Reigate and Banstead Borough Council elections

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.[1][2][3]

One third of Reigate and Banstead Borough Council in Surrey, England was elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the boundary changes in 2019, 45 councillors have been elected from 15 wards.[4] The council is due to be abolished on 1 April 2027 following structural changes to local government in Surrey.

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 31 15 4 – 0 Conservative
New ward boundaries (60 seats)
1976 45 13 2 0 0 Conservative
New ward boundaries (49 seats)
1979 37 11 0 0 1 Conservative
1980 37 12 0 0 0 Conservative
1982 38 11 0 0 0 Conservative
1983 38 11 0 0 0 Conservative
1984 38 10 1 0 0 Conservative
1986 33 10 5 0 1 Conservative
1987 32 10 6 0 1 Conservative
1988 32 10 3 0 4 Conservative
1990 27 11 6 0 5 Conservative
1991 24 12 8 0 5 No overall control
1992 24 11 10 0 4 No overall control
1994 22 11 12 0 4 No overall control
1995 18 12 14 0 5 No overall control
1996 15 14 14 0 6 No overall control
1998 19 13 11 0 6 No overall control
1999 22 13 8 0 6 No overall control
New ward boundaries (51 seats)
2000 33 8 4 0 6 Conservative
2002 33 6 6 0 6 Conservative
2003 33 5 7 0 6 Conservative
2004 37 3 5 0 6 Conservative
2006 39 2 4 0 6 Conservative
2007 42 1 2 0 6 Conservative
2008 39 1 3 0 8 Conservative
2010 39 1 3 1 7 Conservative
2011 38 0 3 2 8 Conservative
2012 37 0 2 3 9 Conservative
2014 37 0 2 3 9[c] Conservative
2015 40 0 1 2 8[c] Conservative
2016 39 0 2 2 8[c] Conservative
2018 40 0 1 3 7 Conservative
New ward boundaries (45 seats)
2019 29 0 3 6 7[d] Conservative
2021 28 0 3 7 6 Conservative
2022 27 0 3 9 6 Conservative
2023 23 1 3 11 7[d] Conservative
2024 18 2 4 13 8[e] No overall control

Results maps

By-election results

2002-2006

Tattenhams By-Election 5 May 2005[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Tattenhams RA Jill Bray 1,973 58.0 −2.6
Conservative 998 29.3 +3.5
Labour 433 12.7 +6.7
Majority 975 28.6
Turnout 3,404
Tattenhams RA hold Swing

2006-2010

Earlswood and Whitebushes By-Election 13 December 2007[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jane Thomson 421 37.6 −3.9
Liberal Democrats Steve Oddy 380 33.9 +4.9
Labour Stuart Gosling 152 13.6 −1.9
UKIP Joseph Fox 113 10.1 +1.8
Green Joseph Barnes 54 4.8 −0.9
Majority 41 3.7
Turnout 1,120 17.7
Conservative hold Swing
Tadworth and Walton By-Election 30 April 2009[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Bennett 925 64.3 −7.1
UKIP Joseph Fox 350 24.3 +15.3
Labour David Knowles 163 11.3 +5.0
Majority 575 40.0
Turnout 1,438 26.9
Conservative hold Swing
Earlswood and Whitebushes By-Election 17 December 2009[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gill Emmerton 391 37.9 −12.8
Liberal Democrats Steve Eddy 313 30.4 +6.6
Labour Rosie Norgrove 161 15.6 −0.7
UKIP Joseph Fox 125 12.1 +2.8
BNP Peter Phillips 41 4.0 +4.0
Majority 78 7.5
Turnout 1,031 16.4
Conservative hold Swing

2010-2014

South Park and Woodhatch By-Election 2 May 2013[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Simon Rickman 546 33.0 −14.7
UKIP Joseph Fox 518 31.3 +31.3
Labour Helen Young 327 19.8 −11.8
Green Lynne Burnham 149 9.0 +9.0
Liberal Democrats Anthony Lambell 115 6.9 −13.8
Majority 28 1.7
Turnout 1,655
Conservative hold Swing

2014-2018

Kingswood with Burgh Heath By-Election 3 November 2016[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rod Ashford 839 73.3 +6.6
UKIP Gerard Hever 155 13.5 −8.1
Labour Tony Robinson 96 8.4 −3.2
Green Shasha Khan 55 4.8 +4.8
Majority 684 59.7
Turnout 1,145
Conservative hold Swing
Tadworth and Walton By-Election 4 May 2017[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Curry 1,590 74.6 +24.5
Independent Margaret Walkling 394 18.5 −3.4
UKIP Valerie Moore 148 6.9 −6.3
Majority 1,196 56.1
Turnout 2,132
Conservative hold Swing

2022-2027

Meadvale and St John's By-Election 16 October 2025[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mark Johnston 1,009 48.3 +11.7
Green Natasha Lawrence 368 17.6 −0.6
Conservative Will de Save 251 12.0 −16.9
Reform Marcus Harriott 242 11.6 +11.6
Independent Jonathan White 218 10.4 +10.4
Majority 641 30.7
Turnout 2,088
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Earlswood and Whitebushes By-Election 7 May 2026[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Robin Whitwell 1,587 48.3 −12.1
Reform Joseph Fox 715 21.8 +21.8
Conservative Brian O'Neill 514 15.6 −2.0
Liberal Democrats Chris Kelly 246 7.5 +0.1
Labour Elliott Wragg 223 6.8 −7.8
Majority 872 26.5
Turnout 3,285
Green hold Swing
Hooley, Merstham and Netherne By-Election 6 August 2026[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Nick Abear 934 41.8 +3.4
Reform Johnny Wolf 545 24.4 +13.6
Conservative Jon Mears 454 20.3 −3.8
Liberal Democrats Tina Cohen 166 7.4 +0.8
Labour Catherine Barrett 138 6.2 −14.0
Majority 389 17.4
Turnout 2,237
Green gain from Conservative 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. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Tattenhams Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  7. ↑ "New councillor for Earlswood & Whitebushes ward". Reigate & Banstead Borough Council. Retrieved 26 April 2009.
  8. ↑ "Conservative Richard Bennett wins Tadworth and Walton ward byelection". Epsom Guardian. 1 May 2009. Retrieved 3 May 2009.
  9. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — South Park and Woodhatch Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  10. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Kingswood with Burgh Heath Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  11. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Tadworth and Walton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  12. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Meadvale and St John's Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  13. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Earlswood and Whitebushes Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  14. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Hooley, Merstham and Netherne Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
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