2023 Mole Valley District Council election

The 2023 Mole Valley District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Mole Valley District Council in Surrey, England.[3] This would be on the same day as other local elections in England. This was the first election following the redrawing of ward boundaries that resulted in the number of councillors being reduced by two to 39. All positions were contested.[4][5] As a result of the election, the Liberal Democrats increased their majority on the council to 30 out of 39 seats.[4]

2023 Mole Valley District Council election
4 May 2023 (2023-05-04)
All 39 seats to Mole Valley District Council
20 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
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Leader Stephen Cooksey[1] Lynne Brooks[2]
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Ashtead Ind.
Last election 24 seats, 45.3% 10 seats, 32.3% 7 seats, 12.2%
Seats before 24 9 6
Seats after 30 3 6
Seat change Increase6 Decrease6 Steady
Leader before election

Stephen Cooksey
Liberal Democrats

 Leader after election

TBD

The polling station at Headley was criticised by one disabled voter, because of accessibility issues.[6]

Summary

Election result
2023 Mole Valley District Council election[4]
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal Democrats 39 30 6 0 Increase6 76.9
  Ashtead Ind. 6 6 0 0 Steady 15.4
  Conservative 38 3 0 6 Decrease6 7.7
  Green 24 0 0 0 Steady 0.0
  Labour 9 0 0 0 Steady 0.0
  Independent 2 0 0 0 Steady 0.0

Candidates

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Mole Valley District Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023.[7]

Ashtead Lanes & Common
Ashtead Lanes & Common (3 seats)[8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ashtead Ind. Chris Hunt 1,636 N/A
Ashtead Ind. Patricia Wiltshire 1,553 N/A
Ashtead Ind. David Hawksworth 1,534 N/A
Liberal Democrats Philippa Shimmin 488 N/A
Liberal Democrats Amanda Hartwell 425 N/A
Liberal Democrats Ross Moncur 422 N/A
Conservative Debbie Cook 284 N/A
Conservative Gavin Newton 265 N/A
Labour Susan Gilchrist 241 N/A
Turnout 41.9 N/A
Ashtead Ind. win (new seat)
Ashtead Ind. win (new seat)
Ashtead Ind. win (new seat)

Ashtead Park
Ashtead Park (3 seats)[8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ashtead Ind. Mary Cooper 1,242 N/A
Ashtead Ind. Garry Stansfield 1,140 N/A
Ashtead Ind. Gerry Sevenoaks 970 N/A
Independent Raj Patel 706 N/A
Independent David Harper 535 N/A
Conservative Kateryna Cutler 269 N/A
Green Patricia Brown 264 N/A
Conservative Andrew Smith 253 N/A
Liberal Democrats Veronica MacLeod 245 N/A
Conservative Matthew Wray 236 N/A
Liberal Democrats Jolanta Waugh 215 N/A
Liberal Democrats Andrew Cressy 200 N/A
Labour Steve Eagle 136 N/A
Green Greg Smith 118 N/A
Turnout 42.0 N/A
Ashtead Ind. win (new seat)
Ashtead Ind. win (new seat)
Ashtead Ind. win (new seat)

