Peter Graves
Liberal Democrats|Woking South East
Elected to West Surrey Council on 7 May 2026 as one of two members for Woking South East. Topped the poll with 2,859 votes (57.3% of voters).
Votes
2,859
57.3% of voters
Position
1st
Topped the poll
Margin
+1,946
ahead of running-mate Ellen Nicholson
On Woking's debt
Former Deputy Leader of Woking Council
“The Conservative administration left Woking with the highest debt of any local authority in the country. We were slurred as ‘scaremongers’ just for demanding affordable finances.”
Full ward result — Woking South East
9 candidates stood for 2 seats. Turnout 48.3%.
- Peter GravesLiberal Democrats2,85957.3%Elected
- Ellen NicholsonLiberal Democrats2,71354.3%Elected
- Steve DorsettConservative91318.3%
- Stephen AriesReform UK90318.1%
- Christopher StoneReform UK78515.7%
- Ben MaynardConservative78215.7%
- Anastacia ShchybunGreen Party3988.0%
- Sabir HussainLabour1462.9%
- Simona PopaLabour1352.7%