2008 Mole Valley District Council election

2008 UK local government election

Elections to Mole Valley Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 46.5% a drop from the 47.2% seen in the 2007 election.[1]

Issues in the election included a proposed incinerator, Council Tax, planning, leisure and recycling.[2] The results saw no change in the number of councillors for each party but the Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties swapped seats.[3] The Conservatives gained Westcott ward from the Liberal Democrats but lost Leatherhead North to them.[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

* Conservative 22
* Liberal Democrat 16
* Independent 3

## Election result

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Mole Valley Local Election Result 2008  Party  | Seats  | Gains  | Losses  | Net gain/loss  | Seats %  | Votes %  | Votes  | +/−

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| Conservative | 6  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 46.2  | 47.0  | 10,520  | -1.4%
| Liberal Democrats | 5  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 38.5  | 34.1  | 7,626  | -5.3%
| Ashtead Independent Working With Ashtead Residents  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 15.4  | 12.0  | 2,682  | +7.8%
| UKIP | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 5.2  | 1,167  | +2.9%
| Green | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1.3  | 298  | -1.3%
| Labour | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0.4  | 91  | -2.7%

## Ward results

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Ashtead Common  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Ashtead Independent Working With Ashtead Residents  | David Howell  | 893  | 58.1  | +6.5
| Conservative | Len Wood  | 643  | 41.9  | −1.1
Majority  | 250  | 16.2  | +7.6
Turnout | 1,536  | 48.9  | −4.4
| Independent hold | Swing |  |
Ashtead Park  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Ashtead Independent Working With Ashtead Residents  | Christopher Townsend  | 906  | 57.5  | +13.4
| Conservative | Alex Burrows  | 592  | 37.6  | −7.9
| UKIP | Bob Cane  | 78  | 4.9  | +1.2
Majority  | 314  | 19.9  |
Turnout | 1,576  | 49.6  | −0.9
| Independent hold | Swing |  |
Ashtead Village  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Chris Reynolds  | 1,168  | 53.8  | −1.2
| Ashtead Independent Working With Ashtead Residents  | Simon Ling  | 883  | 40.6  | +3.9
| UKIP | Frances Howell  | 122  | 5.6  | +2.9
Majority  | 285  | 13.2  | −5.1
Turnout | 2,173  | 48.2  | −3.1
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Bookham North  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Clare Curran  | 1,466  | 66.7  | +2.3
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Joseph  | 731  | 33.3  | +6.8
Majority  | 735  | 33.4  | −4.5
Turnout | 2,197  | 49.1  | −1.0
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Bookham South  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Howarth  | 1,200  | 52.2  | −3.4
| Conservative | Graham Hems  | 899  | 39.1  | −5.3
| UKIP | Julie Langton-Smith  | 110  | 4.8  | +4.8
| Labour | Simon Bottomley  | 91  | 4.0  | +4.0
Majority  | 301  | 13.1  | +1.9
Turnout | 2,300  | 52.0  | −2.8
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |
Dorking North  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Paul Elderton  | 753  | 51.4  | −1.8
| Conservative | Ron Billard  | 514  | 35.1  | +6.6
| Green | Robert Sedgwick  | 130  | 8.9  | −5.5
| UKIP | Michael Foulston  | 67  | 4.6  | +4.6
Majority  | 239  | 16.3  | −8.4
Turnout | 1,464  | 46.7  | −2.0
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |
Dorking South  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Tim Loretto  | 1,181  | 52.4  | −2.8
| Conservative | Misbah Mosobbir  | 734  | 32.6  | +2.9
| UKIP | Kathleen Peters  | 169  | 7.5  | +2.3
| Green | Mandy Barnett  | 168  | 7.5  | +1.5
Majority  | 447  | 19.8  | −5.7
Turnout | 2,252  | 43.2  | −2.7
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |
Fetcham East  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Carolyn Corden  | 1,036  | 76.2  | +7.1
| Liberal Democrats | Kathy Grigson  | 324  | 23.8  | −2.4
Majority  | 712  | 52.4  | +9.5
Turnout | 1,360  | 46.0  | −2.5
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Fetcham West  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Emile Aboud  | 840  | 50.2  | −13.9
| Liberal Democrats | Raj Haque  | 834  | 49.8  | +13.9
Majority  | 6  | 0.4  | −27.8
Turnout | 1,674  | 55.0  | +7.4
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Holmwoods  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Michael Howard  | 870  | 51.1  | −0.2
| Conservative | Chris Quinlan  | 563  | 33.1  | +1.2
| UKIP | Margaret Curran  | 269  | 15.8  | +9.7
Majority  | 307  | 18.0  | −1.4
Turnout | 1,702  | 36.1  | −1.5
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |
Leatherhead North  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Bob Hedgeland  | 866  | 52.3  | +4.8
| Conservative | Kyle Green  | 621  | 37.5  | +4.4
| UKIP | Stan Masters  | 170  | 10.3  | +4.3
Majority  | 245  | 14.8  | +0.4
Turnout | 1,657  | 33.9  | −4.2
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |  |
Leatherhead South  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Rosemary Dickson  | 889  | 61.4  | +5.8
| Liberal Democrats | Dave Howarth  | 454  | 31.3  | −6.1
| UKIP | Leigh Jones  | 106  | 7.3  | +7.3
Majority  | 435  | 30.1  | +11.9
Turnout | 1,449  | 44.3  | −4.0
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Westcott  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | James Friend  | 555  | 53.2  | +4.9
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Fraser Ker  | 413  | 39.6  | −9.3
| UKIP | Afonso Afonso  | 76  | 7.3  | +7.3
Majority  | 142  | 13.6  |
Turnout | 1,044  | 61.0  | −1.6
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |  |

## References

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1. ^ a b "Surrey's election results - VIDEO NEWS". Surrey Advertiser. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 15 May 2008.
2. ^ "ELECTION - Sizing up Mole Valley". Surrey Advertiser. 25 April 2008. Retrieved 15 May 2008.
3. ^ "Tory control for Surrey councils". BBC Online. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 15 May 2008.

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