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
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 9 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 64.3 | 48.3 | 12,318 | +3.4% | |
| Liberal Democrats | 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
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Janette Purkiss | 1,431 | 61.2 | +4.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Tillott | 906 | 38.8 | -1.8 | |
| Majority | 525 | 22.4 | +6.3 | ||
| Turnout | 2,337 | 53.0 | -6.9 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Chandler | 1,441 | 57.0 | +13.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 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 Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Kate Horden | 924 | 49.8 | +16.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 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 Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 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 Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 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 Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 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 Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Kathryn Westwood | 957 | 69.1 | +4.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 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 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Timothy Hall | 928 | 64.1 | +11.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alice Humphreys | 519 | 35.9 | -5.4 | |
| Majority | 409 | 28.2 | +16.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,447 | 47.6 | -2.9 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 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 Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Penelope Hedgeland | 757 | 43.7 | +9.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 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 Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Sharland | 825 | 55.6 | +1.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 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
- 2006 Mole Valley election result
- Ward results Archived 14 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine
This page was last edited on 17 June 2023, at 05:21