The 2012 Woking Borough District Council election was held on 3 May 2012 to elect members of the Woking Borough Council.[1][2] Of the 12 available seats, the Conservative Party and the Liberal Democrats tied by winning six seats each.[3][4]
Election result
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 6 | 50% | 43.40% | 8,828 | |||||
| Labour | 0 | 0% | 15.30% | 3,116 | |||||
| Liberal Democrats | 6 | 50% | 32.70% | 6,639 | |||||
| Peace | 0 | 0% | 0.20% | 34 | |||||
| UKIP | 0 | 0% | 8.40% | 1,714 | |||||
Ward results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Kevin Davis | 468 | 70.40% | ||
| Labour | Rebecca Geach | 74 | 11.10% | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Norman Johns | 123 | 18.50% | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 665 | 34.90% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Carol Brailsford | 644 | 34.60% | ||
| Labour | Anthony Mullins | 138 | 7.40% | -3.60% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Anne Roberts | 952 | 51.10% | ||
| UKIP | Mathew Waters | 128 | 6.90% | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,862 | 33.20% | -12.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Tom Crisp | 350 | 16.60% | +10.00% | |
| Conservative | Colin Kemp | 680 | 32.20% | ||
| UKIP | Pamela Wellstead | 128 | 6.10% | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Amanda Van Niekerk | 952 | 45.10% | +1.10% | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 2,110 | 34.40% | -12.20 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Laura Ashall | 270 | 28.60% | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Eastwood | 515 | 54.50% | ||
| Labour | Audrey Worgan | 160 | 16.90% | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 945 | 24.90% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UKIP | Terence Knight | 154 | 11.10% | ||
| Labour | Jill Rawling | 143 | 10.30% | ||
| Liberal Democrats | James Sanderson | 188 | 13.50% | -1.70% | |
| Conservative | Michael Smith | 905 | 65.10% | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,390 | 37.50% | -17.7 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Anthony Branagan | 1,096 | 52.20% | ||
| Labour | Colin Bright | 329 | 11.30% | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Rosemary Johnson | 592 | 28.20% | ||
| UKIP | Timothy Shaw | 196 | 9.30% | +1.40% | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 2,099 | 39.10% | -15.3 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Paul Brown | 326 | 23.50% | ||
| UKIP | Rob Burberry | 149 | 10.70% | ||
| Conservative | John Lawrence | 304 | 21.90% | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Derek McCrum | 434 | |||
| Peace | Julie Roxburgh | 9 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,387 | 34.30% | -11.3 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UKIP | Matthew Davies | 273 | 11.20% | +4.20% | |
| Labour | Richard Ford | 254 | 10.40% | -0.70% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Lisa Harding | 593 | 24.20% | -6.30% | |
| Conservative | Sajjad Hussain | 1,327 | 54.20% | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 2,347 | 34.90% | -11.6 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mohammad Ali | 1,072 | |||
| Conservative | Raza Babar | 685 | 21.50% | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Bashir | 1,088 | 34.10% | ||
| UKIP | David Roe | 345 | 10.80% | -1.90% | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 3,190 | 43.90% | -4.5 | ||
The election in Maybury and Sheerwater was voided by the Election Commissioner Richard Mawrey on petition.[5] The subsequent by-election was won by the Conservatives.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Bittleston | 898 | 69.40% | ||
| Labour | Sabir Hussain | 143 | 11.10% | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Wilson | 253 | 19.60% | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,294 | 34.10% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Elizabeth Evans | 130 | 9.10% | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Johnson | 691 | 48.20% | ||
| Conservative | Colin Scott | 510 | 35.60% | ||
| UKIP | Francis Squire | 102 | 7.10% | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,433 | 31.60% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ashley Bowes | 1,041 | 63.60% | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Grimshaw | 287 | 17.50% | -1.60% | |
| UKIP | Robin Milner | 199 | 12.10% | +5.20% | |
| Labour | Michael Wood | 111 | 6.80% | +0.10% | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,638 | 41.30% | -17.0 | ||
References
- ^ "Local elections 2012". BBC News. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ^ "Election of Borough Councillors for the Wards of Woking Borough Council Summary of Results" (PDF). Woking Borough. n.d. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ "Local Election Results 2012". Local elections archive project. n.d. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (n.d.). "Woking Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ "Woking election candidate used illegal practices, judge rules". BBC News. 29 July 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ "Tories win Woking by-election held after Lib Dem 'electoral fraud'". BBC News. 18 September 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
