Bryn Truscott (centre) with Green Councillors Jonathan Essex and Sarah Finch
Bryn Truscott was elected as Councillor for Redhill East in this week’s local elections. Bryn joins Green Councillors Jonathan Essex and Sarah Finch, giving us a group of three Greens.
Elsewhere in the Borough, five other Green candidates got varying vote shares up to 16.1%
Cllr Sarah Finch says, “Congratulations to Bryn and everyone who helped with his campaign.
“This is the first time we’ve stood six candidates in Reigate & Banstead. The excellent result in Redhill East is the result of year-round campaigning, and the hard work done on the Council.
“The results in Redhill West and Earlswood & Whitebushes are very promising and we will continue to work with residents in those wards on issues that concern them, while trying to build up support elsewhere.”
Green results were as set out below:
| Ward | Green Candidate | Green Votes | Green Vote Share |
| Redhill East | Bryn Truscott | 1,216 | 48.6% |
| Redhill West | Steve McKenna | 313 | 16.1% |
| Earlswood & Whitebushes | Katie Smith | 242 | 12.8% |
| Banstead Village | Phil Wilson | 146 | 7.8% |
| Merstham | Drummond Richardson | 105 | 6.1% |
| Tadworth and Walton | Alistair Morten | 105 | 5.8% |
> Read more about the result in Redhill East