The returning officers have declared the results from the 2 May local elections.
Lisa Townsend, Conservative, was re-elected as Surrey Police and Crime Commissioner.
Official declaration https://www.reigate-banstead.gov.uk/info/20318/voting_and_elections/1564/pcc_election/7
Across Mole Valley, just under 40% of voters voted in the PCC election which was the highest engagement in Surrey. Although the runner-up Paul Kennedy led in some of the boroughs and districts, overall PCC Townsend was ahead by 95,538 to 82,213.
On the Mole Valley District Council, the Liberal Democrats gained another seat in the Leatherhead South ward from the Conservatives. Gareth Parsons is the new district councillor replacing James Chambers who did not stand this year.
In other wards the Lib Dems held all their councillors/wards including Leatherhead North, Fetcham and both Bookham wards. Ashtead Independents holding both wards there with new councillor Andy Smith replacing Professor Hawksworth.
Further updates will be added to this blog when other results are declared. Email subscribers may want to revisit the home page http://www.newleatherheadliving.wordpress.com to check back over the weekend.
No other seats changed hands in Mole Valley, two new Lib Dems were elected in the southern villages ward of Capel Leigh Newdigate and Charlwood, so the party totals are now Lib Dem 31, Ashtead Independents 6, Conservative 2.
The annual meeting of the Council is on 21 May. The current vice chairman of the Council, Elizabeth Daly, might be expected to be Chairman for 2024/25. The Leadership, Cabinet and committee roles would be confirmed at that meeting. There would need to be a different chair of the all-party Scrutiny committee as David Hawksworth did not seek re-election in Ashtead.
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