Woking | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Surrey |
Electorate | 75,424 (December 2019) |
Major settlements | Brookwood, Byfleet, Woking |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1950 |
Member of Parliament | Jonathan Lord ( Conservative) |
Created from | Chertsey and Farnham |
Woking is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Jonathan Lord, a Conservative. Since it was first created for the 1950 general election, it has only ever returned Conservative Party candidates.
The seat includes all of Woking borough plus the two Guildford borough villages of Pirbright and Normandy. There is an armed forces presence at Pirbright Camp and the Ash Ranges. Voters are wealthier than the UK average. [1]
It was created in 1950 from the county constituencies of Chertsey and lightly populated parts of Farnham. [n 1]
With exceptions in 1974 (February election), 1997, 2005 and 2010, when the majority was less, Woking has returned a Conservative candidate whose majority has exceeded 15% of the votes cast. At both the 2015 and 2017 general elections, the Labour candidates polled in second place. In 2019, the Lib Dems moved into second place. During the history of the constituency since it was formed in 1950, the Labour Party has been the runner-up in 10 general elections and the Liberals/Lib Dems have also been runners-up 10 times. Jonathan Lord has been the MP for the constituency since 2010.
The narrowest margin of victory was 11.2% of the vote, in 1997, its most marginal result. By contrast, at the 2015 general election the seat was the 41st-safest of the Conservative Party's 331 seats by percentage of majority, with the Conservatives fully 40 percentage points ahead of Labour. [2]
The Liberal Democrats currently have a sizeable majority on Woking Borough Council and there is one strong Labour-voting ward (Canalside), but historically the Conservatives have been the dominant force on Woking Borough Council. The Conservatives have also consistently won both of the Guildford Borough Council wards of Pirbright and Normandy over many election cycles, but these two wards become part of the Surrey Heath constituency at the 2024 general election due to boundary changes.
The 1974-recipient seat of Frimley and Camberley was North West Surrey (abolished in 1997). The 1997-recipient of Ash and Ash Vale was Surrey Heath. The constituency is based around the town of Woking in Surrey. The Boundary Commission for England made no boundary changes for Woking in the review before the 2010 general election.
Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, the composition of the constituency from the 2024 United Kingdom general election will be reduced further by transferring the Pirbright and Normandy wards to the constituency of Surrey Heath. The boundaries will now be coterminous with those of the Borough of Woking. [3]
Election | Member [4] | Party | |
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1950 | Harold Watkinson | Conservative | |
1964 | Sir Cranley Onslow | Conservative | |
1997 | Humfrey Malins | Conservative | |
2010 | Jonathan Lord | Conservative |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Nataly Anderson [6] | ||||
Reform UK | Richard Barker [7] | ||||
Labour | Ese Erheriene [8] | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Will Forster [9] | ||||
Conservative | Jonathan Lord | ||||
Heritage | Tim Read | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Registered electors | |||||
Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Jonathan Lord | 26,396 | 48.9 | 5.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Will Forster | 16,629 | 30.8 | 13.2 | |
Labour | Gerry Mitchell | 8,827 | 16.4 | 7.5 | |
Green | Ella Walding | 1,485 | 2.8 | 0.8 | |
