Woking Borough Council elections
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 2000, 36 councillors have been elected from 17 wards.[1]
Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2][3]
| Party in control | Years |
|---|---|
| Conservative | 1973 - 1986 |
| No overall control | 1986 - 1992 |
| Conservative | 1992 - 1994 |
| No overall control | 1994 - 1996 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1996 - 1998 |
| No overall control | 1998 - 2007 |
| Conservative | 2007 - 2009 |
| No overall control | 2009 - 2011 |
| Conservative | 2011 - present |
Council elections
- Woking Borough Council election, 1973
- Woking Borough Council election, 1976 (New ward boundaries)[4]
- Woking Borough Council election, 1979 (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[5]
- Woking Borough Council election, 1980
- Woking Borough Council election, 1982
- Woking Borough Council election, 1983
- Woking Borough Council election, 1984
- Woking Borough Council election, 1986 (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[6]
- Woking Borough Council election, 1987
- Woking Borough Council election, 1988
- Woking Borough Council election, 1990
- Woking Borough Council election, 1991
- Woking Borough Council election, 1992
- Woking Borough Council election, 1994
- Woking Borough Council election, 1995
- Woking Borough Council election, 1996
- Woking Borough Council election, 1998
- Woking Borough Council election, 1999
- Woking Borough Council election, 2000 (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 1)[7][8]
- Woking Borough Council election, 2002
- Woking Borough Council election, 2003
- Woking Borough Council election, 2004
- Woking Borough Council election, 2006
- Woking Borough Council election, 2007
- Woking Borough Council election, 2008
- Woking Borough Council election, 2010
- Woking Borough Council election, 2011
- Woking Borough Council election, 2012
- Woking Borough Council election, 2014
- Woking Borough Council election, 2015
- Woking Borough Council election, 2016 (New ward boundaries)[9]
Borough result maps
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2000 results map
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2002 results map
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2003 results map
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2004 results map
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2006 results map
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2007 results map
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2008 results map
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2010 results map
By-election results
1993-1997
| Byfleet By-Election 14 November 1996 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 927 | 60.6 | |||
| Conservative | 318 | 20.8 | |||
| Labour | 228 | 14.9 | |||
| UKIP | 58 | 3.8 | |||
| Majority | 609 | 39.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,531 | ||||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
1997-2001
| Byfleet By-Election 18 September 1997 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 626 | 52.2 | +2.4 | ||
| Conservative | 357 | 29.8 | +3.6 | ||
| Labour | 217 | 18.1 | -5.9 | ||
| Majority | 269 | 22.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,200 | 21.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
| Knaphill By-Election 18 September 1997 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Independent | 652 | 34.5 | +34.5 | ||
| Conservative | 545 | 28.9 | -9.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 442 | 23.4 | -16.9 | ||
| Labour | 249 | 13.2 | -8.6 | ||
| Majority | 107 | 5.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,888 | 24.0 | |||
| Independent gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
| St Johns By-Election 10 June 1999 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | 1,426 | 56.3 | -0.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 942 | 37.2 | +1.3 | ||
| Labour | 164 | 6.5 | -1.3 | ||
| Majority | 484 | 19.1 | |||
| Turnout | 2,532 | 39.9 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
2001-2005
| Byfleet By-Election 12 July 2001[10] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Beryl Marlow | 809 | 53.6 | +15.6 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Anne Roberts | 557 | 36.9 | -14.8 | |
| Labour | Raymond Holroyde | 144 | 9.5 | -0.8 | |
| Majority | 252 | 16.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,510 | 27.5 | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ "About the Council". Woking Borough Council. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
- ↑ Woodger, Beth (16 July 2009). "Tory councillor quits party in council debt protest". getsurrey. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
- ↑ "England council elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Woking (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
- ↑ The Runnymede and Woking (Areas) Order 1977
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Surrey (District Boundaries) Order 1986. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
- ↑ "Woking". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Woking (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Woking (Electoral Changes) Order 2015. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- ↑ "Byfleet By-Election Results". Woking Borough Council. 2001-07-16. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
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