2023 Woking Borough Council election

2023 Woking Borough Council election
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10 out of 30 seats to Woking Borough Council
16 seats needed for a majority
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Leader Ann-Marie Barker[1] Kevin Davis Tahir Ahiz
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Labour
Last election 16 seats, 47.3% 8 seats, 30.8% 3 seats, 6.1%
Seats before 16 8 3
Seats won 8 0 1
Seats after 20 4 3
Seat change Increase4 Decrease4 Steady
Popular vote 13,736 6,743 2,841
Percentage 50.1% 24.6% 10.4%
Swing Increase2.8% Decrease6.2% Increase4.3%
Map of Woking electoral results
Leader before election

Ann-Marie Barker
Liberal Democrats

Leader after election

Ann-Marie Barker
Liberal Democrats

The 2023 Woking Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect ten members (a third of the seats) of Woking Borough Council in Surrey, England.[2] This was on the same day as other local elections in England. The election count took place on Friday 5th May 2023.

The Liberal Democrats increased their majority on the council, winning four seats from the Conservatives who did not win any of the seats contested in 2023.[3]

  1. ^ "Political group leaders". Woking Borough Council. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Notice of Election" (PDF). Woking Borough Council. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  3. ^ Dale, Bob (5 May 2023). "Surrey election results 2023: Conservatives lose seats across the county". BBC News. Retrieved 18 January 2024.