Mole Valley council election, 2023

04/05/2023 · 13 wards · 39 seats contested

Most seats
30
Liberal Democrats
Seats contested
39
across 13 wards
Turnout
41.7%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats 30 +22 38,140 48.4% +3.1
Ashtead Independents 6 +3 8,075 10.2% -1.9
Conservative and Unionist Party 3 +0 21,700 27.5% -4.8
Green Party 0 +0 8,130 10.3% +4.3
Labour Party 0 +0 1,544 2.0% -1.7
Independent 0 +0 1,241 1.6% +1.1

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2022. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 39
Liberal Democrats 39
Conservative and Unionist Party 38
Green Party 24
Labour Party 9
Ashtead Independents 6
Independent 2

A party standing a full slate could field 39 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 Lanes & Common 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Ashtead Independents Chris Hunt Elected 1,636 71.7% —
Ashtead Independents Patricia Wiltshire Elected 1,553 68.0% —
Ashtead Independents David Leslie Hawksworth Elected 1,534 67.2% —
Liberal Democrats Philippa Ruth Shimmin 488 21.4% —
Liberal Democrats Amanda Elaine Hartwell 425 18.6% —
Liberal Democrats Ross Andrew Compton Moncur 422 18.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Debbie Cook 284 12.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Gavin Mansfield Newton 265 11.6% —
Labour Party Susan Gilchrist 241 10.6% —
Majority1,046
Turnout42.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,283

Ashtead Park 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Ashtead Independents Mary Patricia Cooper Elected 1,242 57.1% —
Ashtead Independents Garry Andrew Graham Stansfield Elected 1,140 52.4% —
Ashtead Independents Gerry Sevenoaks Elected 970 44.6% —
Independent Raj Patel 706 32.4% —
Independent David James Harper 535 24.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Kateryna Cutler 269 12.4% —
Green Party Patricia Ann Brown 264 12.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Andy Smith 253 11.6% —
Liberal Democrats Veronica Joyce MacLeod 245 11.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Matthew James Wray 236 10.8% —
Liberal Democrats Jolanta Waugh 215 9.9% —
Liberal Democrats Andrew James Cressy 200 9.2% —
Labour Party Steve Eagle 136 6.2% —
Green Party Gregory Adrian Smith 118 5.4% —
Majority264
Turnout42.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,176

Bookham East & Eastwick Park 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Daly Elected 1,577 63.1% —
Liberal Democrats Paul Kennedy Elected 1,568 62.7% —
Liberal Democrats Andrew Harold Matthews Elected 1,467 58.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sarah Chambers 994 39.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Swinbank 834 33.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Patrick Humphrey Morrish 800 32.0% —
Green Party Emily Joyce Stewart 176 7.0% —
Labour Party William Mansfield 80 3.2% —
Majority473
Turnout53.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,499

Bookham West 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Monica Josephine Weller Elected 1,408 67.3% —
Liberal Democrats Roger Martin Adams Elected 1,390 66.4% —
Liberal Democrats Christine Mary Miller Elected 1,256 60.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Toby Cracknell 725 34.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Moyse 664 31.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Dina Zharova-Berbner 564 27.0% —
Green Party Eugene Arthur Michael Suggett 268 12.8% —
Majority531
Turnout44.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,092

Brockham, Betchworth, Buckland, Box Hill & Headley 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Paul James Potter Elected 1,217 61.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Simon Budd Elected 1,139 57.1% —
Liberal Democrats Paula Helen Keay Elected 1,089 54.6% —
Liberal Democrats Bradley Luke Nelson 868 43.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Radia Kesseiri Austin 645 32.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Celia Georgina Tiley 576 28.9% —
Green Party Penny Green 285 14.3% —
Labour Party Noel Edward Humphrey 168 8.4% —
Majority221
Turnout44.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,996

