# 2015 Mole Valley District Council election

The 2015 Mole Valley District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect approximately one-third of members to Mole Valley District Council in England coinciding with other local elections held simultaneously with a general election which resulted in increased turnout compared to the election four years before. Some two-member wards such as Holmwoods did not hold a local election in this year, being contested in even-numbered years.

## Results

Conservatives gained four seats, giving the group overall control of the Council, from a previous state of no party group exercising overall control.
Mole Valley District Council Election, 2015 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 23 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 59 | 47 | 14223 |
| Liberal Democrats | 10 | 0 | -4 | -4 | 26 | 27 | 8248 |
| Independent | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 1142 |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1109 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3370 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2097 |
| Vacancies - pending planned by-elections | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |

### Ward by ward

Ashtead Village :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Hunt, Christopher Brian | 1,857 | 52.1 |
| | Ashtead Independent | Hawksworth, David Leslie | 1,142 | 32.0 |
| | Labour | Scott, Clive George | 248 | 7.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Berry, Matthew | 171 | 4.8 |
| | Green | Cooper, Tony | 148 | 4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 715 | 20.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,566 | 77 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Beare Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Watson, Michelle | 448 | 39.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Murdoch, Iain | 363 | 31.7 |
| | UKIP | Bignell, Lesley | 259 | 22.6 |
| | Green | Passmore, Muriel Lily | 74 | 6.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 85 | 7.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,144 | 75 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
Bookham North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Newman, Paul | 1,921 | 53.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hartwell, Amanda Elaine | 873 | 24.5 |
| | UKIP | Moody, Terence | 449 | 12.6 |
| | Green | James, Ann | 322 | 9.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,048 | 29.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,565 | 77 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Bookham South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Chandler, John Frederick | 1,793 | 51.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Daly, Elizabeth | 1,083 | 31.2 |
| | UKIP | Heelas, Mike | 346 | 10.0 |
| | Green | Smyth, Genevieve Kathrine | 249 | 7.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 710 | 20.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,471 | 77 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Box Hill & Headley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ladell, Malcolm Bailey | 531 | 41.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Preedy, David Kennaugh | 527 | 40.8 |
| | UKIP | Cane, Bob | 186 | 14.4 |
| | Green | Sedgwick, Robert Philip | 48 | 3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4 | 0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,292 | 73.5 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
Brockham, Betchworth & Buckland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Muggeridge, John Edwin | 1,255 | 45.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Abbot, Roger | 1,018 | 36.9 |
| | UKIP | Bowling, Tim | 234 | 8.5 |
| | Green | Fewster, Jacquetta | 146 | 5.3 |
| | Labour | Buckle, Rosemary Jean | 106 | 3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 237 | 8.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,759 | 77 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Capel, Leigh & Newdigate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Osborne-Patterson, Corinna | 1,420 | 56.1 |
| | UKIP | Cox, Geoff | 459 | 18.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sykes, Judith | 415 | 16.4 |
| | Green | Hamlin, Jacqui | 235 | 9.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 961 | 38.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,529 | 74 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Charlwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Yarwood, Charles Iain | 770 | 63.6 |
| | UKIP | Haynes, Tony | 219 | 18.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Daniels, Dennis | 143 | 11.8 |
| | Green | Barford, Lucy Jane | 78 | 6.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 551 | 45.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,210 | 6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Dorking South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cooksey, Stephen John | 1,644 | 39.7 |
| | Conservative | Jones, Roger | 1,481 | 35.8 |
| | Green | Crook, Chris | 383 | 9.3 |
| | UKIP | Bignell, Ian | 329 | 8.0 |
| | Labour | Pemberton, Frank | 300 | 7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 163 | 3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,137 | 72 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Leatherhead North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Mondejar Flores, Santiago | 1,064 | 34.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lewis-Carr, Bridget Mary | 915 | 29.3 |
| | UKIP | Chambers, Simon | 571 | 18.3 |
| | Labour | Ward, Mike | 455 | 14.6 |
| | Green | Elcoate, Victoria | 122 | 3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 149 | 4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,127 | 61 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
Leith Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Mir, David Karim | 523 | 47.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Watson, Hazel Valerie Ann | 482 | 43.9 |
| | Green | Scoffield, David James | 48 | 4.4 |
| | UKIP | Afonso, Apolinario | 46 | 4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 41 | 3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,099 | 81 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Mickleham, Westhumble & Pixham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Irvine, Duncan Campbell | 558 | 46.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lambell, Peter John | 474 | 39.4 |
| | Green | Mcgrath, Susan | 90 | 7.5 |
| | UKIP | Chambers, Sarah | 81 | 6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 84 | 7.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,203 | 77 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
Okewood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Michael, Vivienne Elizabeth | 602 | 55.4 |
| | UKIP | Jones, Leigh | 191 | 17.6 |
| | Green | Weston, Sarah Jane | 154 | 14.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Round, Steven Robert | 140 | 12.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 411 | 37.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,087 | 74 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |