Reigate (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885 onwards

Reigate

Borough constituency
for the House of Commons

Boundaries since 2024

Boundary of Reigate in South East England

County| Surrey
Electorate| 77,101 (2024)[1]
Major settlements|

* Reigate
* Redhill
* Banstead

Current constituency
Created| 1885
Member of Parliament| Rebecca Paul (Conservative)
Seats| One
Created from| Parts of East, Mid and West Surrey
as county constituency also called S.E. Surrey[2]
1832–1868
Seats| One
Type of constituency| Borough constituency
Replaced by| Mid Surrey
1295–1832
Seats| Two
Type of constituency| Borough constituency

Reigate (/ˈraɪɡeɪt/) is a constituency[a] in Surrey represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Rebecca Paul, of the Conservative Party.[b]

## Constituency profile

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Electoral Calculus characterises the seat's electorate as "Kind Yuppies", with right-wing economic views but more liberal social attitudes. Incomes and house prices in the seat are well above UK averages. [3] The seat is predominantly in the London commuter belt with good rail services from Reigate, Redhill and Banstead to Central London, and several financial companies are based in the seat.[4][dead link]

## Boundaries

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### Historic

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Map of 2010–2024 boundaries

1885–1918: The Borough of Reigate, its Sessional Division, and those of Dorking and Godstone except Effingham, Mickleham, Caterham, Warlingham, Chelsham and Farleigh[2]

1918–1950: The Borough of Reigate, the Urban District of Dorking, and the Rural Districts of Dorking and Reigate

1950–1974: The Borough of Reigate, and the Rural District of Godstone

1974: what had been the Rural District was ceded to the East Surrey seat; Banstead U.D. was taken from the Carshalton seat

1974–1983: The Borough of Reigate, and the Urban District of Banstead

1983: The northern heart of what had been Banstead U.D. (four wards) were ceded to the Epsom and Ewell seat

1983–1997: The Borough of Reigate and Banstead wards of Chipstead Hooley and Woodmansterne, Horley East, Horley West, Kingswood with Burgh Heath, Reigate Central, Reigate East, Reigate North, Reigate North Central, Reigate North East, Reigate South Central, Reigate South East, Reigate South West, Salfords and Sidlow, and Tadworth and Walton

1997–2010: The Borough of Reigate and Banstead wards of Banstead Village, Chipstead Hooley and Woodmansterne, Kingswood with Burgh Heath, Reigate Central, Reigate East, Reigate North, Reigate North Central, Reigate North East, Reigate South Central, Reigate South East, Reigate South West, Salfords and Sidlow, and Tadworth and Walton

2010–2024: The Borough of Reigate and Banstead wards of Banstead Village, Chipstead Hooley and Woodmansterne, Earlswood and Whitebushes, Kingswood with Burgh Heath, Meadvale and St John's, Merstham, Preston, Redhill East, Redhill West, Reigate Central, Reigate Hill, Salfords and Sidlow, South Park and Woodhatch, and Tadworth and Walton

### Current

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Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency is now composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

* The Borough of Reigate and Banstead wards of: Banstead Village; Chipstead, Kingswood & Woodmansterne; Earlswood & Whitebushes; Lower Kingswood, Tadworth & Walton; Meadvale & St. John's; Nork; Redhill East; Redhill West & Wray Common; Reigate; South Park & Woodhatch; Tattenham Corner & Preston.[5]

The seat gained those parts of Reigate and Banstead Borough previously in the Epsom and Ewell constituency – including the residential areas of Nork and Tattenham Corner, offset by the transfer of the Hooley, Merstham & Netherne ward to East Surrey.

The seat is in Surrey bordering Greater London and is centered on the town of Reigate from which it takes its name. The constituency comprises the bulk of the Reigate and Banstead Borough -excluding the town of Horley which is in the new Dorking and Horley seat, and the community of Merstham, which is now part of East Surrey.