UKIP | Troy de Leon | 600 | 1.1 | 1.0 | |
Majority | 9,767 | 18.1 | 12.1 | ||
Turnout | 53,937 | 71.5 | 1.0 | ||
Registered electors | 75,455 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 9.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jonathan Lord | 29,903 | 54.1 | 2.1 | |
Labour | Fiona Colley | 13,179 | 23.9 | 7.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Will Forster | 9,711 | 17.6 | 6.0 | |
UKIP | Troy de Leon | 1,161 | 2.1 | 9.2 | |
Green | James Brierley | 1,092 | 2.0 | 2.1 | |
Independent | Hassan Akberali | 200 | 0.4 | new | |
Majority | 16,724 | 30.2 | 9.8 | ||
Turnout | 55,246 | 72.5 | 2.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 4.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jonathan Lord | 29,199 | 56.2 | +5.9 | |
Labour | Jill Rawling | 8,389 | 16.1 | +8.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Chris Took | 6,047 | 11.6 | −25.8 | |
UKIP | Rob Burberry | 5,873 | 11.3 | +7.5 | |
Green | Martin Robson | 2,109 | 4.1 | New | |
CISTA | Declan Wade | 229 | 0.4 | New | |
Magna Carta Conservation Party Great Britain | Ruth Temple | 77 | 0.1 | New | |
The Evolution Party | Angela Woolford | 41 | 0.1 | New | |
Majority | 20,810 | 40.0 | +27.1 | ||
Turnout | 51,964 | 70.0 | −1.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −1.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jonathan Lord | 26,551 | 50.3 | +2.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Rosie Sharpley | 19,744 | 37.4 | +4.3 | |
Labour | Tom Miller | 4,246 | 8.0 | −8.3 | |
UKIP | Rob Burberry | 1,997 | 3.8 | +0.9 | |
Peace | Julie Roxburgh | 204 | 0.4 | New | |
Magna Carta Conservation Party Great Britain | Ruth Temple | 44 | 0.1 | New | |
Majority | 6,807 | 12.9 | −1.5 | ||
Turnout | 52,786 | 71.5 | +8.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −0.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Humfrey Malins | 21,838 | 47.4 | +1.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Anne Lee | 15,226 | 33.1 | +2.8 | |
Labour | Ellie Blagbrough | 7,507 | 16.3 | −4.0 | |
UKIP | Matthew Davies | 1,324 | 2.9 | −0.5 | |
UK Community Issues Party | Michael Osman | 150 | 0.3 | New | |
Majority | 6,612 | 14.4 | -1.3 | ||
Turnout | 46,045 | 63.4 | +3.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −0.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Humfrey Malins | 19,747 | 46.0 | +7.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alan Hilliar | 12,988 | 30.3 | +3.0 | |
Labour | Sabir Hussain | 8,714 | 20.3 | −0.7 | |
UKIP | Michael Harvey | 1,461 | 3.4 | +2.4 | |
Majority | 6,759 | 15.7 | +4.6 | ||
Turnout | 42,910 | 60.2 | −12.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Humfrey Malins | 19,553 | 38.4 | −20.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Philip Goldenberg | 13,875 | 27.3 | +0.2 | |
Labour | Katie Hanson | 10,695 | 21.0 | +7.6 | |
Ind. Conservative | Hugh Bell | 3,933 | 7.7 | New | |
Referendum | Christopher Skeate | 2,209 | 4.3 | New | |
UKIP | Michael Harvey | 512 | 1.0 | New | |
Natural Law | Deirdre Sleeman | 137 | 0.3 | -0.2 | |
Majority | 5,678 | 11.1 | -19.9 | ||
Turnout | 50,914 | 72.7 | -6.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -10.3 |
This constituency underwent boundary changes between the 1992 and 1997 general elections and thus change in share of vote is based on a notional calculation.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Cranley Onslow | 37,744 | 58.9 | +0.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Dorothy Buckrell | 17,902 | 28.0 | −3.4 | |
Labour | James Dalgleish | 8,080 | 12.6 | +2.1 | |
Natural Law | Teresa Macintyre | 302 | 0.5 | New | |
Majority | 19,842 | 31.0 | +4.3 | ||
Turnout | 64,028 | 79.2 | +4.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Cranley Onslow | 35,990 | 58.1 | −0.2 | |
