# 2019 Mole Valley District Council election

The 2019 Mole Valley District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect approximately one-third of members to Mole Valley District Council in England, coinciding with other local elections held simultaneously across 248 councils in England and all 11 councils in Northern Ireland. The 2019 Mole Valley local election outcomes are outlined below in the summary results chart and the detailed results charts for each ward. The 2019 election results are compared (in terms of percentage points gained or lost) against the results when these wards were last contested four years previously, on the same day as the General Election of May 2015. The difference in the results for certain political parties is stark. This is largely influenced by an excellent result for the Conservatives on their general election winning day in May 2015, but a terrible result for the Conservatives in May 2019 when, nationally, the Government of Theresa May had failed to ‘deliver Brexit’ by the anticipated date of 29 March 2019. But even taking the national backdrops of these two very different local elections into account, it was still a spectacularly poor set of results for the Conservatives in Mole Valley in these 2019 local elections and a very good set of results for the Liberal Democrats. Some Mole Valley wards did not hold a local election in 2019, being contested instead in even-numbered years.

## Summary of Results

Mole Valley District Council Election, 2019 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Liberal Democrats | 11 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 78.6 | 50.4 | 9,680 | +21.9 |
| Conservative | 2 | 0 | 10 | -10 | 14.3 | 24.5 | 4,697 | -21.8 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8.1 | 1,555 | +1.2 |
| Ashtead Independents | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 1,277 | +3.0 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 988 | -6.1 |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 746 | +0.4 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 234 | N/A |
| SDP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 32 | N/A |

## Results by Ward
### Ashtead Village

Ashtead Village :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Ashtead Independent | Chris Hunt | 1,277 | 67.3 | +35.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rita Antonelli | 236 | 12.4 | +7.6 |
| | Conservative | Angus Fraser Gillan | 219 | 11.5 | −40.6 |
| | Green | Jacquetta Jane Fewster | 85 | 4.5 | +0.3 |
| | Labour | Clive George Scott | 80 | 4.2 | −2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,041 | 54.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.5 | |
| | Ashtead Independent gain from Conservative | Ashtead Independent gain from Conservative | | | |

### Beare Green

Beare Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Caroline Mary Salmon | 355 | 51.8 | +20.1 |
| | Conservative | Michelle Watson | 220 | 32.1 | −7.1 |
| | UKIP | Ian Bignell | 68 | 9.9 | −12.7 |
| | Green | Muriel Lily Passmore | 22 | 3.2 | −3.3 |
| | Labour | Christine Mary Foster | 20 | 2.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 135 | 19.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Bookham North

Bookham North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Martin Adams | 1,217 | 67.6 | +43.1 |
| | Green | Richard Essex | 455 | 25.3 | +16.3 |
| | Labour | Marc Patrick Green | 128 | 7.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 762 | 42.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Bookham South

Bookham South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nancy Julia Goodacre | 1,321 | 61.0 | +29.8 |
| | Conservative | John Frederick Chandler | 648 | 29.9 | −21.8 |
| | Green | Damian Michael McDevitt | 158 | 7.3 | +0.1 |
| | Labour | Giles Cawley | 40 | 1.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 673 | 31.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 49.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Box Hill & Headley

Box Hill & Headley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Kennaugh Preedy | 449 | 54.8 | +14.0 |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Bailey Ladell | 276 | 33.7 | −7.4 |
| | UKIP | Marion Caroline Woodville | 95 | 11.6 | −12.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 173 | 21.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 51.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Brockham, Betchworth and Buckland

Brockham, Betchworth and Buckland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul James Potter | 787 | 45.8 | +8.9 |
| | Conservative | John Edwin Muggeridge | 636 | 37.0 | −8.5 |
| | Green | Roger Abbot | 260 | 15.1 | +9.8 |
| | Labour | Kevin Alan Stroud | 35 | 2.0 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 151 | 8.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Capel, Leigh and Newdigate

Capel, Leigh and Newdigate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lesley Jean Bushnell | 835 | 50.9 | +34.5 |
| | Conservative | Corinna Osborne-Patterson | 586 | 35.7 | −20.4 |
| | UKIP | Geoff Cox | 154 | 9.4 | −8.7 |
| | Green | John Francis Roche | 65 | 4.0 | −5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 269 | 15.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 49.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Charlwood

Charlwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Iain Yarwood | 282 | 46.4 | −17.2 |
| | Green | Lisa Claire Scott | 171 | 28.1 | +21.7 |
| | UKIP | Marjorie Joan Dixon | 86 | 14.1 | −4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Timothy Edward Brooks | 69 | 11.3 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 111 | 18.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Dorking South

Dorking South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen John Cooksey | 1,632 | 67.6 | +27.9 |
| | Conservative | Roger Edwin Riseley Jones | 450 | 18.6 | −17.2 |
| | Labour | James Rushcombe Stringer | 172 | 7.1 | −0.2 |
| | UKIP | Michael John Hird Foulston | 159 | 6.6 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,182 | 49.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Holmwoods

Holmwoods :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Claire Philomena Malcolmson | 912 | 54.3 | +4.1 |
| | Conservative | Fiona Gail Meadows | 336 | 20.0 | −10.7 |
| | UKIP | Margaret Mary Curran | 196 | 11.7 | −0.8 |
| | Green | Tracey Harwood | 120 | 7.2 | +0.6 |
| | Labour | Laurence Paul Nasskau | 80 | 4.8 | N/A |
| | SDP | Pip English | 32 | 1.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 576 | 34.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Leatherhead North

Leatherhead North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keira Rowena Vyvyan-Robinson | 726 | 42.6 | +13.3 |
| | Conservative | Paul Patrick Purcell | 564 | 33.1 | −0.9 |
| | Labour | Mark John Coote | 175 | 10.3 | −4.3 |
| | UKIP | David Gordon Payne | 154 | 9.0 | −9.3 |
| | Green | Vicki Elcoate | 87 | 5.1 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 162 | 9.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Leith Hill

Leith Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hazel Valerie Ann Watson | 532 | 76.1 | +32.2 |
| | Conservative | David Karim Mir | 138 | 19.7 | −27.9 |
| | Green | Lucy Jane Barford | 29 | 4.1 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 394 | 56.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 53.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Mickleham, Westhumble & Pixham

Mickleham, Westhumble & Pixham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elsie Rosam | 440 | 53.1 | +13.7 |
| | Independent | David Campbell Irvine | 234 | 28.3 | −18.1 |
| | Conservative | Gavin Timothy Charles Musgrave | 102 | 12.3 | −34.1 |
| | Green | Susan McGrath | 36 | 4.3 | −3.2 |
| | Labour | Kim Rosslyn Coote | 16 | 1.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 206 | 24.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 54.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Note: David Campbell Irvine was the sitting councillor, having been elected as a Conservative in 2015.

### Okewood

Okewood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Helyn Clack | 240 | 43.5 | −11.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steven Robert Round | 169 | 30.6 | +17.7 |
| | UKIP | Leigh Jones | 76 | 13.8 | −3.8 |
| | Green | Jennifer Lindsay Smith | 67 | 12.1 | −2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 71 | 12.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |