Mole Valley District Council election, 2006

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 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%

Ward results

Ashtead Common
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

References

Council elections in Surrey

Surrey County Council	1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013

Elmbridge Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Epsom and Ewell Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Guildford Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Mole Valley District Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Reigate and Banstead Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Runnymede Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Spelthorne Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Surrey Heath Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Tandridge District Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Waverley Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Woking Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

See also: Middlesex County Council elections

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