Will Forster
The basics
Quick facts
Gender:
Male
The details
Biography
Introduction
William Paul Forster-Warner, known locally as Will Forster (born 1986-1987) is a British Liberal Democrat politician, serving since 2009 as councillor for Woking South on Surrey County Council. Since 2011, he has also served as councillor for the Hoe Valley ward (previously Kingfield and Westfield) on Woking Borough Council.
Between 2018 and 2019, Forster served as Mayor of Woking.
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.
Electoral record
General election 2019
| 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
| 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 | |||