Reigate and Banstead Borough Council elections

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]

Map of Reigate and Banstead borough, showing the political composition of the council after the 2023 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]

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[5]

Party in controlYears
Conservative1973–1991
No overall control1991–2000
Conservative2000–present

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 2003 have been:[6]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Joan Spiers[7] Conservative200317 May 2007
Lynne Hack Conservative17 May 200715 May 2008
Joan Spiers Conservative15 May 200812 Jun 2014
Vic Broad Conservative12 Jun 201424 May 2018
Mark Brunt Conservative24 May 2018

Council elections

By-election results

2002-2006
Tattenhams By-Election 5 May 2005[14]
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[15]
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[16]
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[17]
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[18]
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[19]
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

References
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  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. "Borough Council elections". Reigate & Banstead Borough Council. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
  5. "Reigate & Banstead". BBC News Online. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
  6. "Council minutes". Reigate and Banstead Borough Council. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  7. "Sad passing of Cllr Mrs Joan Spiers". Reigate and Banstead Borough Council. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  8. The Borough of Reigate and Banstead (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
  9. legislation.gov.uk - The Surrey and West Sussex (County Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  10. legislation.gov.uk - The Greater London and Surrey (County and London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  11. legislation.gov.uk - The Greater London and Surrey (County and London Borough Boundaries) (No. 3) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  12. "Reigate & Banstead". * BBC Online. Retrieved 26 April 2009.
  13. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Reigate and Banstead (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  14. "Local Elections Archive Project — Tattenhams Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  15. "New councillor for Earlswood & Whitebushes ward". Reigate & Banstead Borough Council. Retrieved 26 April 2009.
  16. "Conservative Richard Bennett wins Tadworth and Walton ward byelection". Epsom Guardian. 1 May 2009. Retrieved 3 May 2009.
  17. "Local Elections Archive Project — South Park and Woodhatch Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  18. "Local Elections Archive Project — Kingswood with Burgh Heath Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  19. "Local Elections Archive Project — Tadworth and Walton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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