## History

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This constituency was first created with the first election of Burgesses to Parliament in 1295, electing two members. It continued to elect two members until 1832 when its representation was reduced to one member by the Great Reform Act.

In 1868 the constituency was disenfranchised for corruption, but was revived in 1885 by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 when the East Surrey constituency was abolished. Since 1918 the seat has been held by a candidate in the Conservative Party with the exception of four months during which the anti-EU MP in 1997 before the election of that year joined the Referendum Party (UK). The Liberal Democrats including their two predecessor parties amassed their largest share of the vote in 2010. The largest opposition party changed from Labour to the Liberal Democrats in 2005 and 2010, then UKIP in 2015 and back to Labour in the 2017 general election.

In 1974, the seat saw major boundary changes which removed some of Eastern Surrey which was in the seat into the radically redesigned East Surrey seat and added the Banstead area to the seat.

## Members of Parliament

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### MPs 1295–1660

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Parliament | First member | Second member

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1386 | John Aubyn | Richard atte Mere[6]
1388 (February) | John Chaunce I | Thomas Ballard[6]
1388 (September) | John Aubyn | William Bone[6]
1390 (January) | John Aubyn | William Bone[6]
1390 (November) |
1391 | Roger Chaunce I | William Bone[6]
1393 | John Aubyn | John Bavell[6]
1394 |
1395 | John Skinner | John Bavell[6]
1397 (January) | John Skinner | John Bavell[6]
1397 (September) | John Skinner | Richard atte Mere[6]
1399 | John Skinner | Roger Chaunce I[6]
1401 |
1402 | Richard Turner | Thomas Barber[6]
1404 (January) |
1404 (October) |
1406 | John Chaunce II | John Taylor[6]
1407 | John Chaunce II | Thomas Barber[6]
1410 |
1411 |
1413 (February) |
1413 (May) |
1414 (April) |
1414 (November) | John Skinner | Roger Chaunce II[6]
1415 | John Skinner | Walter Wrigge[6]
1416 (March) |
1416 (October) |
1417 | John Knight | John Chaunce II[6]
1419 | John Pope | John Chaunce II[6]
1420 | John Pope | John Skinner[6]
1421 (May) | John Pope | Walter Urry[6]
1421 (December) | Robert Wanford | Roger Chaunce II[6]
1432 | Thomas Russell[7]
1510–1523 | No names known[8]
1529 | John Skinner I | Thomas Michell[8]
1536 | ?
1539 | ?
1542 | James Skinner | John Skinner II[8]
1545 | ?
1547 | Robert Richers | William More[8]
1553 (March) | Robert Robotham | Henry Fisher[8]
1553 (October) | Sir Thomas Saunders | Thomas Ingler[8]
1554 (April) | Henry White | Robert Richers[8]
1554 (November) | Robert Richers | James Skinner[8]
1555 | Thomas Windsor | Walter Haddon[8]
1558 | George Elsden | Thomas Banester[8]
1559 | William Howard | John Skinner[9]
1562–63 | Sir George Howard | William Howard[9]
1571 | William Howard | John Agmondesham I[9]
1572 | William Howard | John Skinner[9]
1584 | William Howard | Edmund Sanders[9]
1586 | William Howard | Edmund Sanders[9]
1588 | Julius Caesar | Thomas Lyfield[9]
1593 | William Howard | John Trevor[9]
1597 | Sir William Howard | Edward Howard[9]
1601 | Edward Howard | John Trevor
1604 | Sir Edward Howard | Herbert Pelham
1614 | Sir Edward Howard | John Suckling
1621 | Thomas Glemham | Robert Lewis
1624 | Sir Thomas Bludder | Robert Lewis
1625 | Sir Thomas Bludder | Sir Roger James
1626 | Sir Thomas Bludder | Sir William Monson
1628 | Charles Cockayne | Sir Thomas Bludder
1629–1640 | No Parliaments summoned
1640 (April) | Edward Thurland | Sir Thomas Bludder
1640 (November) | William Lord Monson | George Evelyn
1645
1648
1653 | Reigate not represented in Barebones Parliament
1654 | Edward Bysshe | (one seat only)
1656 | ?John Goodwin | (one seat only)
1659 | John Hele | Edward Thurland

