Reigate and Banstead is a local government district with borough status in east Surrey, England. It includes the towns of Reigate, Redhill, Horley and Banstead. The borough borders the Borough of Crawley (in West Sussex) to the south, the Borough of Epsom and Ewell and District of Mole Valley to the west, Tandridge District to the east and the London Boroughs of Sutton and Croydon to the north.
The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of the Municipal Borough of Reigate with Banstead Urban District and part of Dorking and Horley Rural District. There are two civil parishes towards the south the borough: Salfords and Sidlow and Horley. The remainder of the area has two rather than three tiers of local government; the next tier up is Surrey County Council.
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council elections
The 2019 election saw the Conservatives hold control of the council, with a significantly reduced majority.
Administration (29):
Conservatives – 29 seats
Opposition (16):
Green Party – 6 seats
Liberal Democrats – 3 seats
Tattenham Corner and Preston Residents Association – 3 seats
Nork Residents Association – 2 seats
Independent – 1 seat
Reigate Residents Association – 1 seat
The 2021 election saw the Green Party gain a seat from the Conservatives.
The 2022 election saw the Green Party gain 2 seats from the Conservatives, but the conservatives gain a seat from an independent.
The coat of arms is a combination of the elements of the Reigate shield, the device of Banstead and symbols of the parishes of Horley and Salfords and Sidlow.
The shield has a background of blue and yellow chequers taken from the arms of the de Warenne family. William de Warenne accompanied William the Conqueror from Normandy and was the first Earl of Surrey and the builder of Reigate Castle. Against this pattern is the Reigate Castle Gate and oak tree.
The top of the shield has a black background as in the original Reigate arms but on which is a gold woolpack between two sprigs of oak.
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