Reigate and Banstead
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| Borough of Reigate and Banstead | |
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 Shown within Surrey |
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| Geography | |
| Status: | Borough |
| Region: | South East England |
| Admin. County: | Surrey |
| Area: - Total |
Ranked 224th 129.13 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Reigate |
| ONS code: | 43UF |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2006 est.) - Density |
Ranked 145th 129,800 1005 / 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/ |
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| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Conservative |
| MPs: | Peter Ainsworth, Crispin Blunt, Chris Grayling |
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]
[edit] 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
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