Woking

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Will Forster

Liberal Democrats

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Data collated by The Climate Coalition.

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Votes and EDMs

Vote	Position
MP support for Cumbria coal mine court appeal	Did not support
MP support for Zero carbon homes	Did not support
MP support for Accelerating construction work and lower carbon construction vehicles	Did not support
MP support for Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty	Did not support

Data from UK Parliament. Votes and EDMs selected for indicating support for climate/nature movement. See this MP’s full voting record on TheyWorkForYou.

Written Answers

Department	Topic	Date
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	Packaging: Recycling	2025-04-29
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	Beer: Investment	2025-04-29
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero	Energy Performance Certificates: Industry	2025-04-29

Data from TheyWorkForYou. Recent Written Answers to questions submitted by the MP to departments relevant to climate and nature. See this MP’s full record on TheyWorkForYou.

2024 majority

11,246

Data from UK Parliament. This information is provided because in the UK electoral system, political parties and the media will be paying more attention to marginal seats and therefore the voices of the people within them can have greater national impact.

Date elected

4th Jul 2024

Data from UK Parliament.

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Public opinion

Support offshore wind

87%

85.3% national average

Survation MRP polling, commissioned by RenewableUK, adjusted for the demographics of the local area by mySociety. This dataset has been automatically converted from 2010 parliamentary constituencies. Updated September 2022.

Support onshore wind

86%

82.7% national average

Would be less favourable towards the Conservative Party if they chose to weaken climate policies

65%

69.1% national average

Survation MRP polling, commissioned by RenewableUK. This dataset has been automatically converted from 2010 parliamentary constituencies. Updated September 2022.

Support solar power

92%

87.6% national average

Support tidal energy

91%

86.0% national average

Support wave energy

92%

86.7% national average

Support nuclear energy

62%

57.4% national average

Support renewable energy projects in their local area

89%

85.1% national average

Believe the government has increased investment in renewables over the past 5 years

56%

52.0% national average

Survation MRP polling, commissioned by RenewableUK. This dataset has been automatically converted from 2010 parliamentary constituencies. Updated September 2022.

Believe that the government should use wind and solar farms to reduce energy bills

88%

84.3% national average

Survation MRP polling, commissioned by RenewableUK. This dataset has been automatically converted from 2010 parliamentary constituencies. Updated September 2022.

Believe that the government should continue the block on onshore wind development

23%

24.3% national average

Survation MRP polling, commissioned by RenewableUK. This dataset has been automatically converted from 2010 parliamentary constituencies. Updated September 2022.

Second placed party at most recent election

Conservative Party

Data from UK Parliament. The parliamentary party who came second in this constituency’s most recent election or by-election Updated 2024-07-29.

Consider climate change a high priority

58%

53.6% national average

Public First MRP Polling, commissioned by Onward UK, adjusted for the demographics of the local area by mySociety. This dataset has been automatically converted from 2010 parliamentary constituencies. Estimated percentage of constituents who consider climate change a high priority. Updated July 2022.

EU (Brexit) leave vote percentage

44%

50.5% national average

Data from UK Parliament. Percentage of constituents who voted to leave the EU in the 2016 referendum Updated February 2017.

Have missed a bill payment in the last six months

28%

31.5% national average

Survation 2023 MRP polling, commissioned by 38Degrees. This dataset has been automatically converted from 2010 parliamentary constituencies. Updated March 2023.

Have missed a credit payment in the last six months

19%

23.6% national average

Survation 2023 MRP polling, commissioned by 38Degrees. This dataset has been automatically converted from 2010 parliamentary constituencies. Updated March 2023.

Have missed a rent payment in the last six months

18%

19.0% national average

Survation 2023 MRP polling, commissioned by 38Degrees. This dataset has been automatically converted from 2010 parliamentary constituencies. Updated March 2023.

Have not been able to afford to turn the heating on at home when they have felt cold in the past month

28%

37.5% national average

Survation 2023 MRP polling, commissioned by 38Degrees. This dataset has been automatically converted from 2010 parliamentary constituencies. Updated March 2023.

Likelihood to take action such as voting for a particular candidate or lobbying an MP to tackle climate change and protect nature

	This area	National average
Net likely	43%	39.7%
Net unlikely	24%	27.8%
Very likely	13%	12.2%
Quite likely	30%	27.5%
Neither likely nor unlikely	33%	32.5%
Quite unlikely	11%	12.6%
Very unlikely	14%	15.3%

Focaldata 2023 MRP polling, commissioned by HOPE not hate. This dataset has been automatically converted from 2010 parliamentary constituencies. Updated April 2023.

