2024 Reigate and Banstead Borough Council election

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2024 Reigate and Banstead Borough Council election
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16 out of 45 seats to Reigate and Banstead Borough Council
23 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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LeaderRichard BiggsJonathan EssexNick Harrison
Party Conservative Green Residents
Last election23 seats, 37.8%11 seats, 23.2%6 seats, 7.3%
Seats before22115
Seats won453
Seats after18136
Seat changeDecrease2.svg5Increase2.svg2Steady2.svg
Popular vote11,8389,4432,969
Percentage31.3%25.0%7.8%
SwingDecrease2.svg6.5%Increase2.svg1.8%Increase2.svg0.5%
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
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LeaderStephen Kulka
Party Liberal Democrats Independent Labour
Last election3 seats, 14.4%1 seat, 0.0%1 seat, 16.9%
Seats before321
Seats won211
Seats after422
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Increase2.svg1Increase2.svg1
Popular vote5,5721,1356,450
Percentage14.7%3.0%17.0%
SwingIncrease2.svg0.3%Increase2.svg3.0%Increase2.svg0.1%
Reigate and Banstead UK ward map 2024.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2024 Reigate and Banstead Borough Council election
Leader before election

Richard Biggs
Conservative
No overall control

Leader after election

Richard Biggs
Conservative
No overall control

The 2024 Reigate and Banstead Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2024 to elect members of Reigate and Banstead Borough Council in Surrey, England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Contents

The council remained under no overall control following the election. [2]

Background

The Conservatives had held a one seat majority on the council until March 2024, when it went under no overall control due to Conservative councillor Zelanie Cooper leaving the party. [3]

Summary

The council remained under no overall control after the election. The Conservatives made further losses, but remained the largest party on the council. [4] They continued to run the council as a minority administration after the election. [5]

Candidates by party

Conservative Party (16/16)










Liberal Democrats (16/16)










Labour Party (16/16)










Green Party (15/16)










Residents Association (3/16)










Reform UK (2/16)










Independent (1/16)










Election result

2024 Reigate and Banstead Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 4Decrease2.svg 525.0141840.011,83831.3–6.5
  Green 5Increase2.svg 231.381328.99,44325.0+1.8
  Residents 3Steady2.svg18.83613.32,9697.8+0.5
  Liberal Democrats 2Increase2.svg 112.5248.95,57214.7+0.3
  Labour 1Increase2.svg 16.3124.46,45017.0+0.1
  Independent 1Increase2.svg 16.3124.41,1353.0+3.0
  Reform UK 0Steady2.svg0.0000.04331.1+0.6

Incumbents

Incumbent councillors
WardCouncillorParty
Banstead Village WardNadean Moses [6] Conservative
Chipstead, Kingswood and WoodmansterneCaroline Neame [7] Conservative
Earlswood and WhitebushesJoseph Booton [8] Green
Hooley, Merstham and NetherneFrank Kelly [9] Conservative
Horley Central and SouthChristian Stevens [10] Conservative
Horley East and SalfordsAndrew King [11] Conservative
Horley West and SidlowGiorgio Buttironi [12] Conservative
Lower Kingswood, Tadworth and WaltonZelanie Cooper [13] Independent
Meadvale and St JohnsMartin Elbourne [14] Liberal Democrats
NorkPeter Harp [15] Residents
Redhill EastSue Sinden [16] Green
Redhill West and Wray CommonKanika Sachdeva [17] Conservative
ReigateMichael Blacker [18] Conservative
South Park and WoodhatchPaul Chandler [19] Green
Tattenham Corner and PrestonBob Harper [20] Residents

Ward results

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 2024. [21] Sitting councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*).

Banstead Village

Banstead Village
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nadean Moses* 1,354 60.6 −1.8
Labour Chris Salmen41718.6+3.0
Liberal Democrats Anthony Anderson23110.3−2.4
Green Chris Hanson-Granville23010.3+1.0
Majority 1,12342.0−4.8
Turnout 2,25734
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Chipstead, Kingswood & Woodmansterne

Chipstead, Kingswood & Woodmansterne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Shelly Newton 1,671 65.0 +2.2
Labour Tony Robinson33313.0+0.8
Liberal Democrats Mark Johnston32012.5+0.5
Green Christian Oster2459.5−3.6
Majority 1,33852.0
Turnout 2,59035
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Earlswood & Whitebushes

Earlswood & Whitebushes
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Gillian Vischer 1,429 60.4 +2.0
Conservative Trevor Nugent41717.6−4.2
Labour Alistair Wells34514.6+0.1
Liberal Democrats Lexi Lawrence1767.4+2.1
Majority 1,01242.8
Turnout 2,38134
Registered electors
Green hold Swing

Hooley, Merstham & Netherne

Hooley, Merstham & Netherne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Joel Gabriel 1,011 38.4 +1.0
Conservative Frank Kelly*63524.1−4.8
Labour Catherine Barrett53320.2−2.9
Reform UK Chris Scott28410.8N/A
Liberal Democrats Stuart Holmes1736.6−4.0
Majority 37614.3
Turnout 2,65033
Registered electors
Green gain from Conservative Swing

Horley Central & South

Horley Central & South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Giorgio Buttironi* 781 33.3 −6.6
Green Steel Horton59525.4+12.7
Labour Lynnette Easterbrook51722.1−4.5
Liberal Democrats Sam Mearing45019.2+6.6
Majority 1867.9
Turnout 2,36732
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Horley East & Salfords

Horley East & Salfords
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Neha Boghani 1,090 42.9 +0.8
Conservative Taylor O'Driscoll86734.1−1.2
Labour Ryan Ramsey31112.2−1.6
Liberal Democrats Peter Newton27210.7+2.0
Majority 2238.8
Turnout 2,56036
Registered electors
Green gain from Conservative Swing

Horley West & Sidlow

Horley West & Sidlow
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Steve Wotton 1,083 40.2 +23.5
Conservative Sujata Das74927.8−12.2
Labour Tom Turner69025.6−7.6
Green Neville Kemp1746.5−3.6
Majority 33412.4
Turnout 2,72032
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Lower Kingswood, Tadworth & Walton

Lower Kingswood, Tadworth & Walton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Zelanie Cooper* 1,135 39.9 N/A
Conservative Tim Peniston-Bird1,03836.5−36.1
Labour Faye Llewellyn2498.8−8.7
Green Alistair Morten2207.7N/A
Liberal Democrats Gregory Ardan2027.1−12.8
Majority 973.4
Turnout 2,85637
Registered electors
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Zelanie Cooper was originally elected as a Conservative, but left the party to sit as an Independent prior to election.

Meadvale & St. John's

Meadvale & St. John's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Martin Elbourne* 970 36.6 −8.4
Conservative Jonathan White76528.9+1.4
Green Natasha Hobbs48118.2+1.3
Labour Rosie Norgrove43116.3+5.7
Majority 2057.7
Turnout 2,66340
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Nork

Nork
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents Peter Harp* 1,591 65.4 +8.6
Conservative Pamela Freeman45318.6−7.4
Labour Geoffrey Woodhead2008.2+0.1
Green Flip Bakker1204.9−1.0
Liberal Democrats Isobel Squire692.8−0.4
Majority 1,13846.8
Turnout 2,43834
Registered electors
Residents hold Swing

Redhill East

Redhill East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Sue Sinden* 1,439 62.8 −8.2
Labour Elliott Wragg37016.2+6.0
Conservative Joan Odiachi36716.0+1.7
Liberal Democrats Moray Carey1155.0+0.6
Majority 1,06946.6
Turnout 2,31436
Registered electors
Green hold Swing

Redhill West & Wray Common

Redhill West & Wray Common
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jenny Orchard 1,067 41.1 +5.3
Conservative Mark Mendoza80831.1−3.5
Green Felix Kennedy44917.3+2.2
Liberal Democrats Gemma Roulston27110.4−4.1
Majority 25912.0
Turnout 2,61836
Registered electors
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Reigate

Reigate
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Blacker* 1,090 36.1 −8.1
Liberal Democrats Jemma de Vincenzo1,00733.3+3.1
Green Toby Risk66822.1+6.4
Labour Mark Scott2588.5−1.4
Majority 832.8
Turnout 3,05441
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

South Park & Woodhatch

South Park & Woodhatch
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Paul Chandler* 1,185 50.6 +10.9
Conservative Christian Stevens48620.8−25.3
Labour Liam Castles41417.7+8.6
Reform UK Joseph Fox1496.4N/A
Liberal Democrats Robin Lawrence1074.6−0.5
Majority 69929.8
Turnout 2,34536
Registered electors
Green hold Swing

(Christian Stevens was the Councillor for Horley Central and South whose term came to an end in 2024.)

Tattenham Corner & Preston

Tattenham Corner & Preston (2 seats due to by-election)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents Tim Snuggs 1,378 62.7 −0.7
Residents Barry Nash 1,318 60.0 −3.4
Conservative Adrian Freeman35716.2+1.3
Labour Rex Giles31514.3−0.2
Labour Ian Thirlwall22610.3−4.2
Conservative Rajan Mathew22510.2−4.7
Liberal Democrats Graham Burr1265.7+2.1
Liberal Democrats Mike Robinson1084.9+1.3
Green Robert Pye1074.9+1.4
Majority 96143.8
Turnout 2,21330
Registered electors
Residents hold
Residents hold

References

    1. ↑ "Notice of Election" (PDF). Reigate and Banstead Borough Council. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
    2. ↑ "Reigate & Banstead result - Local Elections 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
    3. ↑ "Surrey: Conservative Party loses control of last borough council in county". BBC News. 2024-03-08. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
    4. ↑ Van Klaveren, Tom (3 May 2024). "Reigate and Banstead Local Election 2024 results in full as Conservatives lose out to Green Party". Surrey Live. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
    5. ↑ "Reigate and Banstead". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
    6. ↑ "Councillor details - Councillor Nadean Moses". reigate-banstead.moderngov.co.uk. March 19, 2024.
    7. ↑ "Councillor details - Councillor Caroline Neame". reigate-banstead.moderngov.co.uk. March 19, 2024.
    8. ↑ "Councillor details - Councillor Joseph Booton". reigate-banstead.moderngov.co.uk. March 19, 2024.
    9. ↑ "Councillor details - Councillor Frank Kelly". reigate-banstead.moderngov.co.uk. March 19, 2024.
    10. ↑ "Councillor details - Councillor Christian Stevens". reigate-banstead.moderngov.co.uk. March 19, 2024.
    11. ↑ "Councillor details - Councillor Andrew King". reigate-banstead.moderngov.co.uk. March 19, 2024.
    12. ↑ "Councillor details - Councillor Giorgio Buttironi". reigate-banstead.moderngov.co.uk. March 19, 2024.
    13. ↑ "Councillor details - Councillor Zelanie Cooper". reigate-banstead.moderngov.co.uk. March 19, 2024.
    14. ↑ "Councillor details - Councillor Martin Elbourne". reigate-banstead.moderngov.co.uk. March 19, 2024.
    15. ↑ "Councillor details - Councillor Peter Harp". reigate-banstead.moderngov.co.uk. March 19, 2024.
    16. ↑ "Councillor details - Councillor Sue Sinden". reigate-banstead.moderngov.co.uk. March 19, 2024.
    17. ↑ "Councillor details - Councillor Kanika Sachdeva". reigate-banstead.moderngov.co.uk. March 19, 2024.
    18. ↑ "Councillor details - Councillor Michael Blacker". reigate-banstead.moderngov.co.uk. March 19, 2024.
    19. ↑ "Councillor details - Councillor Paul Chandler". reigate-banstead.moderngov.co.uk. March 19, 2024.
    20. ↑ "Councillor details - Councillor Bob Harper". reigate-banstead.moderngov.co.uk. March 19, 2024.
    21. ↑ "RBBC Statement of Persons Nominated". Reigate and Banstead Borough Council. 5 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
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