Mole Valley District Council elections

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.

Summary of 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

2021 results map
2022 results map
2023 results map
2024 results map

By-election results

1994-1998

Bookham North By-Election 4 July 1996
Party		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		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		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		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

References

^ "Mole Valley election result". BBC News. May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
^ "English local elections 2007". BBC news.
^ "District Council Election Results - 4 May 2023". Mole Valley District Council.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Mole Valley (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Surrey (District Boundaries) Order 1986. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Surrey and West Sussex (County Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Greater London and Surrey (County and London Borough Boundaries) Order 1994. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Greater London and Surrey (County and London Borough Boundaries) (Variation) Order 1995. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
^ "Mole Valley". * BBC Online. Retrieved 15 May 2008.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Mole Valley (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Mole Valley (Electoral Changes) Order 2023. Retrieved on 26 May 2023.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Capel, Leigh and Newdigate Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Bookham South Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Mickleham, Westhumble and Pixham Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Charlwood Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

By-election results

External links

Mole Valley District Council

[BBC-2024-election-result-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] slation.gov.uk - The District of Mole Valley (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.

[5] slation.gov.uk - The Surrey (District Boundaries) Order 1986. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.

[6] slation.gov.uk - The Surrey and West Sussex (County Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.

[7] slation.gov.uk - The Greater London and Surrey (County and London Borough Boundaries) Order 1994. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.

[8] slation.gov.uk - The Greater London and Surrey (County and London Borough Boundaries) (Variation) Order 1995. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.

[mole-9] "Mole Valley". * BBC Online. Retrieved 15 May 2008.

[10] slation.gov.uk - The District of Mole Valley (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

[11] slation.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.

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See also: Wards Boundary changes Middlesex County Council elections (1889–1965)