Bookham East & Eastwick Park
Bookham East & Eastwick Park (3 seats)[8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Daly 1,577 N/A
Liberal Democrats Paul Kennedy 1,568 N/A
Liberal Democrats Andrew Matthews 1,467 N/A
Conservative Sarah Chambers 994 N/A
Conservative Richard Swinbank 834 N/A
Conservative Patrick Morrish 800 N/A
Green Emily Stewart 176 N/A
Labour Bill Mansfield 80 N/A
Turnout 53.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Bookham West
Bookham West[8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Monica Weller 1,408 N/A
Liberal Democrats Roger Adams 1,390 N/A
Liberal Democrats Christine Miller 1,256 N/A
Conservative Toby Cracknell 725 N/A
Conservative Richard Moyse 664 N/A
Conservative Dina Zharova-Berbner 564 N/A
Green Eugene Suggett 268 N/A
Turnout 44.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Brockham, Betchworth, Buckland, Box Hill & Headley
Brockham, Betchworth, Buckland, Box Hill & Headley (3 seats)[8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Potter 1,217 N/A
Conservative Simon Budd 1,139 N/A
Liberal Democrats Paula Keay 1,089 N/A
Liberal Democrats Bradley Nelson 868 N/A
Conservative Radia Kesseiri Austin 645 N/A
Conservative Celia Tiley 576 N/A
Green Penny Green 285 N/A
Labour Noel Humphrey 168 N/A
Turnout 44.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Capel, Leigh, Newdigate & Charlwood
Capel, Leigh, Newdigate & Charlwood (3 seats)[8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Lesley Bushnell 894 N/A
Liberal Democrats Jo Farrar-Astrop 810 N/A
Liberal Democrats Alcia Loach 720 N/A
Conservative Corinna Osborne-Patterson 698 N/A
Conservative Tom Baldwin 620 N/A
Conservative Mark Saunders 619 N/A
Green Lisa Scott 604 N/A
Green Roger Abbott 438 N/A
Green Ken Hollis 409 N/A
Labour Co-op Laurence Nasskau 64 N/A
Turnout 40.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Dorking North
Dorking North (3 seats)[8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Hazel Watson 1,301 N/A
Liberal Democrats David Draper 1,207 N/A
Liberal Democrats Elsie Rosam 1,082 N/A
Green Chris Crook 778 N/A
Green Pat Smith 642 N/A
Green Sarah Weston Holland 627 N/A
Labour Clare Mansfield 339 N/A
Conservative Michael Foulston 316 N/A
Conservative Peter Cude 264 N/A
Conservative Stephen Frost 257 N/A
Turnout 44.1 N/A
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Dorking South
Dorking South (3 seats)[8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Margaret Cooksey 1,301 N/A
Liberal Democrats Stephen Cooksey 1,219 N/A
Liberal Democrats Nick Wright 1,185 N/A
Conservative Roger Jones 413 N/A
Conservative Beccy Gunn 386 N/A
Conservative Lucinda Sharpe 384 N/A
Green Molly Crook 445 N/A
Green Lucy Barford 395 N/A
Green Gerard Bolton 368 N/A
Turnout 38.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Fetcham
Fetcham (3 seats)[8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Raj Haque 1,426 N/A
Liberal Democrats Phil Hammond 1,402 N/A
Liberal Democrats Caroline Joseph 1,311 N/A
Conservative Simon Chambers 853 N/A
Conservative Paul Austin 755 N/A
Conservative David McCorquodale 617 N/A
Green Janet Crook 219 N/A
Green Dan Creber 159 N/A
Labour Beatrice Heath 151 N/A
Turnout 43.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Holmwoods & Beare Green
Holmwoods & Beare Green (3 seats)[8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Rosemary Hobbs 979 N/A
Liberal Democrats Claire Malcomson 879 N/A
Liberal Democrats Clayton Wellman 782 N/A
Conservative Leslie Maruziva 607 N/A
Conservative Lucy Botting 546 N/A
Conservative David Mir 524 N/A
Green John Roche 224 N/A
Green Emily Auckland 198 N/A
Green Fiona Case 162 N/A
Labour Christine Foster 158 N/A
Turnout 36.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Leatherhead North
Leatherhead North (3 seats)[8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Keira Vyvyan-Robinson 689 N/A
Liberal Democrats Ben Wall 661 N/A
Liberal Democrats Benjamin Wear 624 N/A
Conservative Aaron Gibbs 368 N/A
Conservative Alan Gibbs 330 N/A
Conservative Mushud Ali 302 N/A
Green Sally Stewart 267 N/A
Turnout 27.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Leatherhead South
Leatherhead South (3 seats)[8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Bridget Kendrick 960 N/A
Conservative Joanna Slater 852 N/A
Conservative James Chambers 831 N/A
Liberal Democrats Gareth Parsons 779 N/A
Conservative Henry Elcock-Haskins 754 N/A
Liberal Democrats Nick O'Shea 700 N/A
Green Melissa Awcock 301 N/A
Labour Co-op Ann Clark 207 N/A
Green Jo Sherring 151 N/A
Turnout 44.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Mickleham, Westcott & Okewood
Mickleham, Westcott & Okewood (3 seats)[8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Chris Budleigh 1,180 N/A
Liberal Democrats Abhiram Magesh 1,108 N/A
Liberal Democrats Leah Mursaleen-Plank 1,106 N/A
Conservative Michael Hebberd 769 N/A
Conservative Duncan Irvine 703 N/A
Conservative Gavin Musgrave 684 N/A
Green James Poke 372 N/A
Green David Szachno-Hodgkinson 260 N/A
Turnout 42.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

References
  1. "Leader of MVDC". Mole Valley District Council. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  2. "Leader of the Opposition". Mole Valley District Council. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  3. "Notice of Election" (PDF). Mole Valley District Council. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  4. "Mole Valley election result". BBC News. May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  5. Caulfield, Chris (22 April 2023) [13 April 2023]. "All the Mole Valley local election candidates and where they are standing". Surrey Live. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  6. Graves, Kieran (10 May 2023) [9 May 2023]. "Some Surrey polling stations left disabled voters feeling excluded during last week's local elections". Surrey Live. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  7. "Local Elections - 4 May 2023". Mole Valley District Council. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  8. McCrum, Kirstie; Caulfield, Chris; Coady-Stemp, Emily; Graves, Kieran (5 May 2023). "Live Surrey 2023 local election results and reaction as it happens". Surrey Live. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  9. "District Council Election Results - 4 May 2023". Mole Valley District Council. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
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