Reigate — UK General Election Results
Reigate was won by Conservative at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 3,187 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Reigate from 1832 to 2024.
Full Election History, 1832–2024
| Election | Elected | Votes | Vote Share | Runner-up | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1832 | John Somers Somers-Cocks (Conservative) | 101 | 100.0% | George Canning (Whig) | 101 (100.0 pts) | 66.4% |
| 1835 | John Somers Somers-Cocks (Conservative) | 85 | 85.9% | John Moore (Radical) | 71 (71.7 pts) | 60.0% |
| 1837 | John Somers Somers-Cocks (Conservative) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1841 | Charles Somers Somers-Cocks (Conservative) | 106 | 92.2% | James Bedford (Chartist) | 97 (84.4 pts) | 57.8% |
| 1847 | Thomas Somers-Cocks (Conservative) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1852 | Hillebrant Meredith Parratt (Whig) | 76 | 43.2% | Thomas Somers-Cocks (Conservative) | 76 (43.2 pts) | 77.2% |
| 1857 | William Hackblock (Independent Liberal) | 228 | 64.2% | Henry Creswicke Rawlinson (Conservative) | 101 (28.4 pts) | 80.3% |
| 1859 | William John Monson (Liberal) | 260 | 61.8% | William Arthur Wilkinson (Liberal) | 99 (23.5 pts) | 76.8% |
| 1865 | Granville William Gresham Leveson-Gower (Liberal) | 473 | 62.2% | Edmund John Monson (Liberal) | 197 (25.9 pts) | 82.6% |
| 1885 | James John Trevor Lawrence (Conservative) | 4,726 | 63.1% | Alfred Carpenter (Liberal) | 1,964 (26.2 pts) | 78.8% |
| 1886 | James John Trevor Lawrence (Conservative) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1892 | Henry Cubitt (Conservative) | 4,786 | 60.7% | Francis Edward Barnes (Liberal) | 1,689 (21.4 pts) | 71.1% |
| 1895 | Henry Cubitt (Conservative) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1900 | Henry Cubitt (Conservative) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1906 | Harry Cunningham Brodie (Liberal) | 6,067 | 50.9% | Richard Hamilton Rawson (Conservative) | 219 (1.8 pts) | 86.2% |
| Jan 1910 | Richard Hamilton Rawson (Conservative) | 8,339 | 59.3% | Harry Cunningham Brodie (Liberal) | 2,624 (18.7 pts) | 89.9% |
| Dec 1910 | Richard Hamilton Rawson (Conservative) | 7,710 | 59.7% | Herbert Walter Goldberg (Liberal) | 2,516 (19.5 pts) | 82.5% |
| 1918 | George Kynaston Cockerill (Unionist) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1922 | George Kynaston Cockerill (Unionist) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1923 | George Kynaston Cockerill (Unionist) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1924 | George Kynaston Cockerill (Unionist) | 19,877 | 76.6% | William Graham (Labour) | 13,816 (53.3 pts) | 74.0% |
| 1929 | George Kynaston Cockerill (Unionist) | 20,851 | 54.3% | Harold James Hamblen (Liberal) | 11,319 (29.5 pts) | 74.8% |
| 1931 | Gordon Cosmo Touche (Conservative) | 33,934 | 82.7% | Percy Henry Collick (Labour) | 26,858 (65.5 pts) | 75.1% |
| 1935 | Gordon Cosmo Touche (Conservative) | 30,341 | 73.8% | Leonard Lewis (Labour) | 19,593 (47.7 pts) | 69.9% |
| 1945 | Gordon Cosmo Touche (Conservative) | 27,419 | 57.1% | Charles James Garnsworthy (Labour) | 6,796 (14.1 pts) | 72.9% |
| 1950 | John Kenyon Vaughan-Morgan (Conservative) | 23,027 | 53.7% | Charles James Gainsworthy (Labour) | 9,096 (21.2 pts) | 85.1% |
| 1951 | John Kenyon Vaughan-Morgan (Conservative) | 24,137 | 55.9% | Charles James Garnsworthy (Labour) | 9,850 (22.8 pts) | 83.3% |
| 1955 | John Kenyon Vaughan-Morgan (Conservative) | 27,210 | 61.7% | Charles James Garnsworthy (Labour) | 10,307 (23.4 pts) | 78.8% |
| 1959 | John Kenyon Vaughan-Morgan (Conservative) | 26,966 | 54.3% | Charles James Garnsworthy (Labour) | 12,501 (25.2 pts) | 82.4% |
| 1964 | Sir John Kenyon Vaughan-Morgan (Conservative) | 24,380 | 48.3% | Charles James Garnsworthy (Labour) | 9,389 (18.6 pts) | 79.7% |
| 1966 | Sir John Vaughan-Morgan (Conservative) | 24,163 | 47.4% | John Samuels (Labour) | 7,514 (14.7 pts) | 80.1% |
| 1970 | Geoffrey Howe (Conservative) | 28,462 | 53.9% | Michael Farley (Labour) | 13,029 (24.6 pts) | 74.0% |
