One third of Mole Valley

Mole Valley

Mole Valley is a local government district in Surrey, England. Its council is based in Dorking.The district, named after the River Mole, was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of the urban districts of Dorking and Leatherhead and most of the Dorking and Horley...

 Council in Surrey

Surrey

Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 is elected each year, followed by one year when there is an election to Surrey County Council

County council

A county council is the elected administrative body governing an area known as a county. This term has slightly different meanings in different countries.-United Kingdom:...

 instead.

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties: Independent

Independent (politician)

In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...

 

Party in control	Years
No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament...	1973 - 1980
1980 - 1982
No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament...	1982 - 2006
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...	2006 - 2010
No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament...	2010 - present

Council elections

Mole Valley Council election, 1998

Mole Valley Council election, 1998

Elections to Mole Valley Council were held on 7 May 1998. 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*Liberal Democrat 16*Conservative 14*Independent 9...

Mole Valley Council election, 1999

Mole Valley Council election, 1999

Elections to Mole Valley Council were held on 6 May 1999. 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 17*Liberal Democrat 16*Independent 7...

Mole Valley Council election, 2000

Mole Valley Council election, 2000

Elections to Mole Valley Council were held on 4 May 2000. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1999. The council stayed under no overall control.-Election result:-References:*...

 (whole council elected after boundary changes)

Mole Valley Council election, 2002

Mole Valley Council election, 2002

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...

Mole Valley Council election, 2003

Mole Valley Council election, 2003

Elections to Mole Valley Council were held on 1 May 2003. 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 19*Liberal Democrat 15*Independent 6...

Mole Valley Council election, 2004

Mole Valley Council election, 2004

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...

Mole Valley Council election, 2006

Mole Valley Council election, 2006

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...

Mole Valley Council election, 2007

Mole Valley Council election, 2007

Elections to Mole Valley Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party kept overall control of the council...

Mole Valley Council election, 2008

Mole Valley Council election, 2008

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....

Mole Valley Council election, 2010

By-election results