# 2023 Woking Borough Council election

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. This was on the same day as other local 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.

## Summary
### Election result

2023 Woking Borough Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | 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% | |

## Ward results

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. The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating an incumbent councillor standing for re-election:

### Byfleet and West Byfleet

Byfleet and West Byfleet :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,075 | 38.1 | 11.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,824 | 32.0 | 5.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,813 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Canalside

Canalside :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 570 | 24.3 | 10.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,342 | 29.5 | −8.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,943 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Goldsworth Park

Goldsworth Park :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 742 | 31.7 | 1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,340 | 34.1 | 2.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,856 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Heathlands

Heathlands :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 699 | 22.4 | 8.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,111 | 44.1 | 0.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,058 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Hoe Valley

Hoe Valley :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,130 | 51.7 | 8.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,185 | 30.2 | 3.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,239 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Horsell

Horsell :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,245 | 36.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,380 | 46.7 | 5.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,239 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Knaphill

Knaphill :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 387 | 13.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,937 | 36.4 | 0.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,076 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Mount Hermon

Mount Hermon :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,016 | 35.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,906 | 37.6 | 1.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,728 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Pyrford

Pyrford :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 843 | 28.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,972 | 39.9 | 4.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,458 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### St John's

St John's :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,106 | 42.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,581 | 36.2 | 4.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,130 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |