2024 Woking Borough Council election

2024 Woking Borough Council election

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11 out of 30 seats to Woking Borough Council 16 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Ann-Marie Barker [1] Amanda Boote Party Liberal Democrats Independent Last election 20 seats, 50.1% 3 seats, 8.8% Seats before 20 [a] 4 Seats won 10 1 Seats after 24 5 Seat change 4 1 Popular vote 16,080 1,383 Percentage 53.7% 4.6% Swing 3.6% 4.2%   Third party Fourth party   Leader Tahir Ahiz Kevin Davis (defeated) Party Labour Conservative Last election 3 seats, 10.4% 4 seats, 24.6% Seats before 2 4 Seats won 0 0 Seats after 1 0 Seat change 1 4 Popular vote 3,913 7,454 Percentage 13.1% 24.9% Swing 2.7% 0.3%
Winner of each seat at the 2024 Woking Borough Council election
Leader before election Ann-Marie Barker Liberal Democrats Leader after election Ann-Marie Barker Liberal Democrats

The 2024 Woking Borough Council election was held on 2 May 2024 to elect members of Woking Borough Council. There were 11 of the 30 seats of the council up for election, being the usual third of the council plus a by-election in Hoe Valley ward. The election took place at the same time as other local elections across England. ^[2]

Previous council composition

The Liberal Democrats have had a majority of seats on the council since 2022, winning a further additional four seats in this election to strengthen their hold. The Conservatives have lost seats in every Woking Borough Council election from 2018 onwards and the Labour Party has now been reduced to just one seat. With the exception of Labour’s single seat and the five independent councillors, no other political party has a seat on the council.

Council's composition just before the elections.

After 2023 election			Before 2024 election [3]
Party		Seats	Party		Seats
	Liberal Democrats	20		Liberal Democrats	19
	Conservative	4		Conservative	4
	Independent	3		Independent	4
	Labour	3		Labour	2
				Vacant	1

Changes 2023–2024:

• February 2024: Mohammed Ilyas Raja, elected for Labour, left the party to sit as an independent. ^[4]
• 12 March 2024: A casual vacancy arises after the Lib Dem councillor for Hoe Valley resigns. ^[5]

Summary

The Liberal Democrats retained control of the council, increasing their number by four seats. The Conservatives lost all their remaining seats on the council. ^[6]

Election result

2024 Woking Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	10	4	90.9	14	24	80.0	16,080	53.7	+3.6
	Independent	1	1	9.1	4	5	16.7	1,383	4.6	–4.2
	Labour	0	1	0.0	1	1	3.3	3,913	13.1	+2.7
	Conservative	0	4	0.0	0	0	0.0	7,454	24.9	+0.3
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	495	1.7	–3.8
	Heritage	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	235	0.8	+0.1
	Reform UK	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	224	0.7	N/A
	TUSC	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	145	0.5	N/A

Ward results

Byfleet and West Byfleet

Byfleet and West Byfleet

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Steve Howes	1,383	44.7	−13.9
	Conservative	Josh Brown*	1,062	34.3	+13.8
	Liberal Democrats	Erica Singharay	349	11.3	+0.3
	Labour	Oliver Lester	302	9.8	+3.6
Majority			321	10.4
Turnout			3,096	34.65
Registered electors			8,957
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Canalside

Canalside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Faisal Mumtaz	1,224	42.2	+19.1
	Labour	Tahir Aziz*	1,195	41.2	−6.3
	Conservative	Trevor Leek	402	13.9	−5.2
	TUSC	Eleanor Waple	80	2.8	New
Majority			29	1.0
Turnout			2,901	35.57
Registered electors			8,258
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Goldsworth Park

Goldsworth Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ann-Marie Barker*	1,505	68.5	+11.5
	Conservative	Debbie Harlow	362	16.5	−8.8
	Labour	Chris Martin	329	15.0	+4.2
Majority			1,143	52.0
Turnout			2,196	32.50
Registered electors			6,863
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Heathlands

Heathlands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Pav Pandher	1,484	51.4	−4.0
	Conservative	Kevin Davis*	833	28.9	−4.1
	Reform UK	Allan Petrie	224	7.8	New
	Labour	Sebastian Purbrick	181	6.3	+1.9
	Green	Paul Hoekstra	136	4.7	−0.4
	Heritage	Judith Squire	28	1.0	−0.7
Majority			651	22.5
Turnout			2,886	40.74
Registered electors			7,118
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Hoe Valley

Hoe Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Will Forster*	1,569	69.7	+2.2
	Liberal Democrats	Tom Bonsundy-O'Bryan	1,311	58.2	−9.3
	Conservative	John Lawrence	358	15.9	+0.1
	Conservative	Martin Benstead	298	13.2	−2.6
	Labour	Francis Anyaegbu	273	12.1	+3.0
	Labour	Samar Chaudhary	239	10.6	+1.5
Majority			953	42.3
Turnout			2,251	31.26
Registered electors			7,335
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Horsell

Horsell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Melisa Kuipers	2,177	66.7	+3.7
	Conservative	Colin Scott	713	21.8	−4.4
	Green	Christine Murphy	180	5.5	−0.3
	Labour	John Scott-Morgan	159	4.9	+0.6
	TUSC	Emma Stephens-Ducros	36	1.1	New
Majority			1,464	44.9
Turnout			3,265	45.24
Registered electors			7,299
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Knaphill

Knaphill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Pearce	1,460	46.8	+7.7
	Conservative	Saj Hussain*	1,257	40.3	+14.4
	Labour	Dan Sampson	403	12.9	+6.8
Majority			203	6.5
Turnout			3,120	38.36
Registered electors			8,191
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Mount Hermon

Mount Hermon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ellen Nicholson*	1,752	61.5	+2.8
	Conservative	John Varghese	574	20.1	−3.6
	Labour	Mike Kelly	263	9.2	+1.5
	Green	Cecilia Townley	179	6.3	−1.4
	Heritage	Richard Squire	52	1.8	+0.1
	TUSC	Ravern Dimitrii-Simone	29	1.0	New
Majority			1,178	41.4
Turnout			2,849	36.93
Registered electors			7,768
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Pyrford

Pyrford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Attia Aslam	1,533	51.0	−6.7
	Conservative	Steve Dorsett*	1,148	38.2	+8.9
	Labour	Sean O'Malley	323	10.8	+3.0
Majority			385	12.8
Turnout			3,004	40.07
Registered electors			7,587
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

St John's

St John's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Dale Roberts*	1,716	66.9	+3.3
	Conservative	Ben Maynard	447	17.4	−3.3
	Labour	Simona Popa	246	9.6	+2.8
	Heritage	Tim Read	155	6.0	+2.6
Majority			1,269	49.5
Turnout			2,564	35.65
Registered electors			7,239
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Changes 2024-2026

By-elections

Hoe Valley

Hoe Valley: 10 July 2025

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Deborah Hughes	1,118	62.8	−6.9
	Reform UK	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			1779	24
Registered electors			7,336

See also

• Woking Borough Council elections

Notes

1. Including one vacant seat last held by a Liberal Democrat

References

1. "Political group leaders". Woking Borough Council. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
2. "Elections 2024". www.woking.gov.uk. 2023-01-09. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
3. "Your Councillors by Party". Woking.gov. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
4. Boothroyd, David (1 March 2024). "Horsham switchover". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
5. "Notice of casual vacancy for the Hoe Valley Ward". Woking Borough Council. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
6. Caulfield, Chris; van Klaveren, Tom (3 May 2024). "Woking Local Election Results 2024 in full as Conservatives wiped out completely". Surrey Live. Retrieved 22 July 2024.