Woking (UK Parliament constituency)

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Woking
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of Woking in Surrey
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Location of Surrey within England
County Surrey
Electorate 75,424 (December 2019)
Major settlements Brookwood, Byfleet, Woking
Current constituency
Created 1950
Member of Parliament Jonathan Lord (Conservative)
Created from Chertsey and Farnham

Woking is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Jonathan Lord, a Conservative. Since it was first created for the 1950 general election, it has only ever returned Conservative Party candidates.

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Constituency profile

The seat includes all of Woking borough plus the two Guildford borough villages of Pirbright and Normandy. There is an armed forces presence at Pirbright Camp and the Ash Ranges. Voters are wealthier than the UK average. [1]

History

It was created in 1950 from the county constituencies of Chertsey and lightly populated parts of Farnham. [n 1]

With exceptions in 1974 (February election), 1997, 2005 and 2010, when the majority was less, Woking has returned a Conservative candidate whose majority has exceeded 15% of the votes cast. At both the 2015 and 2017 general elections, the Labour candidates polled in second place. In 2019, the Lib Dems moved into second place. During the history of the constituency since it was formed in 1950, the Labour Party has been the runner-up in 10 general elections and the Liberals/Lib Dems have also been runners-up 10 times. Jonathan Lord has been the MP for the constituency since 2010.

The narrowest margin of victory was 11.2% of the vote, in 1997, its most marginal result. By contrast, at the 2015 general election the seat was the 41st-safest of the Conservative Party's 331 seats by percentage of majority, with the Conservatives fully 40 percentage points ahead of Labour. [2]

The Liberal Democrats currently have a sizeable majority on Woking Borough Council and there is one strong Labour-voting ward (Canalside), but historically the Conservatives have been the dominant force on Woking Borough Council. The Conservatives have also consistently won both of the Guildford Borough Council wards of Pirbright and Normandy over many election cycles, but these two wards become part of the Surrey Heath constituency at the next General Election due to boundary changes.

Boundaries

Woking (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of current boundaries

The 1974-recipient seat of Frimley and Camberley was North West Surrey (abolished in 1997). The 1997-recipient of Ash and Ash Vale was Surrey Heath. The constituency is based around the town of Woking in Surrey. The Boundary Commission for England made no boundary changes for Woking in the review before the 2010 general election.

Proposed

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, the composition of the constituency from the next general election, due by January 2025, will be reduced further by transferring the Pirbright and Normandy wards to the constituency of Surrey Heath. The boundaries will now be coterminous with those of the Borough of Woking. [3]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [4] Party
1950 Harold Watkinson Conservative
1964 Sir Cranley Onslow Conservative
1997 Humfrey Malins Conservative
2010 Jonathan Lord Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

Next general election: Woking
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ese Erheriene [5]
Liberal Democrats Will Forster [6]
Reform UK Richard Barker [7]
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Swing

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Woking [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jonathan Lord 26,396 48.9 Decrease2.svg5.2
Liberal Democrats Will Forster 16,62930.8Increase2.svg13.2
Labour Gerry Mitchell8,82716.4Decrease2.svg7.5
Green Ella Walding1,4852.8Increase2.svg0.8
UKIP Troy de Leon6001.1Decrease2.svg1.0
Majority9,76718.1Decrease2.svg12.1
Turnout 53,93771.5Decrease2.svg1.0
Registered electors 75,455
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg9.3
General election 2017: Woking [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jonathan Lord 29,903 54.1 Decrease2.svg2.1
Labour Fiona Colley13,17923.9Increase2.svg7.8
Liberal Democrats Will Forster 9,71117.6Increase2.svg6.0
UKIP Troy de Leon1,1612.1Decrease2.svg9.2
Green James Brierley1,0922.0Decrease2.svg2.1
Independent Hassan Akberali2000.4new
Majority16,72430.2Decrease2.svg9.8
Turnout 55,24672.5Increase2.svg2.5
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg4.9
General election 2015: Woking [11] [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jonathan Lord 29,199 56.2 +5.9
Labour Jill Rawling8,38916.1+8.1
Liberal Democrats Chris Took6,04711.6−25.8
UKIP Rob Burberry5,87311.3+7.5
Green Martin Robson2,1094.1New
CISTA Declan Wade2290.4New
Magna Carta Conservation Party Great BritainRuth Temple770.1New
The Evolution PartyAngela Woolford410.1New
Majority20,81040.0+27.1
Turnout 51,96470.0−1.5
Conservative hold Swing −1.1
General election 2010: Woking [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jonathan Lord 26,551 50.3 +2.9
Liberal Democrats Rosie Sharpley19,74437.4+4.3
Labour Tom Miller4,2468.0−8.3
UKIP Rob Burberry1,9973.8+0.9
Peace Julie Roxburgh2040.4New
Magna Carta Conservation Party Great BritainRuth Temple440.1New
Majority6,80712.9−1.5
Turnout 52,78671.5+8.1
Conservative hold Swing −0.7

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Woking [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Humfrey Malins 21,838 47.4 +1.4
Liberal Democrats Anne Lee15,22633.1+2.8
Labour Ellie Blagbrough7,50716.3−4.0
UKIP Matthew Davies1,3242.9−0.5
UK Community Issues Party Michael Osman1500.3New
Majority6,61214.4-1.3
Turnout 46,04563.4+3.2
Conservative hold Swing −0.7
General election 2001: Woking [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Humfrey Malins 19,747 46.0 +7.6
Liberal Democrats Alan Hilliar12,98830.3+3.0
Labour Sabir Hussain8,71420.3−0.7
UKIP Michael Harvey1,4613.4+2.4
Majority6,75915.7+4.6
Turnout 42,91060.2−12.5
Conservative hold Swing +2.3

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Woking [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Humfrey Malins 19,553 38.4 −20.7
Liberal Democrats Philip Goldenberg13,87527.3+0.2
Labour Katie Hanson10,69521.0+7.6
Ind. Conservative Hugh Bell3,9337.7New
Referendum Christopher Skeate2,2094.3New
UKIP Michael Harvey5121.0New
Natural Law Deirdre Sleeman1370.3-0.2
Majority5,67811.1-19.9
Turnout 50,91472.7-6.5
Conservative hold Swing -10.3

This constituency underwent boundary changes between the 1992 and 1997 general elections and thus change in share of vote is based on a notional calculation.

General election 1992: Woking [17] [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Cranley Onslow 37,744 58.9 +0.8
Liberal Democrats Dorothy A. Buckrell17,90228.0−3.4
Labour James M. Dalgleish8,08012.6+2.1
Natural Law Teresa A. Macintyre3020.5New
Majority19,84231.0+4.3
Turnout 64,02879.2+4.1
Conservative hold Swing +2.1

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Woking [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Cranley Onslow 35,990 58.1 −0.2
Alliance (Liberal)Philip Goldenberg19,44631.4+2.0
Labour Anita Pollack 6,53710.5−1.2
Majority16,54426.7−2.2
Turnout 61,97375.1+3.4
Conservative hold Swing -1.1
General election 1983: Woking [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Cranley Onslow 32,748 58.3 +1.3
Alliance (Liberal)Philip Goldenberg16,51129.4+11.4
Labour Barbara Broer 6,56611.7-6.3
Party of Associates with LicenseesD. M. Comens3680.6New
Majority16,23728.9-4.2
Turnout 56,19371.7-4.8
Conservative hold Swing -5.1

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Woking
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Cranley Onslow 31,71957.05+11.01
Labour Nigel Beard 13,32723.97+0.27
Liberal George H. Dunk9,99117.97-10.43
National Front P. A. Gleave5641.01-0.85
Majority18,39233.08+15.44
Turnout 55,60176.51+3.58
Conservative hold Swing +5.4
General election October 1974: Woking
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Cranley Onslow 22,80446.04-0.29
Liberal P. Wade14,06928.40-4.01
Labour J. W. Tattersall11,73723.70+2.44
National Front R. Vaughan-Smith9211.86New
Majority8,73517.64+3.72
Turnout 49,53172.93-7.94
Conservative hold Swing +1.9
General election February 1974: Woking
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Cranley Onslow 25,24346.33-10.38
Liberal P. Wade17,66032.41+17.54
Labour J. W. Tattersall11,58321.26-7.16
Majority7,58313.92-14.37
Turnout 54,48680.87+10.99
Conservative hold Swing -14.0
General election 1970: Woking
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Cranley Onslow 37,22056.71+5.31
Labour R. M. Taylor18,65228.42-2.38
Liberal P. Wade9,76314.87-2.93
Majority18,56828.29+7.69
Turnout 65,63569.88-7.23
Conservative hold Swing +3.8

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Woking
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Cranley Onslow 32,05751.40-0.30
Labour Michael Downing19,21030.80+1.22
Liberal Agnes H. Scott11,10417.80-0.92
Majority12,84720.60-1.52
Turnout 62,37177.11-0.98
Conservative hold Swing -0.8
General election 1964: Woking
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Cranley Onslow 31,17051.70-15.70
Labour H. G. N. Clother17,83429.58-3.02
Liberal Agnes H. Scott11,28518.72New
Majority13,33622.12-12.68
Turnout 60,28978.09+0.74
Conservative hold Swing -6.3

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Woking
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Harold Watkinson 33,52167.40+2.99
Labour R David Vaughan Williams16,21032.60-2.99
Majority17,31134.80+5.98
Turnout 49,73177.35+1.63
Conservative hold Swing +3.0
General election 1955: Woking
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Harold Watkinson 27,86064.41-0.54
Labour R David Vaughan Williams15,39335.59+0.54
Majority12,46728.82-1.08
Turnout 43,25375.72-3.01
Conservative hold Swing -0.5
General election 1951: Woking
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Harold Watkinson 26,52264.95+6.97
Labour W. Eric Wolff14,31335.05+3.86
Majority12,20929.90+3.11
Turnout 40,83578.73-4.51
Conservative hold Swing +1.6
General election 1950: Woking
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Harold Watkinson 24,45457.98
Labour T. Davies13,15731.19
Liberal Michael Fernley Turner-Bridger4,56710.83
Majority11,29726.79
Turnout 42,17883.24
Conservative hold Swing

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ All extant UK seats elect one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election, as from the outset in Woking in 1950

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