Reigate (UK Parliament constituency)

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Reigate
Borough constituency
Reigate2007Constituency.svg
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Reigate shown within Surrey, and Surrey shown within England
Created: 1295, 1885
Electorate: 72,043 (December 2010)
MP: Crispin Blunt
Party: Conservative
Type: House of Commons
County: Surrey
EP constituency: South East England

Reigate (play /ˈraɪɡeɪt/) is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

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[edit] Boundaries

The constituency is located in Surrey, bordering with Greater London. It is centered on the town of Reigate from which it takes its name.

The Boundary Commission boundary review prior to the 2010 general election moved the Preston ward from Epsom and Ewell into the Reigate constituency to increase the population of the seat which was the smallest in Surrey.

At the public consultation stage of the boundary review there were a number of petitions for the constituency to be renamed Reigate and Banstead to bring it in line with the district, including ones from both the local MP and the borough council. However, the review rejected these petitions since it felt that that constituencies should be renamed only when they had undergone substantial boundary changes that render the existing name implausible, that the constituency contains only 70% of the district, that the seat is centred on Reigate but Banstead is in the extreme northeast corner, that other towns such as Redhill might have as much if not greater claim to be in the name, and that Banstead has a history of being moved between seats (it was in Epsom and Ewell prior to 1997) and may be moved again.

[edit] History

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 and broken up.

In 1974, the seat saw major boundary changes which moved much of Eastern Surrey into the radically redesigned East Surrey seat and added the Banstead area to the seat.

[edit] Members of Parliament

[edit] MPs 1295–1660

Parliament First member Second member
1386 John Aubyn Richard atte Mere [1]
1388 (Feb) John Chaunce I Thomas Ballard [1]
1388 (Sep) John Aubyn William Bone [1]
1390 (Jan) John Aubyn William Bone [1]
1390 (Nov)
1391 Roger Chaunce I William Bone [1]
1393 John Aubyn John Bavell [1]
1394
1395 John Skinner John Bavell [1]
1397 (Jan) John Skinner John Bavell [1]
1397 (Sep) John Skinner Richard atte Mere [1]
1399 John Skinner II Roger Chaunce I [1]
1401
1402 Richard Turner Thomas Barber [1]
1404 (Jan)
1404 (Oct)
1406 John Chaunce II John Taylor [1]
1407 John Chaunce II Thomas Barber [1]
1410
1411
1413 (Feb)
1413 (May)
1414 (Apr)
1414 (Nov) John Skinner III Roger Chaunce II [1]
1415 John Skinner III Walter Wrigge [1]
1416 (Mar)
1416 (Oct)
1417 John Knight John Chaunce II [1]
1419 John Pope John Chaunce II [1]
1420 John Pope John Skinner III [1]
1421 (May) John Pope Walter Urry [1]
1421 (Dec) Robert Wanford Roger Chaunce II [1]
1510-1523 No names known [2]
1529 John Skinner I Thomas Michell [2]
1536  ?
1539  ?
1542 James Skinner John Skinner II [2]
1545  ?
1547 Robert Richers William More [2]
1553 (Mar) Robert Robotham Henry Fisher [2]
1553 (Oct) Sir Thomas Saunders Thomas Ingler [2]
1554 (Apr) Henry White Robert Richers [2]
1554 (Nov) Robert Richers James Skinner [2]
1555 Thomas Windsor Walter Haddon [2]
1558 George Elsden Thomas Banester [2]
1559 William Howard John Skinner [3]
1562/3 Sir George Howard William Howard [3]
1571 William Howard John Agmondesham I [3]
1572 William Howard John Skinner [3]
1584 William Howard Edmund Sanders [3]
1586 William Howard Edmund Sanders [3]
1588 Julius Caesar Thomas Lyfield [3]
1593 William Howard John Trevor [3]
1597 Sir William Howard Edward Howard[3]
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 Roger James
1626 Sir Thomas Bludder William Monson
1628 Charles Cockayne Sir Thomas Bludder
1629–1640 No Parliaments summoned
1640 (Apr) Edward Thurland Sir Thomas Bludder
1640 (Nov) William Lord Monson George Evelyn
1645 William Lord Monson George Evelyn
1648 William Lord Monson George Evelyn
1653 Reigate not represented in Barebones Parliament
1654 Edward Bysshe (one seat only)
1656  ?John Goodwin (one seat only)
1659 John Hele Edward Thurland

[edit] MPs 1660–1832

Year 1st Member[4] 1st Party 2nd Member[4] 2nd Party
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 Herle Edward Thurland
1701 Sir John Parsons
1707 James Cocks
1710 John Ward
1713 James Cocks
1717 William Jordan
1720 Thomas Jordan
1722 Sir Joseph Jekyll Whig
1739 John Hervey
1741 Philip Yorke Whig
June 1747 Charles Cocks[5]
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 Viscount Royston
1808 James Cocks
1812 John Somers-Cocks Tory
1818 Sir Joseph Sydney Yorke Tory James Somers Cocks
1823 James Cocks
April 1831 Joseph Yorke
July 1831 Charles Philip Yorke Tory

