2016 Woking Borough Council election
The 2016 Woking Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Woking Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other elections across the UK and the Police and Crime Commissioner election for Surrey Police.
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Boundary changes coincided with a shrinking of the council, so all seats were up for election. In each ward, 3 candidates were elected, with the leading candidate being elected for 4 years, the second-placed candidate being elected for 3 years and the third-placed candidate being elected for 2 years. As a result, there will be no borough elections in 2017, but a third of the council will be up for re-election in each of 2018, 2019 and 2020.
Summary
Prior to the election, the Conservatives had a strong majority on the council, with 24 seats compared to 9 for the Liberal Democrats, 2 Labour councillors, and one independent.
Despite remaining as the largest party, the result was considered poor for the Conservatives, who saw their majority reduced to two after losing seven sitting councillors. Independent councillors won all three seats in Byfleet, defeating Liberal Democrat Anne Roberts and Conservatives Gary Elson and Richard Wilson. The Liberal Democrats won seats back from the Conservatives in the new Hoe Valley ward, and defeated Conservative incumbents in Goldsworth Park and St Johns, while Labour took all three seats in Canalside, where the council was taking forward a controversial redevelopment scheme.
In the Mount Hermon ward, Conservative councillor Carl Thomson and Liberal Democrat Liam Lyons both lost their seats, with 22 votes separating the second and fourth placed candidates.
As a result of the election, long-standing council leader Councillor John Kingsbury faced a vote of confidence from the Conservative group, but was ultimately nominated for another year as leader after no other candidate emerged.[2] Councillor Kingsbury later announced his retirement as council leader in 2017, and stood down as a councillor at the 2018 local elections.[3]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 17 | N/A | N/A | –7 | 56+2/3% | 47.51% | 34,980 | — | |
| Liberal Democrats | 7 | N/A | N/A | –2 | 23+1/3% | 28.13% | 20,707 | — | |
| Labour | 3 | N/A | N/A | +1 | 10% | 10.39% | 7,647 | — | |
| Independent | 3 | N/A | N/A | +2 | 10% | 5.41% | 3,982 | — | |
| UKIP | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 | 5.37% | 3,956 | — | |
| Green | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 | 3.19% | 2,351 | — | |
| Totals | 30 | N/A | N/A | –6 | 100% | 100% | 73,623 | — | |
Ward by ward
Byfleet and West Byfleet
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | John Edwin Bond (elected for 4 years) | 1,474 | ||
| Independent | Amanda Jayne Boote (elected for 3 years) | 1,385 | ||
| Independent | Mary Ann Bridgeman (elected for 2 years) | 1,123 | ||
| Conservative | Richard Arthur Gillard Wilson | 1,011 | ||
| Conservative | Gary William Elson | 929 | ||
| Conservative | Pauline Mary Hedges | 922 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Anne Elizabeth Roberts | 724 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Nigel Grimshaw | 582 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Karon Jane Read | 534 | ||
| UKIP | Neil James Willetts | 295 | ||
| Registered electors | 8316 | |||
| Turnout | 3341 | 40.18% | ||
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Canalside
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Tahir Aziz (elected for 4 years) | 1,106 | ||
| Labour | Mohammad Ali (elected for 3 years) | 1,071 | ||
| Labour | Mohammad Ilyas Raja (elected for 2 years) | 1,060 | ||
| Conservative | Paula Jane Marcus | 868 | ||
| Conservative | Matthew Howard Provost | 829 | ||
| Conservative | Colin Patrick Scott | 807 | ||
| UKIP | David Simon Roe | 383 | ||
| UKIP | Judith Diana | 332 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Elisabeth Whale | 300 | ||
| Green | Christopher David Calvin Dykes | 281 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Gareth Davies | 279 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Norman Grenville Johns | 230 | ||
| Registered electors | 7517 | |||
| Turnout | 2862 | 38.07% | ||
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Goldsworth Park
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Ann-Marie Barker (elected for 4 years) | 894 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Eastwood (elected for 3 years) | 885 | ||
| Conservative | Chitra Rana (elected for 2 years) | 858 | ||
| Conservative | Laura Ashall | 847 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | James Richard Sanderson | 806 | ||
| Conservative | Rizwan Shah | 707 | ||
| Labour | John Scott-Morgan | 366 | ||
| UKIP | Troy de Leon | 356 | ||
| Labour | William Eric Owen | 327 | ||
| Labour | Robina Shaheen | 327 | ||
| Green | Eve Catherine Carnall | 219 | ||
| Registered electors | 7036 | |||
| Turnout | 2510 | 35.67% | ||
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Heathlands
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Kevin Mark Davis (elected for 4 years) | 1,519 | ||
| Conservative | Ayesha Azad (elected for 3 years) | 1,462 | ||
