Constituency view

Woking

South East, England

LD gain from Con

Current MP

Current representation

Will Forster

Liberal Democrats

Male

Previous MP: Jonathan Lord (Conservative) - defeated 2024

Majority11,246

Turnout66.0%

Electorate72,969

Valid votes48,145

2024 Results

Party breakdown

Lib Dem24,019 - 49.9%

Conservative12,773 - 26.5%

Reform4,888 - 10.2%

Labour4,444 - 9.2%

Green1,853 - 3.8%

Other168 - 0.3%

Benefits bill · 2025/26

£157,227,809

Estimated yearly spend on the six main working-age and disability benefits paid to residents of this constituency.

£1,488 total benefits bill per resident · 34% below average

Woking: £1,488
England and Wales average: £2,259

Ranked 474 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill	£157,227,809	451/575
Change over 2 years	+23.0%
Median local wage (2025)	£41,054	+9.4%

Universal Credit£91,523,514
£866 per resident · 6,921 households claiming
Assessed LCWRA: 2,089 · 1 in 32 working-age adults
Personal Independence Payment£28,526,600
£270 per resident · 3,774 claimants (+23.2% since Jul 2024)
Psychiatric conditions: 1,667 · 44% of claimants
Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 1,972
Housing Benefit£15,182,697
£144 per resident · 1,564 claimants
Disability Living Allowance£12,606,435
£119 per resident · 2,154 claimants
Carer's Allowance£4,814,176
£46 per resident · 1,112 claimants
Employment Support Allowance£4,574,386
£43 per resident · 741 claimants

Ranks are out of England and Wales constituencies, highest first. Source: TaxPayers' Alliance, benefitsdata.uk (estimated from DWP Stat-Xplore claimant counts). England and Wales only. See this seat on benefitsdata.uk ↗

Demographics

Source: ONS Census 2021 (England, Wales, NI) and Scotland's Census 2022, aggregated to 2024 constituency boundaries by the House of Commons Library.

Ethnic composition

2021

White 78.4%White British 67.3%Asian 14.2%Black, African or Caribbean 1.8%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 3.5%Other 2.1%

England & Wales (2021)

White 83.0%White British 74.4%Asian 8.6%Black, African or Caribbean 3.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.7%Other 2.0%

2011

White 83.6%White British 74.9%Asian 11.6%Black, African or Caribbean 1.4%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.4%Other 1.1%

England & Wales (2011)

White 86.0%White British 80.5%Asian 7.5%Black, African or Caribbean 3.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.2%Other 1.0%

2001

White 91.3%White British 84.1%Asian 6.3%Black, African or Caribbean 0.5%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.4%Other 0.6%

England & Wales (2001)

White 91.3%White British 87.5%Asian 4.8%Black, African or Caribbean 2.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.3%Other 0.4%

1991

White 94.9%White British N/AAsian 4.1%Black, African or Caribbean 0.5%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.6%

England & Wales (1991)

White 94.1%White British N/AAsian 3.6%Black, African or Caribbean 1.8%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.6%

Year-over-year comparison uses broad ethnic groups.

2011 values are reaggregated from 2011 Output Areas onto 2024 boundaries.

2001 values are reaggregated from 2001 LSOAs onto 2024 boundaries.

1991 values are reaggregated from 1997 parliamentary constituencies onto 2024 boundaries.

Country of birth

Woking (2021)

UK 75.8%Other EU 8.3%Other countries 15.9%

England & Wales (2021)

UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%

Woking (2011)

UK 80.1%Other EU 5.3%Other countries 14.5%

England & Wales (2011)

UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%

Woking (2001)

UK 86.3%Other EU 3.4%Other countries 10.3%

England & Wales (2001)

UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%

Woking (1991)

UK 89.0%Other EU 4.4%Other countries 6.6%

England & Wales (1991)

UK 92.7%Other EU 2.5%Other countries 4.8%

1991 country of birth data uses the 1991 census's Commonwealth-based classification. Ireland and EU countries are not separately broken out. Regional figures are approximations.

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Woking

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Comparison

How this seat compares

Metric	Woking	National	Difference	Rank
% White	78.4%	83.0%	-4.6pp	490/650
% White British	67.3%	74.4%	-7.2pp	484/632
% Asian	14.2%	8.6%	+5.6pp	102/650
% Black, African or Caribbean	1.8%	3.7%	-1.9pp	259/650
% Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	3.5%	2.7%	+0.8pp	160/650
% Other ethnic group	2.1%	2.0%	+0.1pp	176/650
% UK-born	75.8%	84.0%	-8.2pp	535/650
% Non-UK-born	24.2%	16.0%	+8.2pp	116/650
% Other EU-born	8.3%	6.0%	+2.3pp	127/650
% Other countries-born	15.9%	10.1%	+5.8pp	117/650
% Christian	48.3%	46.7%	+1.6pp	282/575
% Muslim	9.3%	6.3%	+3.0pp	119/575
% Hindu	2.1%	1.6%	+0.5pp	109/575
% Sikh	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6pp	219/575
% Jewish	0.2%	0.5%	-0.2pp	127/575
% Buddhist	0.6%	0.4%	+0.2pp	91/575
% Other religion	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1pp	275/575
% No religion	32.8%	37.0%	-4.2pp	443/575
% Religion not stated	5.7%	6.0%	-0.3pp	339/575
% Has any religion	61.4%	57.0%	+4.4pp	133/575

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Woking

Neighbouring constituencies on 2024 boundaries, ordered by the length of the shared border.

Source: ONS Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies (July 2024) Boundaries UK BSC. Seats with a short coastline or none, such as islands, are completed with the closest constituencies by distance.