2015 Reigate and Banstead Borough Council election

The 2015 Reigate and Banstead Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect exactly one third of members to Reigate and Banstead Borough Council in England coinciding with other local elections held simultaneously with a General Election which resulted in increased turnout compared to the election four years before. All currently drawn wards of the United Kingdom in this area are three-member and are contested in three years out of four.^[1]

Results

Conservatives gained three seats, adding to councillors within the group with overall control of the council.^[2][3]

Reigate and Banstead Borough Council Election, 2015

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	40	3	0	+3	80	48	32236
	Residents	6	0	0	0	12	8	5461
	Green	2	0	1	-1	4	8	5439
	Liberal Democrats	1	0	1	-1	2	9	5750
	Independent	1	0	1	-1	2	2	1170
	UKIP	1	0	0	0	2	13	8673
	Labour	0	0	0	0	0	12	8129

Ward by ward

Banstead Village

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	HACK Lynne Rosemary	1857	51.4
	UKIP	BYRNE Chris John	689	19.1
	Liberal Democrat	FOWLER James Christopher	539	14.9
	Labour	BRADFORD Ann-Marie	527	14.6
Majority
Turnout			3612	71
	Conservative hold		Swing

Chipstead, Hooley and Woodmansterne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	STEPHENSON John Michael	2837
	UKIP	RUSSELL Stephen David Alfred	842
	Labour	LANE Isabella Maria	627
	Liberal Democrat	HOWELL Christopher Ian	418
Majority
Turnout				71
	Conservative hold		Swing

Earlswood and Whitebushes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	THOMSON Barbara Jane	1835
	Labour	WILDRIDGE Graham	852
	UKIP	STIFF Colin Brian	698
	Green	FENTON Sue	631
	Liberal Democrat	KULKA Jane Nicola	471
Majority
Turnout				68
	Conservative hold		Swing

Horley Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	LYNCH Andrew Mark	1884
	UKIP	BRIGHTING Malcolm Roger	930
	Labour	MABBETT Linda Jane	694
	Green	DODGSON Nicky	346
Majority
Turnout				62
	Conservative hold		Swing

Horley West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	JACKSON David Gareth	1877
	UKIP	BROOKE-HARTE Tim	913
	Labour	SMITH Geoffrey Norman	587
	Liberal Democrat	SOUTHALL Geoffrey Lawrence	284
	Green	ORD David	201
Majority
Turnout				70
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kingswood with Burgh Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	MILL Ros	2695
	UKIP	CAMBRIDGE Bob	818
	Green	SMITH Derek	437
Majority
Turnout				70
	Conservative hold		Swing

Meadvale and St. John's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	GODDEN John Steven	1810
	Liberal Democrat	NORMAN Graham Leslie	1509
	Labour	SAVIDGE Malcolm Kemp	442
	Green	VACI Sarah	424
Majority
Turnout				73
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Turnout 66.4%

Merstham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	KELLY Frank	1662
	Labour	DACK Stewart James	726
	UKIP	CAMBRIDGE Phyl	662
	Liberal Democrat	DURWARD Deanna Elizabeth	429
	Green	YAU Ken	316
Majority
Turnout				66
	Conservative hold		Swing

Nork

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nork Residents` Association	SELBY Michael John	2880
	Conservative	TWEEDALE Pauline Katherine	1485
Majority
Turnout				72
	Residents hold		Swing

Preston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	PAUL Jamie	392
	Independent	HARPER-ADAMSON Gemma	338
	Labour	YOUNG Helen	305
Majority
Turnout				53
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Redhill East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	COAD Richard William	1858
	Green	MCKENNA Stephen	1542
	Labour	SELBY Paul Randall	642
	UKIP	FRENCH Derek Graham	479
	Liberal Democrat	KULKA Rob	331
Majority
Turnout				65
	Conservative gain from Green		Swing

Redhill West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	ELLACOTT Julian Marc	1848
	Labour	JOHNSON Pat	707
	UKIP	PEARSON Tim	534
	Liberal Democrat	CRESSY Andrew James	466
	Green	LANE Kumari	436
Majority
Turnout				66
	Conservative hold		Swing

Reigate Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	ABSALOM Rosemary Helen	1600
	Independent	WHINNEY Fenella Rosemary	832
	Liberal Democrat	SAMUEL Helen Mary	522
	Labour	SPENCER Robin Paul	416
	Green	ABRAM Soo	330
	UKIP	CLACK Laurence James	273
Majority
Turnout				71
	Conservative hold		Swing

Reigate Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	GRANT-DUFF Zully	2335
	Labour	SAUNDERS Andrew David	576
	UKIP	GRANT André Edward	265
Majority
Turnout				714
	Conservative hold		Swing

Salfords and Sidlow

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	ROSS-TOMLIN Dorothy Anne	961
	UKIP	BROOKE-HARTE Denese Lee	306
	Labour	O`DWYER Gerry	235
Majority
Turnout				71
	Conservative hold		Swing

South Park and Woodhatch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	ALLCARD Derek	1534
	UKIP	FOX Joseph Brian	699
	Labour	BURTON Paul	564
	Liberal Democrat	CAREY Moray William Macleod	381
	Green	MACHACEK Ian	338
Majority
Turnout				65
	Conservative hold		Swing

Tadworth and Walton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	CLARKE James Allan	2690
	UKIP	MOORE Valerie Ann	565
	Liberal Democrat	BEGLEY-MOORE Sonja	400
	Labour	BURNLEY David Anthony	229
	Green	MORTEN Alistair	205
Majority
Turnout				74
	Conservative hold		Swing

Tattenhams

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Tattenhams Residents` Association	HARRISON Nick	2581
	Conservative	ILLINGWORTH Jane	1076
	Green	PONSFORD Roger	233
Majority
Turnout				68
	Residents hold		Swing

References

1. "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
2. Reigate and Banstead Results Get Surrey, website of Surrey Advertiser/Herald/Guardian Group of newspapers. Accessed 2015-05-20.
3. Borough Elections results - 7 May 2015 R&B BC. Accessed 2015-05-20