| Conservative | Robert John Kingsbury (elected for 2 years) | 1,375 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Marion Hill | 586 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Henry David Kay | 555 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Alison Jane Sanderson | 482 | ||
| Green | Anna Katharine Wright | 380 | ||
| UKIP | Richard Peter Farr Squire | 336 | ||
| Labour | John Martin | 316 | ||
| Registered electors | 7014 | |||
| Turnout | 2711 | 38.65% | ||
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Hoe Valley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Will Forster (elected for 4 years) | 1,126 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Louise Mary Nell Morales (elected for 3 years) | 1,022 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Deborah Elizabeth Hughes (elected for 2 years) | 967 | ||
| Conservative | Nathalie Bourne | 614 | ||
| Conservative | John Frederick Lawrence | 567 | ||
| Conservative | Daryl Martin Smith | 506 | ||
| UKIP | Jim Gore | 322 | ||
| Labour | Nigel Peter Jackson | 276 | ||
| Labour | Frances Louise Carpenter | 275 | ||
| Labour | Christopher David Martin | 249 | ||
| Registered electors | 6292 | |||
| Turnout | 2352 | 37.38% | ||
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Horsell
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Beryl Ann Hunwicks (elected for 4 years) | 1,744 | ||
| Conservative | Colin Sidney Kemp (elected for 3 years) | 1,651 | ||
| Conservative | Anne Elizabeth Murray (elected for 2 years) | 1,569 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Anthony Laurence Kremer | 871 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Rosemary Peta Johnson | 758 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Samuel David Watts | 519 | ||
| UKIP | Stephen Anthony Herbert | 366 | ||
| Labour | Elizabeth Anne Evans | 348 | ||
| Green | Lucy Rhodes Dykes | 310 | ||
| Labour | Colin Robert Bright | 285 | ||
| Labour | Thomas George Willis | 244 | ||
| Registered electors | 7177 | |||
| Turnout | 3134 | 43.67% | ||
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Knaphill
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Sajjad Hussain (elected for 4 years) | 1,587 | ||
| Conservative | Melanie Anne Whitehand (elected for 3 years) | 1,333 | ||
| Conservative | Deborah Harlow (elected for 2 years) | 1,293 | ||
| Green | James William Brierley | 407 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Vanessa Ellicott | 399 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | David Geoffrey Barker | 394 | ||
| Labour | Richard Peter Ford | 384 | ||
| UKIP | Terence John Knight | 372 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Syed Waqar Haider Jaffri | 223 | ||
| Registered electors | 7506 | |||
| Turnout | 2591 | 34.52% | ||
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Mount Hermon
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David John Bittleston (elected for 4 years) | 1,289 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Johnson (elected for 3 years) | 1,168 | ||
| Conservative | Mark Russell John Pengelly (elected for 2 years) | 1,159 | ||
| Conservative | Carl William Thomson | 1,146 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Liam Stuart Lyons | 1,104 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Sinclair Aubrey Webster | 980 | ||
| Green | John Robert George Parkin | 379 | ||
| UKIP | Lynda Mary Sage | 229 | ||
| Registered electors | 7389 | |||
| Turnout | 2782 | 37.65% | ||
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Pyrford
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Graham Gray Chrystie (elected for 4 years) | 1,892 | ||
| Conservative | Ashley Christian Lawrence Bowes (elected for 3 years) |
1,853 | ||
| Conservative | Rashid Mohammed (elected for 2 years) | 1,433 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Michael Lachowicz | 579 | ||
| UKIP | Robin Deller Millner | 523 | ||
| Labour | Misbah Zahid | 521 | ||
| Labour | David Williams | 492 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Peter John Sanderson | 497 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Guy Tuson Cosnahan | 373 | ||
| Registered electors | 7346 | |||
| Turnout | 3172 | 43.18% | ||
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St Johns
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Graham Stephen Cundy (elected for 4 years) | 1,174 | ||
| Conservative | Hilary Jane Addison (elected for 3 years) | 1,098 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Howard (elected for 2 years) | 1,052 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Christina Judith Liddington | 1,043 | ||
| Conservative | Paul Graham Smith | 938 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher James Took | 775 | ||
| UKIP | Timothy Martin Read | 442 | ||
| Green | Joel Benjamin Street | 375 | ||
| Registered electors | 7264 | |||
| Turnout | 2650 | 36.48% | ||
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References
- "Guide to May 2016 elections in Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland". BBC News Online. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- "John Kingsbury still at the helm of the Woking realm". Woking News & Mail. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- "Bittleston new leader of Woking Borough Council". Get Surrey. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- "Past election results". Woking Borough Council. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
