title: 2002 Mole Valley District Council election
text: # 2002 Mole Valley District Council election
  
  Elections to Mole Valley Council were held on 2 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.
  
  After the election, the composition of the council was:
  
  * Conservative 18
  * Liberal Democrat 15
  * Independent 7
  * Labour 1
  
  ## Election result
  
  Mole Valley Local Election Result 2002 :
  
  | Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Liberal Democrats | 6 | +1 | 42.9 | 39.2 | 8,384 |
  | Conservative | 5 | -1 | 35.7 | 42.3 | 9,060 |
  | Independent | 3 | 0 | 21.4 | 10.8 | 2,306 |
  | Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 1,572 |
  | Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 77 |
  
  ## Ward results
  
  Ashtead Common :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | John Northcott | 756 | 51.4 |
  | | Conservative | Sylvia Sharland | 603 | 41.0 |
  | | Labour | John Gough | 112 | 7.6 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 153 | 10.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,471 | |
  
  Ashtead Park :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | Peter Smith | 740 | 57.1 |
  | | Conservative | Christopher Reynolds | 464 | 35.8 |
  | | Labour | Susan Gilchrist | 58 | 4.5 |
  | | Green | Anthony Cooper | 34 | 2.6 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 276 | 21.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,296 | |
  
  Ashtead Village :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | Michael Williams | 810 | 47.8 |
  | | Conservative | Christopher Hunt | 575 | 34.0 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Janet Jones | 177 | 10.5 |
  | | Labour | Clive Scott | 88 | 5.2 |
  | | Green | Jennifer Huggett | 43 | 2.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 235 | 13.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,693 | |
  
  Bookham North :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Tony Moore | 1,111 | 52.4 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Howarth | 939 | 44.3 |
  | | Labour | George Helowicz | 70 | 3.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 172 | 8.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,120 | |
  
  Bookham South :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Tony Turner | 1,149 | 59.0 |
  | | Conservative | Eddie Palmer | 710 | 36.5 |
  | | Labour | Ian James | 88 | 4.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 439 | 22.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,947 | |
  
  Brockham, Betchworth and Buckland :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | John Washtell | 876 | 55.8 |
  | | Conservative | Anthony Kenney | 623 | 39.7 |
  | | Labour | Anne Helowicz | 71 | 4.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 253 | 16.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,570 | |
  
  Capel, Leigh and Newdigate :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Julian Shersby | 755 | 67.7 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | John Watson | 360 | 32.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 395 | 45.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,115 | |
  
  Dorking North :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Derrick Burt | 753 | 54.6 |
  | | Conservative | Bridget Upton-Taylor | 516 | 37.4 |
  | | Labour | David Christison | 111 | 8.0 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 237 | 17.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,380 | |
  
  Dorking South :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Cooksey | 1,197 | 53.6 |
  | | Conservative | Vivienne Michael | 863 | 38.6 |
  | | Labour | Philip May | 174 | 7.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 334 | 15.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,234 | |
  
  Fetcham East :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Garth Paterson-Borland | 810 | 67.9 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Freeman | 383 | 32.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 427 | 35.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,193 | |
  
  Fetcham West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Timothy Hall | 618 | 57.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Humphrey Bowen | 394 | 36.4 |
  | | Labour | Gregory Corey | 70 | 6.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 224 | 20.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,082 | |
  
  Holmwoods :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Caroline Salmon | 965 | 60.2 |
  | | Conservative | Michael Foulston | 430 | 26.8 |
  | | Labour | Keith Davis | 207 | 12.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 535 | 33.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,602 | |
  
  Leatherhead North :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Hubert Carr | 721 | 48.8 |
  | | Labour | Nicholas Trier | 438 | 29.7 |
  | | Conservative | Charlotte Keys | 317 | 21.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 283 | 19.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,476 | |
  
  Leatherhead South :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | David Sharland | 665 | 54.5 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Lloyd | 470 | 38.5 |
  | | Labour | Rupert Watts | 85 | 7.0 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 195 | 16.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,220 | |
  