Local government elections in Surrey, England
One third of Woking Borough Council in Surrey, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2016, 30 councillors have been elected from 10 wards.[1]
Political control
A borough called Woking had existed since 1974 and was controlled by the Conservative Party until the local elections in 1986. The partisan control of the borough has been as follows, with each poll electing one third of the seats, except where noted.[2][3]
Borough result maps
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2000 results map
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2002 results map
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2003 results map
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2004 results map
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2006 results map
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2007 results map
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2008 results map
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2010 results map
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2021 results map
By-election results
1990s
Byfleet By-Election 14 November 1996 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | | 927 | 60.6 | |
| Conservative | | 318 | 20.8 | |
| Labour | | 228 | 14.9 | |
| UKIP | | 58 | 3.8 | |
Majority | 609 | 39.8 | |
Turnout | 1,531 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Byfleet By-Election 18 September 1997 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | | 626 | 52.2 | +2.4 |
| Conservative | | 357 | 29.8 | +3.6 |
| Labour | | 217 | 18.1 | -5.9 |
Majority | 269 | 22.4 | |
Turnout | 1,200 | 21.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Knaphill By-Election 18 September 1997 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | | 652 | 34.5 | +34.5 |
| Conservative | | 545 | 28.9 | -9.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | | 442 | 23.4 | -16.9 |
| Labour | | 249 | 13.2 | -8.6 |
Majority | 107 | 5.6 | |
Turnout | 1,888 | 24.0 | |
| Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
St Johns By-Election 10 June 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | | 1,426 | 56.3 | -0.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | | 942 | 37.2 | +1.3 |
| Labour | | 164 | 6.5 | -1.3 |
Majority | 484 | 19.1 | |
Turnout | 2,532 | 39.9 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
2000s
Byfleet By-Election 12 July 2001[22] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Beryl Marlow | 809 | 53.6 | +15.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Anne Roberts | 557 | 36.9 | -14.8 |
| Labour | Raymond Holroyde | 144 | 9.5 | -0.8 |
Majority | 252 | 16.7 | |
Turnout | 1,510 | 27.5 | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
2010s
Maybury and Sheerwater By-Election 17 September 2013[23] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Rashid Mohammed | 1,057 | 44.1 | +22.6 |
| Labour | Stephen Tudhope | 833 | 34.8 | +1.2 |
| UKIP | Neil Willetts | 255 | 10.6 | -0.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Norman Johns | 252 | 10.5 | -23.6 |
Majority | 224 | 9.3 | |
Turnout | 2,397 | | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Goldsworth East By-Election 18 October 2015[24] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | James Sanderson | 594 | 37.8 | +13.9 |
| Conservative | Sonia Elbaraka | 562 | 35.8 | -8.5 |
| Labour | James Butcher | 262 | 16.7 | -4.6 |
| UKIP | Tim Read | 154 | 9.8 | -0.7 |
Majority | 32 | 2.0 | |
Turnout | 1,572 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Goldsworth West By-Election 18 October 2015[25] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Chitra Rana | 367 | 40.0 | +7.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Tina Liddington | 349 | 38.0 | +0.3 |
| Labour | Robina Shaheen | 105 | 11.4 | +1.2 |
| UKIP | Troy de Leon | 97 | 10.6 | -8.6 |
Majority | 18 | 2.0 | |
Turnout | 918 | | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
References
- ^ "About the Council". Woking Borough Council. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ a b Woodger, Beth (16 July 2009). "Tory councillor quits party in council debt protest". Get Surrey. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
- ^ "England council elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
- ^ "Election results 2024: Woking Borough Council". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Election results 2023: Woking Borough Council". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ "Election results 2022: Woking Borough Council". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ "Election results 2021: Woking Borough Council". www.woking.gov.uk. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ "Woking Conservative Councillor defects to Lib Dems". Woking Liberal Democrates. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- ^ "Election of Borough Councillors for the Wards of Woking Borough Council Summary of Results" (PDF). Woking Borough Council. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Borough election results, 4 May 2018". Woking Borough Council. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ "Woking Borough Council". BBC News Online. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ "The Woking (Electoral Changes) Order 2015", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2015/1462 Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- ^ "Past election results". Woking Borough Council. Retrieved 8 May 2016. Cited in 2016 Woking Borough Council election, English Wikipedia, retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ "Election of Borough Councillors for the Wards of Woking Borough Council Summary of Results" (PDF). Woking Borough Council. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ "Election of Borough Councillors for the Wards of Woking Borough Council Summary of Results" (PDF). Woking Borough Council. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac Colin Rallings; Michael Thrasher (2012). "Woking Borough Council Election Results, 1973–2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre, University of Plymouth. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ "The Borough of Woking (Electoral Changes) Order 1999", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2015/1462 Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Woking". BBC News Online. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
- ^ "The Surrey (District Boundaries) Order 1986", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1986/321 Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
- ^ The Runnymede and Woking (Areas) Order 1977
- ^ "The Borough of Woking (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1976/288 Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
- ^ "Byfleet By-Election Results". Woking Borough Council. 16 July 2001. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Maybury and Sheerwater Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Goldsworth East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Goldsworth West Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
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