2004 UK local government 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:
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%
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
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