# 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.

## Summary of results

| First Elected | First Elected | Conservative | Labour | Lib Dem | Independent | Other |
| 1999 | 1999 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2000 | 19 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2002 | 18 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 4 |
| 2003 | 2003 | 19 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 0 |
| 2004 | 2004 | 19 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 0 |
| | 2006 | 23 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 0 |
| | 2007 | 22 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 0 |
| 2008 | 2008 | 18 | 0 | 17 | 6 (5 Ashtead Independents + 1 Leatherhead Independent) | 0 |
| 2010 | 2010 | 17 | 0 | 18 | 6 (5 Ashtead Independents + 1 Leatherhead Independent) | 0 |
| 2012 | 2012 | 15 | 0 | 19 | 7 (6 Ashtead Independents + 1 Leatherhead Independent) | 0 |
| | 2015 | 23 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| | 2016 | 23 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| | 2017 | 21 | 0 | 13 | 7 (6 Ashtead Independents + 1 Beare Green Independent) | 0 |
| 2018 | 2018 | 20 | 0 | 14 | 7 (6 Ashtead Independents + 1 Beare Green Independent) | 0 |
| | 2019 | 12 | 0 | 22 | 7 (7 Ashtead Independents) | 0 |
| | 2021 | 12 | 0 | 22 | 7 (7 Ashtead Independents) | 0 |
| | 2022 | 10 | 0 | 24 | 7 (7 Ashtead Independents) | 0 |
| | 2023 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 6 (6 Ashtead Independents) | 0 |
| | 2024 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 6 (6 Ashtead Independents) | 0 |
Between May 2015 and May 2018, Mole Valley Liberal Democrats gained two council seats in by-elections (Holmwoods June 2015 gain from UKIP, Leatherhead North June 2016 gain from Conservatives), and one Conservative councillor defected to Beare Green Independent (May 2017). The Liberal Democrats then made a net gain of one in May 2018, pushing the Council back into no overall control. However, Conservatives continued to control the administration with the support of the Independents, with three Ashtead Independents becoming members of the Cabinet.
The overall composition established in May 2023 is 30 Liberal Democrats, 3 Conservatives, and 6 Ashtead Independents. There are no Labour or Green Party councillors.

## Council elections

* 1973 Mole Valley District Council election
* 1976 Mole Valley District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 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)
* 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)
* 1995 Mole Valley District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 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)
* 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)
* 2024 Mole Valley District Council election

## Results maps

* 2021 results map
* 2022 results map
* 2023 results map
* 2024 results map

## By-election results
### 1994-1998

Bookham North By-Election 4 July 1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | | 1,117 | 61.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 689 | 38.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 428 | 23.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,806 | 47.3 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
Holmwood & Beare Green By-Election 20 November 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 461 | 51.2 | −0.2 |
| | Conservative | | 401 | 44.5 | +6.0 |
| | Labour | | 39 | 4.3 | −5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 60 | 6.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 901 | 41.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### 2002-2006

Bookham South By-Election 28 November 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 945 | 53.8 | −5.2 |
| | Conservative | | 702 | 40.0 | +3.5 |
| | Labour | | 110 | 6.3 | +1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 243 | 13.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,757 | 40.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Dorking North By-Election 28 November 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 701 | 57.6 | +3.1 |
| | Conservative | | 447 | 36.7 | −0.7 |
| | Labour | | 69 | 5.7 | −2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 254 | 20.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,217 | 40.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### 2010-2014

Capel, Leigh and Newdigate by-Election 21 October 2010 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 60 | 4.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,334 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Bookham South by-Election 18 October 2011 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 103 | 4.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,211 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Mickleham, Westhumble and Pixham by-Election 26 September 2013 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 187 | 24.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 760 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### 2014-2018

Leatherhead North by-Election 30 June 2016 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 522 | 34.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,524 | 30.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### 2022-2026

Charlwood by-Election 7 July 2022 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 74 | 10.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 681 | |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing | |