# 2018 Reigate and Banstead Borough Council election

The 2018 Reigate and Banstead Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Reigate and Banstead Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Conservatives remained the largest party on the council while increasing their majority by 1, gaining a seat from both UKIP and the Liberal Democrats, while losing one seat to the Green Party.

## Election result

Reigate and Banstead Local Election Result 2018 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 77.8 | 49.6 | 16,745 | 9.2 |
| Green | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 3,408 | 1.5 |
| Tattenhams RA | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 5.6 | 3.6 | 1,202 | 0.0 |
| Nork RA | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 5.6 | 3.3 | 1,124 | 0.6 |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 17.3 | 5,853 | 8.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 4,210 | 3.9 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 1,233 | 20.3 |

## Ward results
### Banstead Village

Banstead Village :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Samuel Walsh | 1,413 | 68.4 | 11.5 |
| | Labour | Barbara Williams | 307 | 14.9 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Burr | 259 | 12.5 | 1.4 |
| | UKIP | Colin Stiff | 88 | 4.3 | 24.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,106 | 53.5 | 25.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,073 | 33.7 | 2.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Chipstead, Hooley and Woodmansterne

Chipstead, Hooley and Woodmansterne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tim Archer | 1,367 | 63.8 | 0.8 |
| | Labour | Peter Parrott | 276 | 12.9 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Howell | 196 | 9.1 | New |
| | Green | Shasha Khan | 183 | 8.5 | New |
| | UKIP | Laurence Clack | 122 | 5.7 | 31.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,091 | 50.9 | 24.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,149 | 32.4 | 3.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Earlswood and Whitebushes

Earlswood and Whitebushes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Hal Brown | 760 | 32.8 | 11.2 |
| | Conservative | Rita Renton | 743 | 32.1 | 2.4 |
| | Labour | Toby Brampton | 505 | 21.8 | 4.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Kulka | 163 | 7.0 | 0.6 |
| | UKIP | Joe Fox | 146 | 6.3 | 17.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17 | 0.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,325 | 35.1 | 3.1 |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Horley Central

Horley Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christian Stevens | 1,164 | 61.4 | 28.0 |
| | Labour | Linda Mabbett | 732 | 38.6 | 24.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 432 | 22.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,932 | 29.7 | 2.8 |
| | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | | |

### Horley East

Horley East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Graham Knight | 1,184 | 66.1 | 17.2 |
| | Labour | Nicholas Gulsen-Sales | 369 | 20.6 | 11.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Monica Dyer | 239 | 13.3 | 6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 815 | 45.5 | 24.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,792 | 32.0 | 5.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Horley West

Horley West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alex Horwood | 957 | 48.0 | 11.0 |
| | Conservative | Richard Biggs | 868 | 43.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | Rob Spencer | 440 | 22.1 | 9.5 |
| | Labour | Tom Turner | 401 | 20.1 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Peter Palmer | 303 | 15.2 | 21.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Southall | 292 | 14.7 | 7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 517 | 25.9 | 25.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.7 | 4.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Kingswood with Burgh Heath

Kingswood with Burgh Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rod Ashford | 1,454 | 80.9 | 23.8 |
| | Labour | Gerry O'Dwyer | 223 | 12.4 | New |
| | UKIP | Alastair Richardson | 120 | 6.7 | 25.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,231 | 68.5 | 43.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,807 | 32.3 | 4.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Meadvale and St John's

Meadvale and St John's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jonathan White | 841 | 39.5 | 3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Kulka | 835 | 39.3 | 1.0 |
| | Labour | Douglas Wickenden | 246 | 11.6 | 1.7 |
| | Green | Sue Fenton | 205 | 9.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,135 | 36.9 | 4.7 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Merstham

Merstham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Graeme Crome | 797 | 44.5 | 4.5 |
| | Labour | Stewart Dack | 578 | 32.3 | 12.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Toby Risk | 272 | 15.2 | 1.4 |
| | UKIP | Leigh Jones | 144 | 8.0 | 18.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 219 | 12.2 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,795 | 31.1 | 5.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Nork

Nork :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Residents | Brian Stead | 1,124 | 55.9 | 9.2 |
| | Conservative | Jane Illingworth | 568 | 28.3 | 9.5 |
| | Labour | Alex Hubbard | 133 | 6.6 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Gee | 105 | 5.2 | New |
| | Green | Joseph Ingell | 79 | 3.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 556 | 27.6 | 18.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,015 | 32.1 | 4.9 |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | | |

### Redhill East

Redhill East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Jonathan Essex | 1,377 | 58.2 | 13.2 |
| | Conservative | Paul Bevan | 573 | 24.2 | 1.6 |
| | Labour | Rex Giles | 296 | 12.5 | 0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart Holmes | 121 | 5.1 | 0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 804 | 34.0 | 14.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,374 | 32.3 | 4.7 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | | |

### Redhill West

Redhill West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rich Michalowski | 984 | 44.0 | 5.9 |
| | Labour | Jon Pepper | 593 | 26.5 | 7.5 |
| | Green | Ruth Ritter | 322 | 14.4 | 0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Cressy | 256 | 11.5 | 3.2 |
| | UKIP | Steven Richards | 80 | 3.6 | 16.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 391 | 17.5 | 0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,237 | 36.6 | 2.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Reigate Central

Reigate Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Blacker | 1,005 | 48.1 | 16.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Vincent | 546 | 26.1 | 12.4 |
| | Green | Elizabeth Wakefield | 286 | 13.7 | 4.3 |
| | Labour | Michele David | 253 | 12.1 | 3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 459 | 22.0 | 16.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,095 | 38.9 | 2.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Reigate Hill

Reigate Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gareth Owen | 1,002 | 66.0 | 0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gregory Ardan | 375 | 24.7 | New |
| | Labour | Denise Allen | 141 | 9.3 | 8.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 627 | 41.3 | 7.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,524 | 35.2 | 2.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### South Park and Woodhatch

South Park and Woodhatch :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Victor Lewanski | 826 | 45.8 | 7.6 |
| | Labour | Tony Robinson | 476 | 26.4 | 7.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Moray Carey | 354 | 19.6 | 8.4 |
| | UKIP | Chris Byrne | 148 | 8.2 | 23.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 350 | 19.4 | 12.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,807 | 33.7 | 2.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Tadworth and Walton

Tadworth and Walton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rachel Turner | 1,410 | 71.8 | 13.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sonja Begley-Moore | 197 | 10.0 | 1.8 |
| | Green | Roger Ponsford | 146 | 7.4 | 1.6 |
| | Labour | David Burnley | 130 | 6.6 | New |
| | UKIP | Valerie Moore | 82 | 4.2 | 20.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,213 | 61.8 | 27.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,967 | 35.7 | 3.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Tattenhams

Tattenhams :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Residents | Bob Harper | 1,202 | 64.5 | 1.6 |
| | Conservative | Frances Clarke | 457 | 24.5 | 6.4 |
| | Labour | Jake Bonner | 155 | 8.3 | New |
| | Green | Alistair Morten | 50 | 2.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 745 | 40.0 | 3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,869 | 32.6 | 4.2 |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | | |