2018 Mole Valley District Council election

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The 2018 Mole Valley District Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect approximately one-third of members to Mole Valley District Council in England, coinciding with other local elections. The Conservatives went into the elections with a majority of 1,[1] but lost control of the council, leaving it with no overall majority.[2] The 2018 election results are compared (in terms of percentage points gained or lost) against the results when these wards were last contested four years previously, in 2014.

Results[edit]

Mole Valley District Council Election, 2018
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal Democrats 6 3 1 +2 42.9 37.5 9,164 +10.3
  Conservative 5 1 2 -1 35.7 37.0 9.038 -0.7
  Ashtead Independents 3 0 0 0 21.4 12.1 2,943 +1.7
  Labour 0 0 0 0 0.0 6.5 1,598 +3.1
  Green 0 0 0 0 0.0 4.5 1,094 +1.1
  UKIP 0 0 1 -1 0.0 1.3 314 -16.2
  No Description 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.0 243 N/A
  Democrats and Veterans 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 26 N/A

Ward Results[edit]

Ashtead Common[edit]

Ashtead Common[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ashtead Independent Patricia Wiltshire 836 59.7 +4.0
Conservative Marion Bridgen 244 17.4 -11.7
Liberal Democrats Keira Vyvyan-Robinson 172 12.3 +7.9
Labour Caroline Gilchrist 117 8.4 N/A
Green Steve McDonald 31 2.2 N/A
Majority 592 42.3
Turnout 43.3
Ashtead Independent hold Swing

Ashtead Park[edit]

Ashtead Park[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ashtead Independent Garry Stansfield 875 61.1 +15.9
Conservative Linda St John 391 27.3 -11.8
Liberal Democrats Hector Keun 70 4.9 N/A
Green Susan McGrath 49 3.4 N/A
Labour Susan Gilchrist 47 3.3 -2.5
Majority 484 33.8
Turnout 40.8
Ashtead Independent hold Swing

Ashtead Village[edit]

Ashtead Village[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ashtead Independent Alan Reilly 1,232 62.9 +13.3
Conservative Fiona Reynolds 413 21.1 -14.4
Liberal Democrats Rita Antonelli 141 7.2 N/A
Labour Clive Scott 115 5.9 +0.4
Green Lucy Barford 59 3.0 N/A
Majority 819 41.8
Turnout 41.9
Ashtead Independent hold Swing

Bookham North[edit]

Bookham North[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Moyse 1,108 50.4 -1.6
Liberal Democrats Fran Pyatt 868 39.5 +21.5
Green Ann James 118 5.4 -3.5
Labour Bert Jones 105 4.8 +0.4
Majority 240 10.9
Turnout 47.3
Conservative hold Swing

Bookham South[edit]

Bookham South[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Daly 1,179 54.5 +21.9
Conservative Jatin Patel 835 38.6 -8.7
Green Damian McDevitt 80 3.7 N/A
Labour Colin Edgley 69 3.2 N/A
Majority 344 15.9
Turnout 48.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Brockham, Betchworth and Buckland[edit]

Brockham, Betchworth and Buckland[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Simon Budd 1,063 55.9 +22.7
Liberal Democrats Roger Abbott 661 34.8 -16.2
Labour Rosemary Buckle 79 4.2 N/A
Green Julian Everett 73 3.8 N/A
Democrats and Veterans Harry Edwards 26 1.4 N/A
Majority 402 21.1
Turnout 53.2
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Capel, Leigh and Newdigate[edit]

Capel, Leigh and Newdigate[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mary Huggins 736 46.6 +4.8
Liberal Democrats Lesley Bushnell 685 43.4 +10.5
UKIP Geoff Cox 65 4.1 -15.6
Labour Charlotte Dix 48 3.0 N/A
Green Muriel Passmore 45 2.8 -2.8
Majority 51 3.2
Turnout 45.7
Conservative hold Swing

Dorking North[edit]

Dorking North[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Draper 989 66.6 +23.5
Conservative Dean Beasley 247 16.6 -10.1
Green Jacquetta Fewster 114 7.7 -5.8
Labour James Stringer 105 7.1 +1.7
UKIP David Payne 31 2.1 -9.1
Majority 742 50.0
Turnout 44.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Dorking South[edit]

Dorking South[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Margaret Cooksey 1,385 57.1 +12.9
Conservative Roger Jones 634 26.1 -0.4
Labour Frank Pemberton 203 8.4 +1.0
Green Chris Crook 142 5.9 -3.7
UKIP Majorie Dixon 61 2.5 -9.8
Majority 751 31.0
Turnout 42.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Fetcham East[edit]

Fetcham East[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tracy Keeley 885 63.0 +9.6
Liberal Democrats Ian Anderson 398 28.3 +4.7
Labour Ann Clark 81 5.8 N/A
Green Eugene Suggett 41 2.9 N/A
Majority 487 34.7
Turnout 45.2
Conservative hold Swing

Fetcham West[edit]

Fetcham West[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Raj Harque 1,016 64.4 +13.3
Conservative Hugh Broom 444 28.2 -7.3
Labour Mark Coote 59 3.7 N/A
Green Richard Essex 58 3.7 N/A
Majority 572 36.2
Turnout 49.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Holmwoods[edit]

Holmwoods[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Clayton Wellman 871 49.1 +22.9
Conservative Fiona Meadows 595 33.5 +4.8
Labour Laurence Nasskau 133 7.5 +0.6
Green Jeff Zie 93 5.2 -1.4
UKIP Margaret Curran 83 4.7 -26.9
Majority 276 15.6
Turnout 36.4
Liberal Democrats gain from UKIP Swing

Leatherhead North[edit]

Leatherhead North[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Emma Cussell 729 41.9 +13.1
Conservative Simon Moss 598 34.3 +5.2
Labour Marc Green 275 15.8 +2.1
UKIP Bob Cane 74 4.3 -24.1
Green Vicki Elcoate 65 3.7 N/A
Majority 131 7.6
Turnout 33.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Leatherhead South[edit]

Leatherhead South[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tim Ashton 845 61.4 +7.4
No Description Gareth Hartwell 243 17.7 N/A
Labour Kim Coote 162 11.8 N/A
Green David Scoffield 126 9.2 N/A
Majority 602 43.7
Turnout 39.2
Conservative hold Swing

References[edit]

  1. ^ "South of England local elections 2018". BBC. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Local elections 2018: Mole Valley goes to no overall control as Conservatives lose majority". Surrey Live. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "District Council Election Results – 3 May 2018" (PDF). Mole Valley District Council. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
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