Reigate and Banstead - Definition and Overview

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 (2002 est.) - Density	Ranked 144th 126,287 978 / 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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