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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.
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 | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Liberal Democrats | 8 | +4 | 80 | 12 | 20 | 66.67 | 13,736 | 50.1% | 2.8 | |
Conservative | 0 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13.33 | 6,743 | 24.6% | 6.2 | |
Labour | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 2,841 | 10.4% | 4.3 | |
Independent | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 2,411 | 8.8% | 1.6 | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,500 | 5.5% | 0.8 | |
Heritage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 Democrats hold | Swing |