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The 2023 Reigate and Banstead Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Reigate and Banstead Borough Council in Surrey, England. [2] This was on the same day as other local elections in England.
The council was under Conservative majority control prior to the election. The leader of the council, Mark Brunt, chose not to stand for re-election. [3]
The Conservatives retained their majority at the election, but lost seats to both the Greens and Labour. They were left with a majority of just one seat. [4] Conservative councillor Richard Biggs was appointed the new leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 25 May 2023. [5]
2023 Reigate and Banstead Borough Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Conservative | 7 | 3 | 46.7 | 16 | 23 | 51.1 | 13,461 | 37.8 | 1.2 | |
Green | 4 | 2 | 26.7 | 7 | 11 | 24.4 | 8,252 | 23.2 | 0.6 | |
Residents | 2 | 13.3 | 4 | 6 | 13.3 | 2,582 | 7.3 | 0.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 1 | 6.7 | 2 | 3 | 6.7 | 5,117 | 14.4 | 4.0 | ||
Labour | 1 | 1 | 6.7 | 0 | 1 | 2.2 | 6,027 | 16.9 | 0.8 | |
Independent | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2.2 | N/A | N/A | 3.4 | ||
Reform UK | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 174 | 0.5 | 0.2 | ||
The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Reigate and Banstead Borough Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023. [6] The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating an incumbent councillor standing for re-election. [7] [8]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Eddy Humphreys* | 1,347 | 62.4 | +17.4 | |
Labour | Scott Barrington | 337 | 15.6 | +5.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Knights | 275 | 12.7 | +4.2 | |
Green | Jennie Pope | 201 | 9.3 | +2.8 | |
Majority | 1,010 | 46.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,160 | 32.4 | –4.1 | ||
Registered electors | 6,673 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 5.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Jed Dwight | 1,477 | 62.8 | +0.7 | |
Green | Sophie Rowlands | 308 | 13.1 | –8.0 | |
Labour | Chris Salmen | 286 | 12.2 | –4.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mark Johnston | 282 | 12.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,169 | 49.7 | |||
Turnout | 2,353 | 32.2 | –2.0 | ||
Registered electors | 7,313 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 4.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Della Torra | 1,360 | 58.4 | –6.9 | |
Conservative | Barbara Thomson | 507 | 21.8 | +1.5 | |
Labour | Jenny Orchard | 337 | 14.5 | +0.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Lexi Lawrence | 123 | 5.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 853 | 36.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,327 | 33.1 | –1.5 | ||
Registered electors | 7,037 | ||||
Green hold | Swing | 4.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Shasha Khan | 929 | 37.4 | +12.0 | |
Conservative | Tim Peniston-Bird | 717 | 28.9 | –6.2 | |
Labour | Rex Giles | 573 | 23.1 | –3.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Graham Burr | 263 | 10.6 | –2.0 | |
Majority | 212 | 8.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,482 | 31.0 | –3.5 | ||
Registered electors | 8,018 | ||||
Green gain from Conservative | Swing | 9.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Jerry Hudson* | 840 | 39.9 | –8.2 | |
Labour | Lynnette Easterbrook | 560 | 26.6 | –3.3 | |
Green | Alan Mitchell | 267 | 12.7 | –1.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stuart Holmes | 266 | 12.6 | N/A | |
Reform UK | Chris Scott | 174 | 8.3 | +0.4 | |
Majority | 280 | 13.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,107 | 28.8 | –2.3 | ||
Registered electors | 7,305 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 2.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Jason Thorne | 1,019 | 42.1 | +0.4 | |
Conservative | Tony Schofield* | 855 | 35.3 | –5.4 | |
Labour | Steel Horton | 335 | 13.8 | –3.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Robin Lawrence | 211 | 8.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 164 | 6.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,420 | 34.5 | –0.9 | ||
Registered electors | 7,024 | ||||
Green gain from Conservative | Swing | 2.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Richard Biggs* | 937 | 40.0 | –8.2 | |
Labour | Tom Turner | 778 | 33.2 | –2.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Steve Wotton | 390 | 16.7 | +0.6 | |
Green | Neville Kemp | 236 | 10.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 159 | 6.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,341 | 29.0 | –0.1 | ||
Registered electors | 8,080 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 2.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Ben Green | 1,617 | 62.6 | +0.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gregory Ardan | 514 | 19.9 | N/A | |
Labour | David Burnley | 453 | 17.5 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 1,103 | 42.7 | |||
Turnout | 2,584 | 33.6 | –1.8 | ||
Registered electors | 7,692 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Steve Kulka* | 1,210 | 45.0 | –11.4 | |
Conservative | Jonathan White | 738 | 27.5 | +0.4 | |
Green | Philippa Martin | 454 | 16.9 | N/A | |
Labour | John Berge | 286 | 10.6 | –5.8 | |
Majority | 472 | 17.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,688 | 40.7 | –1.9 | ||
Registered electors | 6,606 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 5.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Residents | Gemma Adamson* | 1,345 | 56.8 | –3.9 | |
Conservative | Pamela Freeman | 615 | 26.0 | +3.2 | |
Labour | Calli Mistry | 191 | 8.1 | –0.7 | |
Green | Flip Bakker | 139 | 5.9 | –1.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Claude Knights | 76 | 3.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 730 | 30.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,366 | 33.2 | –1.7 | ||
Registered electors | 7,132 | ||||
Residents hold | Swing | 3.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Jonathan Essex* | 1,504 | 71.0 | +6.9 | |
Conservative | James Dodsworth | 303 | 14.3 | –3.2 | |
Labour | Mark Scott | 217 | 10.2 | –1.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Philip Risk | 94 | 4.4 | –2.3 | |
Majority | 1,201 | 56.7 | |||
Turnout | 2,118 | 33.8 | –2.1 | ||
Registered electors | 6,273 | ||||
Green hold | Swing | 5.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Mark Smith | 893 | 35.8 | +8.4 | |
Conservative | Ronnie Hutchings | 864 | 34.6 | +1.3 | |
Green | Leon Deith | 378 | 15.1 | –4.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gemma Roulston | 362 | 14.5 | –5.7 | |
Majority | 29 | 1.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,497 | 35.2 | –1.4 | ||
Registered electors | 7,104 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 3.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Kate Fairhurst | 1,260 | 44.2 | +9.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jemma de Vincenzo | 859 | 30.2 | +6.3 | |
Green | Claire Thorpe | 446 | 15.7 | +0.2 | |
Labour | Ian Thirlwall | 283 | 9.9 | +1.8 | |
Majority | 401 | 14.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,848 | 38.8 | –2.9 | ||
Registered electors | 7,337 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 1.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | James King* | 1,093 | 46.1 | +19.9 | |
Green | Natasha Hobbs | 942 | 39.7 | –17.0 | |
Labour | Marcus Ward | 216 | 9.1 | –4.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Howell | 121 | 5.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 151 | 6.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,372 | 37.2 | +1.9 | ||
Registered electors | 6,370 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 18.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Residents | Jill Bray* | 1,237 | 63.4 | +3.4 | |
Conservative | Aaron Doherty | 291 | 14.9 | –5.0 | |
Labour | Steve Boeje | 282 | 14.5 | –0.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Moray Carey | 71 | 3.6 | N/A | |
Green | Alistair Morten | 69 | 3.5 | –2.0 | |
Majority | 946 | 48.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,950 | 26.7 | –2.2 | ||
Registered electors | 7,302 | ||||
Residents hold | Swing | 4.2 | |||
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