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

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

Ashtead Common

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  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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