### MPs 1660–1832

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Year | First member[10] | First party | Second member[10] | Second party

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1660  |  | John Hele |  |  | Edward Thurland |
1661  |  | Roger James |
1673  |  | Sir John Werden |
February 1679  |  | Deane Goodwin |
October 1679  |  | Ralph Freeman |
1680  |  | Deane Goodwin |
1681  |  | Ralph Freeman |
1685  |  | Sir John Werden |  |  | Sir John Parsons |
January 1689  |  | Roger James |
March 1689  |  | Thomas Vincent |
1690  |  | Sir John Parsons |  |  | John Parsons |
1698  |  | Stephen Hervey |  |  | Edward Thurland |
1701  |  | Sir John Parsons |
1707  |  | James Cocks | Whig
1710  |  | John Ward |
1713  |  | James Cocks | Whig
1717  |  | William Jordan |
1720  |  | Thomas Jordan |
1722  |  | Sir Joseph Jekyll | Whig
1739  |  | John Hervey |
1741  |  | Philip Yorke | Whig
June 1747  |  | Charles Cocks[11] |
December 1747  |  | Charles Yorke | Whig
1768  |  | John Yorke |
1784  |  | William Bellingham |  |  | Edward Leeds |
1787  |  | Reginald Pole-Carew |
1789  |  | The Lord Hood |
1790  |  | John Somers Cocks |  |  | Joseph Sydney Yorke | Tory
February 1806  |  | Philip James Cocks |
November 1806  |  | Edward Charles Cocks | Tory[12] |  | Viscount Royston | Tory[12]
1808  |  | James Cocks | Tory[12]
1812  |  | John Somers-Cocks | Tory[12]
1818  |  | Sir Joseph Sydney Yorke | Tory[12] |  | James Somers Cocks | Tory[12]
1823  |  | James Cocks | Tory[12]
April 1831  |  | Joseph Yorke | Tory[12]
July 1831  |  | Charles Yorke | Tory[12]

### MPs 1832–1868

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* Representation reduced to one (1832)

Election | Member[10] | Party

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| 1832 | John Somers-Cocks | Tory[12]
| 1834 | Conservative[12]
| 1841 by-election | Charles Somers-Cocks | Conservative[12]
| 1847 | Thomas Somers-Cocks | Conservative
| 1857 | William Hackblock[c] | Independent Whig[14][15]
| February 1858 by-election | Henry Rawlinson | Conservative[16][17][18][19]
| October 1858 by-election | William Monson | Whig[20][21]
| 1859 | Liberal
| 1863 by-election | Granville William Gresham Leveson-Gower | Liberal
1868 | Constituency disenfranchised for corruption

### MPs since 1885

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* Constituency revived (1885)

Year | Member[10] | Party

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| 1885 | Sir Trevor Lawrence | Conservative
| 1892 | Henry Cubitt | Conservative
| 1906 | Harry Brodie | Liberal
| 1910 | Richard Rawson | Conservative
| 1917 | National Party
| 1918 | Sir George Cockerill | Unionist
| 1931 | Sir Gordon Touche | Conservative
| 1950 | John Vaughan-Morgan | Conservative
| 1970 | Geoffrey Howe | Conservative
| 1974 | Sir George Gardiner | Conservative
| 1996 | Referendum Party
| 1997 | Crispin Blunt | Conservative
| 2023 | Independent
| 2024 | Rebecca Paul | Conservative

## Elections

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### Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: Reigate[22] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Rebecca Paul | 18,822  | 35.4  | −20.4
| Labour | Stuart Brady  | 15,635  | 29.4  | +12.5
| Reform UK | Joseph Fox  | 7,240  | 13.6  | New
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Johnston  | 6,773  | 12.7  | −7.2
| Green | Jonathan Essex  | 4,691  | 8.8  | +3.0
Majority | 3,187  | 6.0  | −28.4
Turnout | 53,161  | 69.0  | −1.2
Registered electors | 77,101  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | −16.4  |

