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Mole Valley.

Liberal Democrats-controlled district. £12m net revenue. 13 wards across 2 parliamentary constituencies.

Typedistrict
Seats39 councillors · 13 wards
Last election2 May 2024
Net revenue · 2025-26
£12m
Core spending power (MHCLG)
Band-D bill
£2,406
For the council slice (incl. precepts)
Composition
31/39
Liberal Democrats 79%
Westminster
2
constituencies overlap · 1 MP party
Dispatch
31 May 2026

Liberal Democrats chamber, Liberal Democrats MPs.

Mole Valley is a district controlled by Liberal Democrats (31 of 39 seats). Net revenue is £12m for 2025-26. It covers 13 wards spanning 2 parliamentary constituencies.

§ 01Composition.39 seats · last contested 2 May 2024

Who sits in the chamber.

LD 31Ashtead Independents 6Con 2

Liberal Democrats 79% · last contested 2 May 2024

Councillors — the people.

CouncillorWardElected
Andy SmithIndAshtead Lanes Common2024
Chris HuntIndAshtead Lanes Common2023
Patricia WiltshireIndAshtead Lanes Common2023
Gerry SevenoaksIndAshtead Park2024
Garry Andrew Graham StansfieldIndAshtead Park2023
Mary Patricia CooperIndAshtead Park2023
Andrew Harold MatthewsLDBookham East Eastwick Park2024
Elizabeth DalyLDBookham East Eastwick Park2023
Paul KennedyLDBookham East Eastwick Park2023
Christine Mary MillerLDBookham West2024
Monica Josephine WellerLDBookham West2023
Roger Martin AdamsLDBookham West2023
Showing 12 of 39·All 39 councillors
§ 02Revenue mix & Band-D bill.MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table

Where revenue comes from.

77%
Council tax
£8.9m · median 61%
17%
Central grants
£1.9m · median 26%
7%
Business rates
£0.8m · median 11%

This is a high-council-tax councils (district): 77% of revenue from council tax, above the cohort median (61%).

Source · MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table · derived (CT exact; grants/rates split from SFA baseline)

Band-D bill.

Council slice£211
County / upper-tier£1,846
Police£338
Fire & rescue£0
GLA precept£0
Parish average£11
Total Band-D£2,406

Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish

For household tax breakdown

Use the income slider on My place to see income tax, NI, VAT and council tax against your earnings.

§ 03Service spend, ranked against peers.7 buckets · vs 163 other councils (district)

How does Mole Valley split its revenue across services, compared with peer councils (district)-class councils? Each row is one of the ten standard service buckets. The vertical line at the centre is the cohort median share; the coloured square is where this council sits. Squares to the right of centre mean a bigger share of revenue than the median peer; to the left, a smaller share.

Corporate & Central40.4% of net spend · cohort median 27%
25 of 158+51% vs median
Waste & Recycling33.5% of net spend · cohort median 32%
66 of 158+5% vs median
Housing & Homelessness17.1% of net spend · cohort median 14%
49 of 158+22% vs median
Culture & Leisure10.9% of net spend · cohort median 13%
100 of 158-18% vs median
Adult Social Care10.3% of net spend · cohort median 1%
2 of 24+1203% vs median
Planning & Economic Development-1.1% of net spend · cohort median 14%
149 of 158-108% vs median
Highways & Transport-11.1% of net spend · cohort median -2%
132 of 158
How to read these bars

The subtitle on each row (“X% of net spend”) is what share of this council’s revenue goes to that service. The rank (“15 of 61”) is where this council sits within the cohort, sorted by that share descending. The delta (“+26% vs median”) is a relative reading: the council allocates 26% more of its revenue to that service than the median peer would. A small absolute difference can still be a big relative one.

Higher share doesn’t mean waste — it can reflect demographic need (more older residents), rurality, or a policy choice (e.g. keeping a service in-house). Lower share doesn’t mean efficiency — some councils move costs to fees, ringfenced accounts, or grants. £-per-head would be sharper than share-of-revenue; LAD population is pending ingest. Comparisons are within the same council type only.

§ 05Westminster constituencies — the overlap.13 wards split across 2 parliamentary seats
ConstituencyWards% of councilCurrent MP
Dorking and Horley862% Chris CoghlanLD
Epsom and Ewell538% Helen MaguireLD
Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
CompositionDemocracy Club (live)
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
Net revenueMHCLG Final LGFS
Core Spending Power table · 2025-26
Service spendDerived from MHCLG CSP shares
vs 163 other councils (district)
Band-DMHCLG CSP · precept schedules
Police, Fire, Parish on top
SuppliersCouncil publication under LGTC
Not yet ingested for Mole Valley
Westminster overlapONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundaries
PopulationONS mid-year estimates
Pending ingest at LAD level