2023 Woking Borough Council election

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. In the ten individual Ward summaries below, the results are compared to those of May 2022. The percentages of the votes cast for each individual candidate within each ward still needs some further work, as the percentages fall somewhat short of 100% when all added together

2023 Woking Borough Council election
4 May 2023 (2023-05-04)
10 out of 30 seats to Woking Borough Council
16 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
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Leader Ann-Marie Barker[1] Kevin Davis
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative
Last election 16 seats, 47.3% 8 seats, 30.8%
Seats before 16 8
  Third party Fourth party
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Leader Tahir Ahiz Amanda Boote
Party Labour Independent
Last election 3 seats, 6.1% 3 seats, 10.4%
Seats before 3 3
Leader before election

Ann-Marie Barker
Liberal Democrats

 Leader after election

Ann-Marie Barker
Liberal Democrats


Summary

Election result
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
  Conservative 0 -4 0 4 4 13.33
  Labour 1 0 10 2 3 10
  Independent 1 0 10 2 3 10
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Heritage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Candidates

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.[3]

Byfleet and West Byfleet
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Turnout 2,937 36.4 Decrease 0.2
Registered electors 8,076
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Mount Hermon
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
Turnout 2,906 37.6 Decrease 1.3
Registered electors 7,728
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Pyrford
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
Turnout 2,972 39.9 Decrease 4.0
Registered electors 7,458
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

St John's
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
Turnout 2,581 36.2 Decrease 4.1
Registered electors 7,130
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References
  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. "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Woking Borough Council. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
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