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.
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16 out of 45 seats to Reigate and Banstead Borough Council 23 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Winner of each seat at the 2024 Reigate and Banstead Borough Council election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The council remained under no overall control following the election.[2]
Background
editThe 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
editThe 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
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Election result
edit2024 Reigate and Banstead Borough Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Conservative | 4 | 5 | 25.0 | 14 | 18 | 40.0 | 11,838 | 31.3 | –6.5 | |
Green | 5 | 2 | 31.3 | 8 | 13 | 28.9 | 9,443 | 25.0 | +1.8 | |
Residents | 3 | 18.8 | 3 | 6 | 13.3 | 2,969 | 7.8 | +0.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 2 | 1 | 12.5 | 2 | 4 | 8.9 | 5,572 | 14.7 | +0.3 | |
Labour | 1 | 1 | 6.3 | 1 | 2 | 4.4 | 6,450 | 17.0 | +0.1 | |
Independent | 1 | 1 | 6.3 | 1 | 2 | 4.4 | 1,135 | 3.0 | +3.0 | |
Reform UK | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 433 | 1.1 | +0.6 |
Incumbents
editWard | Councillor | Party | |
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Banstead Village Ward | Nadean Moses[6] | Conservative | |
Chipstead, Kingswood and Woodmansterne | Caroline Neame[7] | Conservative | |
Earlswood and Whitebushes | Joseph Booton[8] | Green | |
Hooley, Merstham and Netherne | Frank Kelly[9] | Conservative | |
Horley Central and South | Christian Stevens[10] | Conservative | |
Horley East and Salfords | Andrew King[11] | Conservative | |
Horley West and Sidlow | Giorgio Buttironi[12] | Conservative | |
Lower Kingswood, Tadworth and Walton | Zelanie Cooper[13] | Independent | |
Meadvale and St Johns | Martin Elbourne[14] | Liberal Democrats | |
Nork | Peter Harp[15] | Residents | |
Redhill East | Sue Sinden[16] | Green | |
Redhill West and Wray Common | Kanika Sachdeva[17] | Conservative | |
Reigate | Michael Blacker[18] | Conservative | |
South Park and Woodhatch | Paul Chandler[19] | Green | |
Tattenham Corner and Preston | Bob Harper[20] | Residents |
Ward results
editThe 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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Nadean Moses* | 1,354 | 60.6 | −1.8 | |
Labour | Chris Salmen | 417 | 18.6 | +3.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Anthony Anderson | 231 | 10.3 | −2.4 | |
Green | Chris Hanson-Granville | 230 | 10.3 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 1,123 | 42.0 | −4.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,257 | 34 | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Chipstead, Kingswood & Woodmansterne
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Shelly Newton | 1,671 | 65.0 | +2.2 | |
Labour | Tony Robinson | 333 | 13.0 | +0.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mark Johnston | 320 | 12.5 | +0.5 | |
Green | Christian Oster | 245 | 9.5 | −3.6 | |
Majority | 1,338 | 52.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,590 | 35 | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Earlswood & Whitebushes
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Gillian Vischer | 1,429 | 60.4 | +2.0 | |
Conservative | Trevor Nugent | 417 | 17.6 | −4.2 | |
Labour | Alistair Wells | 345 | 14.6 | +0.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Lexi Lawrence | 176 | 7.4 | +2.1 | |
Majority | 1,012 | 42.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,381 | 34 | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Green hold | Swing |
Hooley, Merstham & Netherne
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Joel Gabriel | 1,011 | 38.4 | +1.0 | |
Conservative | Frank Kelly* | 635 | 24.1 | −4.8 | |
Labour | Catherine Barrett | 533 | 20.2 | −2.9 | |
Reform UK | Chris Scott | 284 | 10.8 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Stuart Holmes | 173 | 6.6 | −4.0 | |
Majority | 376 | 14.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,650 | 33 | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Green gain from Conservative | Swing |
Horley Central & South
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Giorgio Buttironi* | 781 | 33.3 | −6.6 | |
Green | Steel Horton | 595 | 25.4 | +12.7 | |
Labour | Lynnette Easterbrook | 517 | 22.1 | −4.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sam Mearing | 450 | 19.2 | +6.6 | |
Majority | 186 | 7.9 | |||
Turnout | 2,367 | 32 | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Horley East & Salfords
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Neha Boghani | 1,090 | 42.9 | +0.8 | |
Conservative | Taylor O'Driscoll | 867 | 34.1 | −1.2 | |
Labour | Ryan Ramsey | 311 | 12.2 | −1.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Newton | 272 | 10.7 | +2.0 | |
Majority | 223 | 8.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,560 | 36 | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Green gain from Conservative | Swing |
Horley West & Sidlow
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Steve Wotton | 1,083 | 40.2 | +23.5 | |
Conservative | Sujata Das | 749 | 27.8 | −12.2 | |
Labour | Tom Turner | 690 | 25.6 | −7.6 | |
Green | Neville Kemp | 174 | 6.5 | −3.6 | |
Majority | 334 | 12.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,720 | 32 | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Lower Kingswood, Tadworth & Walton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Zelanie Cooper* | 1,135 | 39.9 | N/A | |
Conservative | Tim Peniston-Bird | 1,038 | 36.5 | −36.1 | |
Labour | Faye Llewellyn | 249 | 8.8 | −8.7 | |
Green | Alistair Morten | 220 | 7.7 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Gregory Ardan | 202 | 7.1 | −12.8 | |