Loss of nature and destruction of the environment should be one of the most important concerns for the country

	This area	National average
Net agree	76%	72.6%
Net disagree	8%	8.7%
Strongly agree	36%	33.8%
Partly agree	40%	38.8%
Neither agree nor disagree	16%	18.7%
Partly disagree	6%	5.9%
Strongly disagree	2%	2.7%

Focaldata 2023 MRP polling, commissioned by HOPE not hate. This dataset has been automatically converted from 2010 parliamentary constituencies. Updated April 2023.

Mental health has been impacted by the cost of living crisis

36%

41.5% national average

Survation 2023 MRP polling, commissioned by 38Degrees. This dataset has been automatically converted from 2010 parliamentary constituencies. Updated March 2023.

Neither support nor oppose Net Zero

23%

26.2% national average

Public First MRP Polling, commissioned by Onward UK, adjusted for the demographics of the local area by mySociety. This dataset has been automatically converted from 2010 parliamentary constituencies. Estimated percentage of constituents who neither support nor oppose net zero. Updated July 2022.

Oppose Net Zero

12%

12.4% national average

Policies for tackling the cost of living crisis should go hand in hand with policies to tackle the climate crisis

	This area	National average
Net agree	63%	58.9%
Net disagree	16%	17.6%
Strongly agree	25%	24.2%
Somewhat agree	38%	34.7%
Neither agree nor disagree	21%	23.4%
Somewhat disagree	11%	10.5%
Strongly disagree	6%	7.1%

Focaldata 2023 MRP polling, commissioned by HOPE not hate. This dataset has been automatically converted from 2010 parliamentary constituencies. Updated April 2023.

Results of last election

Party	Votes
Liberal Democrats	24019
Conservative Party	12773
Reform UK	4888
Labour Party	4444
Green Party	1853
Other	168

Data from UK Parliament. The results of the last parliamentary election held in this constituency Updated 2024-07-29.

Support Net Zero

65%

60.4% national average

Tackling climate change should / should not be one of the Government’s biggest priorities right now

	This area	National average
Should be a priority	61%	57.5%
Should not be a priority	39%	42.5%

Focaldata 2023 MRP polling, commissioned by HOPE not hate. This dataset has been automatically converted from 2010 parliamentary constituencies. Updated April 2023.

Worried about having to use a foodbank in the next year

19%

28.7% national average

Survation 2023 MRP polling, commissioned by 38Degrees. This dataset has been automatically converted from 2010 parliamentary constituencies. Updated March 2023.

Worried about not being able to afford their mortgage or rent in the next year

33%

40.0% national average

Survation 2023 MRP polling, commissioned by 38Degrees. This dataset has been automatically converted from 2010 parliamentary constituencies. Updated March 2023.

Worried about not being able to pay their energy bills in the next year

46%

53.5% national average

Survation 2023 MRP polling, commissioned by 38Degrees. This dataset has been automatically converted from 2010 parliamentary constituencies. Updated March 2023.

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Place

Constituency age distribution

	This area	National average
Ages 0 - 15	20.2%	18.3%
Ages 16 - 24	8.7%	10.5%
Ages 25 - 34	13.2%	13.2%
Ages 35 - 49	22.8%	19.1%
Ages 50 - 64	18.6%	19.8%
Ages 65 and over	16.6%	19.1%

Data from ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland), and NISRA (Northern Ireland), collated by House of Commons Library. Updated May 2024.

Constituency Population

104,000

102,977.2 national average

Data from ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland), and NISRA (Northern Ireland), collated by House of Commons Library. Updated May 2024.

Country of the UK

England

Data from mySociety. Updated 2024-04-24.

Current Industry

	This area	National average
Agriculture, energy and water	0.8%	1.1%
Construction	3.7%	4.1%
Distribution, hotels and restaurants	8.3%	9.2%
Financial, real estate, professional and administrative activities	11.7%	7.9%
Manufacturing	2.9%	3.5%
Does not apply	49.3%	53.4%
Other	2.9%	2.1%
Public administration, education and health	13.5%	14.3%
Transport and communication	7.0%	4.4%

Data from ONS. Updated May 2024.

Current Occupation

	This area	National average
Administrative and secretarial occupations	4.7%	4.3%
Associate professional and technical occupations	7.5%	6.1%
Caring, leisure and other service occupations	4.1%	4.4%
Elementary occupations	3.6%	4.8%
Managers, directors and senior officials	8.3%	6.0%
Does not apply	49.3%	53.4%
Process, plant and machine operatives	2.4%	3.2%
Professional occupations	12.9%	9.4%
Sales and customer service occupations	3.1%	3.5%
Skilled trades occupations	4.1%	4.8%

Data from ONS. Updated May 2024.

Disabled under the Equality Act

13.6%

17.7% national average

Data from ONS. Updated May 2024.

Estimated child poverty

20.8%

29.3% national average

Data from End Child Poverty, based on data from DWP/HMRC. This dataset has been automatically converted from 2010 parliamentary constituencies. Percentage of children living in households with a net income (after housing costs) below 60% of the national median. Updated June 2024.

Estimated households in fuel poverty

10.9%

17.9% national average

Data from End Fuel Poverty Coalition. This dataset has been automatically converted from 2010 parliamentary constituencies. Percentage of households in fuel poverty, including adjustment for Energy Price Guarantee, using National Energy Action base number of households in fuel poverty. Updated July 2023.

Ethnicity

	This area	National average
Asian / Asian British	14.2%	8.1%
Mixed / Multiple ethnic groups	3.5%	2.8%
Other ethnic groups	2.1%	1.8%
Other White	11.2%	6.3%
White British	67.3%	77.5%

Data from ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland), and NISRA (Northern Ireland), collated by House of Commons Library. Updated May 2024.

Friends of the Earth ‘State of the Environment’ report

The state of the environment in Woking

From Friends of the Earth. These reports highlight key environmental issues impacting people in this constituency, as well as proposed solutions. Updated August 2023.

General Health

	This area	National average
Bad or very bad health	3.4%	5.3%
Fair health	10.2%	12.8%
Very good or good health	86.4%	81.9%

Data from ONS. Updated May 2024.

Housing Tenure

	This area	National average
Owned with a mortgage	34.5%	28.9%
Other tenure	0.9%	1.2%
Owned outright	32.0%	33.3%
Private rented	21.1%	19.9%
Social rented	11.5%	16.8%

Data from ONS (England and Wales) and NISRA (Northern Ireland), collated by House of Commons Library. Updated May 2024.

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD)

2.8 national average

Data from ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland), and NISRA (Northern Ireland), collated and standardised by mySociety. This dataset has been automatically converted from 2010 parliamentary constituencies. Deciles of deprivation, from 1 (most deprived) to 10 (least deprived). This uses a composite measure of deprivation (including income, employment, education, skills, health, crime, and housing) standardised across the countries of the UK.

Main Language

	This area	National average
African languages	0.2%	0.3%
Asian languages	4.2%	3.0%
English or Welsh	85.7%	88.9%
European languages (EU)	5.5%	3.8%
Does not apply	3.5%	3.1%
North or South American languages	0%	0.0%
Oceanic or Australian languages	0%	0.0%
Any other languages	0.7%	0.6%
Other European languages (non-EU)	0.1%	0.1%
Any other UK languages	0.0%	0.0%
Sign and supported languages	0.0%	0.0%

Data from ONS. Updated May 2024.

Number of onshore windfarms

0.7 national average

Data from Wikipedia. Updated 2024-04-24.

Travel to work method

	This area	National average
Bicycle	0.9%	0.9%
Bus, minibus or coach	0.6%	1.8%
Driving a car or van	19.0%	21.3%
On foot	3.2%	3.5%
Work mainly at or from home	22.7%	14.5%
Underground, metro, light rail, tram	0.1%	0.7%
Motorcycle, scooter or moped	0.2%	0.2%
Not in employment or aged 15 years and under	49.3%	53.4%
Other method of travel to work	0.5%	0.5%
Passenger in a car or van	1.5%	1.8%
Taxi	0.3%	0.3%
Train	1.9%	0.8%

Data from ONS. Updated May 2024.

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Movement

Churches that have declared a climate emergency

0.2 national average

Data from Tearfund. Updated July 2023.

Constituents pledged to meet MP as part of Common Grounds 2024

0.7 national average

Data from The Climate Coalition. Updated October 2024.

Friends of the Earth activists

299

302.3 national average

Data from Friends of the Earth. Activists have taken at least one online action for Friends of the Earth in the last 12 months. Updated January 2024.

Friends of the Earth financial supporters

159

122.2 national average

Data from Friends of the Earth. Financial supporters have donated to Friends of the Earth in the last 12 months. Updated January 2024.

Number of Great Big Green Week 2022 events

1.8 national average

Data from The Climate Coalition. Number of Great Big Green Week 2022 events Updated October 2022.

Number of Great Big Green Week 2023 events

2.2 national average

Data from The Climate Coalition. Number of Great Big Green Week 2023 events Updated July 2023.

Number of Great Big Green Week 2024 events

1.9 national average

Data from The Climate Coalition. Number of public Great Big Green week 2024 events held in the area. This exludes any private events that were held. Updated September 2024.