# 2006 Mole Valley District Council election

Elections to Mole Valley Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from no overall control. Overall turnout was 49.0%.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Conservative 23
* Liberal Democrat 15
* Independent 3

## Election result

Mole Valley Local Election Result 2006 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 9 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 64.3 | 48.3 | 12,318 | +3.4% |
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 28.6 | 34.4 | 8,788 | +0.5% |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 7.1 | 9.7 | 2,464 | -1.5% |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 1,197 | -3.2% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 600 | +2.2% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 153 | -1.3% |

## Ward results

Ashtead Common :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | William Northcott | 860 | 51.6 | +1.9 |
| | Conservative | Timothy Robertson | 718 | 43.0 | +7.2 |
| | Labour | John Gough | 90 | 5.4 | −1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 142 | 8.6 | −5.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,668 | 53.3 | +0.3 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
Ashtead Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Walter Davis | 732 | 45.5 | +9.6 |
| | Independent | Peter Smith | 709 | 44.1 | −7.3 |
| | Labour | Susan Gilchrist | 66 | 4.1 | +0.2 |
| | UKIP | Robert Cane | 59 | 3.7 | −1.7 |
| | Green | Anthony Cooper | 42 | 2.6 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23 | 1.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,608 | 50.5 | −1.9 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Ashtead Village :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sylvia Sharland | 1,002 | 45.4 | +3.7 |
| | Independent | Christine Kerton | 895 | 40.5 | 0.0 |
| | Labour | Clive Scott | 120 | 5.4 | −2.7 |
| | Green | Jennifer Huggett | 97 | 4.4 | +4.4 |
| | UKIP | Helen Howell | 94 | 4.3 | −5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 107 | 4.9 | +3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,208 | 49.4 | −1.7 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Bookham North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Janette Purkiss | 1,431 | 61.2 | +4.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Tillott | 906 | 38.8 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 525 | 22.4 | +6.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,337 | 53.0 | −6.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Bookham South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Chandler | 1,441 | 57.0 | +13.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jehangir Haque | 991 | 39.2 | −13.6 |
| | Labour | Simon Bottomley | 97 | 3.8 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 450 | 17.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,529 | 58.9 | +5.7 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Brockham, Betchworth and Buckland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kate Horden | 924 | 49.8 | +16.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Valerie Potter | 869 | 46.8 | −14.9 |
| | Labour | Ian James | 64 | 3.4 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 55 | 3.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,857 | 53.6 | +15.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Capel, Leigh and Newdigate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Iain Murdoch | 882 | 51.1 | +26.7 |
| | Conservative | Julian Shersby | 782 | 45.3 | −21.3 |
| | Labour | Carol Millard | 62 | 3.6 | −5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 100 | 5.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,726 | 53.8 | +18.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Dorking North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derrick Burt | 785 | 53.2 | +1.4 |
| | Conservative | Mark Aspinall | 420 | 28.5 | −13.3 |
| | Green | Robert Sedgwick | 213 | 14.4 | +14.4 |
| | Labour | John Wilson | 58 | 3.9 | −2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 365 | 24.7 | +14.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,476 | 48.7 | +0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Dorking South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Cooksey | 1,102 | 47.1 | −6.6 |
| | Conservative | Christopher House | 869 | 37.1 | −2.0 |
| | Green | Amanda Barnett | 248 | 10.6 | +10.6 |
| | Labour | Nicholas Trier | 122 | 5.2 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 233 | 10.0 | −4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,341 | 47.0 | −1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Fetcham East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kathryn Westwood | 957 | 69.1 | +4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Katherine Grigson | 363 | 26.2 | −2.9 |
| | Labour | John Forehead | 64 | 4.6 | −1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 594 | 42.9 | +6.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,384 | 48.5 | −2.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Fetcham West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Timothy Hall | 928 | 64.1 | +11.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alice Humphreys | 519 | 35.9 | −5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 409 | 28.2 | +16.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,447 | 47.6 | −2.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Holmwoods :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Caroline Salmon | 1,062 | 61.6 | +6.4 |
| | Conservative | David Mir | 532 | 30.9 | −5.1 |
| | Labour | Keith Davis | 130 | 7.5 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 530 | 30.7 | +11.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,724 | 38.0 | −2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Leatherhead North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Penelope Hedgeland | 757 | 43.7 | +9.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hubert Carr | 754 | 43.5 | +10.7 |
| | Labour | David Lawrence | 221 | 12.8 | −20.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3 | 0.2 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,732 | 39.3 | +4.2 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Leatherhead South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Sharland | 825 | 55.6 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Smith | 555 | 37.4 | +3.7 |
| | Labour | Michael Ward | 103 | 6.9 | −5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 270 | 18.2 | −1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,483 | 48.3 | −3.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |