Will Forster

British Liberal Democrat politician

Will Forster

Member of Parliament for Woking
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 July 2024
Preceded by	Jonathan Lord
Majority	11,246 (23.26%)
Mayor of Woking
In office 17 May 2018 – 16 May 2019
Preceded by	Graham Cundy
Succeeded by	Beryl Hunwicks

Personal details
Born	William Paul Forster-Warner (1986-08-15) 15 August 1986 (age 37)
Political party	Liberal Democrats
Residence(s)	Westfield, Woking

William Paul Forster-Warner, known locally as Will Forster (born 15 August 1986) is a British Liberal Democrat politician, serving since 2024 as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Woking. He has also served since 2009 as councillor for Woking South on Surrey County Council,^[1] and since 2011, he has additionally served as councillor for the Hoe Valley ward (previously Kingfield and Westfield) on Woking Borough Council.^[2]

Between 2018 and 2019, Forster served as Mayor of Woking.^[3]

Forster was the Liberal Democrat candidate for the constituency of Woking in the 2019 general election, having been selected to contest the previous election in 2017.^[4]

Electoral record

General Election 2024

General election 2024: Woking^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Will Forster^[6]	24,019	49.9%	+18.8%
	Conservative	Jonathan Lord	12,773	26.5%	–21.8%
	Reform UK	Richard Barker^[7]	4,888	10.2%	+10.2%
	Labour	Ese Erheriene^[8]	4,444	9.2%	–7.5%
	Green	Nataly Anderson^[9]	1,853	3.8%	+1.0%
	Heritage	Tim Read	168	0.3%	+0.3%
Majority			11,246	23.26%
Turnout			48,145	66%	–4.40%
Registered electors			72,977
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

General election 2019

General election 2019: Woking^[10]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jonathan Lord	26,396	48.9	–5.2
	Liberal Democrats	Will Forster	16,629	30.8	+13.3
	Labour	Gerry Mitchell	8,827	16.4	–7.5
	Green	Ella Walding	1,485	2.8	+0.8
	UKIP	Troy de Leon	600	1.1	–1.0
Majority			9,767	18.1	–12.1
Turnout			53,933	71.5	–1.0
Registered electors			75,455
	Conservative hold		Swing	–9.3

General election 2017

General election 2017: Woking^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jonathan Lord	29,903	54.1	-2.1
	Labour	Fiona Colley	13,179	23.9	+7.7
	Liberal Democrats	Will Forster	9,711	17.6	+5.9
	UKIP	Troy de Leon	1,161	2.1	-9.2
	Green	James Brierley	1,092	2.0	-2.1
	Independent	Hassan Akberali	200	0.4	N/A
Majority			16,724	30.2	-9.8
Turnout			55,246	72.5	+2.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	-4.9

References

^ "Woking Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
^ "Surrey County Council Election Results 1973-2009" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
^ "Past Mayors". Woking Borough Council. 4 March 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
^ "Statement of Persons Nominated (Woking, 2019)" (PDF). Woking Borough Council. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
^ "Woking results". BBC News Online. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
^ "Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidates". Mark Pack. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
^ "Woking Constituency". Reform UK. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
^ Ese Erheriene [@Ese_Journo] (16 March 2024). "Very happy to confirm I've been selected as Labour's prospective parliamentary candidate for Woking. More than ready to get to work sharing our party's vision with hardworking voters who are keen for change 🌹" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ "NATALY ANDERSON Consultant, Design Researcher, and Campaigner in Woking, UK". about.me. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
^ "Statement of Persons Nominated, Notice of Poll and Situation of Polling Stations" (PDF). Woking Borough Council. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
^ "Woking Parliamentary constituency". BBC News Online. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
^ "Known candidates for Woking in the 2017 general election". Democracy Club. 12 May 2017. Archived from the original on 14 May 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2017.