| Feb 1974 | George Gardiner (Conservative) | 30,131 | 50.2% | Arthur Cyril Bryan (Liberal) | 14,060 (23.4 pts) | 83.3% |
| Oct 1974 | George Gardiner (Conservative) | 27,769 | 50.7% | Michael Geikie Ormerod (Labour) | 13,584 (24.8 pts) | 75.3% |
| 1979 | George Gardiner (Conservative) | 33,767 | 59.8% | Ian Nicholas Grant (Labour) | 21,313 (37.7 pts) | 78.2% |
| 1983 | George Gardiner (Conservative) | 29,932 | 59.0% | Elizabeth Pamplin (Social Democratic Party) | 16,307 (32.2 pts) | 72.1% |
| 1987 | George Gardiner (Conservative) | 30,925 | 59.3% | Elizabeth Pamplin (Social Democratic Party) | 18,173 (34.8 pts) | 72.5% |
| 1992 | Sir George Gardiner (Conservative) | 32,220 | 57.1% | Barry Newsome (Liberal Democrat) | 17,654 (31.3 pts) | 78.6% |
| 1997 | Crispin Blunt (Conservative) | 21,123 | 43.8% | Andrew Howard (Labour) | 7,741 (16.1 pts) | 74.4% |
| 2001 | Crispin Blunt (Conservative) | 18,875 | 47.8% | Simon Charleton (Labour) | 8,025 (20.3 pts) | 60.7% |
| 2005 | Crispin Blunt (Conservative) | 20,884 | 48.9% | Jane Kulka (Liberal Democrat) | 10,988 (25.7 pts) | 65.0% |
| 2010 | Crispin Blunt (Conservative) | 26,688 | 53.4% | Jane Kulka (Liberal Democrat) | 13,591 (27.2 pts) | 69.9% |
| 2015 | Crispin Blunt (Conservative) | 29,151 | 56.8% | Joseph Fox (UKIP) | 22,334 (43.5 pts) | 70.2% |
| 2017 | Crispin Blunt (Conservative) | 30,896 | 57.4% | Toby Brampton (Labour) | 17,614 (32.7 pts) | 72.3% |
| 2019 | Crispin Blunt (Conservative) | 28,665 | 53.9% | Susan Gregory (Labour) | 18,310 (34.4 pts) | 71.9% |
| 2024 | Rebecca Paul (Conservative) | 18,822 | 35.4% | Stuart Brady (Labour) | 3,187 (6.0 pts) | 69.2% |
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1832
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Somers Somers-Cocks | Conservative | 101 | 100.0% | Yes |
| George Canning | Whig | 0 | 0.0% | No |
1835
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Somers Somers-Cocks | Conservative | 85 | 85.9% | Yes |
| John Moore | Radical | 14 | 14.1% | No |
1837
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Somers Somers-Cocks | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1841
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Somers Somers-Cocks | Conservative | 106 | 92.2% | Yes |
| James Bedford | Chartist | 9 | 7.8% | No |
1847
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Somers-Cocks | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1852
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillebrant Meredith Parratt | Whig | 76 | 43.2% | Yes |
| Thomas Somers-Cocks | Conservative | 0 | 0.0% | No |
1857
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Hackblock | Independent Liberal | 228 | 64.2% | Yes |
| Henry Creswicke Rawlinson | Conservative | 127 | 35.8% | No |
1859
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William John Monson | Liberal | 260 | 61.8% | Yes |
| William Arthur Wilkinson | Liberal | 161 | 38.2% | No |
1865
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granville William Gresham Leveson-Gower | Liberal | 473 | 62.2% | Yes |
| Edmund John Monson | Liberal | 276 | 36.3% | No |
| George Gibson Richardson | Conservative | 11 | 1.4% | No |
1885
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James John Trevor Lawrence | Conservative | 4,726 | 63.1% | Yes |
| Alfred Carpenter | Liberal | 2,762 | 36.9% | No |
1886
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James John Trevor Lawrence | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1892
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Cubitt | Conservative | 4,786 | 60.7% | Yes |
| Francis Edward Barnes | Liberal | 3,097 | 39.3% | No |
1895
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Cubitt | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1900
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Cubitt | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1906
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Cunningham Brodie | Liberal | 6,067 | 50.9% | Yes |
