Reigate and Banstead

51°14′56″N 0°09′36″W / 51.249°N 0.160°W / 51.249; -0.160

Reigate and Banstead is a local government district with borough status in Surrey, England. Its council is based in Reigate and the borough also includes the towns of Banstead, Horley and Redhill. Parts of the borough are within the Surrey Hills, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Northern parts of the borough, including Banstead, lie inside the M25 motorway which encircles London.

The neighbouring districts are Tandridge, Crawley, Mole Valley, Epsom and Ewell, Sutton and Croydon, the latter two being London boroughs.

The district was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, covering the whole of two former districts and part of a third, which were all abolished at the same time:

The new district was named Reigate and Banstead after two of the former districts.

The district was awarded borough status from its creation, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor.

Reigate and Banstead Borough Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Surrey County Council, which is also based in Reigate, having its headquarters at Woodhatch Place. In the south of the borough are two civil parishes at Horley and Salfords and Sidlow, which form a third tier of local government for their areas.

The council has been under no overall control since March 2024, being led by a Conservative minority administration.