Will Forster

William Paul Forster^[1][2] is a British Liberal Democrat politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Woking since 2024.

Councillor Will Forster MP
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament for Woking
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 July 2024
Preceded by	Jonathan Lord
Majority	11,246 (23.4%)
Mayor of Woking
In office 17 May 2018 – 16 May 2019
Preceded by	Graham Cundy
Succeeded by	Beryl Hunwicks
Personal details
Born	1986
Political party	Liberal Democrats
Residence(s)	Woking Park, Surrey, England

Early life

Forster grew up in Goldsworth Park and Horsell. He attended Horsell Church of England Junior School, Woking High School, and Woking College.^{[3][non-primary source needed]}

Political career

Forster served as a councillor for Woking South on Surrey County Council continuously from 2009 until standing down in July 2025, following his election as Woking's MP.^[4]

He served as a councillor for Kingfield and Westfield on Woking Borough Council from 2011 until the seat was re-named Hoe Valley in 2016. Forster continued to serve as a councillor for Hoe Valley from 2016 until standing down in July 2025.^[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]

From 2018 to 2019, Forster served as Mayor of Woking.^[6]

Forster worked as ALDC Regional Development Officer from October 2018 until May 2022.

Between May 2022 and July 2024, Forster worked for the Liberal Democrats as a Campaign Manager for the South East, stepping down to pursue his successful parliamentary election campaign.^[7]

At the July 2024 general election, Forster defeated the incumbent Conservative to become Woking's first Liberal Democrat MP.^[8][9]

On Thursday 10 October 2024, Forster held his first adjournment debate in parliament to look at the rising cost of rail fares. Forster labelled rail travel as a luxury that many can no longer afford and called on the Government to implement a freeze on rail fares, stating that commuters are "ironically risking debt to make a living."^[10]

Personal life

Forster and his dog, Toffee

Forster previously lived in Westfield, and now lives near Woking Park with his long-haired dachshund, Toffee.^[3]