2024 Woking Borough Council election

2024 Woking Borough Council election

2 May 2024 (2024-05-02)
11 out of 30 seats to Woking Borough Council 16 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Ann-Marie Barker Kevin Davis Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Last election 20 seats, 50.1% 4 seats, 24.6% Seats before 19 4   Third party Fourth party   Leader Amanda Boote Tahir Ahiz Party Independent Labour Last election 3 seats, 8.8% 3 seats, 10.4% Seats before 4 2
Map of Woking's wards in 2024
Leader before election Ann-Marie Barker Liberal Democrats Leader after election TBD TBD

The 2024 Woking Borough Council election was held on 2 May 2024 to elect members of Woking Borough Council. 11 of the 30 seats of the council were up for election. The election took place at the same time as other local elections across England. In addition to each ward having one contested seat, Hoe Valley had an additional seat available to fill the current casual vacancy.

Previous council composition

The Liberal Democrats have controlled the majority of seats on the council since 2022, winning even more seats in the previous election to strengthen their hold. The Conservatives have continued to lose seats in every Woking Borough election since 2016, whereas the Labour Party has remained relatively stable at a handful of seats. Outside of independent councillors, no other party has a seat on the council, with no other party ever having won one since records began.

Council's composition just before the elections.

After 2023 election			Before 2024 election
Party		Seats	Party		Seats
	Liberal Democrats	20		Liberal Democrats	19
	Conservative	4		Conservative	4
	Independent	3		Independent	4
	Labour	3		Labour	2
				Vacant	1

Changes:

• 12 March 2024: A casual vacancy arises after the Lib Dem councillor for Hoe Valley resigns.
• Sometime after becoming mayor on 18 May 2023, Mohammed Ilyas Raja resigned from Labour to become an independent.

Ward results

Byfleet and West Byfleet

Byfleet and West Byfleet

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Steve Howes	1,383	44.7	-13.9
	Conservative	Josh Brown*	1,062	34.3	+13.8
	Liberal Democrats	Erica Singharay	349	11.3	+0.3
	Labour	Oliver Lester	302	9.8	+3.6
Majority			321	10.4
Turnout			3,096	34.65
Registered electors			8,957
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Canalside

Canalside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Faisal Mumtaz	1,224	42.2	+19.1
	Labour	Tahir Aziz	1,195	41.2	-6.3
	Conservative	Trevor Leek	402	13.9	-5.2
	TUSC	Eleanor Waple	80	2.8	New
Majority			29	1.0
Turnout			2,901	35.57
Registered electors			8,258
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Goldsworth Park

Goldsworth Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ann-Marie Barker*	1,505	68.5	+11.5
	Conservative	Debbie Harlow	362	16.5	-8.8
	Labour	Chris Martin	329	15.0	+4.2
Majority			1,143	52.0
Turnout			2,196	32.50
Registered electors			6,863
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Heathlands

Heathlands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Pav Pandher	1,484	51.4	-4.0
	Conservative	Kevin Davis*	833	28.9	-4.1
	Reform UK	Allan Petrie	224	7.8	New
	Labour	Sebastian Purbrick	181	6.3	+1.9
	Green	Paul Hoekstra	136	4.7	-0.4
	Heritage	Judith Squire	28	1.0	-0.7
Majority			651	22.5
Turnout			2,886	40.74
Registered electors			7,118
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Hoe Valley

Hoe Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Will Forster*	1,569	69.7	+2.2
	Liberal Democrats	Tom Bonsundy-O'Bryan	1,311	58.2	-9.3
	Conservative	John Lawrence	358	15.9	+0.1
	Conservative	Martin Benstead	298	13.2	-2.6
	Labour	Francis Anyaegbu	273	12.1	+3.0
	Labour	Samar Chaudhary	239	10.6	+1.5
Majority			953	42.3
Turnout			2,251	31.26
Registered electors			7,335
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Horsell

Horsell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Melisa Kuipers	2,177	66.7	+3.7
	Conservative	Colin Scott	713	21.8	-4.4
	Green	Christine Murphy	180	5.5	-0.3
	Labour	John Scott-Morgan	159	4.9	+0.6
	TUSC	Emma Stephens-Ducros	36	1.1	New
Majority			1,464	44.9
Turnout			3,265	45.24
Registered electors			7,299
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Knaphill

Knaphill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Pearce	1,460	46.8	+7.7
	Conservative	Saj Hussain*	1,257	40.3	+14.4
	Labour	Dan Sampson	403	12.9	+6.8
Majority			203	6.5
Turnout			3,120	38.36
Registered electors			8,191
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Mount Hermon

Mount Hermon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ellen Nicholson*	1,752	61.5	+2.8
	Conservative	John Varghese	574	20.1	-3.6
	Labour	Mike Kelly	263	9.2	+1.5
	Green	Cecilia Townley	179	6.3	-1.4
	Heritage	Richard Squire	52	1.8	+0.1
	TUSC	Ravern Dimitrii-Simone	29	1.0	New
Majority			1,178	41.4
Turnout			2,849	36.93
Registered electors			7,768
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Pyrford

Pyrford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Attia Aslam	1,533	51.0	-6.7
	Conservative	Steve Dorsett*	1,148	38.2	+8.9
	Labour	Sean O'Malley	323	10.8	+3.0
Majority			385	12.8
Turnout			3,004	40.07
Registered electors			7,587
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

St John's

St John's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Dale Roberts*	1,716	66.9	+3.3
	Conservative	Ben Maynard	447	17.4	-3.3
	Labour	Simona Popa	246	9.6	+2.8
	Heritage	Tim Read	155	6.0	+2.6
Majority			1,269	49.5
Turnout			2,564	35.65
Registered electors			7,239
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

See also

• Woking Borough Council elections