Woking Borough Council elections explained

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 1974 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
2024		11 of 30	^[4]
2023		10 of 30	^[5]
2022		10 of 30	^[6]
2021		10 of 30	^[7]
2019	10 of 30	^[8] ^[9]
2018		10 of 30	^[10] ^[11]
2016	30 of 30	^[12] ^[13]
2015	12 of 36	^[14]
2014	12 of 36	^[15]
2012	12 of 36
2011	13 of 36
2010		13 of 36
2009*	—
2008		12 of 36
2007	12 of 36
2006		13 of 36
2004	13 of 36
2003	13 of 36
2002	13 of 36
2000	36 of 36	^[16] ^[17]
1999	12 of 35
1998	11 of 35
1996		12 of 35
1995		12 of 35
1994	11 of 35
1992		12 of 35
1991		12 of 35
1990	12 of 35
1988	15 of 35
1987	12 of 35
1986	12 of 35	^[18]
1984		12 of 35
1983	13 of 35
1982	11 of 35
1980	12 of 35
1979	12 of 35	^[19]
1978	12 of 35
1976	35 of 35	^[20]
1973	34 of 34	^[21]
B: New borough boundaries F: Full borough election W: New ward boundaries *: Change in control without election

By-election results

2010s

References

• By-election results

External links

• Woking Borough Council

Notes and References

1. Web site: About the Council . . 4 May 2018 .
2. News: Tory councillor quits party in council debt protest . Woodger . Beth . 16 July 2009 . Get Surrey . 12 February 2011 .
3. News: England council elections . . 7 September 2011 .
4. Web site: Election results 2024: Woking Borough Council . 4 May 2024 . www.bbc.co.uk.
5. Web site: Election results 2023: Woking Borough Council . 5 May 2023 . www.bbc.co.uk.
6. Web site: Election results 2022: Woking Borough Council . 5 May 2023 . www.bbc.co.uk.
7. Web site: Election results 2021: Woking Borough Council. www.woking.gov.uk. 20 May 2021.
8. Web site: Woking Conservative Councillor defects to Lib Dems . Woking Liberal Democrates . 4 April 2019 . 4 April 2019 .
9. Web site: Election of Borough Councillors for the Wards of Woking Borough Council Summary of Results . 2 March 2020 . Woking Borough Council.
10. Web site: Borough election results, 4 May 2018 . . 4 May 2018 . 4 May 2018 .
11. News: Woking Borough Council . . 4 May 2018 . 4 May 2018 .
12. si . 2015 . 1462 . The Woking (Electoral Changes) Order 2015 . Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
13. Web site: Past election results . . 8 May 2016 . Cited in 2016 Woking Borough Council election, English Wikipedia, retrieved 5 May 2018.
14. Web site: Election of Borough Councillors for the Wards of Woking Borough Council Summary of Results . . PDF . 8 May 2015 . 5 May 2018 .
15. Web site: Election of Borough Councillors for the Wards of Woking Borough Council Summary of Results . . PDF . 23 May 2014 . 5 May 2018 .
16. si . 2015 . 1462 . The Borough of Woking (Electoral Changes) Order 1999 . Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
17. News: Woking . 19 January 2010 . .
18. si . 1986 . 321 . The Surrey (District Boundaries) Order 1986 . Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
19. The Runnymede and Woking (Areas) Order 1977
20. si . 1976 . 288 . The Borough of Woking (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976 . Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
21. Web site: Woking Borough Council Election Results, 1973–2012 . Colin Rallings . Michael Thrasher . . PDF . 2012 . 5 May 2018 .