Mole Valley District Council elections

Map of Mole Valley district, showing the political composition of the council after the 2024 Election. Liberal Democrats in yellow, Ashtead Independents in grey and Conservatives in blue.

One third of Mole Valley District Council in Surrey, England is elected each year, followed by one year when there is an election to Surrey County Council instead.

Results

First Elected		Conservative	Labour	Lib Dem	Independent	Other
1999		17	1	16	7	0
2000		19	1	14	7	0
2002		18	1	15	3	4
2003		19	1	15	6	0
2004		19	0	17	5	0
	2006	23	0	15	3	0
	2007	22	0	16	3	0
2008		18	0	17	6 (5 Ashtead Independents + 1 Leatherhead Independent)	0
2010		17	0	18	6 (5 Ashtead Independents + 1 Leatherhead Independent)	0 [2]
2012		15	0	19	7 (6 Ashtead Independents + 1 Leatherhead Independent)	0
	2015	23	0	10	6	2
	2016	23	0	12	6	0
	2017	21	0	13	7 (6 Ashtead Independents + 1 Beare Green Independent)	0
2018		20	0	14	7 (6 Ashtead Independents + 1 Beare Green Independent)	0
	2019	12	0	22	7 (7 Ashtead Independents)	0
	2021	12	0	22	7 (7 Ashtead Independents)	0
	2022	10	0	24	7 (7 Ashtead Independents)	0
	2023	3	0	30	6 (6 Ashtead Independents)	0
	2024	2	0	31	6 (6 Ashtead Independents)	0

Between May 2015 and May 2018, Mole Valley Liberal Democrats gained two council seats in by-elections (Holmwoods June 2015 gain from UKIP, Leatherhead North June 2016 gain from Conservatives), and one Conservative councillor defected to Beare Green Independent (May 2017). The Liberal Democrats then made a net gain of one in May 2018, pushing the Council back into no overall control. However, Conservatives continued to control the administration with the support of the Independents, with three Ashtead Independents becoming members of the Cabinet.

The overall composition established in May 2023 is 30 Liberal Democrats, 3 Conservatives, and 6 Ashtead Independents. There are no Labour or Green Party councillors. ^[3]

Council elections

• 1973 Mole Valley District Council election
• 1976 Mole Valley District Council election (New ward boundaries) ^[4]
• 1979 Mole Valley District Council election
• 1980 Mole Valley District Council election
• 1982 Mole Valley District Council election
• 1983 Mole Valley District Council election
• 1984 Mole Valley District Council election
• 1986 Mole Valley District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same) ^[5]
• 1987 Mole Valley District Council election
• 1988 Mole Valley District Council election
• 1990 Mole Valley District Council election
• 1991 Mole Valley District Council election
• 1992 Mole Valley District Council election
• 1994 Mole Valley District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same) ^[6]
• 1995 Mole Valley District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same) ^{[7] [8]}
• 1996 Mole Valley District Council election
• 1998 Mole Valley District Council election
• 1999 Mole Valley District Council election
• 2000 Mole Valley District Council election (New ward boundaries) ^{[9] [10]}
• 2002 Mole Valley District Council election
• 2003 Mole Valley District Council election
• 2004 Mole Valley District Council election
• 2006 Mole Valley District Council election
• 2007 Mole Valley District Council election
• 2008 Mole Valley District Council election
• 2010 Mole Valley District Council election
• 2011 Mole Valley District Council election
• 2012 Mole Valley District Council election
• 2014 Mole Valley District Council election
• 2015 Mole Valley District Council election
• 2016 Mole Valley District Council election
• 2018 Mole Valley District Council election
• 2019 Mole Valley District Council election
• 2021 Mole Valley District Council election
• 2022 Mole Valley District Council election
• 2023 Mole Valley District Council election (New ward boundaries) ^[11]
• 2024 Mole Valley District Council election

Results maps

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  2002 results map
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  2003 results map
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  2011 results map
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  2012 results map
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  2014 results map
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  2015 results map
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  2016 results map
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  2018 results map
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  2019 results map
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  2021 results map
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  2022 results map
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  2023 results map
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  2024 results map

By-election results

1994-1998

Bookham North By-Election 4 July 1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		1,117	61.8
	Liberal Democrats		689	38.2
Majority			428	23.6
Turnout			1,806	47.3
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Holmwood & Beare Green By-Election 20 November 1997

