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Will Forster

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Will Forster
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament
for Woking
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byJonathan Lord
Majority11,246 (23.4%)
Mayor of Woking
In office
17 May 2018 – 16 May 2019
Preceded byGraham Cundy
Succeeded byBeryl Hunwicks
Personal details
Political partyLiberal Democrats

William Paul Forster[1] (also surnamed Forster-Warner)[2] is a British Liberal Democrat politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Woking since 2024. He has served as a councillor for Woking South on Surrey County Council since 2009,[3] and as a councillor on Woking Borough Council since 2011 for Hoe Valley (previously Kingfield and Westfield).[4]

From 2018 to 2019, Forster served as Mayor of Woking.[5]

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.[2]

Early life

Forster grew up in Goldsworth Park and Horsell. He attended Horsell Church of England Junior School, Woking High School, and Woking College.[6][non-primary source needed]

Personal life

Forster lived in Westfield and now lives near Woking Park.[6]

References

  1. ^ "No. 64465". The London Gazette. 22 July 2024. p. 14086.
  2. ^ a b "Declaration of Result of Poll: Election of a Member of Parliament for Woking" (PDF). Woking Borough Council. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Surrey County Council Election Results 1973-2009" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Woking Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Past Mayors". Woking Borough Council. 4 March 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  6. ^ a b "About Me". Will Forster. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament
for Woking

2024–present
Incumbent