2024 Reigate and Banstead Borough Council election

2024 Reigate and Banstead Borough Council election
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16 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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Leader Richard Biggs Jonathan Essex Nick Harrison
Party Conservative Green Residents
Last election 23 seats, 37.8% 11 seats, 23.2% 6 seats, 7.3%
Seats before 22 11 5
Seats won 4 5 3
Seats after 18 13 6
Seat change Decrease5 Increase2 Steady
Popular vote 11,838 9,443 2,969
Percentage 31.3 25.0 7.8
Swing Decrease6.5 Increase1.8 Increase0.5
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
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Leader Stephen Kulka
Party Liberal Democrats Independent Labour
Last election 3 seats, 14.4% 1 seat, 0.0% 1 seat, 16.9%
Seats before 3 2 1
Seats won 2 1 1
Seats after 4 2 2
Seat change Increase1 Increase1 Increase1
Popular vote 5,572 1,135 6,450
Percentage 14.7 3.0 17.0
Swing Increase0.3 Increase3.0 Increase0.1
Winner of each seat at the 2024 Reigate and Banstead Borough Council election
Leader before election

Richard Biggs
Conservative
No overall control

Leader after election

Richard Biggs
Conservative
No overall control

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.

The council remained under no overall control following the election.[2]

Background

The 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

The 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

Conservative Party (16/16)





Liberal Democrats (16/16)





Labour Party (16/16)





Green Party (15/16)





Residents Association (3/16)





Reform UK (2/16)





Independent (1/16)





Election result

2024 Reigate and Banstead Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 4 Decrease 5 25.0 14 18 40.0 11,838 31.3 –6.5
  Green 5 Increase 2 31.3 8 13 28.9 9,443 25.0 +1.8
  Residents 3 Steady 18.8 3 6 13.3 2,969 7.8 +0.5
  Liberal Democrats 2 Increase 1 12.5 2 4 8.9 5,572 14.7 +0.3
  Labour 1 Increase 1 6.3 1 2 4.4 6,450 17.0 +0.1
  Independent 1 Increase 1 6.3 1 2 4.4 1,135 3.0 +3.0
  Reform UK 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 433 1.1 +0.6

Incumbents

Incumbent councillors
Ward Councillor Party
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

The 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

Banstead Village
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Chipstead, Kingswood & Woodmansterne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Earlswood & Whitebushes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Hooley, Merstham & Netherne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Horley Central & South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Horley East & Salfords
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Horley West & Sidlow
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Lower Kingswood, Tadworth & Walton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Meadvale & St. John's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Nork
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Redhill East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Redhill West & Wray Common
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Reigate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

South Park & Woodhatch
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Tattenham Corner & Preston (2 seats due to by-election)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

  1. ^ "Notice of Election" (PDF). Reigate and Banstead Borough Council. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Reigate & Banstead result - Local Elections 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  3. ^ "Surrey: Conservative Party loses control of last borough council in county". BBC News. 2024-03-08. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Reigate and Banstead". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Nadean Moses". reigate-banstead.moderngov.co.uk. March 19, 2024.
  7. ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Caroline Neame". reigate-banstead.moderngov.co.uk. March 19, 2024.
  8. ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Joseph Booton". reigate-banstead.moderngov.co.uk. March 19, 2024.
  9. ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Frank Kelly". reigate-banstead.moderngov.co.uk. March 19, 2024.
  10. ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Christian Stevens". reigate-banstead.moderngov.co.uk. March 19, 2024.
  11. ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Andrew King". reigate-banstead.moderngov.co.uk. March 19, 2024.
  12. ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Giorgio Buttironi". reigate-banstead.moderngov.co.uk. March 19, 2024.
  13. ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Zelanie Cooper". reigate-banstead.moderngov.co.uk. March 19, 2024.
  14. ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Martin Elbourne". reigate-banstead.moderngov.co.uk. March 19, 2024.
  15. ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Peter Harp". reigate-banstead.moderngov.co.uk. March 19, 2024.
  16. ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Sue Sinden". reigate-banstead.moderngov.co.uk. March 19, 2024.
  17. ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Kanika Sachdeva". reigate-banstead.moderngov.co.uk. March 19, 2024.
  18. ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Michael Blacker". reigate-banstead.moderngov.co.uk. March 19, 2024.
  19. ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Paul Chandler". reigate-banstead.moderngov.co.uk. March 19, 2024.
  20. ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Bob Harper". reigate-banstead.moderngov.co.uk. March 19, 2024.
  21. ^ "RBBC Statement of Persons Nominated". Reigate and Banstead Borough Council. 5 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.