# 2002 Mole Valley District Council election

Elections to Mole Valley Council were held on 2 May 2002. 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 18
* Liberal Democrat 15
* Independent 7
* Labour 1

## Election result

Mole Valley Local Election Result 2002 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Liberal Democrats | 6 | +1 | 42.9 | 39.2 | 8,384 |
| Conservative | 5 | -1 | 35.7 | 42.3 | 9,060 |
| Independent | 3 | 0 | 21.4 | 10.8 | 2,306 |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 1,572 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 77 |

## Ward results

Ashtead Common :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | John Northcott | 756 | 51.4 |
| | Conservative | Sylvia Sharland | 603 | 41.0 |
| | Labour | John Gough | 112 | 7.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 153 | 10.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,471 | |
Ashtead Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Peter Smith | 740 | 57.1 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Reynolds | 464 | 35.8 |
| | Labour | Susan Gilchrist | 58 | 4.5 |
| | Green | Anthony Cooper | 34 | 2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 276 | 21.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,296 | |
Ashtead Village :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Michael Williams | 810 | 47.8 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Hunt | 575 | 34.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Jones | 177 | 10.5 |
| | Labour | Clive Scott | 88 | 5.2 |
| | Green | Jennifer Huggett | 43 | 2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 235 | 13.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,693 | |
Bookham North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Tony Moore | 1,111 | 52.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Howarth | 939 | 44.3 |
| | Labour | George Helowicz | 70 | 3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 172 | 8.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,120 | |
Bookham South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Turner | 1,149 | 59.0 |
| | Conservative | Eddie Palmer | 710 | 36.5 |
| | Labour | Ian James | 88 | 4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 439 | 22.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,947 | |
Brockham, Betchworth and Buckland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Washtell | 876 | 55.8 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Kenney | 623 | 39.7 |
| | Labour | Anne Helowicz | 71 | 4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 253 | 16.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,570 | |
Capel, Leigh and Newdigate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Julian Shersby | 755 | 67.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Watson | 360 | 32.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 395 | 45.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,115 | |
Dorking North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derrick Burt | 753 | 54.6 |
| | Conservative | Bridget Upton-Taylor | 516 | 37.4 |
| | Labour | David Christison | 111 | 8.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 237 | 17.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,380 | |
Dorking South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Cooksey | 1,197 | 53.6 |
| | Conservative | Vivienne Michael | 863 | 38.6 |
| | Labour | Philip May | 174 | 7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 334 | 15.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,234 | |
Fetcham East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Garth Paterson-Borland | 810 | 67.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Freeman | 383 | 32.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 427 | 35.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,193 | |
Fetcham West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Timothy Hall | 618 | 57.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Humphrey Bowen | 394 | 36.4 |
| | Labour | Gregory Corey | 70 | 6.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 224 | 20.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,082 | |
Holmwoods :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Caroline Salmon | 965 | 60.2 |
| | Conservative | Michael Foulston | 430 | 26.8 |
| | Labour | Keith Davis | 207 | 12.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 535 | 33.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,602 | |
Leatherhead North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hubert Carr | 721 | 48.8 |
| | Labour | Nicholas Trier | 438 | 29.7 |
| | Conservative | Charlotte Keys | 317 | 21.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 283 | 19.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,476 | |
Leatherhead South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Sharland | 665 | 54.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Lloyd | 470 | 38.5 |
| | Labour | Rupert Watts | 85 | 7.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 195 | 16.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,220 | |