Mole Valley council election, 2018

03/05/2018 · 14 wards · 14 seats contested

Most seats
6
Liberal Democrats
Seats contested
14
across 14 wards
Turnout
43.6%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats 6 +1 9,164 37.5% +9.3
Conservative and Unionist Party 5 +0 9,038 37.0% +1.4
Ashtead Independents 3 -1 2,943 12.1% -5.5
Labour Party 0 +0 1,598 6.5% +1.5
Green Party 0 +0 1,094 4.5% -1.7
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 +0 314 1.3% -6.2
Independent 0 +0 243 1.0% —
Independents for Direct Democracy 0 +0 26 0.1% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2016. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 14
Conservative and Unionist Party 14
Green Party 14
Labour Party 14
Liberal Democrats 13
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 5
Ashtead Independents 3
Independent 1
Independents for Direct Democracy 1

A party standing a full slate could field 14 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Ashtead Common

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Ashtead Independents Patricia Wiltshire Elected 836 59.7% -11.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Marion Reswinder Bridgen 244 17.4% -3.5
Liberal Democrats Keira Vyvyan-Robinson 172 12.3% —
Labour Party Caroline Gilchrist 117 8.4% -0.0
Green Party Steve McDonald 31 2.2% -4.5
Majority592
Turnout43.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,400

Ashtead Independents hold

Ashtead Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Ashtead Independents Garry Andrew Graham Stansfield Elected 875 61.1% -2.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Linda Bryett St. John 391 27.3% -0.1
Liberal Democrats Hector Keun 70 4.9% —
Green Party Susan McGrath 49 3.4% +0.2
Labour Party Susan Gilchrist 47 3.3% -2.9
Majority484
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,432

Ashtead Independents hold

Ashtead Village

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Ashtead Independents Alan Victor Reilly Elected 1,232 62.9% +2.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Fiona Reynolds 413 21.1% -10.1
Liberal Democrats Rita Antonelli 141 7.2% —
Labour Party Clive Scott 115 5.9% +0.3
Green Party Lucy Jane Barford 59 3.0% -0.3
Majority819
Turnout42.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,960

Ashtead Independents hold

Bookham North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Moyse Elected 1,108 50.4% +3.6
Liberal Democrats Fran Pyatt 868 39.5% +9.0
Green Party Ann James 118 5.4% -3.9
Labour Party Bert Jones 105 4.8% —
Majority240
Turnout47.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,199

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Bookham South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Daly Elected 1,179 54.5% +19.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Jatin Ratilal Patel 835 38.6% -9.5
Green Party Damian Michael McDevitt 80 3.7% -2.7
Labour Party Colin Edgley 69 3.2% —
Majority344
Turnout49.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,163

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Brockham, Betchworth and Buckland

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Simon Budd Elected 1,063 55.9% —
Liberal Democrats Roger Abbott 661 34.8% —
Labour Party Rosemary Joan Buckle 79 4.2% —
Green Party Julian James Everett 73 3.8% —
Independents for Direct Democracy Harry William Edwards 26 1.4% —
Majority402
Turnout53.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,902

Capel, Leigh and Newdigate

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Mary Huggins Elected 736 46.6% —
Liberal Democrats Lesley Jean Bushnell 685 43.4% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Geoff Cox 65 4.1% —
Labour Party Charlotte Joy Dix 48 3.0% —
Green Party Muriel Lily Passmore 45 2.8% —
Majority51
Turnout45.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,579

Dorking North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats David John Draper Elected 989 66.6% +7.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Dean Albert Beasley 247 16.6% -3.0
Green Party Jacquetta Jane Fewster 114 7.7% -2.8
Labour Party James Ruscombe Stringer 105 7.1% +0.6
UK Independence Party (UKIP) David Gordon Payne 31 2.1% -2.5
Majority742
Turnout45.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,486

Liberal Democrats hold

Dorking South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Margaret Cooksey Elected 1,385 57.1% +11.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Roger Jones 634 26.1% -6.7
Labour Party Frank Frederick Pemberton 203 8.4% -1.4
Green Party Chris Crook 142 5.9% -1.4
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Marjorie Joan Dixon 61 2.5% -2.2
Majority751
Turnout42.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,425

Liberal Democrats hold

Fetcham East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Tracy Keeley Elected 885 63.0% +4.3
Liberal Democrats Ian Patrick Anderson 398 28.3% +10.8
Labour Party Ann Clark 81 5.8% —
Green Party Eugene Arthur Michael Suggett 41 2.9% -4.2
Majority487
Turnout45.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,405

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Fetcham West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Raj Haque Elected 1,016 64.4% +6.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Hugh John Vincent Broom 444 28.2% -1.4
Labour Party Mark Coote 59 3.7% -0.2
Green Party Richard Essex 58 3.7% +1.9
Majority572
Turnout49.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,577

Liberal Democrats hold

Holmwoods

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Clayton John Wellman Elected 871 49.1% +4.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Fiona Gail Meadows 595 33.5% +4.8
Labour Party Laurence Nasskau 133 7.5% +0.9
Green Party Jeff Zie 93 5.2% -1.3
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Margaret Mary Curran 83 4.7% -8.6
Majority276
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,775

Liberal Democrats hold

Leatherhead North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Emma Louise Cussell Elected 729 41.9% +8.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Simon Moss 598 34.3% +5.7
Labour Party Marc Green 275 15.8% -0.3
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Robert Maurice Cane 74 4.3% -13.4
Green Party Vicki Elcoate 65 3.7% -0.4
Majority131
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,741

Liberal Democrats hold

Leatherhead South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Tim Ashton Elected 845 61.4% +5.0
Independent Gareth Gerard Hartwell 243 17.7% —
Labour Party Kim Coote 162 11.8% —
Green Party David James Scoffield 126 9.2% +0.7
Majority602
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,376

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

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