2004 Mole Valley District Council election

Elections to Mole Valley Council were held on 10 June 2004. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. Overall turnout was 49.8%.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

• Conservative 19
• Liberal Democrat 17
• Independent 5

Election result

Mole Valley Local Election Result 2004

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	6			+1	46.2	44.9	10,376	+0.2%
	Liberal Democrats	5			+1	38.5	33.9	7,836	-10.7%
	Independent	2			-1	15.4	11.2	2,588	+7.1%
	Labour	0			-1	0	7.9	1,832	+1.7%
	UKIP	0			0	0	1.9	428	+1.9%
	Green	0			0	0	0.2	56	-0.1%

Ward results

Ashtead Common

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Howell	818	49.7	−1.7
	Conservative	Sylvia Sharland	590	35.8	−5.2
	Labour	John Gough	120	7.3	−0.3
	UKIP	Robert Cane	119	7.2	+7.2
Majority			228	13.9	+3.5
Turnout			1,647	53.0

Ashtead Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Christopher Townsend	847	51.4	−5.7
	Conservative	Timothy Ashton	592	35.9	+0.1
	UKIP	Beverley Curley	89	5.4	+5.4
	Labour	Susan Gilchrist	65	3.9	−0.6
	Green	Anthony Cooper	56	3.4	+0.8
Majority			255	15.5	−5.8
Turnout			1,649	52.4

Ashtead Village

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christopher Reynolds	951	41.7	−1.0
	Independent	Jonathan Whybrow	923	40.5	+0.7
	UKIP	Helen Howell	220	9.7	+9.7
	Labour	Clive Scott	185	8.1	+2.5
Majority			28	1.2	−1.7
Turnout			2,279	51.1	+11.9

Bookham North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Clare Curran	1,492	56.7	+3.4
	Liberal Democrats	Linda Hulford	1,068	40.6	−6.1
	Labour	Nicholas Trier	73	2.8	+2.8
Majority			424	16.1	+9.5
Turnout			2,633	59.9	+9.1

Bookham South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Elizabeth Howarth	1,198	52.8	−7.9
	Conservative	Jonathan Dalley	988	43.6	+9.0
	Labour	Ian James	82	3.6	−1.1
Majority			210	9.2	−16.9
Turnout			2,268	53.2	+9.3

Dorking North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Nicola Masters	754	51.8	−2.8
	Conservative	Bridget Upton-Taylor	609	41.8	+4.4
	Labour	George Helowicz	94	6.5	−1.5
Majority			145	10.0	−7.2
Turnout			1,457	48.5

Dorking South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Phillips	1,257	53.7	−3.8
	Conservative	Timothy Philpot	915	39.1	+3.6
	Labour	Edmund Watts	168	7.2	+0.2
Majority			342	14.6	−7.4
Turnout			2,340	48.6	+9.5

Fetcham East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Carolyn Corden	934	65.1	−2.8
	Liberal Democrats	Sally Goodman	418	29.1	−3.0
	Labour	John Forehead	83	5.8	+5.8
Majority			516	36.0	+0.2
Turnout			1,435	51.2

Fetcham West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Emile Aboud	808	53.1	−4.0
	Liberal Democrats	James Laxton	628	41.3	+4.9
	Labour	Norman Roger	86	5.7	−0.8
Majority			180	11.8	−8.9
Turnout			1,522	50.5

Holmwoods

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Howard	996	55.2	−4.4
	Conservative	David Mir	649	36.0	+5.0
	Labour	Keith Davis	160	8.9	−0.6
Majority			347	19.2	−9.4
Turnout			1,805	40.9	+9.1

Leatherhead North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Duncan Mountford	511	34.2	+4.5
	Liberal Democrats	Helen Webb	492	33.0	+5.0
	Labour	Heather Ward	489	32.8	−9.4
Majority			19	1.2
Turnout			1,492	35.1	+6.8

Leatherhead South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rosemary Dickson	845	53.8	−0.7
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Slater	530	33.7	−4.8
	Labour	Michael Ward	196	12.5	+5.5
Majority			315	20.1	+4.1
Turnout			1,571	51.5

Westcott

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Terence Ellis	498	48.9
	Conservative	Madeleine Brooks	492	48.3
	Labour	Anne Helowicz	28	2.8
Majority			6	0.6
Turnout			1,018	62.6

References

• 2004 Mole Valley election result
• Ward results