Reigate (UK Parliament constituency)

Reigate
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Reigate in Surrey.
Location of Surrey within England.
County	Surrey
Electorate	72,043 (December 2010)
Major settlements	Reigate, Redhill and Banstead
Current constituency
Created	1295, 1885
Member of parliament	Crispin Blunt (Conservative)
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	South East England

Reigate /ˈraɪɡeɪt/ is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by Crispin Blunt of the Conservative Party.

1885-1918: The Municipal Borough of Reigate, the Sessional Division of Reigate, and parts of the Sessional Divisions of Dorking and Godstone.

1918-1950: The Municipal Borough of Reigate, the Urban District of Dorking, and the Rural Districts of Dorking and Reigate.

1950-1974: The Municipal Borough of Reigate, and the Rural District of Godstone.

1974-1983: The Municipal Borough of Reigate, and the Urban District of Banstead.

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-present: 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.

The constituency is in Surrey bordering Greater London and is centered on the town of Reigate from which it takes its name. As shown by the map the constituency excludes most of the post town of Horley in the East Surrey seat and parts of Walton-on-the-Hill in the Epsom and Ewell seat but contains the remainder of the Reigate and Banstead district.