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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 03 May 2022
Latest information:

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.  

Previous stages:

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.