Mayor of the Borough
The Mayor is the first citizen of the borough, elected for a term of office of one year.
During the year the Mayor will represent the Borough by attending a broad range of functions, from formal receptions and official openings to visits to local clubs, schools and community groups, to 100th birthday celebrations.
Councillor Eddy Humphreys, Mayor of the Borough of Reigate & Banstead
Cllr Eddy Humphreys was born and raised in Horsham, West Sussex. In 1997 he moved to Banstead, Surrey, where he continues to live with his lovely wife Sarah. He has two children, Gemma and Dan and two adorable grandchildren Aleksander and Isabella and has another one on the way.
Cllr Humphreys spent his entire career working in the financial services sector, predominately as a financial advisor, before retiring two years ago.
In 2012 Cllr Humphreys was elected councillor for Banstead ward, this decision was driven by wanting to get involved and help in the community. He enjoys helping residents, whether this is sorting out local issues or being part of a team to develop the area, for instance the playground development in Lady Neville Park.
Since 2015 he has been an executive member of Reigate & Banstead Borough Council, being the portfolio holder for Economic Prosperity, which he has been proud to have held. This has enabled him to get to know and understand the needs of local businesses, especially in such trying financial times. He and the Economic Prosperity team have provided an excellent environment to help small, medium, and large businesses to operate in and provided the support they deserve to maintain and grow their business.
As Portfolio holder for Economic prosperity one of his proudest achievements was to set up a business guild in Redhill and Banstead. They have brought businesses together to benefit themselves and the local area.
In his leisure time, apart from spending time with his family, he loves Rugby and most other sports. He has recently taken up Ballroom and Latin dancing, though not quite Strictly level yet! In addition, he has recently gone back to East Surrey College to try to learn another language, Spanish.
Cllr Humphreys was elected Mayor of Reigate & Banstead for the 2023-2024 year and is looking forward to continuing as Mayor for a second term for the 2024-2025 year, coinciding with Reigate & Banstead Borough Council celebrating its milestone 50th Anniversary.
Throughout the year, Cllr Humphreys will be continuing to promote his Mayoralty theme of “togetherness”. As we are still coping with the effects of COVID, the cost-of-living crisis and the very sad invasion of Ukraine he feels that by bringing people together to improve resources and complement each other to ensure a better outcome for our communities, we can make this a better time and place.
The Mayor's chosen charities
Cllr Humphreys has chosen to support two charities during his Mayoral term, which runs until May 2025: Renewed Hope and TRACKS Through Pastures. For further details about these charities please visit the Mayor's chosen charities webpages.
Invite the Mayor to an event
During the year, the Mayor will represent the Borough by attending a broad range of functions, from formal receptions and official openings to visits to local clubs, schools and community groups, to 100th birthday celebrations.
If you would like to invite the Mayor to an event, please complete this form.