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The Commission is carrying out an electoral review of Guildford Borough Council. 

The aim of the electoral review is to recommend ward boundaries that mean each councillor represents approximately the same number of voters.  

We also aim to ensure that the ward boundaries reflect the interests and identities of local communities, as well as promoting effective local government.  

To achieve these aims, we need to re-draw ward boundaries across Guildford. You can find out more about the review below. 

Review Dates
  Date From: Date To:
Consultation on warding arrangements 26 January 2021 02 August 2021
Consultation on draft recommendations 30 November 2021 07 February 2022
Final recommendations 10 May 2022
Latest information:

On 10 May 2022, we published final recommendations for future electoral arrangements in Guildford Borough Council.

We have now completed our electoral review of Guildford.  

As a result of our final recommendations on new warding patterns, we are making changes to the parish electoral arrangements for the following parish and town councils: 

To view an interactive map of the final recommendations, visit our consultation area. You can view both the existing and proposed boundaries, and search by area or postcode. A non-interactive image of the new ward boundaries is also available. 

The changes we have proposed must now be approved by Parliament. 

A draft Order - the legal document which brings into force our recommendations - will now be laid before Parliament.  

The draft Order will provide for the new electoral arrangements for Guildford Borough Council to come into effect at the local elections in 2023.

 

Opinion Survey 

We would be grateful if you cold please spare time to participate in our online survey. The survey seeks feedback on the review processes and procedures, to identify improvements that can be made.

*This data has been derived by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) from the OS OpenData Boundary-Line product during the course of its electoral review of this authority. Its use is governed by the terms of the OS OpenData Licence Agreement. The data is provided in good faith by the LGBCE and is provided for information purposes only. It should not be used for canvassing or other purpose that might give the user any commercial gain. 

Previous stages:

The consultation on the Commission's draft recommendations for Guildford Borough Council closed on 7 February 2022. 

Listed below are the submissions we received: 

Local Authority: 

Political Groups: 

Councillors: 

Local Organisations: 

Parish and Town Councils: 

Local Residents: 

If you have any feedback regarding our review process then click here. 

The consultation on draft recommendations for Guildford Borough Council closed on 7 February 2022.

On 30 November 2021, we published our draft recommendations for the electoral review of Guildford Borough Council.

From 30 November 2021 to 7 February 2022, we are accepting opinions and comments (submissions) from the public on these recommendations for Guildford Borough Council.

As a result of our draft recommendations on new warding patterns, we are making changes to the parish electoral arrangements for the following parish and town councils:

To view an interactive map of the draft recommendations, visit our consultation area. You can view both the existing and proposed boundaries, search by area or postcode, and have your say. A non-interactive image of the proposed ward boundaries is also available.

You can make a submission to the Guildford electoral review:

  1. through our consultation area,
  2. by e-mailing [email protected], or
  3. writing to the following address:

   The Review Officer (Guildford)

   Local Government Boundary Commission for England

   1st Floor, Windsor House

   50 Victoria Street

   London

   SW1H 0TL

Information on how reviews work is available on our How Reviews Work Page.

You may also wish to read our document Electoral Reviews: Technical Guidance, which contains guidance on the review process and information on the legislation reviews are carried out under.

If you have any feedback regarding our review process then click here.

The consultation on warding arrangements for Guildford Borough Council closed on 02 August 2021.

From 26 January to 02 August 2021, we are accepting opinions and comments (submissions) from the public on where you believe ward boundaries should be in Guildford Borough Council.  

The Commission is minded to recommend that Guildford Borough Council should have 48 councillors in the future. This is no change from the current number of councillors. 

The Commission now needs information from people and groups across Guildford to help it to produce new wards boundaries to accommodate 48 councillors. 

For more information, see our: 

To view an interactive map of the existing warding boundaries, visit our consultation area. You can search by area or postcode, and have your say. A non-interactive image of the current ward boundaries is also available.  

You can make a submission to the Guildford electoral review: 

  1. through our consultation area,  
  1. by e-mailing [email protected], or  
  1. writing to the following address: 

The Review Officer (Guildford) 

LGBCE

PO Box 133

Blyth

NE24 9FE

 

Information on how reviews work is available on our How Reviews Work Page.  

For a quick guide on how to propose a pattern of wards click here. 

You may also wish to read our document Electoral Reviews: Technical Guidance, which contains guidance on the review process and information on the legislation reviews are carried out under.  

As part of the initial stages of the review, we consulted with Guildford Borough Council on the most appropriate number of councillors to be elected to the council in future.  

We received two submissions on council size: 

The Commission is minded to recommend that 48 councillors should serve Guildford Borough Council in the future. This is no change from the current number of councillors. 

Previous reviews

This review was carried out by the Local Government Commission for England (LGCE), and was started on 2 September 1997.

Final report, (PDF) published in September 1998

Draft report, (PDF) published in February 1998.