# 2022 Reigate and Banstead Borough Council election

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.
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.

## Results summary

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

## Ward results
### Banstead Village

Banstead Village :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 354 | 14.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,449 | 36.5 | −1.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Chipstead, Kingswood and Woodansterne

Chipstead, Kingswood and Woodansterne :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,032 | 41.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,517 | 34.2 | −4.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Earlswood and Whitebushes

Earlswood and Whitebushes :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,105 | 45.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,456 | 34.6 | −3.4 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | | |

### Hooley, Merstham and Netherne

Hooley, Merstham and Netherne :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 224 | 8.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,729 | 34.5 | −0.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Horley Central and South

Horley Central and South :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 417 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,289 | 31.1 | −1.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Horley East and Salfords

Horley East and Salfords :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 24 | 1.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,518 | 35.4 | −0.6 |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Horley West and Sidlow

Horley West and Sidlow :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 281 | 12.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,238 | 29.1 | −0.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Lower Kingswood, Tadworth and Walton

Banstead Village :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,136 | 41.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,752 | 35.4 | −3.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Meadvale and St. John's

Meadvale and St. John's :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 823 | 29.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,808 | 42.6 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Nork

Nork :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 952 | 37.9 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,510 | 34.9 | |
| | Nork RA hold | Nork RA hold | Swing | | |

### Redhill East

Redhill East :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,029 | 46.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,206 | 35.9 | −3.1 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | | |

### Redhill West and Wray Common

Redhill West and Wray Common :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 152 | 5.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,605 | 36.6 | −1.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Reigate

Reigate :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 334 | 10.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,052 | 41.7 | +2.3 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### South Park and Woodhatch

South Park and Woodhatch :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 690 | 30.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,256 | 35.3 | −3.7 |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Tattenham Corner and Preston

Tattenham Corner and Preston :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 831 | 40.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,073 | 28.9 | −1.1 |
| | Tattenham RA hold | Tattenham RA hold | Swing | | |