Majority | 97 | 3.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,856 | 37 | |||
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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Martin Elbourne* | 970 | 36.6 | −8.4 | |
Conservative | Jonathan White | 765 | 28.9 | +1.4 | |
Green | Natasha Hobbs | 481 | 18.2 | +1.3 | |
Labour | Rosie Norgrove | 431 | 16.3 | +5.7 | |
Majority | 205 | 7.7 | |||
Turnout | 2,663 | 40 | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Nork
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Residents | Peter Harp* | 1,591 | 65.4 | +8.6 | |
Conservative | Pamela Freeman | 453 | 18.6 | −7.4 | |
Labour | Geoffrey Woodhead | 200 | 8.2 | +0.1 | |
Green | Flip Bakker | 120 | 4.9 | −1.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Isobel Squire | 69 | 2.8 | −0.4 | |
Majority | 1,138 | 46.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,438 | 34 | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Residents hold | Swing |
Redhill East
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Sue Sinden* | 1,439 | 62.8 | −8.2 | |
Labour | Elliott Wragg | 370 | 16.2 | +6.0 | |
Conservative | Joan Odiachi | 367 | 16.0 | +1.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Moray Carey | 115 | 5.0 | +0.6 | |
Majority | 1,069 | 46.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,314 | 36 | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Green hold | Swing |
Redhill West & Wray Common
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Jenny Orchard | 1,067 | 41.1 | +5.3 | |
Conservative | Mark Mendoza | 808 | 31.1 | −3.5 | |
Green | Felix Kennedy | 449 | 17.3 | +2.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gemma Roulston | 271 | 10.4 | −4.1 | |
Majority | 259 | 12.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,618 | 36 | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Reigate
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Michael Blacker* | 1,090 | 36.1 | −8.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jemma de Vincenzo | 1,007 | 33.3 | +3.1 | |
Green | Toby Risk | 668 | 22.1 | +6.4 | |
Labour | Mark Scott | 258 | 8.5 | −1.4 | |
Majority | 83 | 2.8 | |||
Turnout | 3,054 | 41 | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
South Park & Woodhatch
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Paul Chandler* | 1,185 | 50.6 | +10.9 | |
Conservative | Christian Stevens | 486 | 20.8 | −25.3 | |
Labour | Liam Castles | 414 | 17.7 | +8.6 | |
Reform UK | Joseph Fox | 149 | 6.4 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Robin Lawrence | 107 | 4.6 | −0.5 | |
Majority | 699 | 29.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,345 | 36 | |||
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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Residents | Tim Snuggs | 1,378 | 62.7 | −0.7 | |
Residents | Barry Nash | 1,318 | 60.0 | −3.4 | |
Conservative | Adrian Freeman | 357 | 16.2 | +1.3 | |
Labour | Rex Giles | 315 | 14.3 | −0.2 | |
Labour | Ian Thirlwall | 226 | 10.3 | −4.2 | |
Conservative | Rajan Mathew | 225 | 10.2 | −4.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Graham Burr | 126 | 5.7 | +2.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mike Robinson | 108 | 4.9 | +1.3 | |
Green | Robert Pye | 107 | 4.9 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 961 | 43.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,213 | 30 | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Residents hold | |||||
Residents hold |
References
edit- ^ "Notice of Election" (PDF). Reigate and Banstead Borough Council. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "Reigate & Banstead result - Local Elections 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
- ^ "Surrey: Conservative Party loses control of last borough council in county". BBC News. 2024-03-08. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Reigate and Banstead". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Nadean Moses". reigate-banstead.moderngov.co.uk. March 19, 2024.
- ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Caroline Neame". reigate-banstead.moderngov.co.uk. March 19, 2024.
- ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Joseph Booton". reigate-banstead.moderngov.co.uk. March 19, 2024.
- ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Frank Kelly". reigate-banstead.moderngov.co.uk. March 19, 2024.
- ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Christian Stevens". reigate-banstead.moderngov.co.uk. March 19, 2024.
- ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Andrew King". reigate-banstead.moderngov.co.uk. March 19, 2024.
- ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Giorgio Buttironi". reigate-banstead.moderngov.co.uk. March 19, 2024.
- ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Zelanie Cooper". reigate-banstead.moderngov.co.uk. March 19, 2024.
- ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Martin Elbourne". reigate-banstead.moderngov.co.uk. March 19, 2024.
- ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Peter Harp". reigate-banstead.moderngov.co.uk. March 19, 2024.
- ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Sue Sinden". reigate-banstead.moderngov.co.uk. March 19, 2024.
- ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Kanika Sachdeva". reigate-banstead.moderngov.co.uk. March 19, 2024.
- ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Michael Blacker". reigate-banstead.moderngov.co.uk. March 19, 2024.
- ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Paul Chandler". reigate-banstead.moderngov.co.uk. March 19, 2024.
- ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Bob Harper". reigate-banstead.moderngov.co.uk. March 19, 2024.
- ^ "RBBC Statement of Persons Nominated". Reigate and Banstead Borough Council. 5 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.