2019 Woking Borough Council election

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Map showing the results of the 2019 Woking Borough Council election

The 2019 Woking Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect one third of members to Woking Borough Council [1] [2] in England coinciding with other local elections held across much of England. Elections in each ward are held in three years out of four. [3] The previous election was held in 2018 and the next election was due to be held in 2020 but was instead deferred to 2021 along with all other ‘2020’ local elections due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Results summary

Shortly before these elections, in April 2019, Cllr. Graham Chrystie (a councillor for Pyrford ward) defected from the Conservatives to the Liberal Democrats, leaving the ruling Conservative administration going into these elections with exactly half - 15 out of 30 - of the seats on the council. [4] [5]

Although the Conservatives lost their overall majority on the council, following the election they continued to run the council as a minority administration. [6] In the numerical analysis below (the Results Summary and the individual Results by Ward) the performance of each Party or candidate is compared against the results of the Woking Borough Council (WBC) elections of the previous year of 2018. However, in terms of individual wards ‘held’ or ‘gained’ in 2019 the comparison is with the winning second placed candidates/Parties in the all-out WBC elections of 2016, as these were the sitting councillors seeking re-election in 2019.

Woking Borough Council election, 2019
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 4Decrease2.svg 140101446.668,97633.5Decrease2.svg 12.3
  Liberal Democrats 4Increase2.svg 14061033.338,01129.9Increase2.svg 0.7
  Independent 1Steady2.svg1023103,61113.5Increase2.svg 7.3
  Labour 1Steady2.svg1023102,6339.8Decrease2.svg 6.3
  UKIP 0001,8036.7Increase2.svg 4.0
  Green 0001,7986.7New
Turnout 27,884

Results by Ward

Byfleet and West Byfleet

Byfleet and West Byfleet
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Amanda Jayne Boote 1,440 53.4 +12.5
Conservative Irene Esther Watson Green61422.8-16.3
Liberal Democrats Ellen Sophie Nicholson36413.5+1.3
UKIP Jamie Paul Hayward1575.8New
Green James Duncan Craig1204.5New
Majority82630.6
Turnout 2,70131.44
Independent hold Swing

Canalside

Canalside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mohammad Ali 1,033 37.6 -7.4
Conservative Mohammad Riasat Khan82730.1-2.7
Liberal Democrats Andrea Elizabeth Barker37513.6+1.1
UKIP William Nelson Owen Roe31511.5+7.6
Green Richard Guy Lewis Connelly1987.2New
Majority2067.5
Turnout 2,76737.19
Labour hold Swing

Goldsworth Park

Goldsworth Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats James Richard Sanderson 1,032 42.2 +4.6
Conservative Jonathan Thomas Ewart Cope75530.9-7.1
Labour Christopher David Martin28011.4-9.0
UKIP Troy de Leon2349.6+5.7
Green Ella Jessica Walding1455.9New
Majority27711.3
Turnout 2,45435.24
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Heathlands

Heathlands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ayesha Azad 1,424 51.3 -10.9
Independent Robert Arthur Shatwell54219.5N/A
Liberal Democrats Guy Tuson Cosnahan53819.4-5.0
Green Anna Katharine Wright2719.8New
Majority88231.8
Turnout 2,79139.82
Conservative hold Swing

Hoe Valley

Hoe Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Louise Mary Nell Morales 1,147 56.8 +7.7
Conservative Colin Patrick Scott37418.5-14.6
Labour Brian Stanley Walter20410.1-3.9
UKIP David Simon Roe1597.9+4.0
Green Ivica Petrikova1376.8New
Majority77338.3
Turnout 2,03928.56
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Horsell

Horsell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Colin Sidney Kemp 1,298 41.8 -8.2
Liberal Democrats John Francis Doran1,08334.9-0.5
Green Nigel Charles Ridgeon2668.6New
UKIP Judith Diana Squire2608.4+4.8
Labour Joshua James Reid1966.3-4.8
Majority2157.1
Turnout 3,12243.75
Conservative hold Swing

Knaphill

Knaphill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Melanie Anne Whitehand 960 36.3 -17.6
Independent Hassan Badrudrin Akberali80830.5+14.9
Liberal Democrats Norman Grenville Johns33912.8-2.5
Labour Geraldine Margaret Mitchell-Smith2148.1-7.1
Green Alexandra May Connelly1806.8New
UKIP Andrew George Glen1455.5New
Majority1525.8
Turnout 2,65533.30
Conservative hold Swing

Mount Hermon

Mount Hermon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ian Johnson 1,421 51.0 +7.9
Conservative John Frederick Lawrence80628.9-13.6
Labour Zara Coombes2117.6-4.8
Green Irene Jane Ridgeon1967.0New
UKIP Richard Peter Farr Squire1555.6+0.3
Majority61522.1
Turnout 2,80237.80
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Pyrford

Pyrford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gary William Elson 1,099 37.8 -21.5
Independent Joanna Avey82128.2N/A
Liberal Democrats Ian Michael Lachowicz41914.4-7.0
Labour Samar Akhlaq Chaudhary32311.1-3.3
Green Danny Clarke1244.3New
UKIP Robin Deller Milner1244.3-1.0
Majority2789.6
Turnout 2,92139.22
Conservative hold Swing

St John's

St John's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Robert Norman Leach 1,293 47.9 +4.4
Conservative Mark Russell John Pengelly81930.3-11.2
UKIP Timothy Martin Read2549.4+5.1
Labour John Scott-Morgan1726.4-4.4
Green Kathleen Elizabeth Kett1616.0New
Majority47417.6
Turnout 2,80237.80
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

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