2022 Woking Borough Council election
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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[1] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 7 | Increase 4 | 70.0 | 9 | 16 | 53.3 | 14,021 | 47.3 | Increase18.1 | |
| Independent | 2 | Increase 1 | 20.0 | 1 | 3 | 10.0 | 3,089 | 10.4 | Increase4.2 | |
| Labour | 1 | Steady | 10.0 | 2 | 3 | 10.0 | 1,794 | 6.1 | Decrease10.0 | |
| Conservative | 0 | Decrease 5 | 0.0 | 8 | 8 | 26.7 | 9,108 | 30.8 | Decrease15.0 | |
| Green | 0 | Steady | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,404 | 4.7 | New | |
| Heritage | 0 | Steady | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 198 | 0.7 | New | |
Ward Results
Byfleet and West Byfleet
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Daryl Jordan | 1,692 | 52.4 | Increase 11.5 | |
| Conservative | Dan Siddiqi | 840 | 26.0 | Decrease 13.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Martin | 694 | 21.5 | Increase 9.3 | |
| Majority | 852 | 26.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 3,238 | 37.2 | Increase 3.7 | ||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Canalside
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | M. Ilyas Raja | 1,310 | 48.4 | Increase 3.4 | |
| Conservative | Ayyaz Mahmood | 937 | 34.6 | Increase 1.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ilan Calyradja | 462 | 17.1 | Increase 4.6 | |
| Majority | 373 | 13.8 | Increase 1.6 | ||
| Turnout | 2,726 | 37.9 | Increase 1.8 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Goldsworth Park
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Oades | 1,641 | 66.4 | Increase 28.8 | |
| Conservative | Chitra Rana | 829 | 33.6 | Decrease 4.4 | |
| Majority | 812 | 32.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,497 | 36.7 | Increase 1.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Heathlands
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Guy Cosnahan | 1,507 | 49.2 | Increase 24.8 | |
| Conservative | Simon Ashall | 1,088 | 35.5 | Decrease 26.7 | |
| Green | Jennifer Mason | 409 | 13.4 | New | |
| Heritage | Judith Squire | 58 | 1.9 | New | |
| Majority | 419 | 13.7 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 3,067 | 43.5 | Increase 2.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Hoe Valley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Andy Caulfield | 1,506 | 63.8 | Increase 14.7 | |
| Conservative | Sonal Sher | 484 | 20.5 | Decrease 12.6 | |
| Labour | Christopher Martin | 221 | 9.4 | Decrease 4.6 | |
| Green | Ivica Petrikova | 148 | 6.3 | New | |
| Majority | 1,022 | 43.3 | Increase 27.3 | ||
| Turnout | 2,365 | 33.3 | Increase 1.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Horsell
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | John Morley | 2,285 | 61.8 | Increase 26.4 | |
| Conservative | Philip Gent | 1,173 | 31.7 | Decrease 18.3 | |
| Green | Nigel Ridgeon | 240 | 6.5 | New | |
| Majority | 1,112 | 30.1 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 3,717 | 52.1 | Increase 6.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Knaphill
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Hassan Akberali | 1,397 | 48.1 | Increase 32.5 | |
| Conservative | Debbie Harlow | 1,019 | 35.1 | Decrease 18.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Erica Singharay | 489 | 16.8 | Increase 1.5 | |
| Majority | 378 | 13.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,918 | 36.6 | Increase 4.3 | ||
| Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Mount Hermon
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Liam Lyons | 1,974 | 64.5 | Increase 21.4 | |
| Conservative | Chan Keaney | 782 | 25.6 | Decrease 16.9 | |
| Green | Jim Craig | 250 | 8.2 | New | |
| Heritage | Richard Squire | 53 | 1.7 | New | |
| Majority | 1,192 | 38.9 | Increase 38.3 | ||
| Turnout | 3,068 | 41.0 | Decrease 0.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Pyrford
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Graves | 1,743 | 53.2 | Increase 31.8 | |
| Conservative | Mohammed Rashid | 1,147 | 35.0 | Decrease 24.3 | |
| Labour | Raul Lai | 263 | 8.0 | Decrease 6.4 | |
| Green | Anna Platoni | 124 | 3.8 | New | |
| Majority | 596 | 18.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 3,296 | 43.9 | Increase 1.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
St Johns
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Tom Spenser | 1,720 | 60.4 | Increase 16.9 | |
| Conservative | Paul Smith | 809 | 28.4 | Decrease 13.1 | |
| Green | Kate Kett | 233 | 8.2 | New | |
| Heritage | Tim Read | 87 | 3.1 | New | |
| Majority | 911 | 32.0 | Increase 30.0 | ||
| Turnout | 2,858 | 40.3 | Increase 0.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ "Local elections 2022: final results". Woking Borough Council. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