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats		461	51.2	−0.2
	Conservative		401	44.5	+6.0
	Labour		39	4.3	−5.8
Majority			60	6.7
Turnout			901	41.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

2002-2006

Bookham South By-Election 28 November 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats		945	53.8	−5.2
	Conservative		702	40.0	+3.5
	Labour		110	6.3	+1.8
Majority			243	13.8
Turnout			1,757	40.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Dorking North By-Election 28 November 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats		701	57.6	+3.1
	Conservative		447	36.7	−0.7
	Labour		69	5.7	−2.4
Majority			254	20.9
Turnout			1,217	40.2
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

2010-2014

Capel, Leigh and Newdigate by-Election 21 October 2010 ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Iain Murdoch	618	46.3	+5.1
	Conservative	Corinna Osborne-Patterson	558	41.8	−5.8
	UKIP	Tim Bowling	97	7.3	+0.6
	Green	Jacqui Hamlin	61	4.6	+0.1
Majority			60	4.5
Turnout			1,334
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Bookham South by-Election 18 October 2011 ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Stella Brooks	1,043	47.2	+2.6
	Conservative	Gail Collett	940	42.5	−4.4
	UKIP	Bob Cane	228	10.3	+1.8
Majority			103	4.7
Turnout			2,211
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Mickleham, Westhumble and Pixham by-Election 26 September 2013 ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Hurst	423	55.7	+4.3
	Conservative	Duncan Irvine	236	31.1	−10.5
	UKIP	Adrian Daniels	101	13.3	+6.4
Majority			187	24.6
Turnout			760
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

2014-2018

Leatherhead North by-Election 30 June 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Joe Crome	862	56.6	+23.2
	Conservative	Tracy Lorraine Keeley	340	22.3	−6.3
	UKIP	Simon Chambers	157	10.3	−7.3
	Labour	Marc Patrick Green	135	8.9	−7.3
	Green	Vicki Elcoate	28	1.8	−2.3
Majority			522	34.3
Turnout			1,524	30.1
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

2022-2026

Charlwood By-Election 7 July 2022 ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Lisa Scott	284	41.7
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Ward	210	30.8
	Conservative	Corinna Osborne-Patterson	166	24.4
	Labour	Laurence Nasskau	21	3.1
Majority			74	10.9
Turnout			681
	Green gain from Conservative		Swing

Holmwoods and Beare Green By-Election 20 March 2025 ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Bradley Nelson	748	46.5	+1.1
	Conservative	Michelle Watson	437	27.2	−2.8
	Reform UK	Michael Carter	348	21.6	+11.5
	Green	Lisa Scott	76	4.7	−3.6
Majority			311	19.3
Turnout			1,609
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Bookham East and Eastwick Park By-Election 10 July 2025 ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Lawrence Penney	1,056	56.0	−6.6
	Reform UK	Richard Granville	387	20.5	+20.5
	Conservative	Louise Calland	386	20.5	−10.5
	Green	Gerard Bolton	56	3.0	−1.4
Majority			669	35.5
Turnout			1,885
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

References

1. "Mole Valley election result". BBC News. May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
2. "English local elections 2007". BBC news.
3. "District Council Election Results - 4 May 2023". Mole Valley District Council.
4. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Mole Valley (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
5. legislation.gov.uk - The Surrey (District Boundaries) Order 1986. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
6. legislation.gov.uk - The Surrey and West Sussex (County Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
7. legislation.gov.uk - The Greater London and Surrey (County and London Borough Boundaries) Order 1994. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
8. legislation.gov.uk - The Greater London and Surrey (County and London Borough Boundaries) (Variation) Order 1995. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
9. "Mole Valley". * BBC Online . Retrieved 15 May 2008.
10. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Mole Valley (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
11. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Mole Valley (Electoral Changes) Order 2023. Retrieved on 26 May 2023.
12. "Local Elections Archive Project — Capel, Leigh and Newdigate Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
13. "Local Elections Archive Project — Bookham South Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
14. "Local Elections Archive Project — Mickleham, Westhumble and Pixham Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
15. "Local Elections Archive Project — Charlwood Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
16. "Local Elections Archive Project — Holmwoods and Beare Green Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
17. "Local Elections Archive Project — Bookham East and Eastwick Park Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 August 2025.

• By-election results

External links

• Mole Valley District Council