Capel, Leigh, Newdigate & Charlwood 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Lesley Jean Bushnell Elected 894 45.6% —
Liberal Democrats Jo Farrar-Astrop Elected 810 41.3% —
Liberal Democrats Alcia Natalie Loach Elected 720 36.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Corinna Osborne-Patterson 698 35.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Tom Baldwin 620 31.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark Stephen Saunders 619 31.6% —
Green Party Lisa Claire Scott 604 30.8% —
Green Party Roger Abbott 438 22.4% —
Green Party Ken Hollis 409 20.9% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Laurence Nasskau 64 3.3% —
Majority22
Turnout40.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,959

Dorking North 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Hazel Valerie Ann Watson Elected 1,301 57.3% —
Liberal Democrats David John Draper Elected 1,207 53.1% —
Liberal Democrats Elsie Rosam Elected 1,082 47.6% —
Green Party Chris Crook 778 34.3% —
Green Party Pat Smith 642 28.3% —
Green Party Sarah Weston Holland 627 27.6% —
Labour Party Clare Mary Mansfield 339 14.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael Foulston 316 13.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Cude 264 11.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephen Charles Frost 257 11.3% —
Majority304
Turnout44.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,271

Dorking South 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Margaret Cooksey Elected 1,301 64.0% —
Liberal Democrats Stephen John Cooksey Elected 1,219 60.0% —
Liberal Democrats Nick Wright Elected 1,185 58.3% —
Green Party Molly Isabella Crook 445 21.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Roger Jones 413 20.3% —
Green Party Lucy Jane Barford 395 19.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Beccy Gunn 386 19.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Lucinda Sharpe 384 18.9% —
Green Party Gerard Martin Bolton 368 18.1% —
Majority740
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,032

Fetcham 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Raj Haque Elected 1,426 62.1% —
Liberal Democrats Phil Hammond Elected 1,402 61.0% —
Liberal Democrats Caroline Victoria Joseph Elected 1,311 57.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Simon Chambers 853 37.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Michael Austin 755 32.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Norman Berkeley McCorquodale 617 26.8% —
Green Party Janet Helen Crook 219 9.5% —
Green Party Dan Creber 159 6.9% —
Labour Party Beatrice Heath 151 6.6% —
Majority458
Turnout44.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,298

Holmwoods & Beare Green 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Rosemary Margaret Hobbs Elected 979 58.1% —
Liberal Democrats Claire Philomena Malcomson Elected 879 52.1% —
Liberal Democrats Clayton John Wellman Elected 782 46.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Leslie Maruziva 607 36.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Lucy Vanora Heidee Botting 546 32.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Mir 524 31.1% —
Green Party John Francis Roche 224 13.3% —
Green Party Emily Anne Auckland 198 11.7% —
Green Party Fiona Louise Case 162 9.6% —
Labour Party Christine Mary Foster 158 9.4% —
Majority175
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,686

Leatherhead North 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Keira Vyvyan-Robinson Elected 689 63.8% —
Liberal Democrats Ben Wall Elected 661 61.2% —
Liberal Democrats Benjamin Wear Elected 624 57.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Aaron Gibbs 368 34.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Alan William Gibbs 330 30.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mushud Ali 302 28.0% —
Green Party Sally Jane Stewart 267 24.7% —
Majority256
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,080

Leatherhead South 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Bridget Kendrick Elected 960 52.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Joanna Slater Elected 852 46.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party James Chambers Elected 831 45.0% —
Liberal Democrats Gareth John Parsons 779 42.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Henry Peter Elcock-Haskins 754 40.9% —
Liberal Democrats Nick O'Shea 700 37.9% —
Green Party Melissa Jane Awcock 301 16.3% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Ann Clark 207 11.2% —
Green Party Joanna Kathryn Sherring 151 8.2% —
Majority52
Turnout44.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,845

Mickleham, Westcott & Okewood 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Chris Budleigh Elected 1,180 57.3% —
Liberal Democrats Abhiram Magesh Elected 1,108 53.8% —
Liberal Democrats Leah Rose Mursaleen-Plank Elected 1,106 53.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mike Hebberd 769 37.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Duncan Campbell Irvine 703 34.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Gavin Timothy Charles Musgrave 684 33.2% —
Green Party James John Lawrence Poke 372 18.0% —
Green Party David Leonard Szachno-Hodgkinson 260 12.6% —
Majority337
Turnout43.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,061

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