Electoral Changes) Order 1999", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2015/1462 Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  19. ^ "Woking". BBC News Online. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  20. ^ "The Surrey (District Boundaries) Order 1986", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1986/321 Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
  21. ^ The Runnymede and Woking (Areas) Order 1977
  22. ^ "The Borough of Woking (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1976/288 Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
  23. ^ "Byfleet By-Election Results". Woking Borough Council. 16 July 2001. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  24. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Maybury and Sheerwater Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  25. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Goldsworth East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  26. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Goldsworth West Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  27. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Hoe Valley Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
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