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
  First party Second party Third party
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Party Conservative Green Liberal Democrats
Last election 28 seats, 47.1% 7 seats, 20.9% 3 seats, 8.9%
Seats won 8 4 1
Seats after 27 9 3
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 2 Steady
Popular vote 13,696 8,914 3,898
Percentage 36.6% 23.8% 10.4%
Swing Decrease 10.5% Increase 2.9% Increase 1.5%
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]

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[edit]

2022 Reigate and Banstead Borough Council election[2]
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 8 Decrease 1 53.3 19 27 60.0 13,696 36.6 -10.5
  Green 4 Increase 2 26.7 5 9 20.0 8,914 23.8 +2.9
  Liberal Democrats 1 Steady 6.7 2 3 6.7 3,898 10.4 +1.5
  Nork RA 1 Steady 6.7 2 3 6.7 1,524 4.1 -0.1
  Tattenham RA 1 Steady 6.7 2 3 6.7 1,243 3.3 +0.6
  Labour 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 6,634 17.7 +1.8
  Independent 0 Decrease 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1,278 3.4 N/A
  Reform UK 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 271 0.7 N/A

Ward results[edit]

Banstead Village[edit]

Banstead Village
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sam Walsh 1,102 45.0 -23.5
Independent Mario Hayns 738 30.1 N/A
Labour Ian Thirlwall 243 10.0 0.0
Liberal Democrats Moray William Carey 208 8.5 -0.8
Green Jennifer Pope 158 6.5 -5.7
Majority 354 14.5
Turnout 2,449 36.5 -1.5
Conservative hold Swing

Chipstead, Kingswood and Woodansterne[edit]

Chipstead, Kingswood and Woodansterne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Simon Parnall 1,562 62.1 -10.1
Green Shasha Khan 530 21.1 +5.7
Labour Geoff Eales 425 16.9 +4.5
Majority 1,032 41.0
Turnout 2,517 34.2 -4.8
Conservative hold Swing

Earlswood and Whitebushes[edit]

Earlswood and Whitebushes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Ruth Ritter 1,604 65.3 +6.7
Conservative Kate Fairhurst 499 20.3 -14.9
Labour Mark Scott 353 14.4 +2.5
Majority 1,105 45.0
Turnout 2,456 34.6 -3.4
Green hold Swing

Hooley, Merstham and Netherne[edit]

Hooley, Merstham and Netherne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mus Tary 958 35.1 -7.1
Labour Mick Hay 734 26.9 -4.4
Green Sam Dilliway-Davies 694 25.4 +2.1
Liberal Democrats Graham Burr 343 12.6 -8.8
Majority 224 8.2
Turnout 2,729 34.5 -0.5
Conservative hold Swing

Horley Central and South[edit]

Horley Central and South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Hannah Avery 1,101 48.1 -9.5
Labour Lynnette Easterbrook 684 29.9 +3.6
Green Neville Kemp 323 14.1 -2.0
Reform UK Chris Scott 181 7.9 N/A
Majority 417
Turnout 2,289 31.1 -1.9
Conservative hold Swing

Horley East and Salfords[edit]

Horley East and Salfords
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Victoria Chester 1,049 41.7 -0.4
Conservative Robert Marr 1,025 40.7 -18.1
Labour Tom Latter 444 17.6 -0.3
Majority 24 1.0
Turnout 2,518 35.4 -0.6
Green gain from Conservative Swing

Horley West and Sidlow[edit]

Horley West and Sidlow
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Baker 1,079 48.2 -10.6
Labour Cecilia Hughes 798 35.7 +8.6
Liberal Democrats Steve Wotton 361 16.1 +2.0
Majority 281 12.6
Turnout 2,238 29.1 -0.9
Conservative hold Swing

Lower Kingswood, Tadworth and Walton[edit]

Banstead Village
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rod Ashford 1,720 62.5 -5.3
Green Roger Ponsford 584 21.2 +10.9
Labour David Burnley 448 16.3 +7.2
Majority 1,136 41.3
Turnout 2,752 35.4 -3.6
Conservative hold Swing

Meadvale and St. John's[edit]

Meadvale and St. John's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Christopher Thompson 1,585 56.4 +13.4
Conservative Ronnie Hutchings 762 27.1 -11.5
Labour Rosie Norgrove 461 16.4 -0.1
Majority 823 29.3
Turnout 2,808 42.6 +0.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Nork[edit]

Nork
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nork RA George Hinton 1,524 60.7 +8.7
Conservative Pamela Freeman 572 22.8 -1.5
Labour Calli Mistry 222 8.8 +3.2
Green Flip Bakker 192 7.6 N/A
Majority 952 37.9 -0.1
Turnout 2,510 34.9
Nork RA hold Swing

Redhill East[edit]

Redhill East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Stephen McKenna 1,414 64.1 -0.7
Conservative Shysta Manzoor 385 17.5 -6.1
Labour Rex Giles 259 11.7 +0.1
Liberal Democrats Stuart Holmes 148 6.7 N/A
Majority 1,029 46.6
Turnout 2,206 35.9 -3.1
Green hold Swing

Redhill West and Wray Common[edit]

Redhill West and Wray Common
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rich Michalowski 867 33.3 -9.3
Labour Mark Smith 715 27.4 +8.2
Liberal Democrats Jemma De Vincenzo 525 20.2 +1.7
Green Frank Percy 498 19.1 -0.6
Majority 152 5.8
Turnout 2,605 36.6 -1.4
Conservative hold Swing

Reigate[edit]

Reigate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Victor Lewanski 1,062 34.8 -14.4
Liberal Democrats John Vincent 728 23.9 +2.9
Independent Christopher Whinney 540 17.7 N/A
Green Claire Thorpe 474 15.5 -4.8
Labour Tony Robinson 248 8.1 -1.4
Majority 334 10.9
Turnout 3,052 41.7 +2.3
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

South Park and Woodhatch[edit]

South Park and Woodhatch
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Andrew Proudfoot 1,280 56.7 +4.4
Conservative Chris Reynolds 590 26.2 -10.0
Labour Linda Giles 296 13.1 +1.6
Reform UK Joseph Fox 90 4.0 N/A
Majority 690 30.6
Turnout 2,256 35.3 -3.7
Green gain from Conservative Swing

Tattenham Corner and Preston[edit]

Tattenham Corner and Preston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Tattenham RA Nick Harrison 1,243 60.0 +2.6
Conservative Aaron Doherty 412 19.9 -3.6
Labour Steve Boeje 304 14.7 +3.2
Green Alistair Morten 114 5.5 +1.1
Majority 831 40.1
Turnout 2,073 28.9 -1.1
Tattenham RA hold Swing

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Borough Council elections results 2022". Reigate and Banstead Borough Council. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Reigate & Banstead election result". BBC News. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
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