2004 Mole Valley District Council election

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Elections to Mole Valley Council were held on 10 June 2004. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. Overall turnout was 49.8%.

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After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Mole Valley Local Election Result 2004
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 6+146.244.910,376+0.2%
  Liberal Democrats 5+138.533.97,836-10.7%
  Independent 2-115.411.22,588+7.1%
  Labour 0-107.91,832+1.7%
  UKIP 0001.9428+1.9%
  Green 0000.256-0.1%

Ward results

Ashtead Common
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent David Howell81849.7-1.7
Conservative Sylvia Sharland59035.8-5.2
Labour John Gough1207.3-0.3
UKIP Robert Cane1197.2+7.2
Majority22813.9+3.5
Turnout 1,64753.0
Ashtead Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Christopher Townsend84751.4-5.7
Conservative Timothy Ashton59235.9+0.1
UKIP Beverley Curley895.4+5.4
Labour Susan Gilchrist653.9-0.6
Green Anthony Cooper563.4+0.8
Majority25515.5-5.8
Turnout 1,64952.4
Ashtead Village
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Reynolds95141.7-1.0
Independent Jonathan Whybrow92340.5+0.7
UKIP Helen Howell2209.7+9.7
Labour Clive Scott1858.1+2.5
Majority281.2-1.7
Turnout 2,27951.1+11.9
Bookham North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Clare Curran1,49256.7+3.4
Liberal Democrats Linda Hulford1,06840.6-6.1
Labour Nicholas Trier732.8+2.8
Majority42416.1+9.5
Turnout 2,63359.9+9.1
Bookham South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Howarth1,19852.8-7.9
Conservative Jonathan Dalley98843.6+9.0
Labour Ian James823.6-1.1
Majority2109.2-16.9
Turnout 2,26853.2+9.3
Dorking North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Nicola Masters75451.8-2.8
Conservative Bridget Upton-Taylor60941.8+4.4
Labour George Helowicz946.5-1.5
Majority14510.0-7.2
Turnout 1,45748.5
Dorking South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Christine Phillips1,25753.7-3.8
Conservative Timothy Philpot91539.1+3.6
Labour Edmund Watts1687.2+0.2
Majority34214.6-7.4
Turnout 2,34048.6+9.5
Fetcham East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Carolyn Corden93465.1-2.8
Liberal Democrats Sally Goodman41829.1-3.0
Labour John Forehead835.8+5.8
Majority51636.0+0.2
Turnout 1,43551.2
Fetcham West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Emile Aboud80853.1-4.0
Liberal Democrats James Laxton62841.3+4.9
Labour Norman Roger865.7-0.8
Majority18011.8-8.9
Turnout 1,52250.5
Holmwoods
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Howard99655.2-4.4
Conservative David Mir64936.0+5.0
Labour Keith Davis1608.9-0.6
Majority34719.2-9.4
Turnout 1,80540.9+9.1
Leatherhead North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Duncan Mountford51134.2+4.5
Labour Helen Webb49233.0+5.0
Liberal Democrats Heather Ward48932.8-9.4
Majority191.2
Turnout 1,49235.1+6.8
Leatherhead South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rosemary Dickson84553.8-0.7
Liberal Democrats Michael Slater53033.7-4.8
Labour Michael Ward19612.5+5.5
Majority31520.1+4.1
Turnout 1,57151.5
Westcott
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Terence Ellis49848.9
Conservative Madeleine Brooks49248.3
Labour Anne Helowicz282.8
Majority60.6
Turnout 1,01862.6

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