Reigate and Banstead
| Borough of Reigate and Banstead | |
|---|---|
Shown within Surrey | |
| 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 (2003 est.) - Density | Ranked 147th 126,155 977 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 95.0% White 2.2% S.Asian |
| Politics | |
| Reigate and Banstead Borough Council http://www.reigate-banstead.gov.uk/ | |
| 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. It covers the towns of Reigate, Banstead, Redhill and Horley.
The district was formed on April 1, 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.
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