2012 Reigate and Banstead Borough Council election

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The 2012 Reigate and Banstead Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Reigate and Banstead Borough Council in Surrey, England. One third of the council was elected,. The Conservative Party remained in overall control of the council. [1]

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Election result

The composition of the council after the election was:

Reigate and Banstead local election result 2012
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative
  Reigate and Banstead Residents Association
  Green
  Liberal Democrats
  Independent
  UKIP
  Labour

Ward results

Banstead Village
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Eddy Humphries1,163
UKIP Chris Byrne338
Labour Andrew Bonser214
Green Philip Wilson146
Majority825
Turnout 29.09
Conservative hold Swing
Chipstead, Hooley and Woodmansterne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Keith Foreman895
Downlands Resident Group Richard Wagner757
UKIP Stephen Russell215
Labour Patricia Johnson185
Liberal Democrats Moray Carey103
Majority118
Turnout 32.29
Conservative hold Swing
Earlswood and Whitebushes
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Durrant597
Labour Helen Young560
Liberal Democrats Jane Kulka260
Green Katie Smith242
UKIP Joseph Fox229
Majority27
Turnout 28.69
Conservative hold Swing
Horley Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Allen Kay724
UKIP Christian Stevens348
Labour Linda Mabbett326
Liberal Democrats Tim Deevoy178
Majority376
Turnout 25.56
Conservative hold Swing
Horley East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tony Schofield824
Labour Bob Fromant222
Liberal Democrats Sally Deevoy201
Majority602
Turnout 26.89
Conservative hold Swing
Horley West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Powell666
UKIP Denese Brooke-Harte433
Labour Gerry O'Dwyer247
Liberal Democrats Barry Hamilton168
Majority233
Turnout 26.09
Conservative hold Swing
Kingswood with Burgh Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Parnell1,115
UKIP Bob Cambridge413
Labour Gareth Williams155
Majority702
Turnout 31.04
Conservative hold Swing
Meadvale and St. John's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Patsy Shillinglaw867
Liberal Democrats Alanna Coombes854
Labour Neil Walton284
Majority13
Turnout 35.39
Conservative hold Swing
Merstham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Brunt785
Labour Julie Halford402
Liberal Democrats Steve Oddy251
UKIP Valarie Moore182
Green James Richardson105
Majority383
Turnout 30.27
Conservative hold Swing
Nork
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nork Residents' Association Norman Harris1,361
Conservative Julie Tomlinson417
Majority954
Turnout 30.37
Nork Residents' Association hold Swing
Redhill East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Bryn Trscott1,216
Conservative Rois Amiah787
Labour Rhys Williams390
Liberal Democrats Robert Kulka108
Majority429
Turnout 34.65
Green gain from Conservative Swing
Redhill West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Natalie Bramhall812
Labour Stewart Dack396
Green Stephen McKenna313
UKIP Timothy Pearson258
Liberal Democrats Andrew Cressy164
Majority416
Turnout 32.75
Conservative hold Swing
Reigate Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Christopher Whinney869
Conservative Richard Coad643
Liberal Democrats Helen Kulka314
Labour Graham Wildridge167
UKIP Stephen Smith114
Majority226
Turnout 38.42
Independent hold Swing
Reigate Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Newstead853
Liberal Democrats Chris Howell198
UKIP Yvonne Larg186
Labour Andrew Saunders152
Majority651
Turnout 33.78
Conservative hold Swing
South Park and Woodhatch
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Bramhall690
Labour John Berge457
Liberal Democrats Anthony Lambell300
Majority233
Turnout 27.56
Conservative hold Swing
Reigate Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Victor Broad1,154
UKIP Phyllis Cambridge292
Liberal Democrats Hannah Martin145
Green Alistair Morten105
Labour Robin Spencer102
Majority856
Turnout 32.94
Conservative hold Swing
Tattenhams
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Tattenhams Residents' Association Jill Bray869
Conservative Philip Olanipekun276
Majority593
Turnout 29.97
Tattenhams Residents' Association hold Swing

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References

  1. "Reigate and Banstead". BBC News Online . Retrieved 13 October 2013.