| Richard Hamilton Rawson | Conservative | 5,848 | 49.1% | No |
Jan 1910
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hamilton Rawson | Conservative | 8,339 | 59.3% | Yes |
| Harry Cunningham Brodie | Liberal | 5,715 | 40.7% | No |
Dec 1910
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hamilton Rawson | Conservative | 7,710 | 59.7% | Yes |
| Herbert Walter Goldberg | Liberal | 5,194 | 40.3% | No |
1918
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Kynaston Cockerill | Unionist | Unopposed | Yes | |
1922
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Kynaston Cockerill | Unionist | Unopposed | Yes | |
1923
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Kynaston Cockerill | Unionist | Unopposed | Yes | |
1924
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Kynaston Cockerill | Unionist | 19,877 | 76.6% | Yes |
| William Graham | Labour | 6,061 | 23.4% | No |
1929
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Kynaston Cockerill | Unionist | 20,851 | 54.3% | Yes |
| Harold James Hamblen | Liberal | 9,532 | 24.8% | No |
| Percy Henry Collick | Labour | 8,012 | 20.9% | No |
1931
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Cosmo Touche | Conservative | 33,934 | 82.7% | Yes |
| Percy Henry Collick | Labour | 7,076 | 17.3% | No |
1935
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Cosmo Touche | Conservative | 30,341 | 73.8% | Yes |
| Leonard Lewis | Labour | 10,748 | 26.2% | No |
1945
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Cosmo Touche | Conservative | 27,419 | 57.1% | Yes |
| Charles James Garnsworthy | Labour | 20,623 | 42.9% | No |
1950
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Kenyon Vaughan-Morgan | Conservative | 23,027 | 53.7% | Yes |
| Charles James Gainsworthy | Labour | 13,931 | 32.5% | No |
| Allan Stanley Batham | Liberal | 5,953 | 13.9% | No |
1951
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Kenyon Vaughan-Morgan | Conservative | 24,137 | 55.9% | Yes |
| Charles James Garnsworthy | Labour | 14,287 | 33.1% | No |
| Allan Stanley Batham | Liberal | 4,740 | 11.0% | No |
1955
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Kenyon Vaughan-Morgan | Conservative | 27,210 | 61.7% | Yes |
| Charles James Garnsworthy | Labour | 16,903 | 38.3% | No |
1959
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Kenyon Vaughan-Morgan | Conservative | 26,966 | 54.3% | Yes |
| Charles James Garnsworthy | Labour | 14,465 | 29.1% | No |
| Agnes H Scott | Liberal | 8,205 | 16.5% | No |
1964
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir John Kenyon Vaughan-Morgan | Conservative | 24,380 | 48.3% | Yes |
| Charles James Garnsworthy | Labour | 14,991 | 29.7% | No |
| Anthony A Stowell | Liberal | 11,058 | 21.9% | No |
1966
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir John Vaughan-Morgan | Conservative | 24,163 | 47.4% | Yes |
| John Samuels | Labour | 16,649 | 32.6% | No |
| Anthony Stowell | Liberal | 10,197 | 20.0% | No |
1970
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoffrey Howe | Conservative | 28,462 | 53.9% | Yes |
| Michael Farley | Labour | 15,433 | 29.2% | No |
| Kenneth Vaus | Liberal | 8,952 | 16.9% | No |
Feb 1974
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Gardiner | Conservative | 30,131 | 50.2% | Yes |
| Arthur Cyril Bryan | Liberal | 16,071 | 26.8% | No |
| Michael Geikie Ormerod | Labour | 13,547 | 22.6% | No |
| Mervyn Taggart | Independent Democrat | 254 | 0.4% | No |
Oct 1974
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Gardiner | Conservative | 27,769 | 50.7% | Yes |
| Michael Geikie Ormerod | Labour | 14,185 | 25.9% | No |
| Arthur Cyril Bryan | Liberal | 12,554 | 22.9% | No |
| Mervyn Taggart | People Power | 266 | 0.5% | No |
1979
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Gardiner | Conservative | 33,767 | 59.8% | Yes |
| Ian Nicholas Grant | Labour | 12,454 | 22.1% | No |
| Jack Richard Speyer | Liberal | 10,257 | 18.2% | No |
1983
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Gardiner | Conservative | 29,932 | 59.0% | Yes |
| Elizabeth Pamplin | Social Democratic Party | 13,625 | 26.9% | No |
| Bryan Symons | Labour | 6,114 | 12.1% | No |
| David Newell | Green | 1,029 | 2.0% | No |
1987
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Gardiner | Conservative | 30,925 | 59.3% | Yes |
| Elizabeth Pamplin | Social Democratic Party | 12,752 | 24.4% | No |
| Robin Paul Spencer | Labour | 7,460 | 14.3% | No |
| Graham Frederick Brand | Green | 1,026 | 2.0% | No |
1992
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir George Gardiner | Conservative | 32,220 | 57.1% | Yes |
| Barry Newsome | Liberal Democrat | 14,566 | 25.8% | No |
| Mrs H Young | Labour | 9,150 | 16.2% | No |
| Mark Bilcliff | Social Democratic Party | 513 | 0.9% | No |
1997
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crispin Blunt | Conservative | 21,123 | 43.8% | Yes |
| Andrew Howard | Labour | 13,382 | 27.8% | No |
| Peter Samuel | Liberal Democrat | 9,615 | 20.0% | No |
| Sir George Gardiner | Referendum Party | 3,352 | 7.0% | No |
| Richard Higgs | Independent | 412 | 0.9% | No |
| Stephen Smith | UKIP | 290 | 0.6% | No |
2001
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crispin Blunt | Conservative | 18,875 | 47.8% | Yes |
| Simon Charleton | Labour | 10,850 | 27.5% | No |
| Jane Kulka | Liberal Democrat | 8,330 | 21.1% | No |
| Stephen Smith | UKIP | 1,062 | 2.7% | No |
| Harold Green | Reform UK | 357 | 0.9% | No |
2005
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crispin Blunt | Conservative | 20,884 | 48.9% | Yes |
| Jane Kulka | Liberal Democrat | 9,896 | 23.2% | No |
| Samuel Townend | Labour | 8,986 | 21.0% | No |
| Jeremy Wraith | UKIP | 1,921 | 4.5% | No |
| Harold Green | English Democrats | 600 | 1.4% | No |
| Michael Selby | Independent | 408 | 1.0% | No |
2010
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crispin Blunt | Conservative | 26,688 | 53.4% | Yes |
| Jane Kulka | Liberal Democrat | 13,097 | 26.2% | No |
| Robert Hull | Labour | 5,672 | 11.3% | No |
| Joseph Fox | UKIP | 2,089 | 4.2% | No |
| Keith Brown | BNP | 1,345 | 2.7% | No |
| Jonathan Essex | Green | 1,087 | 2.2% | No |
2015
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crispin Blunt | Conservative | 29,151 | 56.8% | Yes |
| Joseph Fox | UKIP | 6,817 | 13.3% | No |
| Ali Aklakul | Labour | 6,578 | 12.8% | No |
| Anna Tarrant | Liberal Democrat | 5,369 | 10.5% | No |
| Jonathan Essex | Green | 3,434 | 6.7% | No |
2017
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crispin Blunt | Conservative | 30,896 | 57.4% | Yes |
| Toby Brampton | Labour | 13,282 | 24.7% | No |
| Anna Tarrant | Liberal Democrat | 5,889 | 10.9% | No |
| Jonathan Essex | Green | 2,214 | 4.1% | No |
| Joseph Fox | UKIP | 1,542 | 2.9% | No |
2019
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crispin Blunt | Conservative | 28,665 | 53.9% | Yes |
| Susan Gregory | Labour | 10,355 | 19.5% | No |
| John Vincent | Liberal Democrat | 10,320 | 19.4% | No |
| Jonathan Essex | Green | 3,169 | 6.0% | No |
| Julia Searle | UKIP | 647 | 1.2% | No |
2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebecca Paul | Conservative | 18,822 | 35.4% | Yes |
| Stuart Brady | Labour | 15,635 | 29.4% | No |
| Joseph Fox | Reform UK | 7,240 | 13.6% | No |
| Mark Johnston | Liberal Democrat | 6,773 | 12.7% | No |
| Jonathan Essex | Green | 4,691 | 8.8% | No |
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
Reigate has been contested at 46 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Whig, Independent Liberal, Liberal, Unionist.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Reigate in the 2024 general election?
Conservative won Reigate in 2024 with 18,822 votes (35.4%), a majority of 3,187 votes over Labour in second place.
Which parties have won Reigate since 1832?
Since 1832, Reigate has been won by: Conservative, Independent Liberal, Liberal, Unionist, Whig.
What was the closest result in Reigate?
The closest result on record for Reigate was 1906, when Liberal beat Conservative by just 219 votes (1.8 percentage points).