### Elections in the 2010s

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2019 notional result[23]

Party  | Vote  | %
| Conservative | 29,846 | 55.8
| Liberal Democrats | 10,626 | 19.9
| Labour | 9,045 | 16.9
| Green | 3,092 | 5.8
| Others | 860 | 1.6
Turnout | 53,469  | 70.2
Electorate | 76,139
General election 2019: Reigate[24] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Crispin Blunt | 28,665  | 53.9  | −3.5
| Labour | Susan Gregory  | 10,355  | 19.5  | −5.2
| Liberal Democrats | John Vincent  | 10,320  | 19.4  | +8.5
| Green | Jonathan Essex  | 3,169  | 6.0  | +1.9
| UKIP | Julia Searle  | 647  | 1.2  | −1.7
Majority | 18,310  | 34.4  | +1.7
Turnout | 53,156  | 71.0  | −1.0
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.9  |
General election 2017: Reigate[25][26] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Crispin Blunt | 30,896  | 57.4  | +0.6
| Labour | Toby Brampton  | 13,282  | 24.7  | +11.9
| Liberal Democrats | Anna Tarrant  | 5,889  | 10.9  | +0.4
| Green | Jonathan Essex  | 2,214  | 4.1  | −2.6
| UKIP | Joe Fox  | 1,542  | 2.9  | −10.4
Majority | 17,614  | 32.7  | −10.8
Turnout | 53,993  | 72.0  | +2.1
| Conservative hold | Swing | −5.7  |
General election 2015: Reigate[27][28] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Crispin Blunt | 29,151  | 56.8  | +3.4
| UKIP | Joe Fox  | 6,817  | 13.3  | +9.1
| Labour | Ali Aklakul  | 6,578  | 12.8  | +1.5
| Liberal Democrats | Anna Tarrant  | 5,369  | 10.5  | −15.7
| Green | Jonathan Essex  | 3,434  | 6.7  | +4.5
Majority | 22,334  | 43.5  | +16.3
Turnout | 51,349  | 69.9  | +0.1
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election 2010: Reigate[29] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Crispin Blunt | 26,688  | 53.4  | +4.8
| Liberal Democrats | Jane Kulka  | 13,097  | 26.2  | +3.1
| Labour | Robert Hull  | 5,672  | 11.3  | −10.2
| UKIP | Joseph Fox  | 2,089  | 4.2  | −0.3
| BNP | Keith Brown  | 1,345  | 2.7  | New
| Green | Jonathan Essex  | 1,087  | 2.2  | New
Majority | 13,591  | 27.2  | +1.4
Turnout | 49,978  | 69.8  | +5.0
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.9  |

### Elections in the 2000s

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General election 2005: Reigate[30] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Crispin Blunt | 20,884  | 49.0  | +1.2
| Liberal Democrats | Jane Kulka  | 9,896  | 23.2  | +2.1
| Labour | Samuel Townend  | 8,896  | 20.9  | −6.6
| UKIP | Jeremy Wraith  | 1,921  | 4.5  | +1.8
| English Democrat | Harold Green  | 600  | 1.4  | New
| Independent | Michael Selby  | 408  | 1.0  | New
Majority | 10,988  | 25.8  | +5.5
Turnout | 42,605  | 64.8  | +4.6
| Conservative hold | Swing | −0.5  |
General election 2001: Reigate[31] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Crispin Blunt | 18,875  | 47.8  | +4.0
| Labour | Simon Charleton  | 10,850  | 27.5  | −0.3
| Liberal Democrats | Jane Kulka  | 8,330  | 21.1  | +1.1
| UKIP | Stephen Smith  | 1,062  | 2.7  | +2.1
| Reform UK  | Harold Green  | 357  | 0.9  | New
Majority | 8,025  | 20.3  | +4.3
Turnout | 39,474  | 60.2  | −14.2
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.2  |

