2012 Reigate and Banstead Borough Council election

The 2012 Reigate and Banstead Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Reigate and Banstead Borough Council in Surrey, England. One third of the council was elected,. The Conservative Party remained in overall control of the council.^[1]

Election result

The composition of the council after the election was:

• Conservative: 37 (+2)
• Reigate and Banstead Residents Association: 7 (0)
• Green Party of England and Wales: 3 (+1)
• Liberal Democrat: 2 (-1)
• Independent: 2 (-2)

Reigate and Banstead local election result 2012

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative
	Reigate and Banstead Residents Association
	Green
	Liberal Democrats
	Independent
	UKIP
	Labour

Ward results

Banstead Village

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Eddy Humphries	1,163
	UKIP	Chris Byrne	338
	Labour	Andrew Bonser	214
	Green	Philip Wilson	146
Majority			825
Turnout				29.09
	Conservative hold		Swing

Chipstead, Hooley and Woodmansterne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Keith Foreman	895
	Downlands Resident Group	Richard Wagner	757
	UKIP	Stephen Russell	215
	Labour	Patricia Johnson	185
	Liberal Democrats	Moray Carey	103
Majority			118
Turnout				32.29
	Conservative hold		Swing

Earlswood and Whitebushes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Durrant	597
	Labour	Helen Young	560
	Liberal Democrats	Jane Kulka	260
	Green	Katie Smith	242
	UKIP	Joseph Fox	229
Majority			27
Turnout				28.69
	Conservative hold		Swing

Horley Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Allen Kay	724
	UKIP	Christian Stevens	348
	Labour	Linda Mabbett	326
	Liberal Democrats	Tim Deevoy	178
Majority			376
Turnout				25.56
	Conservative hold		Swing

Horley East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tony Schofield	824
	Labour	Bob Fromant	222
	Liberal Democrats	Sally Deevoy	201
Majority			602
Turnout				26.89
	Conservative hold		Swing

Horley West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Powell	666
	UKIP	Denese Brooke-Harte	433
	Labour	Gerry O'Dwyer	247
	Liberal Democrats	Barry Hamilton	168
Majority			233
Turnout				26.09
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kingswood with Burgh Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Simon Parnell	1,115
	UKIP	Bob Cambridge	413
	Labour	Gareth Williams	155
Majority			702
Turnout				31.04
	Conservative hold		Swing

Meadvale and St. John's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Patsy Shillinglaw	867
	Liberal Democrats	Alanna Coombes	854
	Labour	Neil Walton	284
Majority			13
Turnout				35.39
	Conservative hold		Swing

Merstham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mark Brunt	785
	Labour	Julie Halford	402
	Liberal Democrats	Steve Oddy	251
	UKIP	Valarie Moore	182
	Green	James Richardson	105
Majority			383
Turnout				30.27
	Conservative hold		Swing

Nork

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nork Residents' Association	Norman Harris	1,361
	Conservative	Julie Tomlinson	417
Majority			954
Turnout				30.37
	Nork Residents' Association hold		Swing

Redhill East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Bryn Trscott	1,216
	Conservative	Rois Amiah	787
	Labour	Rhys Williams	390
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Kulka	108
Majority			429
Turnout				34.65
	Green gain from Conservative		Swing

Redhill West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Natalie Bramhall	812
	Labour	Stewart Dack	396
	Green	Stephen McKenna	313
	UKIP	Timothy Pearson	258
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Cressy	164
Majority			416
Turnout				32.75
	Conservative hold		Swing

Reigate Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Christopher Whinney	869
	Conservative	Richard Coad	643
	Liberal Democrats	Helen Kulka	314
	Labour	Graham Wildridge	167
	UKIP	Stephen Smith	114
Majority			226
Turnout				38.42
	Independent hold		Swing

Reigate Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Roger Newstead	853
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Howell	198
	UKIP	Yvonne Larg	186
	Labour	Andrew Saunders	152
Majority			651
Turnout				33.78
	Conservative hold		Swing

South Park and Woodhatch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stephen Bramhall	690
	Labour	John Berge	457
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Lambell	300
Majority			233
Turnout				27.56
	Conservative hold		Swing

Reigate Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Victor Broad	1,154
	UKIP	Phyllis Cambridge	292
	Liberal Democrats	Hannah Martin	145
	Green	Alistair Morten	105
	Labour	Robin Spencer	102
Majority			856
Turnout				32.94
	Conservative hold		Swing

Tattenhams

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Tattenhams Residents' Association	Jill Bray	869
	Conservative	Philip Olanipekun	276
Majority			593
Turnout				29.97
	Tattenhams Residents' Association hold		Swing