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
Mole Valley Local Election Result 2006 | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/- | ||
Conservative | 9 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 64.3 | 48.3 | 12,318 | +3.4% | ||
Liberal Democrat | 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% |
Ashtead Common | |||||
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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 | 142 | 8.6 | -5.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,668 | 53.3 | +0.3 | ||
Independent hold | Swing |
Ashtead Park | |||||
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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 | 23 | 1.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,608 | 50.5 | -1.9 | ||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
Ashtead Village | |||||
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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 | 107 | 4.9 | +3.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,208 | 49.4 | -1.7 | ||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
Bookham North | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Janette Purkiss | 1,431 | 61.2 | +4.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Paul Tillott | 906 | 38.8 | -1.8 | |
Majority | 525 | 22.4 | +6.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,337 | 53.0 | -6.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bookham South | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | John Chandler | 1,441 | 57.0 | +13.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Jehangir Haque | 991 | 39.2 | -13.6 | |
Labour | Simon Bottomley | 97 | 3.8 | +0.2 | |
Majority | 450 | 17.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,529 | 58.9 | +5.7 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing |
Brockham, Betchworth and Buckland | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Kate Horden | 924 | 49.8 | +16.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Valerie Potter | 869 | 46.8 | -14.9 | |
Labour | Ian James | 64 | 3.4 | -2.0 | |
Majority | 55 | 3.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,857 | 53.6 | +15.4 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing |
Capel, Leigh and Newdigate | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Iain Murdoch | 882 | 51.1 | +26.7 | |
Conservative | Julian Shersby | 782 | 45.3 | -21.3 | |
Labour | Carol Millard | 62 | 3.6 | -5.5 | |
Majority | 100 | 5.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,726 | 53.8 | +18.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing |
Dorking North | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | 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 | 365 | 24.7 | +14.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,476 | 48.7 | +0.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Dorking South | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | 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 | 233 | 10.0 | -4.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,341 | 47.0 | -1.6 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Fetcham East | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Kathryn Westwood | 957 | 69.1 | +4.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Katherine Grigson | 363 | 26.2 | -2.9 | |
Labour | John Forehead | 64 | 4.6 | -1.2 | |
Majority | 594 | 42.9 | +6.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,384 | 48.5 | -2.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Fetcham West | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Timothy Hall | 928 | 64.1 | +11.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Alice Humphreys | 519 | 35.9 | -5.4 | |
Majority | 409 | 28.2 | +16.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,447 | 47.6 | -2.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Holmwoods | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | 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 | 530 | 30.7 | +11.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,724 | 38.0 | -2.9 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Leatherhead North | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Penelope Hedgeland | 757 | 43.7 | +9.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Hubert Carr | 754 | 43.5 | +10.7 | |
Labour | David Lawrence | 221 | 12.8 | -20.2 | |
Majority | 3 | 0.2 | -1.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,732 | 39.3 | +4.2 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing |
Leatherhead South | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | David Sharland | 825 | 55.6 | +1.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | David Smith | 555 | 37.4 | +3.7 | |
Labour | Michael Ward | 103 | 6.9 | -5.6 | |
Majority | 270 | 18.2 | -1.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,483 | 48.3 | -3.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Preceded by Mole Valley Council election, 2004 |
Mole Valley local elections | Succeeded by Mole Valley Council election, 2007 |