### Elections in the 1990s

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General election 1997: Reigate[32] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Crispin Blunt | 21,123  | 43.8  | −13.7
| Labour | Andrew Howard  | 13,382  | 27.8  | +10.3
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Samuel  | 9,615  | 20.0  | −4.1
| Referendum | George Gardiner | 3,352  | 7.0  | New
| Independent | Richard Higgs  | 412  | 0.9  | New
| UKIP | Stephen Smith  | 290  | 0.6  | New
Majority | 7,741  | 16.0  | −15.3
Turnout | 48,174  | 74.4  | −4.1
| Conservative hold | Swing | −12.0  |

This constituency underwent boundary changes between the 1992 and 1997 general elections and thus change in share of vote is based on a notional calculation. George Gardiner changed party from the Conservative Party to the Referendum Party following his deselection by the local Conservative association.

General election 1992: Reigate[33][34] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | George Gardiner | 32,220  | 57.1  | −2.2
| Liberal Democrats | B Newsome  | 14,556  | 25.8  | +1.4
| Labour | H Young  | 9,150  | 16.2  | +1.9
| SDP | M. Bilcliff  | 513  | 0.9  | New
Majority | 17,664  | 31.3  | −3.6
Turnout | 56,449  | 78.5  | +6.0
| Conservative hold | Swing | −1.8  |

### Elections in the 1980s

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General election 1987: Reigate[35] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | George Gardiner | 30,925  | 59.3  | +0.3
| SDP | Elizabeth Pamplin  | 12,752  | 24.4  | −2.5
| Labour | Robin Spencer  | 7,460  | 14.3  | +2.2
| Green | Graham Brand  | 1,026  | 2.0  | 0.0
Majority | 18,173  | 34.9  | +2.8
Turnout | 52,163  | 72.5  | −0.4
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.4  |
General election 1983: Reigate[36] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | George Gardiner | 29,932  | 59.0  |
| SDP | Elizabeth Pamplin  | 13,625  | 26.9  |
| Labour | Bryan A. Symons  | 6,114  | 12.1  |
| Ecology | David R. Newell  | 1,029  | 2.0  | New
Majority | 16,307  | 32.1  | −5.6
Turnout | 50,700  | 72.1  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1970s

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General election 1979: Reigate  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | George Gardiner | 33,767  | 59.79  |
| Labour | N. Grant  | 12,454  | 22.05  |
| Liberal | J. Speyer  | 10,257  | 18.16  |
Majority | 21,313  | 37.74  |
Turnout | 56,478  | 78.20  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election October 1974: Reigate  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | George Gardiner | 27,769  | 50.70  |
| Labour | MG Ormerod  | 14,185  | 25.90  |
| Liberal | AC Bryan  | 12,554  | 22.92  |
| People Power  | Mervyn Taggart  | 266  | 0.49  | New
Majority | 13,584  | 24.80  |
Turnout | 54,774  | 75.30  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election February 1974: Reigate  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | George Gardiner | 30,131  | 50.22  |
| Liberal | AC Bryan  | 16,071  | 26.78  |
| Labour | MG Ormerod  | 13,547  | 22.58  |
| Independent Democrat  | Mervyn Taggart  | 254  | 0.42  | New
Majority | 14,060  | 23.44  |
Turnout | 60,003  | 83.34  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election 1970: Reigate  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Geoffrey Howe | 28,462  | 53.86  |
| Labour | Michael P Farley  | 15,433  | 29.20  |
| Liberal | Kenneth Vaus | 8,952  | 16.94  |
Majority | 13,029  | 24.66  |
Turnout | 52,847  | 73.88  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1960s

