2006 Mole Valley District Council election

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English 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	+/−
		9	5	1	+4	64.3	48.3	12,318	+3.4%
		4	1	3	-2	28.6	34.4	8,788	+0.5%
		1	0	2	-2	7.1	9.7	2,464	-1.5%
		0	0	0	0	0	4.7	1,197	-3.2%
		0	0	0	0	0	2.4	600	+2.2%
		0	0	0	0	0	0.6	153	-1.3%

Ward results

Ashtead Common

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		William Northcott	860	51.6
		Timothy Robertson	718	43.0
		John Gough	90	5.4
Majority			142	8.6
Turnout			1,668	53.3
	hold		Swing

Ashtead Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Walter Davis	732	45.5
		Peter Smith	709	44.1
		Susan Gilchrist	66	4.1
		Robert Cane	59	3.7
		Anthony Cooper	42	2.6
Majority			23	1.4
Turnout			1,608	50.5
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Ashtead Village

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Sylvia Sharland	1,002	45.4
		Christine Kerton	895	40.5
		Clive Scott	120	5.4
		Jennifer Huggett	97	4.4
		Helen Howell	94	4.3
Majority			107	4.9
Turnout			2,208	49.4
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Bookham North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Janette Purkiss	1,431	61.2
		Paul Tillott	906	38.8
Majority			525	22.4
Turnout			2,337	53.0
	hold		Swing

Bookham South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John Chandler	1,441	57.0
		Jehangir Haque	991	39.2
		Simon Bottomley	97	3.8
Majority			450	17.8
Turnout			2,529	58.9
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Brockham, Betchworth and Buckland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Kate Horden	924	49.8
		Valerie Potter	869	46.8
		Ian James	64	3.4
Majority			55	3.0
Turnout			1,857	53.6
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Capel, Leigh and Newdigate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Iain Murdoch	882	51.1
		Julian Shersby	782	45.3
		Carol Millard	62	3.6
Majority			100	5.8
Turnout			1,726	53.8
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Dorking North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Derrick Burt	785	53.2
		Mark Aspinall	420	28.5
		Robert Sedgwick	213	14.4
		John Wilson	58	3.9
Majority			365	24.7
Turnout			1,476	48.7
	hold		Swing

Dorking South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Margaret Cooksey	1,102	47.1
		Christopher House	869	37.1
		Amanda Barnett	248	10.6
		Nicholas Trier	122	5.2
Majority			233	10.0
Turnout			2,341	47.0
	hold		Swing

Fetcham East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Kathryn Westwood	957	69.1
		Katherine Grigson	363	26.2
		John Forehead	64	4.6
Majority			594	42.9
Turnout			1,384	48.5
	hold		Swing

Fetcham West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Timothy Hall	928	64.1
		Alice Humphreys	519	35.9
Majority			409	28.2
Turnout			1,447	47.6
	hold		Swing

Holmwoods

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Caroline Salmon	1,062	61.6
		David Mir	532	30.9
		Keith Davis	130	7.5
Majority			530	30.7
Turnout			1,724	38.0
	hold		Swing

Leatherhead North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Penelope Hedgeland	757	43.7
		Hubert Carr	754	43.5
		David Lawrence	221	12.8
Majority			3	0.2
Turnout			1,732	39.3
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Leatherhead South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		David Sharland	825	55.6
		David Smith	555	37.4
		Michael Ward	103	6.9
Majority			270	18.2
Turnout			1,483	48.3
	hold		Swing

References

• 2006 Mole Valley election result
• Ward results Template:Webarchive