2023 Mole Valley District Council election

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2023 Mole Valley District Council election
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All 39 seats to Mole Valley District Council
20 seats needed for a majority
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LeaderStephen Cooksey [1] Lynne Brooks [2] Chris Hunt
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Ashtead Ind.
Last election24 seats, 45.3%10 seats, 32.3%7 seats, 12.2%
Seats before2496
Seats after3036
Seat changeIncrease2.svg6Decrease2.svg6Steady2.svg
Mole Valley District Council election results 2023.svg
Map of the results of the 2023 Mole Valley District Council election with Liberal Democrats in yellow, Ashtead Independents in grey and Conservatives in blue.
Leader before election

Stephen Cooksey
Liberal Democrats

Leader after election

Stephen Cooksey
Liberal Democrats

The 2023 Mole Valley District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Mole Valley District Council in Surrey, England. [3] This would be on the same day as other local elections in England. This was the first election following the redrawing of ward boundaries that resulted in the number of councillors being reduced by two to 39. All positions were contested. [4] [5] As a result of the election, the Liberal Democrats increased their majority on the council to 30 out of 39 seats. [4]

Contents

The polling station at Headley was criticised by one disabled voter, because of accessibility issues. [6]

Summary

Election result

2023 Mole Valley District Council election [4]
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrats 393000Increase2.svg 676.948.438,140+3.1
 Ashtead Ind.6600Steady2.svg15.410.28,075–2.0
  Conservative 38300Decrease2.svg 67.727.521,700–4.8
  Green 24000Steady2.svg0.010.38,130+4.1
  Labour 9000Steady2.svg0.02.01,544–1.6
  Independent 2000Steady2.svg0.01.61,241N/A

Candidates

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Mole Valley District Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023. [7]

Ashtead Lanes & Common

Ashtead Lanes & Common (3 seats) [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ashtead Ind.Chris Hunt* 1,636 65.9 N/A
Ashtead Ind. Patricia Wiltshire* 1,553 62.6 N/A
Ashtead Ind. David Hawksworth* 1,534 61.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats Philippa Shimmin48819.7N/A
Liberal Democrats Amanda Hartwell42517.1N/A
Liberal Democrats Ross Moncur42217.0N/A
Conservative Debbie Cook28411.4N/A
Conservative Gavin Newton26510.7N/A
Labour Susan Gilchrist2419.7N/A
Turnout 2,48141.9N/A
Ashtead Ind. win (new seat)
Ashtead Ind. win (new seat)
Ashtead Ind. win (new seat)

Ashtead Park

Ashtead Park (3 seats) [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ashtead Ind.Mary Cooper* 1,242 54.2 N/A
Ashtead Ind.Garry Stansfield* 1,140 49.7 N/A
Ashtead Ind.Gerry Sevenoaks 970 42.3 N/A
Independent Raj Patel70630.8N/A
Independent David Harper*53523.3N/A
Conservative Kateryna Cutler26911.7N/A
Green Patricia Brown26411.5N/A
Conservative Andrew Smith25311.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Veronica MacLeod24510.7N/A
Conservative Matthew Wray23610.3N/A
Liberal Democrats Jolanta Waugh2159.4N/A
Liberal Democrats Andrew Cressy2008.7N/A
Labour Steve Eagle1365.9N/A
Green Greg Smith1185.1N/A
Turnout 2,29242.0N/A
Ashtead Ind. win (new seat)
Ashtead Ind. win (new seat)
Ashtead Ind. win (new seat)

Bookham East & Eastwick Park

Bookham East & Eastwick Park (3 seats) [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Daly* 1,577 60.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Paul Kennedy* 1,568 60.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats Andrew Matthews 1,467 56.5 N/A
Conservative Sarah Chambers*99438.3N/A
Conservative Richard Swinbank83432.1N/A
Conservative Patrick Morrish80030.8N/A
Green Emily Stewart1766.8N/A
Labour Bill Mansfield803.1N/A
Turnout 2,59853.3N/A
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Bookham West

Bookham West (3 seats) [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Monica Weller* 1,408 64.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Roger Adams* 1,390 63.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats Christine Miller 1,256 57.5 N/A
Conservative Toby Cracknell72533.2N/A
Conservative Richard Moyse66430.4N/A
Conservative Dina Zharova-Berbner56425.8N/A
Green Eugene Suggett26812.3N/A
Turnout 2,18444.4N/A
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Brockham, Betchworth, Buckland, Box Hill & Headley

Brockham, Betchworth, Buckland, Box Hill & Headley (3 seats) [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Potter* 1,217 53.2 N/A
Conservative Simon Budd* 1,139 49.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats Paula Keay 1,089 47.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats Bradley Nelson86837.9N/A
Conservative Radia Kesseiri Austin64528.2N/A
Conservative Celia Tiley57625.2N/A
Green Penny Green28512.5N/A
Labour Noel Humphrey1687.3N/A
Turnout 2,28944.4N/A
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Capel, Leigh, Newdigate & Charlwood

Capel, Leigh, Newdigate & Charlwood (3 seats) [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Lesley Bushnell* 894 42.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats Jo Farrar-Astrop 810 38.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats Alcia Loach 720 34.3 N/A
Conservative Corinna Osborne-Patterson69833.2N/A
Conservative Tom Baldwin62029.5N/A
Conservative Mark Saunders61929.5N/A
Green Lisa Scott*60428.7N/A
Green Roger Abbott43820.8N/A
Green Ken Hollis40919.5N/A
Labour Co-op Laurence Nasskau643.0N/A
Turnout 2,10140.0N/A
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Dorking North

Dorking North (3 seats) [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Hazel Watson* 1,301 54.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats David Draper* 1,207 50.1 N/A
Liberal Democrats Elsie Rosam* 1,082 44.9 N/A
Green Chris Crook77832.3N/A
Green Pat Smith64226.7N/A
Green Sarah Weston Holland62726.0N/A
Labour Clare Mansfield33914.1N/A
Conservative Michael Foulston31613.1N/A
Conservative Peter Cude26411.0N/A
Conservative Stephen Frost25710.7N/A
Turnout 2,40944.1N/A
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Dorking South

Dorking South (3 seats) [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Margaret Cooksey* 1,301 60.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats Stephen Cooksey* 1,219 56.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats Nick Wright* 1,185 54.8 N/A
Green Molly Crook44520.6N/A
Conservative Roger Jones41319.1N/A
Green Lucy Barford39518.3N/A
Conservative Beccy Gunn38617.9N/A
Conservative Lucinda Sharpe38417.8N/A
Green Gerard Bolton36817.0N/A
Turnout 2,16138.2N/A
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Fetcham

Fetcham (3 seats) [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Raj Haque* 1,426 58.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats Phil Hammond 1,402 57.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats Caroline Joseph 1,311 54.0 N/A
Conservative Simon Chambers85335.1N/A
Conservative Paul Austin75531.1N/A
Conservative David McCorquodale61725.4N/A
Green Janet Crook2199.0N/A
Green Dan Creber1596.6N/A
Labour Beatrice Heath1516.2N/A
Turnout 2,42743.9N/A
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Holmwoods & Beare Green

Holmwoods & Beare Green (3 seats) [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Rosemary Hobbs* 979 54.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats Claire Malcomson* 879 48.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Clayton Wellman* 782 43.3 N/A
Conservative Leslie Maruziva60733.6N/A
Conservative Lucy Botting54630.2N/A
Conservative David Mir52429.0N/A
Green John Roche22412.4N/A
Green Emily Auckland19811.0N/A
Green Fiona Case1629.0N/A
Labour Christine Foster1588.7N/A
Turnout 1,80636.8N/A
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Leatherhead North

Leatherhead North (3 seats) [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Keira Vyvyan-Robinson* 689 56.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats Ben Wall 661 54.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats Benjamin Wear 624 51.3 N/A
Conservative Aaron Gibbs36830.2N/A
Conservative Alan Gibbs33027.1N/A
Conservative Mushud Ali30224.8N/A
Green Sally Stewart26721.9N/A
Turnout 1,21727.2N/A
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Leatherhead South

Leatherhead South (3 seats) [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Bridget Kendrick* 960 49.5 N/A
Conservative Joanna Slater* 852 43.9 N/A
Conservative James Chambers* 831 42.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats Gareth Parsons77940.2N/A
Conservative Henry Elcock-Haskins75438.9N/A
Liberal Democrats Nick O'Shea70036.1N/A
Green Melissa Awcock30115.5N/A
Labour Co-op Ann Clark20710.7N/A
Green Jo Sherring1517.8N/A
Turnout 1,94044.0N/A
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Mickleham, Westcott & Okewood

Mickleham, Westcott & Okewood (3 seats) [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Chris Budleigh 1,180 53.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Abhiram Magesh 1,108 50.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats Leah Mursaleen-Plank 1,106 50.5 N/A
Conservative Michael Hebberd76935.1N/A
Conservative Duncan Irvine70332.1N/A
Conservative Gavin Musgrave68431.2N/A
Green James Poke 37217.0N/A
Green David Szachno-Hodgkinson26011.9N/A
Turnout 2,19142.6N/A
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

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