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Woking

Every general election in Woking since 1955. Latest: Will Forster, Liberal Democrats, majority 11,246.

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Member of Parliament

Will Forster

Liberal Democrats · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 11,246

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Will Forster ElectedLiberal Democrats24,01949.9%
Jonathan Lord sitting MPConservative12,77326.5%
Richard BarkerReform UK4,88810.2%
Ese ErherieneLabour4,4449.2%
Nataly AndersonGreen1,8533.9%
Tim ReadHeritage Party1680.4%
Valid votes48,145
Majority11,24623.4%

LD gain from Con Turnout 66.0% of 72,969 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%195519641970O1974198319922001201020172024Conservative, 1955: 64.4%Conservative, 1959: 67.4%Conservative, 1964: 51.7%Conservative, 1966: 51.4%Conservative, 1970: 56.7%Conservative, February 1974: 46.3%Conservative, October 1974: 46.0%Conservative, 1979: 57.1%Conservative, 1983: 58.3%Conservative, 1987: 58.1%Conservative, 1992: 59.0%Conservative, 1997: 38.4%Conservative, 2001: 46.0%Conservative, 2005: 47.4%Conservative, 2010: 50.3%Conservative, 2015: 56.2%Conservative, 2017: 54.1%Conservative, 2019: 48.9%Conservative, 2024: 26.5%Labour, 1955: 35.6%Labour, 1959: 32.6%Labour, 1964: 29.6%Labour, 1966: 30.8%Labour, 1970: 28.4%Labour, February 1974: 21.3%Labour, October 1974: 23.7%Labour, 1979: 24.0%Labour, 1983: 11.7%Labour, 1987: 10.6%Labour, 1992: 12.6%Labour, 1997: 21.0%Labour, 2001: 20.3%Labour, 2005: 16.3%Labour, 2010: 8.0%Labour, 2015: 16.1%Labour, 2017: 23.9%Labour, 2019: 16.4%Labour, 2024: 9.2%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 28.0%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 27.3%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 30.3%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 33.1%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 37.4%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 11.6%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 17.6%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 30.8%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 49.9%Liberal, 1964: 18.7%Liberal, 1966: 17.8%Liberal, 1970: 14.9%Liberal, February 1974: 32.4%Liberal, October 1974: 28.4%Liberal, 1979: 18.0%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 29.4%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 31.4%Others, October 1974: 1.9%Others, 1979: 1.0%Others, 1983: 0.7%Others, 1992: 0.5%Others, 1997: 13.3%Others, 2001: 3.4%Others, 2005: 3.2%UK Independence Party, 2010: 3.8%UK Independence Party, 2015: 11.3%UK Independence Party, 2017: 2.1%UK Independence Party, 2019: 1.1%
Vote share in Woking at each general election Con Lab LD Lib Alliance Oth UKIP

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s Woking lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:

Where the voters of the old Woking (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2024LD Will ForsterCon11,24623.466.0%LD gain from Con
2019Con Jonathan LordLD9,76718.171.5%Con hold
2017Con Jonathan LordLab16,72430.372.5%Con hold
2015Con Jonathan LordLab20,81040.170.0%Con hold
2010Con Jonathan LordLD6,80712.971.5%Con hold
2005ConLD6,61214.463.1%
2001ConLD6,75915.860.2%Con hold
1997ConLD5,67811.272.7%
1992ConLD19,84231.079.2%Con hold
1987ConAlliance16,54426.775.1%Con hold
1983ConAlliance16,23728.970.8%
1979ConLab18,39233.176.5%Con hold
October 1974ConLib8,73517.672.9%Con hold
February 1974ConLib7,58313.980.9%
1970ConLab18,56828.370.1%Con hold
1966ConLab12,84720.677.1%Con hold
1964ConLab13,33622.178.1%Con hold
1959ConLab17,31134.877.3%Con hold
1955ConLab12,46728.875.7%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who is the MP for Woking?

Will Forster (Liberal Democrats) won Woking at the 2024 general election with a majority of 11,246.

Which parties have won Woking?

At the 19 general elections held under this name since 1955: Conservative 18, Liberal Democrats 1.

Which region is Woking in?

Woking is in South East.

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