Woking Borough Council elections

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 1965 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]

Election Party in control Contested Refs
1973BF Conservative 34 of 34 [4]
1976FW 35 of 35 [4][5]
1978 12 of 35 [4]
1979B 12 of 35 [4][6]
1980 12 of 35 [4]
1982 11 of 35 [4]
1983 13 of 35 [4]
1984 12 of 35 [4]
1986B No overall control 12 of 35 [4][7]
1987 12 of 35 [4]
1988 15 of 35 [4]
1990 12 of 35 [4]
1991 12 of 35 [4]
1992 Conservative 12 of 35 [4]
1994 No overall control 11 of 35 [4]
1995 12 of 35 [4]
1996 Liberal Democrats 12 of 35 [4]
1998 No overall control 11 of 35 [4]
1999 12 of 35 [4]
2000FW 36 of 36 [4][8][9]
2002 13 of 36 [4]
2003 13 of 36 [4]
2004 13 of 36 [4]
2006 13 of 36 [4]
2007 Conservative 12 of 36 [4]
2008 12 of 36 [4]
2009* No overall control — [2]
2010 13 of 36 [4]
2011 Conservative 13 of 36 [4]
2012 12 of 36 [4]
2014 12 of 36 [10]
2015 12 of 36 [11]
2016FW 30 of 30 [12][13]
2018 10 of 30 [14][15]
2019* No overall control — [16]
B: New borough boundaries
F: Full borough election
W: New ward boundaries
*: Change in control without election

Structure of the council
Political party Council members
2019[17]
Conservative 14
14 / 30
Liberal Democrat 10
10 / 30
Labour 3
3 / 30
Independent 3
3 / 30

Borough result maps
  • 2000 results map
  • 2002 results map
  • 2003 results map
  • 2004 results map
  • 2006 results map
  • 2007 results map
  • 2008 results map
  • 2010 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[18]
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

References
  1. "About the Council". Woking Borough Council. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  2. Woodger, Beth (16 July 2009). "Tory councillor quits party in council debt protest". Get Surrey. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
  3. "England council elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
  4. Colin Rallings; Michael Thrasher (2012). "Woking Borough Council Election Results, 1973–2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre, University of Plymouth. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  5. "The Borough of Woking (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1976/288 Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
  6. The Runnymede and Woking (Areas) Order 1977
  7. "The Surrey (District Boundaries) Order 1986", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1986/321 Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
  8. "The Borough of Woking (Electoral Changes) Order 1999", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2015/1462 Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  9. "Woking". BBC News Online. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  10. "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.
  11. "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.
  12. "The Woking (Electoral Changes) Order 2015", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2015/1462 Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  13. "Past election results". Woking Borough Council. Retrieved 8 May 2016. Cited in 2016 Woking Borough Council election, English Wikipedia, retrieved 5 May 2018.
  14. "Borough election results, 4 May 2018". Woking Borough Council. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  15. "Woking Borough Council". BBC News Online. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  16. "Woking Conservative Councillor defects to Lib Dems". Woking Liberal Democrates. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  17. "Woking Local Election results 2019: No overall control as Tories lose one seat". Get Surrey. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  18. "Byfleet By-Election Results". Woking Borough Council. 16 July 2001. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
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