2023 Reigate and Banstead Borough Council election

The 2023 Reigate and Banstead Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Reigate and Banstead Borough Council in Surrey, England.[2] This would be on the same day as other local elections in England.

2023 Reigate and Banstead Borough Council
4 May 2023 (2023-05-04)
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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Leader Mark Brunt[1] Jonathan Essex Nick Harrison
Party Conservative Green Residents
Last election 27 seats, 36.6% 9 seats, 23.8% 6 seats, 7.4%
Seats before 26 9 6
Seats won 7 4 2
Seats after 23 11 6
Seat change Decrease 3 Increase 2 Steady 0
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
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Leader Stephen Kulka
Party Liberal Democrats Labour Independent
Last election 3 seats, 10.4%
Seats before 3 0 1
Seats won 1 1 0
Seats after 3 1 1
Seat change Steady 0 Increase 1 Steady 0
Leader before election

Mark Brunt
Conservative

 Leader after election

TBD
Conservative

Summary

Election result
2023 Reigate and Banstead Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 7 Decrease 3 16 23
  Green 4 Increase 2 7 11
  Residents 2 Steady 0 4 6
  Liberal Democrats 1 Steady 0 2 3
  Labour 1 Increase 1 0 1
  Reform UK 0 Steady 0

Candidates

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 2023.[3]

Banstead Village
Banstead Village
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Eddy Humphreys* 1,347 62%
Labour Scott Barrington 337 16%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Knights 275 13%
Green Jennie Pope 201 9%
Majority 1,010 47%
Turnout 2,160 33%
Registered electors 6,673
Conservative hold Swing

Chipstead, Kingswood and Woodmansterne
Chipstead, Kingswood and Woodmansterne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jed Dwight 1,477 63%
Green Sophie Rowlands 308 13%
Labour Chris Salmen 286 12%
Liberal Democrats Mark Johnston 282 12%
Majority 1,169 50%
Turnout 2,353 32%
Registered electors 7,313
Conservative hold Swing

Earlswood and Whitebushes
Earlswood and Whitebushes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Della Torra 1,360 58%
Conservative Barbara Thomson 507 22%
Labour Jenny Orchard 337 14%
Liberal Democrats Lexi Lawrence 123 5%
Majority 853 36%
Turnout 2,327 33%
Registered electors 7,037
Green hold Swing

Hooley, Merstham and Netherne
Hooley, Merstham and Netherne[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Shasha Khan 929 37%
Conservative Tim Peniston-Bird 717 29%
Labour Rex Giles 573 23%
Liberal Democrats Graham Burr 263 11%
Majority 212 8%
Turnout 2,482 31%
Registered electors 8,018
Green gain from Conservative Swing

Horley Central and South
Horley Central and South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jerry Hudson* 840 40%
Labour Lynnette Easterbrook 560 27%
Green Alan Mitchell 267 13%
Liberal Democrats Stuart Holmes 266 13%
Reform UK Chris Scott 174 8%
Majority 280 13%
Turnout 2,107 29%
Registered electors 7,305
Conservative hold Swing

Horley East and Salfords
Horley East and Salfords
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Jason Thorne 1,019 42%
Conservative Tony Schofield* 855 35%
Labour Steel Horton 335 14%
Liberal Democrats Robin Lawrence 211 9%
Majority 164 7%
Turnout 2,420 35%
Registered electors 7,024
Green gain from Conservative Swing

Horley West and Sidlow
Horley West and Sidlow
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Biggs* 937 40%
Labour Tom Turner 778 33%
Liberal Democrats Steve Wotton 390 17%
Green Neville Kemp 236 10%
Majority 159 7%
Turnout 2,341 29%
Registered electors 8,080
Conservative hold Swing

Lower Kingswood, Tadworth and Walton
Lower Kingswood, Tadworth and Walton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ben Green 1,617 63%
Liberal Democrats Gregory Ardan 514 20%
Labour David Burnley 453 18%
Majority 1,103 43%
Turnout 2,584 34%
Registered electors 7,692
Conservative hold Swing

Meadvale and St. John's
Meadvale and St. John’s
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Steve Kulka* 1,210 45%
Conservative Jonathan White 738 27%
Green Philippa Martin 454 17%
Labour John Berge 286 11%
Majority 472 18%
Turnout 2,688 41%
Registered electors 6,606
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Nork
Nork
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents Gemma Adamson* 1,345 57%
Conservative Pamela Freeman 615 26%
Labour Calli Mistry 191 8%
Green Flip Bakker 139 6%
Liberal Democrats Claude Knights 76 3%
Majority 730 31%
Turnout 2,366 33%
Registered electors 7,132
Residents hold Swing

Redhill East
Redhill East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Jonathan Essex* 1,504 71%
Conservative James Dodsworth 303 14%
Labour Mark Scott 217 10%
Liberal Democrats Philip Risk 94 4%
Majority 1,201 57%
Turnout 2,118 34%
Registered electors 6,273
Green hold Swing

Redhill West and Wray Common
Redhill West and Wray Common
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mark Smith 893 36%
Conservative Ronnie Hutchings 864 35%
Green Leon Deith 378 15%
Liberal Democrats Gemma Roulston 362 14%
Majority 29 1%
Turnout 2,497 35%
Registered electors 7,104
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Reigate
Reigate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kate Fairhurst 1,260 44%
Liberal Democrats Jemma de Vincenzo 859 30%
Green Claire Thorpe 446 16%
Labour Ian Thirlwall 283 10%
Majority 401 14%
Turnout 2,848 39%
Registered electors 7,337
Conservative hold Swing

South Park and Woodhatch
South Park and Woodhatch
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James King* 1,093 46%
Green Natasha Hobbs 942 40%
Labour Marcus Ward 216 9%
Liberal Democrats Christopher Howell 121 5%
Majority 151 6%
Turnout 2,372 37%
Registered electors 6,370
Conservative hold Swing

Tattenham Corner and Preston
Tattenham Corner and Preston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents Jill Bray* 1,237 63%
Conservative Aaron Doherty 291 15%
Labour Steve Boeje 282 14%
Liberal Democrats Moray Carey 71 4%
Green Alistair Morten 69 4%
Majority 946 48%
Turnout 1,950 27%
Registered electors 7,302
Residents hold Swing

References
  1. "Your councillors". Reigate and Banstead Borough Council. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  2. "England local elections 2023: South East voters to be polled on 1,304 seats". BBC. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  3. "Elections on 4 May 2023". Reigate and Banstead Borough Council. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  4. https://reigate-banstead.moderngov.co.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=38&RPID=3245367
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