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.
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Map of Mole Valley district, showing the political composition of the council after the 2023 Election. Liberal Democrats in yellow, Ashtead Independents in grey and Conservatives in blue.[1]
Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
Party in control | Years | |
---|---|---|
No overall control | 1973–1980 | |
Independent | 1980–1982 | |
No overall control | 1982–1994 | |
Liberal Democrats | 1994–1995 | |
No overall control | 1995–2006 | |
Conservative | 2006–2010 | |
No overall control | 2010–2015 | |
Conservative | 2015–2018 | |
No overall control | 2018–2019 | |
Liberal Democrats | 2019–present |
Leadership
The leaders of the council since 2012 have been:[3]
Councillor | Party | From | To | |
---|---|---|---|---|
James Friend | Conservative | May 2012 | ||
Chris Townsend[4] | Independent | May 2012 | May 2015 | |
James Friend | Conservative | May 2015 | 2016 | |
Vivienne Michael | Conservative | 2016 | 5 May 2019 | |
Stephen Cooksey | Liberal Democrats | 21 May 2019 |
Council elections
- 1973 Mole Valley District Council election
- 1976 Mole Valley District Council election (New ward boundaries)[5]
- 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)[6]
- 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)[7]
- 1995 Mole Valley District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[8][9]
- 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)[10][11]
- 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)[12]
By-election results
1994-1998
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 | ||||
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
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 | ||||
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
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 | ||||
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 | ||||
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
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
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 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- "Mole Valley". BBC News Online. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- "Council minutes". Mole Valley District Council. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- Martin, Guy (25 May 2012). "Tory-independent union to continue in Mole Valley". Surrey Live. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- 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.
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