[edit] MPs 1832–1868

  • Representation reduced to one (1832)
Election Member[4] Party
1832 Viscount Eastnor I Conservative
1841 by-election Viscount Eastnor II Conservative
1847 Thomas Somers-Cocks Conservative
1857 William Hackblock Liberal
Feb. 1858 by-election Henry Creswicke Rawlinson Liberal
Oct 1858 by-election William John Monson Liberal
1863 by-election Granville William Gresham Leveson-Gower Liberal
1868 Constituency disenfranchised for corruption

[edit] MPs since 1885

  • Constituency revived (1885)
Election Member[4] Party
1885 Sir James John Trevor Lawrence Conservative
1892 Henry Cubitt Conservative
1906 Harry Cunningham Brodie Liberal
January 1910 Lt Col Richard Hamilton Rawson Conservative
1917 National Party
1918 Sir George Kynaston Cockerill Coalition Conservative
1922 Conservative
1931 Sir Gordon Touche Conservative
1950 John Vaughan-Morgan Conservative
1970 Geoffrey Howe Conservative
February 1974 Sir George Gardiner Conservative
1997 Referendum
1997 Crispin Blunt Conservative
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[edit] Elections

[edit] Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2010: Reigate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Crispin Blunt 26,688 53.4 + 4.8
Liberal Democrat 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 + 2.7
Green Jonathan Essex 1,087 2.7 + 2.2
Majority 13,591 27.2 +1.4
Turnout 49,978 69.8 +4.6
Conservative hold Swing +0.9

[edit] Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Reigate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Crispin Blunt 20,884 49.0 +1.2
Liberal Democrat 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 Democrats Harold Green 600 1.4 N/A
Independent (politician) Michael Selby 408 1.0 N/A
Majority 10,988 25.8
Turnout 42,605 64.8 +4.6
Conservative hold Swing -0.5
General Election 2001: Reigate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Crispin Blunt 18,875 47.8 +4.0
Labour Simon Charleton 10,850 27.5 -0.3
Liberal Democrat Jane Kulka 8,330 21.1 +1.1
UKIP Stephen Smith 1,062 2.7 +2.1
Reform UK Harold Green 357 0.9 N/A
Majority 8,025 20.3
Turnout 39,474 60.2 -14.2
Conservative hold Swing +2.2

[edit] Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Reigate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Crispin Blunt 21,123 43.8 -13.7
Labour Andrew Howard 13,382 27.8 +10.3
Liberal Democrat Peter Samuel 9,615 20.0 -4.1
Referendum Party Sir George Gardiner 3,352 7.0 N/A
Independent Richard Higgs 412 0.9 N/A
UKIP Stephen Smith 290 0.6 N/A
Majority 7,741 16.0
Turnout 48,174 74.4
Conservative gain from [[{{{loser}}}|{{Template:{{{loser}}}/meta/shortname}}]] 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 following his deselection by the local Conservative association.

General Election 1992: Reigate[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sir George Gardiner 32,220 57.1 −2.2
Liberal Democrat B Newsome 14,566 25.8 +1.4
Labour Mrs H Young 9,150 16.2 +1.9
Independent Ind SD M Bilcliff 513 0.9 +0.9
Majority 17,654 31.3 −3.6
Turnout 56,449 78.5 +6.0
Conservative hold Swing −1.8

[edit] Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Reigate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Gardiner 30,925 59.3 +0.3
Social Democrat E. A. Pamplin 12,752 24.4 -2.5
Labour R. P. Spencer 7,460 14.3 +2.2
Green G. F. Brand 1,026 2.0 0.0
Majority 18,173 34.9
Turnout 52,163 72.5 -0.4
Conservative hold Swing +1.4
General Election 1983: Reigate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Gardiner 29,932 59.0
Social Democrat E. A. Pamplin 13,625 26.9
Labour B. A. Symons 6,114 12.1
Ecology D. R. Newell 1,029 2.0
Majority 16,307 32.1
Turnout 50,700 72.1
Conservative hold Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1979: Reigate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Gardiner 33,767 59.8
Liberal J. Speyer 10,257 18.2
Labour N. Grant 12,454 22.1
Majority 21,313 37.7
Turnout 56,478 78.2
Conservative hold Swing

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "History of Parliament". History of Parliament Trust. http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1386-1421/constituencies/reigate. Retrieved 2011-10-25. 
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "History of Parliament". History of Parliament Trust. http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/constituencies/reigate. Retrieved 2011-10-25. 
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i "History of Parliament". History of Parliament Trust. http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/constituencies/reigate. Retrieved 2011-10-25. 
  4. ^ a b c d Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "R" (part 1)
  5. ^ Created a baronet in 1772.
  6. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-06. 

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