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Woking 2023

Local elections held 4 May 2023.

10 ward races
10 seats
2 elected below the proportional quota
20.0% of seats below quota

How to read this page

Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share that would be needed to be guaranteed that seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.

Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.

If votes were counted by party

Across the 10 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 10 seats had been allocated to those vote totals in proportion (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.

PartyVotesVote %Seats won% of seatsProportional seatsProportional %Δ
Liberal Democrats13,73650.0%880.0%660.0%+2
Conservative and Unionist Party6,78324.7%00.0%220.0%-2
Labour Party2,84110.3%110.0%110.0%0
Independent2,4118.8%110.0%110.0%0
Green Party1,5005.5%00.0%00.0%0
Heritage Party1960.7%00.0%00.0%0
Total27,467100.0%10100.0%10100.0%0

Vote share vs seats won

The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.

Vote share
Actual seats
Proportional seats

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Race results

Knaphill · single-seat

Marginal winner 39.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +10.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,930

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Greentree, S.Liberal Democrats1,14939.2%Elected
2Whitehand, M.Conservative and Unionist Party76226.0%
3Adcroft, A.Independent75525.8%
4Martin, C.Labour Party1806.1%
5Pattinson, N.Green Party842.9%

Electorate 8,076 · Ballots cast 2,930 · Back to ward index

Canalside · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,320

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Javaid, A.Labour Party1,11247.9%Elected
2Jordan, S.Liberal Democrats54223.4%
3Kayani, A.Conservative and Unionist Party48821.0%
4Hemmings, W.Green Party1787.7%

Electorate 7,943 · Ballots cast 2,320 · Back to ward index

Heathlands · single-seat

Marginal winner 55.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.6 pts Valid ballots 3,100

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Rice, L.Liberal Democrats1,72555.6%Elected
2Leek, T.Conservative and Unionist Party1,02633.1%
3Mason, J.Green Party1595.1%
4Kandemir, C.Labour Party1354.4%
5Squire, J.Heritage Party551.8%

Electorate 7,058 · Ballots cast 3,100 · Back to ward index

Goldsworth Park · single-seat

Marginal winner 57.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −7.4 pts Valid ballots 2,325

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Sullivan, M.Liberal Democrats1,33557.4%Elected
2Rana, C.Conservative and Unionist Party59325.5%
3Chaudhary, S.Labour Party25410.9%
4Kett, K.Green Party1436.2%

Electorate 6,856 · Ballots cast 2,325 · Back to ward index

Pyrford · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −8.0 pts Valid ballots 2,958

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Martin, C.Liberal Democrats1,71658.0%Elected
2Maynard, B.Conservative and Unionist Party87329.5%
3O'Malley, S.Labour Party2337.9%
4Bond, J.Green Party1364.6%

Electorate 7,458 · Ballots cast 2,958 · Back to ward index

Byfleet & West Byfleet · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −8.7 pts Valid ballots 2,820

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Boote, A.Independent1,65658.7%Elected
2Brown, J.Conservative and Unionist Party58120.6%
3O'Brien, D.Liberal Democrats31211.1%
4Lester, O.Labour Party1766.2%
5Clarke, D.Green Party953.4%

Electorate 8,813 · Ballots cast 2,820 · Back to ward index

Mount Hermon · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −8.9 pts Valid ballots 2,900

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Johnson, I.Liberal Democrats1,70758.9%Elected
2John, S.Conservative and Unionist Party69123.8%
3Coombes, Z.Labour Party2267.8%
4Scott, C.Green Party2257.8%
5Squire, R.Heritage Party511.8%

Electorate 7,728 · Ballots cast 2,900 · Back to ward index

Horsell · single-seat

Marginal winner 63.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −13.4 pts Valid ballots 3,362

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Mukherjee, S.Liberal Democrats2,13163.4%Elected
2Gent, P.Conservative and Unionist Party88626.4%
3Murphy, C.Green Party1975.9%
4Scott-Morgan, J.Labour Party1484.4%

Electorate 7,239 · Ballots cast 3,362 · Back to ward index

St John's · single-seat

Marginal winner 63.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −13.7 pts Valid ballots 2,576

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Leach, R.Liberal Democrats1,64263.7%Elected
2Edwards, J.Conservative and Unionist Party53620.8%
3Mitchell, A.Labour Party1786.9%
4Joyce, L.Green Party1305.0%
5Read, T.Heritage Party903.5%

Electorate 7,130 · Ballots cast 2,576 · Back to ward index

Hoe Valley · single-seat

Marginal winner 67.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −17.9 pts Valid ballots 2,176

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Morales, L.Liberal Democrats1,47767.9%Elected
2Scott, C.Conservative and Unionist Party34715.9%
3Purbrick, S.Labour Party1999.1%
4Petrikova, I.Green Party1537.0%

Electorate 7,239 · Ballots cast 2,176 · Back to ward index