2024 Mole Valley District Council election

The 2024 Mole Valley District Council election took place on 2 May 2024 to elect members of Mole Valley District Council in Surrey, England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections. There were 14 of the 39 seats on the council up for election, being the usual third of the council plus a by-election in the Capel, Leigh, Newdigate and Charlwood ward.^[2]

2024 Mole Valley District Council election

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14 out of 39 seats to Mole Valley District Council 20 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Stephen Cooksey Chris Hunt James Chambers Party Liberal Democrats Ashstead Ind. Conservative Last election 30 seats, 48.4% 6 seats, 10.2% 3 seats, 27.5% Seats before 30[a] 6 3 Seats won 12 2 0 Seats after 31 6 2 Seat change 1 1
Map of the results of the 2024 Mole Valley District Council election with Liberal Democrats in yellow and Ashtead Independents in grey.
Leader before election Stephen Cooksey Liberal Democrats Leader after election Stephen Cooksey Liberal Democrats

Summary

The Liberal Democrats increased their majority on the council, gaining one seat from the Conservatives.^[3]

Election result

2024 Mole Valley District Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	12	+1	85.7	19	31	79.5	12,718	47.6	-0.8
	Ashtead Ind.	2	-	14.3	4	6	15.4	2,535	9.5	-0.7
	Conservative	0	-1	0.0	2	2	5.1	6,685	25.0	-2.5
	Green	0	-	0.0	0	0	0.0	2,722	10.2	-0.1
	Labour	0	-	0.0	0	0	0.0	1,874	7.0	+5.0
	Reform UK	0	-	0.0	0	0	0.0	186	0.7	N/A

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 2024.^[4] Sitting councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*).

Ashtead Lanes & Common

Ashtead Lanes & Common

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ashstead Ind.	Andy Smith	1,437	58.9	-2.9
	Liberal Democrats	Jolanta Waugh	450	18.4	−1.3
	Conservative	Lynn Walker	259	10.6	−0.8
	Labour	Susan Gilchrist	164	6.7	−3.0
	Green	Emily Stewart	130	5.3	N/A
Majority
Turnout				41.1
Registered electors
	Residents hold		Swing

Ashstead Park

Ashstead Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ashstead Ind.	Gerry Sevenoaks*	1,098	53.3	+11.0
	Liberal Democrats	Philippa Shimmin	375	18.2	+7.5
	Conservative	Howard Jones	368	17.9	+6.2
	Labour	Steve Eagle	134	6.5	+0.6
	Green	Sally Stewart	84	4.1	−7.4
Majority
Turnout				38.2
Registered electors
	Residents hold		Swing

Bookham East & Eastwick Park

Bookham East & Eastwick Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Matthews*	1,426	62.6	+6.1
	Conservative	Louise Calland	696	30.5	−7.8
	Green	Penny Green	101	4.4	−2.4
	Labour	William Mansfield	56	2.5	−0.6
Majority
Turnout				47.0
Registered electors
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Bookham West

Bookham West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Miller*	1,234	60.6	+3.1
	Conservative	Beccy Gunn	564	27.7	−5.5
	Green	Fiona Case	138	6.8	−5.5
	Labour	Timothy Kent	100	4.9	N/A
Majority
Turnout				41.2
Registered electors
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Brockham, Betchworth, Buckland, Box Hill & Headley

Brockham, Betchworth, Buckland, Box Hill & Headley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Paula Keay*	1,052	50.2	+2.6
	Conservative	Radia Kesseiri	617	29.4	+1.2
	Green	Peter Butterworth	245	11.7	−0.8
	Labour	Noel Humphrey	182	8.7	+1.4
Majority
Turnout				41.0
Registered electors
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Capel, Leigh, Newdigate & Charlwood

