# 2024 Reigate and Banstead Borough Council election

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. This was on the same day as other local elections.
The council remained under no overall control following the election.

## 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.

## Summary

The council remained under no overall control after the election. The Conservatives made further losses, but remained the largest party on the council. They continued to run the council as a minority administration after the election.

### Election result

2024 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 | 4 | 5 | 25.0 | 14 | 18 | 40.0 | 11,838 | 31.3 | –6.5 |
| | Green | 5 | 2 | 31.3 | 8 | 13 | 28.9 | 9,443 | 25.0 | +1.8 |
| | Residents | 3 | | 18.8 | 3 | 6 | 13.3 | 2,969 | 7.8 | +0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 2 | 1 | 12.5 | 2 | 4 | 8.9 | 5,572 | 14.7 | +0.3 |
| | Labour | 1 | 1 | 6.3 | 1 | 2 | 4.4 | 6,450 | 17.0 | +0.1 |
| | Independent | 1 | 1 | 6.3 | 1 | 2 | 4.4 | 1,135 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| | Reform UK | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 433 | 1.1 | +0.6 |

### Incumbents

Incumbent councillors :
| Ward | Councillor | Party |
| Banstead Village Ward | Nadean Moses | Conservative |
| Chipstead, Kingswood and Woodmansterne | Caroline Neame | Conservative |
| Earlswood and Whitebushes | Joseph Booton | Green |
| Hooley, Merstham and Netherne | Frank Kelly | Conservative |
| Horley Central and South | Christian Stevens | Conservative |
| Horley East and Salfords | Andrew King | Conservative |
| Horley West and Sidlow | Giorgio Buttironi | Conservative |
| Lower Kingswood, Tadworth and Walton | Zelanie Cooper | Independent |
| Meadvale and St Johns | Martin Elbourne | Liberal Democrats |
| Nork | Peter Harp | Residents |
| Redhill East | Sue Sinden | Green |
| Redhill West and Wray Common | Kanika Sachdeva | Conservative |
| Reigate | Michael Blacker | Conservative |
| South Park and Woodhatch | Paul Chandler | Green |
| Tattenham Corner and Preston | Bob Harper | 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. Sitting councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*).

### Banstead Village

Banstead Village :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,123 | 42.0 | −4.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,257 | 34 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Chipstead, Kingswood & Woodmansterne

Chipstead, Kingswood & Woodmansterne :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,338 | 52.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,590 | 35 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Earlswood & Whitebushes

Earlswood & Whitebushes :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,012 | 42.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,381 | 34 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | | |

### Hooley, Merstham & Netherne

Hooley, Merstham & Netherne :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 376 | 14.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,650 | 33 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Horley Central & South

Horley Central & South :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 186 | 7.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,367 | 32 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Horley East & Salfords

Horley East & Salfords :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 223 | 8.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,560 | 36 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Horley West & Sidlow

Horley West & Sidlow :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 334 | 12.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,720 | 32 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Lower Kingswood, Tadworth & Walton

Lower Kingswood, Tadworth & Walton :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 97 | 3.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,856 | 37 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | 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 | 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 | Majority | Majority | 205 | 7.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,663 | 40 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Nork

Nork :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,138 | 46.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,438 | 34 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | | |

### Redhill East

Redhill East :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,069 | 46.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,314 | 36 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | | |

### Redhill West & Wray Common

Redhill West & Wray Common :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 259 | 12.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,618 | 36 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Reigate

Reigate :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 83 | 2.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,054 | 41 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### South Park & Woodhatch

South Park & Woodhatch :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 699 | 29.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,345 | 36 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Green hold | 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 | 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 | Majority | Majority | 961 | 43.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,213 | 30 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Residents hold | Residents hold | Residents hold |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Residents hold | Residents hold | Residents hold |