 | This article needs to be updated.(July 2022) |
The 2022 Mole Valley District Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect one-third of Mole Valley District Council members in England. [1]
| This article needs to be updated.(July 2022) |
The 2022 Mole Valley District Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect one-third of Mole Valley District Council members in England. [1]
| 2022 Mole Valley District Council election [2] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 8 |  2 | 57.1 | 16 | 24 | 58.5 | 11,070 | 45.3 | +8.4 | |
| Conservative | 3 |  2 | 21.4 | 7 | 10 | 24.4 | 7,910 | 32.3 | -5.8 | |
| Ashtead Ind. | 3 |  | 21.4 | 4 | 7 | 17.1 | 2,977 | 12.2 | -0.4 | |
| Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,507 | 6.2 | ±0.0 | |
| Labour | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 889 | 3.6 | -2.3 | |
| Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 107 | 0.4 | N/A | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashtead Ind. | Patricia Wiltshire | 828 | 61.1 | -2.2 | |
| Conservative | Gavin Newton | 202 | 14.9 | −4.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Roland Hogg | 201 | 14.8 | +5.7 | |
| Green | Jo Sherring | 125 | 9.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 626 | 46.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,356 | 43.0 | |||
| Ashtead Ind. hold | Swing | 1.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashtead Ind. | Garry Stansfield | 906 | 64.1 | +9.4 | |
| Conservative | Stephen Connor | 366 | 25.9 | −1.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Leonard Rugina | 142 | 10.0 | +2.4 | |
| Majority | 540 | 38.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,414 | 41.3 | |||
| Ashtead Ind. hold | Swing | 5.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashtead Ind. | Alan Reilly | 1,243 | 62.9 | +4.2 | |
| Conservative | Peter Crooks | 321 | 16.2 | −5.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Philippa Shimmin | 245 | 12.4 | +4.3 | |
| Labour | Susan Gilchrist | 167 | 8.5 | +1.6 | |
| Majority | 922 | 46.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,976 | 42.2 | |||
| Ashtead Ind. hold | Swing | 4.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Monica Weller | 1,420 | 60.6 | +20.3 | |
| Conservative | Richard Moyse | 785 | 33.5 | −16.0 | |
| Green | John Roche | 139 | 5.9 | +0.5 | |
| Majority | 635 | 27.1 | |||
| Turnout | 2,344 | 50.2 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 18.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Daly | 1,347 | 61.1 | +17.4 | |
| Conservative | Mary Huggins | 718 | 32.6 | −14.4 | |
| Green | Molly Crook | 139 | 6.3 | +1.3 | |
| Majority | 629 | 28.5 | |||
| Turnout | 2,204 | 48.7 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 15.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Simon Budd | 969 | 57.7 | +20.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mike Hebberd | 522 | 31.1 | −14.7 | |
| Green | Christopher Crook | 122 | 7.3 | −7.8 | |
| Labour | Leo Nassakau | 66 | 3.9 | +1.9 | |
| Majority | 447 | 26.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,679 | 47.1 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 17.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Charls Engel | 808 | 48.7 | −2.2 | |
| Conservative | Corrina Osborne-Patterson | 739 | 44.5 | +8.8 | |
| Green | Lisa Scott | 112 | 6.8 | +2.8 | |
| Majority | 69 | 4.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,659 | 48.9 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 5.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | David Draper | 881 | 56.9 | −2.7 | |
| Green | Holland Weston | 330 | 21.3 | +8.5 | |
| Conservative | Paul Austin | 245 | 15.8 | −5.2 | |
| Labour | Samuel Cockle-Hearne | 93 | 6.0 | −0.7 | |
| Majority | 551 | 35.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,549 | 44.4 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 5.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Cooksey | 1,505 | 61.4 | +5.5 | |
| Conservative | Austin Kesseiri | 446 | 18.2 | −7.1 | |
| Green | Lucy Barford | 314 | 12.8 | +1.3 | |
| Labour Co-op | Kev Stroud | 187 | 7.6 | +0.3 | |
| Majority | 1,059 | 43.2 | |||
| Turnout | 2,452 | 43.3 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 6.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Tim Hall | 779 | 58.7 | −1.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Miller | 440 | 33.2 | +7.7 | |
| Green | Susan McGrath | 108 | 8.1 | −1.8 | |
| Majority | 339 | 25.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,327 | 43.1 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 4.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Raj Haque | 1,035 | 65.8 | +7.6 | |
| Conservative | Stephen Conisbee | 539 | 34.2 | −5.1 | |
| Majority | 496 | 31.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,574 | 49.4 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 6.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Clayton Wellman | 997 | 60.2 | +9.6 | |
| Conservative | Leslie Maruziva | 546 | 33.0 | −4.0 | |
| Labour | Christine Foster | 114 | 6.9 | +1.0 | |
| Majority | 451 | 27.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,657 | 35.5 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 6.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Josie Brinker | 988 | 54.3 | +7.2 | |
| Conservative | Paul Purcelll | 578 | 31.8 | −9.7 | |
| Labour Co-op | James Stringer | 145 | 8.0 | −3.4 | |
| Independent | Jessica Moram | 107 | 5.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 410 | 22.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,818 | 33.3 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 8.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Joanna Slater | 677 | 46.7 | −9.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gareth Parsons | 539 | 37.1 | +12.0 | |
| Green | Melissa Awcock | 118 | 8.1 | −0.7 | |
| Labour Co-op | Ann Clark | 117 | 8.1 | −1.4 | |
| Majority | 138 | 9.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,451 | 42.8 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 10.9 | |||
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