One third of Woking Borough Council in Surrey, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2000, 36 councillors have been elected from 17 wards.[1]
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Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2][3]
Party in control | Years |
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Conservative | 1973 - 1986 |
No overall control | 1986 - 1992 |
Conservative | 1992 - 1994 |
No overall control | 1994 - 1996 |
Liberal Democrats | 1996 - 1998 |
No overall control | 1998 - 2007 |
Conservative | 2007 - 2009 |
No overall control | 2009 - 2011 |
Conservative | 2011 - present |
Woking Council election, 2000 (whole council elected after boundary changes increased the number of seats by 1)[4]
Woking Council election, 2011
Byfleet By-Election 14 November 1996 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | 927 | 60.6 | |||
Conservative | 318 | 20.8 | |||
Labour | 228 | 14.9 | |||
UKIP | 58 | 3.8 | |||
Majority | 609 | 39.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,531 | ||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Byfleet By-Election 18 September 1997 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | 626 | 52.2 | +2.4 | ||
Conservative | 357 | 29.8 | +3.6 | ||
Labour | 217 | 18.1 | -5.9 | ||
Majority | 269 | 22.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,200 | 21.0 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Knaphill By-Election 18 September 1997 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Independent | 652 | 34.5 | +34.5 | ||
Conservative | 545 | 28.9 | -9.0 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 442 | 23.4 | -16.9 | ||
Labour | 249 | 13.2 | -8.6 | ||
Majority | 107 | 5.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,888 | 24.0 | |||
Independent gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing |
St Johns By-Election 10 June 1999 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | 1,426 | 56.3 | -0.1 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 942 | 37.2 | +1.3 | ||
Labour | 164 | 6.5 | -1.3 | ||
Majority | 484 | 19.1 | |||
Turnout | 2,532 | 39.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Byfleet By-Election 12 July 2001[5] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Beryl Marlow | 809 | 53.6 | +15.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Anne Roberts | 557 | 36.9 | -14.8 | |
Labour | Raymond Holroyde | 144 | 9.5 | -0.8 | |
Majority | 252 | 16.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,510 | 27.5 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing |