Reigate and Banstead Borough Council elections

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Map of Reigate and Banstead borough, showing the political composition of the council after the 2024 Election. Conservatives in blue, Greens in green, Residents Associations in grey, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Labour in red and independents in light grey. Reigate and Banstead UK political composition map.svg
Map of Reigate and Banstead borough, showing the political composition of the council after the 2024 Election. Conservatives in blue, Greens in green, Residents Associations in grey, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Labour in red and independents in light grey.

One third of Reigate and Banstead Borough Council in Surrey, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the boundary changes in 2019, 45 councillors have been elected from 15 wards. [4]

Contents

Election results

Composition of the council [5]
Year Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats [a] Green [b] Independents
& Others		Council control
after election
Local government reorganisation; council established (50 seats)
1973 31154–0Conservative
New ward boundaries (60 seats)
1976 4513200Conservative
New ward boundaries (49 seats)
1979 3711001Conservative
1980 3712000Conservative
1982 3811000Conservative
1983 3811000Conservative
1984 3810100Conservative
1986 3310501Conservative
1987 3210601Conservative
1988 3210304Conservative
1990 2711605Conservative
1991 2412805No overall control
1992 24111004No overall control
1994 22111204No overall control
1995 18121405No overall control
1996 15141406No overall control
1998 19131106No overall control
1999 2213806No overall control
New ward boundaries (51 seats)
2000 338406Conservative
2002 336606Conservative
2003 335706Conservative
2004 373506Conservative
2006 392406Conservative
2007 421206Conservative
2008 391308Conservative
2010 391317Conservative
2011 380328Conservative
2012 370239Conservative
2014 370239 [c] Conservative
2015 400128 [c] Conservative
2016 390228 [c] Conservative
2018 400137Conservative
New ward boundaries (45 seats)
2019 290367 [d] Conservative
2021 280376Conservative
2022 270396Conservative
2023 2313117 [d] Conservative
2024 1824138 [e] No overall control

Council elections

Results maps

By-election results

2002-2006

Tattenhams By-Election 5 May 2005 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Tattenhams RAJill Bray1,97358.0−2.6
Conservative 99829.3+3.5
Labour 43312.7+6.7
Majority 97528.6
Turnout 3,404
Tattenhams RA hold Swing

2006-2010

Earlswood and Whitebushes By-Election 13 December 2007 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jane Thomson42137.6−3.9
Liberal Democrats Steve Oddy38033.9+4.9
Labour Stuart Gosling15213.6−1.9
UKIP Joseph Fox11310.1+1.8
Green Joseph Barnes544.8−0.9
Majority 413.7
Turnout 1,12017.7
Conservative hold Swing
Tadworth and Walton By-Election 30 April 2009 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Bennett92564.3−7.1
UKIP Joseph Fox35024.3+15.3
Labour David Knowles16311.3+5.0
Majority 57540.0
Turnout 1,43826.9
Conservative hold Swing
Earlswood and Whitebushes By-Election 17 December 2009 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gill Emmerton39137.9−12.8
Liberal Democrats Steve Eddy31330.4+6.6
Labour Rosie Norgrove16115.6−0.7
UKIP Joseph Fox12512.1+2.8
BNP Peter Phillips414.0+4.0
Majority 787.5
Turnout 1,03116.4
Conservative hold Swing

2010-2014

South Park and Woodhatch By-Election 2 May 2013 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Rickman54633.0−14.7
UKIP Joseph Fox51831.3+31.3
Labour Helen Young32719.8−11.8
Green Lynne Burnham1499.0+9.0
Liberal Democrats Anthony Lambell1156.9−13.8
Majority 281.7
Turnout 1,655
Conservative hold Swing

2014-2018

Kingswood with Burgh Heath By-Election 3 November 2016 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rod Ashford83973.3+6.6
UKIP Gerard Hever15513.5−8.1
Labour Tony Robinson968.4−3.2
Green Shasha Khan554.8+4.8
Majority 68459.7
Turnout 1,145
Conservative hold Swing
Tadworth and Walton By-Election 4 May 2017 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Curry1,59074.6+24.5
Independent Margaret Walkling39418.5−3.4
UKIP Valerie Moore1486.9−6.3
Majority 1,19656.1
Turnout 2,132
Conservative hold Swing

2022-2026

Meadvale and St John's By-Election 16 October 2025 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mark Johnston1,00948.3+11.7
Green Natasha Lawrence36817.6−0.6
Conservative Will de Save25112.0−16.9
Reform UK Marcus Harriott24211.6+11.6
Independent Jonathan White21810.4+10.4
Majority 64130.7
Turnout 2,088
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and SDP (both of which participated in the Alliance).
  2. ↑ Includes totals for the predecessors of the Green Party of England and Wales, the Ecology Party and Green Party UK.
  3. 1 2 3 Including 1 UKIP
  4. 1 2 6 Residents, 1 Independent
  5. ↑ 6 Residents, 2 Independents
  1. ↑ "Borough Council Election results on 6 May 2021". Reigate and Banstead Borough Council. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  2. ↑ "Borough Council elections results 2022". Reigate and Banstead Borough Council . Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  3. ↑ "Elections on 4 May 2023". Reigate and Banstead Borough Council . Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Borough Council elections". Reigate & Banstead Borough Council. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
  5. ↑ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  6. ↑ The Borough of Reigate and Banstead (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
  7. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Surrey and West Sussex (County Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  8. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Greater London and Surrey (County and London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  9. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Greater London and Surrey (County and London Borough Boundaries) (No. 3) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  10. ↑ "Reigate & Banstead". * BBC Online . Retrieved 26 April 2009.
  11. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Reigate and Banstead (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  12. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Tattenhams Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  13. ↑ "New councillor for Earlswood & Whitebushes ward". Reigate & Banstead Borough Council. Retrieved 26 April 2009.[ dead link ]
  14. ↑ "Conservative Richard Bennett wins Tadworth and Walton ward byelection". Epsom Guardian. 1 May 2009. Retrieved 3 May 2009.
  15. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — South Park and Woodhatch Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  16. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Kingswood with Burgh Heath Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  17. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Tadworth and Walton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  18. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Meadvale and St John's Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
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