# 2003 Mole Valley District Council election

Elections to Mole Valley Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Conservative 19
* Liberal Democrat 15
* Independent 6
* Labour 1

## Election result

Mole Valley Local Election Result 2003 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 8 | +2 | 57.1 | 44.7 | 7,451 | +2.4% |
| Liberal Democrats | 6 | -1 | 42.9 | 44.6 | 7,441 | +5.4% |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 1,040 | -1.1% |
| Independent | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4.1 | 689 | -6.7% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 45 | -0.1% |

## Ward results

Ashtead Village :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christopher Hunt | 739 | 42.7 | +8.7 |
| | Independent | James Hiscock | 689 | 39.8 | −8.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Jones | 160 | 9.3 | −1.2 |
| | Labour | Clive Scott | 97 | 5.6 | +0.4 |
| | Green | Jennifer Huggett | 45 | 2.6 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 50 | 2.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,730 | 39.2 | |
Beare Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Valerie Homewood | 409 | 71.3 |
| | Conservative | Virginia Johnson | 165 | 28.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 244 | 42.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 574 | 38.9 |
Bookham North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Walker | 1,198 | 53.3 | +0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Howarth | 1,048 | 46.7 | +2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 150 | 6.6 | −1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,246 | 50.8 | |
Bookham South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Freeman | 1,150 | 60.7 | +1.7 |
| | Conservative | Joy Wemms | 656 | 34.6 | −1.9 |
| | Labour | Deirde Diffley-Pierce | 88 | 4.7 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 494 | 26.1 | +3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,894 | 43.9 | |
Box Hill and Headley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Daphne Ladell | 584 | 65.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Gavey | 315 | 35.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 269 | 30.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 899 | 52.6 |
Brockham, Betchworth and Buckland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maurice Homewood | 806 | 61.7 | +5.9 |
| | Conservative | Patrick O'Neill | 430 | 32.9 | −6.8 |
| | Labour | Anne Helowicz | 70 | 5.4 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 376 | 28.8 | +12.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,306 | 38.2 | |
Capel, Leigh and Newdigate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jean Pearson | 734 | 66.6 | −1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Watson | 269 | 24.4 | −7.9 |
| | Labour | George Helowicz | 100 | 9.1 | +9.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 465 | 42.2 | −3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,103 | 35.6 | |
Charlwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Donald Webb | 287 | 61.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christa Longhurst | 179 | 38.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 108 | 23.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 466 | 29.8 |
Dorking South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Cooksey | 1,104 | 57.5 | +3.9 |
| | Conservative | Penelope Mason | 681 | 35.5 | −3.1 |
| | Labour | Edmund Watts | 134 | 7.0 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 423 | 22.0 | +7.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,919 | 39.1 | |
Holmwoods :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Longhurst | 848 | 59.6 | −0.6 |
| | Conservative | Michael Foulston | 441 | 31.0 | +4.2 |
| | Labour | Malcolm Ward | 135 | 9.5 | −3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 407 | 28.6 | −4.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,424 | 31.8 | |
Leatherhead North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bridget Lewis | 517 | 42.2 | −6.6 |
| | Conservative | Duncan Mountford | 364 | 29.7 | +8.2 |
| | Labour | Michael Ward | 343 | 28.0 | −1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 153 | 12.5 | −6.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,224 | 28.3 | |
Leith Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Neil Maltby | 386 | 64.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steven Round | 176 | 29.2 |
| | Labour | Michael Macdonagh | 40 | 6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 210 | 34.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 602 | 47.6 |
Mickleham, Westhumble and Pixham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Patrick Tatham | 470 | 56.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Lesley | 328 | 39.5 |
| | Labour | Keith Davis | 33 | 4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 142 | 17.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 831 | 57.2 |
Okewood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Vivienne Michael | 316 | 70.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Gordon | 132 | 29.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 184 | 41.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 448 | 31.8 |