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

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Somers Somers-Cocks Conservative 101100.0% Yes
George Canning Whig 00.0% No

1835

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Somers Somers-Cocks Conservative 8585.9% Yes
John Moore Radical 1414.1% No

1837

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Somers Somers-Cocks Conservative Unopposed Yes

1841

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Somers Somers-Cocks Conservative 10692.2% Yes
James Bedford Chartist 97.8% No

1847

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Somers-Cocks Conservative Unopposed Yes

1852

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hillebrant Meredith Parratt Whig 7643.2% Yes
Thomas Somers-Cocks Conservative 00.0% No

1857

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Hackblock Independent Liberal 22864.2% Yes
Henry Creswicke Rawlinson Conservative 12735.8% No

1859

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William John Monson Liberal 26061.8% Yes
William Arthur Wilkinson Liberal 16138.2% No

1865

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Granville William Gresham Leveson-Gower Liberal 47362.2% Yes
Edmund John Monson Liberal 27636.3% No
George Gibson Richardson Conservative 111.4% No

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James John Trevor Lawrence Conservative 4,72663.1% Yes
Alfred Carpenter Liberal 2,76236.9% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James John Trevor Lawrence Conservative Unopposed Yes

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Cubitt Conservative 4,78660.7% Yes
Francis Edward Barnes Liberal 3,09739.3% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Cubitt Conservative Unopposed Yes

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Cubitt Conservative Unopposed Yes

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Cunningham Brodie Liberal 6,06750.9% Yes
Richard Hamilton Rawson Conservative 5,84849.1% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Hamilton Rawson Conservative 8,33959.3% Yes
Harry Cunningham Brodie Liberal 5,71540.7% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Hamilton Rawson Conservative 7,71059.7% Yes
Herbert Walter Goldberg Liberal 5,19440.3% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Kynaston Cockerill Unionist Unopposed Yes

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Kynaston Cockerill Unionist Unopposed Yes

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Kynaston Cockerill Unionist Unopposed Yes

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Kynaston Cockerill Unionist 19,87776.6% Yes
William Graham Labour 6,06123.4% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Kynaston Cockerill Unionist 20,85154.3% Yes
Harold James Hamblen Liberal 9,53224.8% No
Percy Henry Collick Labour 8,01220.9% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gordon Cosmo Touche Conservative 33,93482.7% Yes
Percy Henry Collick Labour 7,07617.3% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gordon Cosmo Touche Conservative 30,34173.8% Yes
Leonard Lewis Labour 10,74826.2% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gordon Cosmo Touche Conservative 27,41957.1% Yes
Charles James Garnsworthy Labour 20,62342.9% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Kenyon Vaughan-Morgan Conservative 23,02753.7% Yes
Charles James Gainsworthy Labour 13,93132.5% No
Allan Stanley Batham Liberal 5,95313.9% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Kenyon Vaughan-Morgan Conservative 24,13755.9% Yes
Charles James Garnsworthy Labour 14,28733.1% No
Allan Stanley Batham Liberal 4,74011.0% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Kenyon Vaughan-Morgan Conservative 27,21061.7% Yes
Charles James Garnsworthy Labour 16,90338.3% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Kenyon Vaughan-Morgan Conservative 26,96654.3% Yes
Charles James Garnsworthy Labour 14,46529.1% No
Agnes H Scott Liberal 8,20516.5% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir John Kenyon Vaughan-Morgan Conservative 24,38048.3% Yes
Charles James Garnsworthy Labour 14,99129.7% No
Anthony A Stowell Liberal 11,05821.9% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir John Vaughan-Morgan Conservative 24,16347.4% Yes
John Samuels Labour 16,64932.6% No
Anthony Stowell Liberal 10,19720.0% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Geoffrey Howe Conservative 28,46253.9% Yes
Michael Farley Labour 15,43329.2% No
Kenneth Vaus Liberal 8,95216.9% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Gardiner Conservative 30,13150.2% Yes
Arthur Cyril Bryan Liberal 16,07126.8% No
Michael Geikie Ormerod Labour 13,54722.6% No
Mervyn Taggart Independent Democrat 2540.4% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Gardiner Conservative 27,76950.7% Yes
Michael Geikie Ormerod Labour 14,18525.9% No
Arthur Cyril Bryan Liberal 12,55422.9% No
Mervyn Taggart People Power 2660.5% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Gardiner Conservative 33,76759.8% Yes
Ian Nicholas Grant Labour 12,45422.1% No
Jack Richard Speyer Liberal 10,25718.2% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Gardiner Conservative 29,93259.0% Yes
Elizabeth Pamplin Social Democratic Party 13,62526.9% No
Bryan Symons Labour 6,11412.1% No
David Newell Green 1,0292.0% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Gardiner Conservative 30,92559.3% Yes
Elizabeth Pamplin Social Democratic Party 12,75224.4% No
Robin Paul Spencer Labour 7,46014.3% No
Graham Frederick Brand Green 1,0262.0% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir George Gardiner Conservative 32,22057.1% Yes
Barry Newsome Liberal Democrat 14,56625.8% No
Mrs H Young Labour 9,15016.2% No
Mark Bilcliff Social Democratic Party 5130.9% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Crispin Blunt Conservative 21,12343.8% Yes
Andrew Howard Labour 13,38227.8% No
Peter Samuel Liberal Democrat 9,61520.0% No
Sir George Gardiner Referendum Party 3,3527.0% No
Richard Higgs Independent 4120.9% No
Stephen Smith UKIP 2900.6% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Crispin Blunt Conservative 18,87547.8% Yes
Simon Charleton Labour 10,85027.5% No
Jane Kulka Liberal Democrat 8,33021.1% No
Stephen Smith UKIP 1,0622.7% No
Harold Green Reform UK 3570.9% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Crispin Blunt Conservative 20,88448.9% Yes
Jane Kulka Liberal Democrat 9,89623.2% No
Samuel Townend Labour 8,98621.0% No
Jeremy Wraith UKIP 1,9214.5% No
Harold Green English Democrats 6001.4% No
Michael Selby Independent 4081.0% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Crispin Blunt Conservative 26,68853.4% Yes
Jane Kulka Liberal Democrat 13,09726.2% No
Robert Hull Labour 5,67211.3% No
Joseph Fox UKIP 2,0894.2% No
Keith Brown BNP 1,3452.7% No
Jonathan Essex Green 1,0872.2% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Crispin Blunt Conservative 29,15156.8% Yes
Joseph Fox UKIP 6,81713.3% No
Ali Aklakul Labour 6,57812.8% No
Anna Tarrant Liberal Democrat 5,36910.5% No
Jonathan Essex Green 3,4346.7% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Crispin Blunt Conservative 30,89657.4% Yes
Toby Brampton Labour 13,28224.7% No
Anna Tarrant Liberal Democrat 5,88910.9% No
Jonathan Essex Green 2,2144.1% No
Joseph Fox UKIP 1,5422.9% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Crispin Blunt Conservative 28,66553.9% Yes
Susan Gregory Labour 10,35519.5% No
John Vincent Liberal Democrat 10,32019.4% No
Jonathan Essex Green 3,1696.0% No
Julia Searle UKIP 6471.2% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Rebecca Paul Conservative 18,82235.4% Yes
Stuart Brady Labour 15,63529.4% No
Joseph Fox Reform UK 7,24013.6% No
Mark Johnston Liberal Democrat 6,77312.7% No
Jonathan Essex Green 4,6918.8% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1832: Conservative margin 100.0 pts 1835: Conservative margin 71.7 pts 1841: Conservative margin 84.4 pts 1852: Whig margin 43.2 pts 1857: Independent Liberal margin 28.4 pts 1859: Liberal margin 23.5 pts 1865: Liberal margin 25.9 pts 1885: Conservative margin 26.2 pts 1892: Conservative margin 21.4 pts 1906: Liberal margin 1.8 pts Jan 1910: Conservative margin 18.7 pts Dec 1910: Conservative margin 19.5 pts 1924: Unionist margin 53.3 pts 1929: Unionist margin 29.5 pts 1931: Conservative margin 65.5 pts 1935: Conservative margin 47.7 pts 1945: Conservative margin 14.1 pts 1950: Conservative margin 21.2 pts 1951: Conservative margin 22.8 pts 1955: Conservative margin 23.4 pts 1959: Conservative margin 25.2 pts 1964: Conservative margin 18.6 pts 1966: Conservative margin 14.7 pts 1970: Conservative margin 24.6 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 23.4 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 24.8 pts 1979: Conservative margin 37.7 pts 1983: Conservative margin 32.2 pts 1987: Conservative margin 34.8 pts 1992: Conservative margin 31.3 pts 1997: Conservative margin 16.1 pts 2001: Conservative margin 20.3 pts 2005: Conservative margin 25.7 pts 2010: Conservative margin 27.2 pts 2015: Conservative margin 43.5 pts 2017: Conservative margin 32.7 pts 2019: Conservative margin 34.4 pts 2024: Conservative margin 6.0 pts 1832 1835 1841 1852 1857 1859 1865 1885 1892 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

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).

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