| Guildford District | |
|---|---|
| — Non-metropolitan district — | |
| Guildford shown within Surrey | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | South East England |
| Non-metropolitan county | Surrey |
| Status | Non-metropolitan district |
| Admin HQ | Guildford |
| Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
| • Body | Guildford Borough Council |
| • Leadership | Leader & Cabinet (Conservative) |
| • MPs | Paul Beresford Michael Gove Jonathan Lord Anne Milton |
| Area | |
| • Total | 104.6 sq mi (270.9 km2) |
| Area rank | 150th (of 326) |
| Population (2010 est.) | |
| • Total | 137,100 |
| • Rank | 147th (of 326) |
| • Density | 1,310.8/sq mi (506.1/km2) |
| • Ethnicity | 93.5% White 2.1% S.Asian 1.3% Black 1.3% Mixed Race 1.7% Chinese or Other |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC0) |
| • Summer (DST) | BST (UTC+1) |
| ONS code | 43UD |
| OS grid reference | TQ0105550700 |
| Website | www.guildford.gov.uk |
Guildford (borough) is a local government district with borough status in Surrey, England. It is named after Guildford where its council is based.
The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merge of the municipal borough of Guildford, and Guildford Rural District.
The 5 May 2011 borough elections produced 34 Conservative seats, 12 Liberal Democrat seats and 2 Labour seats.[1]
The central 'Guildford Town' area of the borough comprises the town centre and immediately surrounding areas, including: Bellfields, Boxgrove, Onslow Village, Park Barn, Stoughton, Westborough, and the (former) villages of Burpham, and Merrow.
Apart from the town of Guildford, the rest of the borough is divided into civil parishes[2]:
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