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General election 1966: Reigate  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | John Vaughan-Morgan | 24,163  | 47.37  |
| Labour | John Edward Anthony Samuels  | 16,649  | 32.64  |
| Liberal | Anthony A Stowell  | 10,197  | 19.99  |
Majority | 7,514  | 14.73  |
Turnout | 51,009  | 80.09  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election 1964: Reigate  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | John Vaughan-Morgan | 24,380  | 48.35  |
| Labour | Charles Garnsworthy | 14,991  | 29.73  |
| Liberal | Anthony A Stowell  | 11,058  | 21.93  |
Majority | 9,389  | 18.62  |
Turnout | 50,429  | 79.74  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1950s

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General election 1959: Reigate  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | John Vaughan-Morgan | 26,966  | 54.34  |
| Labour | Charles Garnsworthy | 14,465  | 29.14  |
| Liberal | Agnes H Scott  | 8,205  | 16.53  | New
Majority | 12,501  | 25.20  |
Turnout | 49,636  | 82.36  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election 1955: Reigate[37] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | John Vaughan-Morgan | 27,210  | 61.68  |
| Labour Co-op | Charles Garnsworthy | 16,903  | 38.32  |
Majority | 10,307  | 23.36  |
Turnout | 44,113  | 78.75  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election 1951: Reigate[38] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | John Vaughan-Morgan | 24,137  | 55.92  |
| Labour Co-op | Charles Garnsworthy | 14,287  | 33.10  |
| Liberal | Allan Stanley Batham  | 4,740  | 10.98  |
Majority | 9,850  | 22.82  |
Turnout | 43,164  | 83.34  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election 1950: Reigate[39] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | John Vaughan-Morgan | 23,027  | 53.66  |
| Labour Co-op | Charles Garnsworthy | 13,931  | 32.46  |
| Liberal | Allan Stanley Batham  | 5,953  | 13.87  | New
Majority | 9,096  | 21.20  |
Turnout | 42,911  | 85.12  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Election in the 1940s

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General election 1945: Reigate  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Gordon Touche | 27,419  | 57.07  |
| Labour | Charles Garnsworthy | 20,623  | 42.93  |
Majority | 6,796  | 14.14  |
Turnout | 48,042  | 72.92  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1930s

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General election 1935: Reigate  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Gordon Touche | 30,341  | 73.84  |
| Labour | Leonard Lewis | 10,748  | 26.16  |
Majority | 19,593  | 47.68  |
Turnout | 41,089  | 69.90  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election 1931: Reigate  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Gordon Touche | 33,934  | 82.75  |
| Labour | Percy Collick | 7,076  | 17.25  |
Majority | 26,858  | 65.50  |
Turnout | 41,010  | 75.14  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1920s

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General election 1929: Reigate  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | George K. Cockerill | 20,851  | 54.3  | −22.3
| Liberal | Harold James Hamblen  | 9,532  | 24.8  | New
| Labour | Percy Collick | 8,012  | 20.9  | −2.5
Majority | 11,319  | 29.5  | −23.7
Turnout | 38,395  | 74.8  | +0.8
Registered electors | 51,314  |  |
| Unionist hold | Swing | −9.9  |
General election 1924: Reigate  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | George K. Cockerill | 19,877  | 76.6  | N/A
| Labour | William Graham  | 6,061  | 23.4  | New
Majority | 13,816  | 53.2  | N/A
Turnout | 25,938  | 74.0  | N/A
Registered electors | 35,070  |  |
| Unionist hold | Swing | N/A |
General election 1923: Reigate  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | George K. Cockerill | Unopposed
| Unionist hold
General election 1922: Reigate  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | George K. Cockerill | Unopposed
| Unionist hold

### Elections in the 1910s

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Cockerill General election 1918: Reigate  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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C | Unionist | George K. Cockerill | Unopposed
| Unionist hold
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

