Riding profile
Woking
The question
Woking: a safe seat for the Lib Dems?
Editorial read
Woking, an urban constituency in England, elected a member with the Lib Dems in the previous cycle, with a 23-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects the Lib Dems ahead at 40% vote share, against 22% for the Conservatives, and the probability of a close race is negligible.
Sitting member
Mr Will Forster
Sits with Lib Dems
Current forecast
Lib Dems
Safe
- Probability
- 100%
- Mean margin (pts)
- 18.9
- P(close race)
- 0%
In context
How this riding stacks up
| Lib Dems | Conservative | Reform UK | Labour | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HereWoking | 40.3% | 21.6% | 19.0% | 9.0% |
| National averageUnited Kingdom | 11.6% +28.7 | 18.9% +2.7 | 25.3% −6.4 | 21.7% −12.7 |
Nationwide averages computed across the 650 riding-level projections (unweighted mean).
Previous election · UK 2024
Detailed result · UK 2024
Candidates and votes
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Forster Elected | Lib Dems | 24,019 | 49.9 | — |
| Jonathan Lord | Conservative | 12,773 | 26.5 | — |
| Richard Barker | Reform UK | 4,888 | 10.2 | — |
| Ese Erheriene | Labour | 4,444 | 9.2 | — |
| Nataly Anderson | Green | 1,853 | 3.9 | — |
| Tim Read | Other | 168 | 0.3 | — |
Demographics
Who lives here
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- Last model run
- Cycle
uk_2029