Reigate and Banstead

Coordinates: 51°14′56″N 0°09′36″W / 51.249°N 0.160°W / 51.249; -0.160

Borough of Reigate and Banstead
Shown within Surrey
Geography
Status:	Borough
Region:	South East England
Admin. County:	Surrey
Area: - Total	Ranked 200th 129.13 km²
Admin. HQ:	Reigate
ONS code:	43UF
Demographics
Population: - Total (2008 est.) - Density	Ranked 146th 134,800 1044 / km²
Ethnicity[1]:	92.7% White 2.8% S.Asian 1.7% Black 1.6% Mixed Race 1.2% Chinese or Other
Politics
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council http://www.reigate-banstead.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Conservative
MPs:	Peter Ainsworth, Crispin Blunt

Reigate and Banstead is a local government district with borough status in east Surrey England. It covers the towns of Reigate, Banstead, Redhill and Horley.

The district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972. It was a merger of the former borough of Reigate with Banstead Urban District and part of Dorking and Horley Rural District. There are two civil parishes within the borough these are: Horley and Salfords and Sidlow.^[2]

After the 3 May 2007 elections, there are 41 Conservatives seats, six Reigate and Banstead Residents Association, two Liberal Democrats, one Labour and one seat held by an Independent.

In recent years Reigate and Banstead Borough Council has been notable in seeing a number of younger councillors elected.

The borough is twinned with:

• Brunoy in France
• Eschweiler in Germany^[3]

Locations within the Borough

• Banstead, Burgh Heath
• Chipstead
• Earlswood
• Hooley, Horley
• Kingswood
• Lower Kingswood
• Meadvale, Merstham
• Netherne-on-the-Hill, Nork
• Redhill, Reigate
• Salfords, Sidlow, South Park, St Johns
• Tadworth, Tattenham Corner
• Walton-on-the-Hill, Whitebushes, Woodhatch, Woodmansterne

References

1. ^ Census
2. ^ Surrey County Council
3. ^ Reigate & Banstead twinning info

External links

• Reigate and Banstead Borough Council
• The Reigate Web

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