## Election results 1885–1918

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### Elections in the 1880s

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Lawrence General election 1885: Reigate [40][41][42] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Trevor Lawrence | 4,726  | 63.1  |
| Liberal | Alfred Carpenter  | 2,762  | 36.9  |
Majority | 1,964  | 26.2  |
Turnout | 7,488  | 78.8  |
Registered electors | 9,500  |  |
| Conservative win (new seat)
General election 1886: Reigate [40][41] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Trevor Lawrence | Unopposed
| Conservative hold

### Elections in the 1890s

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Cubitt General election 1892: Reigate [40][41] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Henry Cubitt | 4,786  | 60.7  | N/A
| Liberal | Francis Edward Barnes[43] | 3,097  | 39.3  | New
Majority | 1,689  | 21.4  | N/A
Turnout | 7,883  | 71.1  | N/A
Registered electors | 11,081  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
General election 1895: Reigate [40][41][44] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Henry Cubitt | Unopposed
| Conservative hold

### Elections in the 1900s

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General election 1900: Reigate [40][41][44] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Henry Cubitt | Unopposed
| Conservative hold
Brodie General election 1906: Reigate [40][41] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Harry Cunningham Brodie | 6,067  | 50.9  | New
| Conservative | Richard Hamilton Rawson | 5,848  | 49.1  | N/A
Majority | 219  | 1.8  | N/A
Turnout | 11,915  | 86.2  | N/A
Registered electors | 13,817  |  |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A |

### Elections in the 1910s

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Rawson General election January 1910: Reigate [45][46] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Richard Hamilton Rawson | 8,339  | 59.3  | +10.2
| Liberal | Harry Cunningham Brodie | 5,715  | 40.7  | −10.2
Majority | 2,624  | 18.6  | N/A
Turnout | 14,054  | 89.9  | +3.7
Registered electors | 15,636  |  |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +10.2  |
Goldberg General election December 1910: Reigate [40][45] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Richard Hamilton Rawson | 7,710  | 59.7  | +0.4
| Liberal | Herbert Walter Goldberg  | 5,194  | 40.3  | −0.4
Majority | 2,516  | 19.4  | +0.8
Turnout | 10,226  | 82.5  | −7.4
Registered electors | 15,636  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.4  |

General Election 1914–15:

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

* Unionist: Richard Hamilton Rawson
* Liberal:

## Election results 1832–1868

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### Elections in the 1830s

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General election 1832: Reigate[12][47] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Tory | John Somers-Cocks | 101  | 100.0
| Whig | George Canning | 0  | 0.0
Majority  | 101  | 100.0
Turnout | 101  | 66.4
Registered electors | 152  |
| Tory hold
General election 1835: Reigate[12][47] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | John Somers-Cocks | 85  | 85.9  | −14.1
| Radical | John Moore  | 14  | 14.1  | N/A
Majority | 71  | 71.8  | −28.2
Turnout | 99  | 60.0  | −6.4
Registered electors | 165  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | −14.1  |
General election 1837: Reigate[12][47] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Conservative | John Somers-Cocks | Unopposed
Registered electors | 205  |
| Conservative hold

### Elections in the 1840s

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Somers-Cocks succeeded to the peerage, becoming 2nd Earl Somers and causing a by-election.

By-election, 3 February 1841: Reigate[12][47] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Charles Somers-Cocks | Unopposed
Registered electors | 197  |  |
| Conservative hold
General election 1841: Reigate[12][47] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Charles Somers-Cocks | 106  | 92.2  | N/A
| Chartist | James Bedford  | 9  | 7.8  | New
Majority | 97  | 84.4  | N/A
Turnout | 115  | 57.8  | N/A
Registered electors | 199  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
General election 1847: Reigate[47] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Thomas Somers-Cocks | Unopposed
Registered electors | 182  |  |
| Conservative hold

### Elections in the 1850s

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General election 1852: Reigate[47] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Thomas Somers-Cocks | 100  | 56.8  | N/A
| Whig | Hillebrant Meredith Parratt[48] | 76  | 43.2  | New
Majority | 24  | 13.6  | N/A
Turnout | 176  | 77.2  | N/A
Registered electors | 228  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
General election 1857: Reigate[47] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent Whig  | William Hackblock | 228  | 64.2  | New
| Conservative | Henry Rawlinson | 127  | 35.8  | −21.0
Majority | 101  | 28.4  | N/A
Turnout | 355  | 80.3  | +3.1
Registered electors | 442  |  |
| Ind. Whig gain from Conservative  |  |  |

Hackblock's death caused a by-election.

