# 2022 Woking Borough Council election

The 2022 Woking Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect one third of members to Woking Borough Council in England coinciding with other local elections held across much of England. In this election, the Liberal Democrats gained control of the council after gaining 4 seats from the Conservative Party. In the Overall Results and the individual Ward Results charts below, the results of 2022 are compared to those of four years previously, in 2018. In 2018, the Conservatives had secured a relatively successful local election result in Woking, winning 5 out of the 10 seats and achieving 45.8% of the overall vote.

## Overall results

Woking Borough Council election, 2022 :
| 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 | 7 | 4 | 70.0 | 9 | 16 | 53.3 | 14,021 | 47.3 | 18.1 |
| | Independent | 2 | 1 | 20.0 | 1 | 3 | 10.0 | 3,089 | 10.4 | 4.2 |
| | Labour | 1 | | 10.0 | 2 | 3 | 10.0 | 1,794 | 6.1 | 10.0 |
| | Conservative | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 8 | 8 | 26.7 | 9,108 | 30.8 | 15.0 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,404 | 4.7 | New |
| | Heritage | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 198 | 0.7 | New |

## Ward Results
### Byfleet and West Byfleet

Byfleet and West Byfleet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Daryl Jordan | 1,692 | 52.4 | 11.5 |
| | Conservative | Dan Siddiqi | 840 | 26.0 | 13.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Martin | 694 | 21.5 | 9.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 852 | 26.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,238 | 37.2 | 3.7 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Canalside

Canalside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. Ilyas Raja | 1,310 | 48.4 | 3.4 |
| | Conservative | Ayyaz Mahmood | 937 | 34.6 | 1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ilan Calyradja | 462 | 17.1 | 4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 373 | 13.8 | 1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,726 | 37.9 | 1.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Goldsworth Park

Goldsworth Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Oades | 1,641 | 66.4 | 28.8 |
| | Conservative | Chitra Rana | 829 | 33.6 | 4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 812 | 32.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,497 | 36.7 | 1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Heathlands

Heathlands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Guy Cosnahan | 1,507 | 49.2 | 24.8 |
| | Conservative | Simon Ashall | 1,088 | 35.5 | 26.7 |
| | Green | Jennifer Mason | 409 | 13.4 | New |
| | Heritage | Judith Squire | 58 | 1.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 419 | 13.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,067 | 43.5 | 2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Hoe Valley

Hoe Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andy Caulfield | 1,506 | 63.8 | 14.7 |
| | Conservative | Sonal Sher | 484 | 20.5 | 12.6 |
| | Labour | Christopher Martin | 221 | 9.4 | 4.6 |
| | Green | Ivica Petrikova | 148 | 6.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,022 | 43.3 | 27.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,365 | 33.3 | 1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Horsell

Horsell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Morley | 2,285 | 61.8 | 26.4 |
| | Conservative | Philip Gent | 1,173 | 31.7 | 18.3 |
| | Green | Nigel Ridgeon | 240 | 6.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,112 | 30.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,717 | 52.1 | 6.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Knaphill

Knaphill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Hassan Akberali | 1,397 | 48.1 | 32.5 |
| | Conservative | Debbie Harlow | 1,019 | 35.1 | 18.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Erica Singharay | 489 | 16.8 | 1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 378 | 13.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,918 | 36.6 | 4.3 |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Mount Hermon

Mount Hermon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Liam Lyons | 1,974 | 64.5 | 21.4 |
| | Conservative | Chan Keaney | 782 | 25.6 | 16.9 |
| | Green | Jim Craig | 250 | 8.2 | New |
| | Heritage | Richard Squire | 53 | 1.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,192 | 38.9 | 38.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,068 | 41.0 | 0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Pyrford

Pyrford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Graves | 1,743 | 53.2 | 31.8 |
| | Conservative | Mohammed Rashid | 1,147 | 35.0 | 24.3 |
| | Labour | Raul Lai | 263 | 8.0 | 6.4 |
| | Green | Anna Platoni | 124 | 3.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 596 | 18.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,296 | 43.9 | 1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### St Johns

St Johns :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tom Spenser | 1,720 | 60.4 | 16.9 |
| | Conservative | Paul Smith | 809 | 28.4 | 13.1 |
| | Green | Kate Kett | 233 | 8.2 | New |
| | Heritage | Tim Read | 87 | 3.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 911 | 32.0 | 30.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,858 | 40.3 | 0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |