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]
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 next General Election due to boundary changes.
Boundariesedit
Map of current boundaries
1950–74: The Urban Districts of Frimley and Camberley, and Woking, and in the Rural District of Guildford the parishes of Ash, Normandy, and Pirbright.
Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, the composition of the constituency from the next general election, due by January 2025, 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]
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.
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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 WokingBorough constituencyfor the House of CommonsBoundary of Woking in SurreyLocation of Surrey within EnglandCountySurreyElectorate75 424 December 2019 Major settlementsBrookwood Byfleet WokingCurrent constituencyCreated1950Member of ParliamentJonathan Lord Conservative Created fromChertsey and Farnham Contents 1 Constituency profile 2 History 3 Boundaries 3 1 Proposed 4 Members of Parliament 5 Elections 5 1 Elections in the 2020s 5 2 Elections in the 2010s 5 3 Elections in the 2000s 5 4 Elections in the 1990s 5 5 Elections in the 1980s 5 6 Elections in the 1970s 5 7 Elections in the 1960s 5 8 Elections in the 1950s 6 See also 7 Notes 8 References 9 SourcesConstituency profile editThe 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 History editIt 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 next General Election due to boundary changes Boundaries edit nbsp Map of current boundaries 1950 74 The Urban Districts of Frimley and Camberley and Woking and in the Rural District of Guildford the parishes of Ash Normandy and Pirbright 1974 83 as above less Frimley and Camberley Note in 1974 the areas became parts of Woking borough and Guildford borough 1983 97 unchanged i e The Borough of Woking and the Borough of Guildford wards of Ash Ash Vale Normandy and Pirbright 1997 present as above less Ash and Ash Vale 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 Proposed edit Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 the composition of the constituency from the next general election due by January 2025 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 Members of Parliament editElection Member 4 Party 1950 Harold Watkinson Conservative 1964 Sir Cranley Onslow Conservative 1997 Humfrey Malins Conservative 2010 Jonathan Lord ConservativeElections editElections in the 2020s edit Next general election Woking Party Candidate Votes Labour Ese Erheriene 5 Liberal Democrats Will Forster 6 Reform UK Richard Barker 7 Majority Turnout Registered electors Swing Elections in the 2010s edit General election 2019 Woking 8 9 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Jonathan Lord 26 396 48 9 nbsp 5 2 Liberal Democrats Will Forster 16 629 30 8 nbsp 13 2 Labour Gerry Mitchell 8 827 16 4 nbsp 7 5 Green Ella Walding 1 485 2 8 nbsp 0 8 UKIP Troy de Leon 600 1 1 nbsp 1 0 Majority 9 767 18 1 nbsp 12 1 Turnout 53 937 71 5 nbsp 1 0 Registered electors 75 455 Conservative hold Swing nbsp 9 3 General election 2017 Woking 10 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Jonathan Lord 29 903 54 1 nbsp 2 1 Labour Fiona Colley 13 179 23 9 nbsp 7 8 Liberal Democrats Will Forster 9 711 17 6 nbsp 6 0 UKIP Troy de Leon 1 161 2 1 nbsp 9 2 Green James Brierley 1 092 2 0 nbsp 2 1 Independent Hassan Akberali 200 0 4 new Majority 16 724 30 2 nbsp 9 8 Turnout 55 246 72 5 nbsp 2 5 Conservative hold Swing nbsp 4 9 General election 2015 Woking 11 12 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 General election 2010 Woking 13 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 Elections in the 2000s edit General election 2005 Woking 14 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 General election 2001 Woking 15 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 Elections in the 1990s edit General election 1997 Woking 16 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 General election 1992 Woking 17 18 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Cranley Onslow 37 744 58 9 0 8 Liberal Democrats Dorothy A Buckrell 17 902 28 0 3 4 Labour James M Dalgleish 8 080 12 6 2 1 Natural Law Teresa A Macintyre 302 0 5 New Majority 19 842 31 0 4 3 Turnout 64 028 79 2 4 1 Conservative hold Swing 2 1 Elections in the 1980s edit General election 1987 Woking 19 Party Candidate Votes 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 General election 1983 Woking 20 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 Elections in the 1970s edit General election 1979 Woking 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 General election October 1974 Woking 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 General election February 1974 Woking 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 General election 1970 Woking 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 Elections in the 1960s edit General election 1966 Woking 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 General election 1964 Woking 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 Elections in the 1950s edit General election 1959 Woking 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 General election 1955 Woking 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 General election 1951 Woking 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 General election 1950 Woking 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 SwingSee also editList of parliamentary constituencies in SurreyNotes edit All extant UK seats elect one Member of Parliament MP by the first past the post system of election as from the outset in Woking in 1950References edit Electoral Calculus https www 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