Alliance ( Liberal) | Philip Goldenberg | 19,446 | 31.4 | +2.0 | |
Labour | Anita Pollack | 6,537 | 10.5 | −1.2 | |
Majority | 16,544 | 26.7 | −2.2 | ||
Turnout | 61,973 | 75.1 | +3.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -1.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Cranley Onslow | 32,748 | 58.3 | +1.3 | |
Alliance ( Liberal) | Philip Goldenberg | 16,511 | 29.4 | +11.4 | |
Labour | Barbara Broer | 6,566 | 11.7 | -6.3 | |
Party of Associates with Licensees | D. M. Comens | 368 | 0.6 | New | |
Majority | 16,237 | 28.9 | -4.2 | ||
Turnout | 56,193 | 71.7 | -4.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -5.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Cranley Onslow | 31,719 | 57.05 | +11.01 | |
Labour | Nigel Beard | 13,327 | 23.97 | +0.27 | |
Liberal | George H. Dunk | 9,991 | 17.97 | -10.43 | |
National Front | P. A. Gleave | 564 | 1.01 | -0.85 | |
Majority | 18,392 | 33.08 | +15.44 | ||
Turnout | 55,601 | 76.51 | +3.58 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +5.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Cranley Onslow | 22,804 | 46.04 | -0.29 | |
Liberal | P. Wade | 14,069 | 28.40 | -4.01 | |
Labour | J. W. Tattersall | 11,737 | 23.70 | +2.44 | |
National Front | R. Vaughan-Smith | 921 | 1.86 | New | |
Majority | 8,735 | 17.64 | +3.72 | ||
Turnout | 49,531 | 72.93 | -7.94 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Cranley Onslow | 25,243 | 46.33 | -10.38 | |
Liberal | P. Wade | 17,660 | 32.41 | +17.54 | |
Labour | J. W. Tattersall | 11,583 | 21.26 | -7.16 | |
Majority | 7,583 | 13.92 | -14.37 | ||
Turnout | 54,486 | 80.87 | +10.99 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -14.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Cranley Onslow | 37,220 | 56.71 | +5.31 | |
Labour | R. M. Taylor | 18,652 | 28.42 | -2.38 | |
Liberal | P. Wade | 9,763 | 14.87 | -2.93 | |
Majority | 18,568 | 28.29 | +7.69 | ||
Turnout | 65,635 | 69.88 | -7.23 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +3.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Cranley Onslow | 32,057 | 51.40 | -0.30 | |
Labour | Michael Downing | 19,210 | 30.80 | +1.22 | |
Liberal | Agnes H. Scott | 11,104 | 17.80 | -0.92 | |
Majority | 12,847 | 20.60 | -1.52 | ||
Turnout | 62,371 | 77.11 | -0.98 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -0.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Cranley Onslow | 31,170 | 51.70 | -15.70 | |
Labour | H. G. N. Clother | 17,834 | 29.58 | -3.02 | |
Liberal | Agnes H. Scott | 11,285 | 18.72 | New | |
Majority | 13,336 | 22.12 | -12.68 | ||
Turnout | 60,289 | 78.09 | +0.74 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -6.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Harold Watkinson | 33,521 | 67.40 | +2.99 | |
Labour | R David Vaughan Williams | 16,210 | 32.60 | -2.99 | |
Majority | 17,311 | 34.80 | +5.98 | ||
Turnout | 49,731 | 77.35 | +1.63 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +3.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Harold Watkinson | 27,860 | 64.41 | -0.54 | |
Labour | R David Vaughan Williams | 15,393 | 35.59 | +0.54 | |
Majority | 12,467 | 28.82 | -1.08 | ||
Turnout | 43,253 | 75.72 | -3.01 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -0.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Harold Watkinson | 26,522 | 64.95 | +6.97 | |
Labour | W. Eric Wolff | 14,313 | 35.05 | +3.86 | |
Majority | 12,209 | 29.90 | +3.11 | ||
Turnout | 40,835 | 78.73 | -4.51 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Harold Watkinson | 24,454 | 57.98 | ||
Labour | T. Davies | 13,157 | 31.19 | ||
Liberal | Michael Fernley Turner-Bridger | 4,567 | 10.83 | ||
Majority | 11,297 | 26.79 | |||
Turnout | 42,178 | 83.24 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |