Mole Valley District Council

 ( Non-metropolitan District Councils Of England ) 

Mole Valley District Council provides district-level services for the local government district of Mole Valley, in Surrey, in South East England. County-level services are provided by Surrey County Council. Parts of the district are covered by , which form a third tier of local government for their areas.

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Political control The council has been under Liberal Democrat majority control since 2019.

The first elections to the council were held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until the new arrangements came into effect on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1974 has been as follows: (Put "Mole Valley" in search box to see specific results.)

1974–1980

1980–1982

1982–1994

1994–1995

1995–2006

2006–2010

2010–2015

2015–2018

2018–2019

2019–present

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Leadership The leaders of the council since 2012 have been:

May 2012

2015

2016

May 2019

20 May 2025

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Composition Following the 2024 election the composition of the council was:

	31
Ashtead Independents	6
	2

The next election is due in 2026.

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Elections Since the last boundary changes in 2023 the council has comprised 39 representing 13 wards, with each ward electing three councillors. Elections are held three years out of every four, with a third of the council (one councillor for each ward) elected each time for a four-year term of office. Surrey County Council elections are held in the fourth year of the cycle when there are no district council elections.

Most of the district lies within the Mole Valley constituency, the exception being Ashtead which is within the Epsom and Ewell constituency.

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Premises The council is based at Pippbrook on Reigate Road in Dorking, which was purpose-built for the council and opened in 1984. It was built in the grounds of a large Victorian house, called Pippbrook House, which had served as the headquarters of the old Dorking Urban District Council from 1931 and then as Mole Valley District Council's headquarters until the new building opened.

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