Capel, Leigh, Newdigate & Charlwood (2 seats due to by-election)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Kirstie Havard	857	46.4	+3.8
	Liberal Democrats	Dineke van den Bogerd	763	41.3	+7.0
	Conservative	David McCorquodale	658	35.6	+2.4
	Conservative	Mark Saunders	657	35.6	+6.1
	Green	Lisa Scott	400	21.6	−7.1
	Green	Gerard Bolton	218	11.8	−9.0
	Labour	Mick Hay	86	4.7	N/A
	Labour	Leo Nasskau	57	3.1	+0.1
Majority
Turnout				38.6
Registered electors
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

By-election to replace Liberal Democrat councillor Lesley Bushnell.^[2]

Dorking North

Dorking North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Elsie Rosam*	1,186	49.6	+4.7
	Green	Chris Crook	608	25.4	−6.9
	Conservative	Lucy Botting	300	12.5	−0.6
	Labour	Clare Mansfield	297	12.4	−1.7
Majority
Turnout				43.5
Registered electors
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Dorking South

Dorking South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Nick Wright*	1,236	58.8	+4.0
	Conservative	Michael Foulston	343	16.3	−2.8
	Green	Molly Crook	301	14.3	−6.3
	Labour	Kev Stroud	222	10.6	N/A
Majority
Turnout				37.5
Registered electors
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Fetcham

Fetcham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Caroline Joseph*	1,276	58.3	+4.3
	Conservative	Paul Austin	686	31.3	+0.2
	Green	Joanna Sherring	139	6.3	−2.7
	Labour	Beatriz Heath	88	4.0	−2.2
Majority
Turnout				40.5
Registered electors
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Holmwoods & Beare Green

Holmwoods & Beare Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Clayton Wellman*	832	45.4	+2.1
	Conservative	Michelle Watson	550	30.0	−3.6
	Reform UK	Simon Keats	186	10.1	N/A
	Green	John Roche	152	8.3	−4.1
	Labour	Christine Foster	113	6.2	−2.5
Majority
Turnout				36.8
Registered electors
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Leatherhead North

Leatherhead North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Benjamin Wear*	671	51.9	+0.6
	Conservative	Alan Gibbs	327	25.3	−1.8
	Labour	Chloe Roper	195	15.1	N/A
	Green	Gergory Smith	100	7.7	−14.2
Majority
Turnout				29.1
Registered electors
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Leatherhead South

Leatherhead South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Gareth Parsons	970	49.0	+8.8
	Conservative	Tim Hall	714	36.1	−6.7
	Labour	Ann Clark	164	8.3	−2.4
	Green	Melissa Awcock	131	6.6	−8.9
Majority
Turnout				44.0
Registered electors
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Mickleham, Westcott & Okewood

Mickleham, Westcott & Okewood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Leah Mursaleen-Plank*	1,153	57.0	+6.5
	Conservative	David Mir	603	29.8	−5.3
	Green	James Poke	193	9.5	−7.5
	Labour	James Stringer	73	3.6	N/A
Majority
Turnout				39.3
Registered electors
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Changes 2024-2026

Affiliation changes

By-elections

Holmwoods & Beare Green

Holmwoods & Beare Green by-election: 20 March 2025

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Bradley Nelson	748	46.5	+1.1
	Conservative	Michelle Watson	437	27.2	–2.8
	Reform UK	Michael Carter	348	21.6	+11.5
	Green	Lisa Scott	76	4.7	–3.6
Majority			311	19.3	+3.9
Turnout			1,610	32.0	–4.2
Registered electors			5,034
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	2.0

Bookham East & Eastwick Park

Bookham East & Eastwick Park: 10 July 2025

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Lawrence Penney	1,056	56	−6.2
	Reform UK	Richard Granville	387	20.53	+20.53
	Conservative	Louise Calland	386	20.48	−10.02
	Green	Gerard Bolton	56	2.9	−1.5
Majority			669	35.45	+3.35
Turnout			1,885	38.3	−8.7
Registered electors			4,929
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing