Jump to content

2023 Woking Borough Council election

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
2023 Woking Borough Council election

← 2022 4 May 2023 (2023-05-04) 2024 →

10 out of 30 seats to Woking Borough Council
16 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Leader Ann-Marie Barker[1] 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 Increase4 Decrease4 Steady
Popular vote 13,736 6,743 2,841
Percentage 50.1% 24.6% 10.4%
Swing Increase2.8% Decrease6.2% Increase4.3%

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.[2] 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.[3]

Summary

[edit]

Election result

[edit]
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% Increase2.8
  Conservative 0 -4 0 4 4 13.33 6,743 24.6% Decrease6.2
  Labour 1 0 10 2 3 10 2,841 10.4% Increase4.3
  Independent 1 0 10 2 3 10 2,411 8.8% Decrease1.6
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,500 5.5% Increase0.8
  Heritage 0 0 0 0 0 0 196 0.7% Steady

Ward results

[edit]

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.[4] The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating an incumbent councillor standing for re-election:[5][6]

Byfleet and West Byfleet

[edit]
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 Increase 11.7
Turnout 2,824 32.0 Decrease 5.2
Registered electors 8,813
Independent hold Swing

Canalside

[edit]
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 Increase 10.5
Turnout 2,342 29.5 −8.4
Registered electors 7,943
Labour hold Swing

Goldsworth Park

[edit]
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 Decrease 1.1
Turnout 2,340 34.1 Decrease 2.6
Registered electors 6,856
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Heathlands

[edit]
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 Increase 8.7
Turnout 3,111 44.1 Increase 0.6
Registered electors 7,058
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Hoe Valley

[edit]
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 Increase 8.4
Turnout 2,185 30.2 Decrease 3.1
Registered electors 7,239
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Horsell

[edit]
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 Decrease 5.4
Registered electors 7,239
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Knaphill

[edit]
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 Decrease 0.2
Registered electors 8,076
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Mount Hermon

[edit]
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 Decrease 1.3
Registered electors 7,728
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Pyrford

[edit]
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 Decrease 4.0
Registered electors 7,458
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

St John's

[edit]
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 Decrease 4.1
Registered electors 7,130
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References

[edit]
  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.