2022 Reigate and Banstead Borough Council election

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2022 Reigate and Banstead Borough Council election
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15 out of 45 seats to Reigate and Banstead Borough Council
23 seats needed for a majority
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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]

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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 RA 1Steady2.svg6.7236.71,5244.1-0.1
  Tattenham RA 1Steady2.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

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
Majority1,03241.0
Turnout 2,51734.2-4.8
Conservative hold Swing

Earlswood and Whitebushes

Earlswood and Whitebushes
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Ruth Ritter 1,604 65.3 +6.7
Conservative Kate Fairhurst49920.3-14.9
Labour Mark Scott35314.4+2.5
Majority1,10545.0
Turnout 2,45634.6-3.4
Green hold Swing

Hooley, Merstham and Netherne

Hooley, Merstham and Netherne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mus Tary 958 35.1 -7.1
Labour Mick Hay73426.9-4.4
Green Sam Dilliway-Davies69425.4+2.1
Liberal Democrats Graham Burr34312.6-8.8
Majority2248.2
Turnout 2,72934.5-0.5
Conservative hold Swing

Horley Central and South

Horley Central and South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Hannah Avery 1,101 48.1 -9.5
Labour Lynnette Easterbrook68429.9+3.6
Green Neville Kemp32314.1-2.0
Reform UK Chris Scott1817.9N/A
Majority417
Turnout 2,28931.1-1.9
Conservative hold Swing

Horley East and Salfords

Horley East and Salfords
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Victoria Chester 1,049 41.7 -0.4
Conservative Robert Marr1,02540.7-18.1
Labour Tom Latter44417.6-0.3
Majority241.0
Turnout 2,51835.4-0.6
Green gain from Conservative Swing

Horley West and Sidlow

Horley West and Sidlow
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Baker 1,079 48.2 -10.6
Labour Cecilia Hughes79835.7+8.6
Liberal Democrats Steve Wotton36116.1+2.0
Majority28112.6
Turnout 2,23829.1-0.9
Conservative hold Swing

Lower Kingswood, Tadworth and Walton

Banstead Village
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rod Ashford 1,720 62.5 -5.3
Green Roger Ponsford58421.2+10.9
Labour David Burnley44816.3+7.2
Majority1,13641.3
Turnout 2,75235.4-3.6
Conservative hold Swing

Meadvale and St. John's

Meadvale and St. John's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Christopher Thompson 1,585 56.4 +13.4
Conservative Ronnie Hutchings76227.1-11.5
Labour Rosie Norgrove46116.4-0.1
Majority82329.3
Turnout 2,80842.6+0.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Nork

Nork
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nork RA George Hinton 1,524 60.7 +8.7
Conservative Pamela Freeman57222.8-1.5
Labour Calli Mistry2228.8+3.2
Green Flip Bakker1927.6N/A
Majority95237.9-0.1
Turnout 2,51034.9
Nork RA hold Swing

Redhill East

Redhill East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Stephen McKenna 1,414 64.1 -0.7
Conservative Shysta Manzoor38517.5-6.1
Labour Rex Giles25911.7+0.1
Liberal Democrats Stuart Holmes1486.7N/A
Majority1,02946.6
Turnout 2,20635.9-3.1
Green hold Swing

Redhill West and Wray Common

Redhill West and Wray Common
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rich Michalowski 867 33.3 -9.3
Labour Mark Smith71527.4+8.2
Liberal Democrats Jemma De Vincenzo52520.2+1.7
Green Frank Percy49819.1-0.6
Majority1525.8
Turnout 2,60536.6-1.4
Conservative hold Swing

Reigate

Reigate
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Victor Lewanski 1,062 34.8 -14.4
Liberal Democrats John Vincent72823.9+2.9
Independent Christopher Whinney54017.7N/A
Green Claire Thorpe47415.5-4.8
Labour Tony Robinson2488.1-1.4
Majority33410.9
Turnout 3,05241.7+2.3
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

South Park and Woodhatch

South Park and Woodhatch
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Andrew Proudfoot 1,280 56.7 +4.4
Conservative Chris Reynolds59026.2-10.0
Labour Linda Giles29613.1+1.6
Reform UK Joseph Fox904.0N/A
Majority69030.6
Turnout 2,25635.3-3.7
Green gain from Conservative Swing

Tattenham Corner and Preston

Tattenham Corner and Preston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Tattenham RA Nick Harrison 1,243 60.0 +2.6
Conservative Aaron Doherty41219.9-3.6
Labour Steve Boeje30414.7+3.2
Green Alistair Morten1145.5+1.1
Majority83140.1
Turnout 2,07328.9-1.1
Tattenham RA hold Swing

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  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.
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