Who is Will Forster 2?

Will Forster is a local Lib Dem Councillor, former Mayor and life-long Woking resident.

He grew up in Goldsworth Park and Horsell, where he attended local schools including Horsell Church of England Middle School, Woking High School and Woking College. He lived in Westfield for many years and now lives by Woking Park with his partner Hannah and their sausage dog Toffee.

Will was first elected to serve the local community as a Councillor in 2009. He represents Hoe Valley on Woking Borough Council and Woking South on Surrey County Council. During his time as a Councillor, he has got both councils to declare a climate emergency, pay their staff the lving wage and give young care leavers a 100% discount on their Council Tax.

Will recently had the honour of being Mayor of Woking, during which time he strongly supported the Borough's voluntary sector and raised tens of thousands of pounds for his Mayoral Charity, the York Road Project, which helps local homeless people.

Will stood to be Woking's Lib Dem MP in the 2019 General Election. Although he did not get over the line in Woking he led the Lib Dems to their best result in a decade. He finished a strong second with 31% of the vote, increased the party's vote share by 13% and slashed the Conservative majority to around 9,000 votes.