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Woking is a UK parliament constituency that is represented in the House of Commons by Jonathan Lord of the Conservative party.
The Woking constituency has a total population of 106,365, of which 82,249 are eligible (18+) to vote (77.3%).
Woking ranks 324th in a list of the largest constituencies in the UK (geographical size), and 136th in a list of the largest constituencies by population size.
Jonathan George Caladine Lord (born 17 September 1962) is a British Conservative Party politician who was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Woking at the 2010 general election. He succeeded Humfrey Malins, his Conservative predecessor who stood down at that election.
While serving on Westminster City Council (1994–2002), he stood unsuccessfully for Parliament in Oldham West and Royton in 1997, becoming deputy leader of Westminster Council between 1998 and 2000. For the 2005 general election, he managed the election campaign for Anne Milton MP, subsequently becoming chair of her local (Guildford) Conservative Association and serving on Surrey County Council between 2009 and 2011.
Lord was selected to fight the Woking seat, during the Conservative Party's 2009 experiment with primary elections. He has a marketing background, having been a director of Saatchi & Saatchi for two years. He is one of 13 vice-presidents of The Debating Group.
Born in 1962 of His Honour John Herent Lord, a circuit judge, and (June) Ann Lord (née Caladine), his education included a scholarship to Kent School in Connecticut. He graduated in 1985 with a BA in History from Merton College, Oxford, and was president of the Oxford University Conservative Association in Michaelmas Term 1983. He married Caroline Commander in 2000, with whom he has two children: John and Katherine.
Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Lord
| MP DETAILS | |
|---|---|
| Address | Jonathan Lord MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA |
| Phone Number | 020 7219 4272 |
| Political Party | Conservative |
| Email Address | jonathan.lord.mp@parliament.uk |
| Constituency | Woking |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 17/09/1962 |
| Website | Website |
| Twitter Profile | |
| Party Page | Website |
| Wikipedia Page | Visit Wiki |
| 56.2% | 16.1% | 11.6% | 4.1 % | 11.3% |
| Conservative Labour Liberal Democrat | Green Party UKIP |
Election turnout for the Woking constituency in 2015 was 70.00%, higher than the average UK turnout at 66.1%.
| Candidate | Party | Gender | Date of Birth | Website | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angela Woolford | The Evolution Party | Female | - | - | - |
| Chris Took | Liberal Democrat | Male | 13 May 1980 (44) | https://www.linkedin.com/in/christook | - |
| Declan Wade | Cannabis is Safer than Alcohol | Male | - | - | - |
| Jill Rawling | Labour | Female | - | - | - |
| Jonathan Lord | Conservative | Male | 17 September 1962 (62) | - | http://www.jonathanlord.co.uk/ |
| Martin Robson | Green | Male | 11 April 1965 (59) | - | - |
| Rob Burberry | UK Independence Party | Male | - | - | - |
| Ruth Temple | Magna Carta Conservation Party Great Britain | Female | 01 November 1943 (81) | - | - |
| 50.3% | 8.04% | 37.4% | % | % | % | % | 3.78% |
| Conservative Labour Liberal Democrat Scottish National | Plaid Cymru Green Party BNP UKIP |
| Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 26,551 | 50.3% |
| Labour | 4,246 | 8% |
| Liberal-Democrat | 19,744 | 37.4% |
| MCP | 44 | 0.1% |
| PPNV | 204 | 0.4% |
| UK-Independence-Party | 1,997 | 3.8% |
| Electorate | 73,837 |
| Votes | 52,786 |
| Turnout | 71.5% |
| Conservative | Lord, Jonathan |
| Labour | Miller, Tom |
| Liberal Democrat | Sharpley, Rosie |
| UKIP | Burberry, Rob |
Election turnout for the Woking constituency in 2010 was 71.5%, higher than the average UK turnout at 65.1%.
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