2022 Reigate and Banstead Borough Council election

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2022 Reigate and Banstead Borough Council election
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  2021 5 May 2022 (2022-05-05) 2023  

15 out of 45 seats to Reigate and Banstead Borough Council
23 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Party Conservative Green Liberal Democrats
Last election28 seats, 47.1%7 seats, 20.9%3 seats, 8.9%
Seats won841
Seats after2793
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 2Steady2.svg
Popular vote13,6968,9143,898
Percentage36.6%23.8%10.4%
SwingDecrease2.svg 10.5%Increase2.svg 2.9%Increase2.svg 1.5%

Reigate and Banstead UK ward map 2022.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2022 Reigate and Banstead Borough Council election

Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


Conservative

The 2022 Reigate and Banstead Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members to Reigate and Banstead Borough Council in England coinciding with other local elections. Fifteen of the council's 45 seats were up for election. [1]

Contents

The Conservatives won eight of the fifteen seats available, retaining control of the council which they have held since 2000. The Green Party gained two seats, Horley East & Salfords and South Park & Woodhatch, from the Conservatives to remain the second-largest party. The only other seat to switch parties was Reigate which the Conservatives won from the independent incumbent Christopher Whinney. [1] [2]

Results summary

2022 Reigate and Banstead Borough Council election [2]
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 8Decrease2.svg 153.3192760.013,69636.6-10.5
  Green 4Increase2.svg 226.75920.08,91423.8+2.9
  Liberal Democrats 1Steady2.svg6.7236.73,89810.4+1.5
 Nork RA1Steady2.svg6.7236.71,5244.1-0.1
 Tattenham RA1Steady2.svg6.7236.71,2433.3+0.6
  Labour 0Steady2.svg0.0000.06,63417.7+1.8
  Independent 0Decrease2.svg 10.0000.01,2783.4N/A
  Reform UK 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02710.7N/A

Ward results

Banstead Village

Banstead Village
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sam Walsh 1,102 45.0 −23.5
Independent Mario Hayns73830.1N/A
Labour Ian Thirlwall24310.00.0
Liberal Democrats Moray William Carey2088.5−0.8
Green Jennifer Pope1586.5−5.7
Majority35414.5
Turnout 2,44936.5−1.5
Conservative hold Swing

Chipstead, Kingswood and Woodansterne

  1. 1 2 "Borough Council elections results 2022". Reigate and Banstead Borough Council . Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Reigate & Banstead election result". BBC News . 6 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
Chipstead, Kingswood and Woodansterne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Parnall 1,562 62.1 −10.1
Green Shasha Khan53021.1+5.7
Labour Geoff Eales42516.9+4.5