# 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. This was on the same day as other local elections in England.

## Summary

The council was under Conservative majority control prior to the election. The leader of the council, Mark Brunt, chose not to stand for re-election.
The Conservatives retained their majority at the election, but lost seats to both the Greens and Labour. They were left with a majority of just one seat. Conservative councillor Richard Biggs was appointed the new leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 25 May 2023.

## Overall results

2023 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 | 7 | 3 | 46.7 | 16 | 23 | 51.1 | 13,461 | 37.8 | 1.2 |
| | Green | 4 | 2 | 26.7 | 7 | 11 | 24.4 | 8,252 | 23.2 | 0.6 |
| | Residents | 2 | | 13.3 | 4 | 6 | 13.3 | 2,582 | 7.3 | 0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 1 | | 6.7 | 2 | 3 | 6.7 | 5,117 | 14.4 | 4.0 |
| | Labour | 1 | 1 | 6.7 | 0 | 1 | 2.2 | 6,027 | 16.9 | 0.8 |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2.2 | N/A | N/A | 3.4 |
| | Reform UK | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 174 | 0.5 | 0.2 |

## 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 2023. The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating an incumbent councillor standing for re-election.

### Banstead Village

Banstead Village :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Eddy Humphreys* | 1,347 | 62.4 | +17.4 |
| | Labour | Scott Barrington | 337 | 15.6 | +5.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Knights | 275 | 12.7 | +4.2 |
| | Green | Jennie Pope | 201 | 9.3 | +2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,010 | 46.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,160 | 32.4 | –4.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,673 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 5.9 | |

### Chipstead, Kingswood and Woodmansterne

Chipstead, Kingswood and Woodmansterne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jed Dwight | 1,477 | 62.8 | +0.7 |
| | Green | Sophie Rowlands | 308 | 13.1 | –8.0 |
| | Labour | Chris Salmen | 286 | 12.2 | –4.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Johnston | 282 | 12.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,169 | 49.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,353 | 32.2 | –2.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,313 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.4 | |

### Earlswood and Whitebushes

Earlswood and Whitebushes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Della Torra | 1,360 | 58.4 | –6.9 |
| | Conservative | Barbara Thomson | 507 | 21.8 | +1.5 |
| | Labour | Jenny Orchard | 337 | 14.5 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lexi Lawrence | 123 | 5.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 853 | 36.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,327 | 33.1 | –1.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,037 | | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | 4.2 | |

### Hooley, Merstham and Netherne

Hooley, Merstham and Netherne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Shasha Khan | 929 | 37.4 | +12.0 |
| | Conservative | Tim Peniston-Bird | 717 | 28.9 | –6.2 |
| | Labour | Rex Giles | 573 | 23.1 | –3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Burr | 263 | 10.6 | –2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 212 | 8.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,482 | 31.0 | –3.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,018 | | |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing | 9.1 | |

### Horley Central and South

Horley Central and South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jerry Hudson* | 840 | 39.9 | –8.2 |
| | Labour | Lynnette Easterbrook | 560 | 26.6 | –3.3 |
| | Green | Alan Mitchell | 267 | 12.7 | –1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart Holmes | 266 | 12.6 | N/A |
| | Reform UK | Chris Scott | 174 | 8.3 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 280 | 13.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,107 | 28.8 | –2.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,305 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.5 | |

### Horley East and Salfords

Horley East and Salfords :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Jason Thorne | 1,019 | 42.1 | +0.4 |
| | Conservative | Tony Schofield* | 855 | 35.3 | –5.4 |
| | Labour | Steel Horton | 335 | 13.8 | –3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robin Lawrence | 211 | 8.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 164 | 6.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,420 | 34.5 | –0.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,024 | | |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing | 2.9 | |

### Horley West and Sidlow

Horley West and Sidlow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Biggs* | 937 | 40.0 | –8.2 |
| | Labour | Tom Turner | 778 | 33.2 | –2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Wotton | 390 | 16.7 | +0.6 |
| | Green | Neville Kemp | 236 | 10.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 159 | 6.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,341 | 29.0 | –0.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,080 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.9 | |

### Lower Kingswood, Tadworth and Walton

Lower Kingswood, Tadworth and Walton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ben Green | 1,617 | 62.6 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gregory Ardan | 514 | 19.9 | N/A |
| | Labour | David Burnley | 453 | 17.5 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,103 | 42.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,584 | 33.6 | –1.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,692 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Meadvale and St. John's

Meadvale and St. John’s :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Kulka* | 1,210 | 45.0 | –11.4 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan White | 738 | 27.5 | +0.4 |
| | Green | Philippa Martin | 454 | 16.9 | N/A |
| | Labour | John Berge | 286 | 10.6 | –5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 472 | 17.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,688 | 40.7 | –1.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,606 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 5.9 | |

### Nork

Nork :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Residents | Gemma Adamson* | 1,345 | 56.8 | –3.9 |
| | Conservative | Pamela Freeman | 615 | 26.0 | +3.2 |
| | Labour | Calli Mistry | 191 | 8.1 | –0.7 |
| | Green | Flip Bakker | 139 | 5.9 | –1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Claude Knights | 76 | 3.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 730 | 30.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,366 | 33.2 | –1.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,132 | | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | 3.6 | |

### Redhill East

Redhill East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Jonathan Essex* | 1,504 | 71.0 | +6.9 |
| | Conservative | James Dodsworth | 303 | 14.3 | –3.2 |
| | Labour | Mark Scott | 217 | 10.2 | –1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Risk | 94 | 4.4 | –2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,201 | 56.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,118 | 33.8 | –2.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,273 | | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | 5.1 | |

### Redhill West and Wray Common

Redhill West and Wray Common :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mark Smith | 893 | 35.8 | +8.4 |
| | Conservative | Ronnie Hutchings | 864 | 34.6 | +1.3 |
| | Green | Leon Deith | 378 | 15.1 | –4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gemma Roulston | 362 | 14.5 | –5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 29 | 1.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,497 | 35.2 | –1.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,104 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 3.6 | |

### Reigate

Reigate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kate Fairhurst | 1,260 | 44.2 | +9.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jemma de Vincenzo | 859 | 30.2 | +6.3 |
| | Green | Claire Thorpe | 446 | 15.7 | +0.2 |
| | Labour | Ian Thirlwall | 283 | 9.9 | +1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 401 | 14.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,848 | 38.8 | –2.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,337 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.6 | |

### South Park and Woodhatch

South Park and Woodhatch :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James King* | 1,093 | 46.1 | +19.9 |
| | Green | Natasha Hobbs | 942 | 39.7 | –17.0 |
| | Labour | Marcus Ward | 216 | 9.1 | –4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Howell | 121 | 5.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 151 | 6.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,372 | 37.2 | +1.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,370 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 18.5 | |

### Tattenham Corner and Preston

Tattenham Corner and Preston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Residents | Jill Bray* | 1,237 | 63.4 | +3.4 |
| | Conservative | Aaron Doherty | 291 | 14.9 | –5.0 |
| | Labour | Steve Boeje | 282 | 14.5 | –0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Moray Carey | 71 | 3.6 | N/A |
| | Green | Alistair Morten | 69 | 3.5 | –2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 946 | 48.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,950 | 26.7 | –2.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,302 | | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | 4.2 | |