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Reigate and Banstead

Borough of Reigate and Banstead
Non-metropolitan district, Borough
Motto: Never Wonne Ne Never Shall
Reigate and Banstead shown within Surrey
Reigate and Banstead shown within Surrey
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Constituent country England
Region South East England
Non-metropolitan county Surrey
Status Non-metropolitan district
Admin HQ Reigate
Incorporated 1 April 1974
Government
 • Type Non-metropolitan district council
 • Body Reigate and Banstead Borough Council
 • Leadership Leader and Cabinet (Conservative)
 • MPs Crispin Blunt
Sam Gyimah
Area
 • Total 49.8 sq mi (129.1 km2)
Area rank

200th (of 326)

Highest point  : Reigate Hill
Population (mid-2015 est.)
 • Total 144,100
 • Rank 140th (of 326)
 • Density 2,900/sq mi (1,100/km2)
 • Ethnicity 92.7% White
2.8% S.Asian
1.7% Black
1.6% Mixed Race
1.2% Chinese or Other
Time zone GMT (UTC0)
 • Summer (DST) BST (UTC+1)
ONS code 43UF (ONS)
E07000211 (GSS)
OS grid reference TQ2840251646
Website www.reigate-banstead.gov.uk

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

200th (of 326)

Reigate and Banstead is a local government district with borough status in East Surrey, England. It includes the towns of Reigate, Redhill, Horley and Banstead. The borough borders the Borough of Crawley (in West Sussex) to the south, the Borough of Epsom and Ewell and District of Mole Valley to the west, Tandridge District to the east and the London Boroughs of Sutton and Croydon to the north.

The district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 as merger of the former borough of Reigate with Banstead Urban District and part of Dorking and Horley Rural District. There are two civil parishes towards the south the borough: Salfords and Sidlow and Horley. The remainder of the area has two rather than three tiers of local government; the next tier up is Surrey County Council.


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