2023 Woking Borough Council election

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10 out of 30 seats toWoking Borough Council 16 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   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 4 4 Popular vote 13,736 6,743 2,841 Percentage 50.1% 24.6% 10.4% Swing 2.8% 6.2% 4.3%
Map of Woking electoral results
Leader before election Ann-Marie Barker Liberal Democrats Leader after election Ann-Marie Barker Liberal Democrats

The2023 Woking Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect ten members (a third of the seats) ofWoking Borough Council inSurrey,England.^[2] This was on the same day as otherlocal elections in England. The election count took place on Friday 5 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]

2023 Woking Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	8	+4	80.0	12	20	66.67	13,736	50.1	2.8
	Conservative	0	-4	0.0	4	4	13.33	6,743	24.6	6.2
	Labour	1	0	10.0	2	3	10.00	2,841	10.4	4.3
	Independent	1	0	10.0	2	3	10.00	2,411	8.8	1.6
	Green	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.00	1,500	5.5	0.8
	Heritage	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.00	196	0.7

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

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	11.7
Turnout			2,824	32.0	5.2
Registered electors			8,813
	Independenthold		Swing

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	10.5
Turnout			2,342	29.5	−8.4
Registered electors			7,943
	Labourhold		Swing

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	1.1
Turnout			2,340	34.1	2.6
Registered electors			6,856
	Liberal Democratshold		Swing

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	8.7
Turnout			3,111	44.1	0.6
Registered electors			7,058
	Liberal Democratsgain fromConservative		Swing

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	8.4
Turnout			2,185	30.2	3.1
Registered electors			7,239
	Liberal Democratshold		Swing

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	5.4
Registered electors			7,239
	Liberal Democratsgain fromConservative		Swing

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	0.2
Registered electors			8,076
	Liberal Democratsgain fromConservative		Swing

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	1.3
Registered electors			7,728
	Liberal Democratshold		Swing

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	4.0
Registered electors			7,458
	Liberal Democratsgain fromConservative		Swing

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	4.1
Registered electors			7,130
	Liberal Democratshold		Swing

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