# 2024 Woking Borough Council election

The 2024 Woking Borough Council election was held on 2 May 2024 to elect members of Woking Borough Council. There were 11 of the 30 seats of the council up for election, being the usual third of the council plus a by-election in Hoe Valley ward. The election took place at the same time as other local elections across England.

## Previous council composition

The Liberal Democrats have had a majority of seats on the council since 2022, winning a further additional four seats in this election to strengthen their hold. The Conservatives have lost seats in every Woking Borough Council election from 2018 onwards and the Labour Party has now been reduced to just one seat. With the exception of Labour’s single seat and the five independent councillors, no other political party has a seat on the council.
| After 2023 election | After 2023 election | After 2023 election | Before 2024 election | Before 2024 election | Before 2024 election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Party | Party | Seats |
| | Liberal Democrats | 20 | | Liberal Democrats | 19 |
| | Conservative | 4 | | Conservative | 4 |
| | Independent | 3 | | Independent | 4 |
| | Labour | 3 | | Labour | 2 |
| | | | | Vacant | 1 |
Changes 2023–2024:
* February 2024: Mohammed Ilyas Raja, elected for Labour, left the party to sit as an independent.
* 12 March 2024: A casual vacancy arises after the Lib Dem councillor for Hoe Valley resigns.

## Summary

The Liberal Democrats retained control of the council, increasing their number by four seats. The Conservatives lost all their remaining seats on the council.

### Election result

2024 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 | 10 | 4 | 90.9 | 14 | 24 | 80.0 | 16,080 | 53.7 | +3.6 |
| | Independent | 1 | 1 | 9.1 | 4 | 5 | 16.7 | 1,383 | 4.6 | –4.2 |
| | Labour | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 3.3 | 3,913 | 13.1 | +2.7 |
| | Conservative | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7,454 | 24.9 | +0.3 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 495 | 1.7 | –3.8 |
| | Heritage | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 235 | 0.8 | +0.1 |
| | Reform UK | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 224 | 0.7 | N/A |
| | TUSC | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 145 | 0.5 | N/A |

## Ward results
### Byfleet and West Byfleet

Byfleet and West Byfleet :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 321 | 10.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,096 | 34.65 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,957 | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Canalside

Canalside :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 29 | 1.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,901 | 35.57 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,258 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Goldsworth Park

Goldsworth Park :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,143 | 52.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,196 | 32.50 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,863 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Heathlands

Heathlands :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 651 | 22.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,886 | 40.74 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,118 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Hoe Valley

Hoe Valley :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 953 | 42.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,251 | 31.26 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,335 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Horsell

Horsell :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,464 | 44.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,265 | 45.24 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,299 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Knaphill

Knaphill :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 203 | 6.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,120 | 38.36 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,191 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Mount Hermon

Mount Hermon :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,178 | 41.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,849 | 36.93 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,768 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Pyrford

Pyrford :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 385 | 12.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,004 | 40.07 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,587 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### St John's

St John's :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,269 | 49.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,564 | 35.65 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,239 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |