Reigate: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Reigate is Rebecca Paul (Conservative), returned on 4 July 2024. The 2024 count gave Rebecca Paul (Conservative) 18,822 votes and Stuart Brady (Labour) 15,635, a majority of 3,187. 53,161 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 77,102, 68.9% of those registered.
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, Reigate has the 41st lowest share of children in low income families after housing costs of the 650 constituencies with this figure (13.3%), and the 47th highest median full-time pay for jobs based here of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£44,361 a year).
DWP figures count 2,936 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 13.3% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 7.2% in 2021/22 to 7.4% in 2024/25.
The median price paid for a home was £520,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry data). Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £379,000. The highest March-year median in the series was £525,000, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 52nd highest of 575 constituencies. 1,230 sales were registered in the period, against 1,770 in the year to March 2025.
Census 2021: 43,062 households, 1,239.8 people per square kilometre, 43.7% of workers based at home, 21.4% of adults retired.
The ONS estimates 113,609 people lived in Reigate in mid-2024, up 7.6% on 2014. Children under 16 numbered 22,103; people aged 65 and over, 21,606.
Workplaces in Reigate accounted for 54,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 5,900 local units for March 2026.
Jobs based in Reigate paid more than its residents earned in April 2025: median full-time pay was £44,361 for workplace jobs and £42,506 for residents. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £44,867. The residents' figure ranks 158th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 77.8% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 8.4 points. 17.8% were economically inactive.
The claimant count for September 2026 was 1,445, or 2.1% of the working-age population. A year earlier the count was 1,310.
MP
Rebecca Paul, Conservative
- MP for Reigate since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Rebecca Paul on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Rebecca Paul's latest words in Parliament, from 3 September 2026 to 15 September 2026. Hansard search returns 457 spoken contributions by Rebecca Paul since 4 July 2024.
Let us call this what it is—Labour’s holiday tax. Although we knew it was coming, we never expected it to be uncapped. This Government have already hammered hospitality with higher employment costs and business rates.
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(Urgent Question): To ask the Minister for Housing, Communities and Local Government if he will make a statement on the impact of the Government’s proposed overnight visitor levy on the tourism and hospitality sectors in England.
I thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of her statement. It is heartening that she so clearly recognises the seriousness and urgency of the child safety issue before us.
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I thank the hon. Gentleman for making that point. It is really important that we explore this in more detail in Committee. This obviously requires a bit of balance. We need to consider both sides of the matter to get to the right place.
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I thank my hon. Friend for making that point. She is passionate about Silverstone, and she is absolutely right in all the points she makes. We must never be complacent about it; we must strengthen and build on all the great sporting events that we have in this country.
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General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebecca Paul | Conservative | 18,822 | 35.4% | −20.4 |
| Stuart Brady | Labour | 15,635 | 29.4% | +12.5 |
| Joseph Fox | Reform UK | 7,240 | 13.6% | |
| Mark Johnston | Liberal Democrat | 6,773 | 12.7% | −7.1 |
| Jonathan Essex | Green Party | 4,691 | 8.8% | +3.0 |
Result summary as published: Con hold. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Conservative 35.4% | Labour 29.4% | 3,187 | 69.0% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 55.8% | Liberal Democrat 19.9% | 19,220 | 70.2% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Reigate lies within Reigate and Banstead.
- Reigate and Banstead E07000211
Who has power over Reigate
Every body that makes decisions for Reigate, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Reigate this page: Rebecca Paul (Conservative) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Reigate?
Rebecca Paul (Conservative), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Reigate?
The House of Commons Library records 18,822 votes for Rebecca Paul of Conservative and a majority of 3,187; 68.9% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Reigate?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,445, 2.1% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Reigate?
£520,000: the middle price of homes sold in the year to March 2026, published by the ONS from Land Registry records.
What is the average salary in Reigate?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £42,506 (April 2025).
How many children in Reigate live in low income families?
2,936 children under 16, 13.3%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Reigate?
113,609 in mid-2024, the latest ONS estimate.
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