By-election, 6 February 1858: Reigate[47] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Henry Rawlinson | 212  | 50.1  | +14.3
| Radical | Frederick Doulton[17][49][50] | 116  | 27.4  | New
| Whig | William Monson | 95  | 22.5  | New
Majority | 96  | 22.7  | N/A
Turnout | 423  | 95.7  | +15.4
Registered electors | 442  |  |
| Conservative gain from Ind. Whig  |  |  |

Rawlinson was appointed a member of the Council of India, requiring a by-election

By-election, 23 October 1858: Reigate[47] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Whig | William Monson | 225  | 51.7  | N/A
| Radical | William Arthur Wilkinson[51] | 210  | 48.3  | N/A
Majority | 15  | 3.4  | N/A
Turnout | 435  | 98.4  | +18.1
Registered electors | 442  |  |
| Whig gain from Conservative | Swing |  |
General election 1859: Reigate[47] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
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| Liberal | William Monson | 260  | 61.8  | N/A
| Liberal | William Arthur Wilkinson | 161  | 38.2  | N/A
Majority | 99  | 23.6  | N/A
Turnout | 421  | 76.8  | −3.5
Registered electors | 548  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |

### Elections in the 1860s

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Monson succeeded to the peerage, becoming Lord Monson and causing a by-election.

By-election, 6 February 1863: Reigate[47] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
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| Liberal | Granville William Gresham Leveson-Gower | 346  | 51.0  | N/A
| Liberal | William Arthur Wilkinson | 333  | 49.0  | +10.8
Majority | 13  | 2.0  | −21.6
Turnout | 679  | 92.1  | +15.3
Registered electors | 737  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
General election 1865: Reigate[47] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
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| Liberal | Granville William Gresham Leveson-Gower | 473  | 62.2  | N/A
| Liberal | Edmund Monson | 276  | 36.3  | N/A
| Conservative | George Gibson Richardson  | 11  | 1.4  | New
Majority | 197  | 25.9  | +2.3
Turnout | 760  | 82.6  | +5.8
Registered electors | 920  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |

## Pre–1832 election results

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### Elections in the 1830s

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General election 1830: Reigate[12][52] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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|
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| Tory | Joseph Sydney Yorke | Unopposed
| Tory | James Cocks (1773–1854) | Unopposed
| Tory hold
| Tory hold
General election 1831: Reigate[12][52] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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|
|

| Tory | Joseph Sydney Yorke | Unopposed
| Tory | Joseph Yorke | Unopposed
Registered electors | 59  |
| Tory hold
| Tory hold

Joseph Sydney Yorke's death caused a by-election.

By-election, 13 July 1831: Reigate[12][52] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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|
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| Tory | Charles Yorke | Unopposed
Registered electors | 59  |
| Tory hold

Charles Yorke resigned in order to contest a by-election at Cambridgeshire, causing a by-election. He was unsuccessful and stood again for Reigate.

By-election, 15 December 1831: Reigate[12][52] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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|
|

| Tory | Charles Yorke | Unopposed
Registered electors | 59  |
| Tory hold

## See also

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* List of parliamentary constituencies in Surrey
* List of parliamentary constituencies in the South East England (region)

## Notes

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1. ^ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
2. ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years
3. ^ Hackblock died either 1 or 8 January 1858[13]

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* Election 2010 - Reigate BBC News
* Reigate Election 2005 - Reigate BBC News
* Vote 2001 – Reigate BBC News
* Election results, 1997 – 2001 Election Demon
* Election results, 1983 – 1992 Election Demon

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