# 2018 Mole Valley District Council election

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 one, but lost control of the council, leaving it with no overall majority. 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 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 592 | 42.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.3 | |
| | Ashtead Independent hold | Ashtead Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Ashtead Park

Ashtead Park :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 484 | 33.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.8 | |
| | Ashtead Independent hold | Ashtead Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Ashtead Village

Ashtead Village :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 819 | 41.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.9 | |
| | Ashtead Independent hold | Ashtead Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Bookham North

Bookham North :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 240 | 10.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 47.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bookham South

Bookham South :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 344 | 15.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Brockham, Betchworth and Buckland

Brockham, Betchworth and Buckland :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 402 | 21.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 53.2 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Capel, Leigh and Newdigate

Capel, Leigh and Newdigate :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 51 | 3.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Dorking North

Dorking North :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 742 | 50.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Dorking South

Dorking South :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 751 | 31.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Fetcham East

Fetcham East :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 487 | 34.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Fetcham West

Fetcham West :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 572 | 36.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 49.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Holmwoods

Holmwoods :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 276 | 15.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from UKIP | Liberal Democrats gain from UKIP | Swing | | |

### Leatherhead North

Leatherhead North :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 131 | 7.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Leatherhead South

Leatherhead South :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 602 | 43.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |