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Political control

Party in control	Years
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...	1973–1991
No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament...	1991–1995
Liberal Democrats	1995 - 1997
No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament...	1997–2003
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...	2003–present

1973

Party	Seats
1973 Election
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...	29
Labour	6
Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...	5
Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	2

Number of councillors per ward is shown in brackets after the ward name.

Wards won by the Conservatives - Artington, Compton, Puttenham, Seale and Tongham, Shackleford and Wanborough (2); Ash (5); Effingham (1); Merrow and Burpham (5); Normandy (1); Onslow (3); Pirbright (1); Ripley, Wisley and Ockham (1); Send (2); Shalford (1); Stoughton (2); Worplesdon (2)

Wards won by Labour - Stoke (3); Westborough (3)

Ward won by the Liberals - Friary and St Nicolas (3)

Ward won by Independents - Aldbury, Shere and St Martha's (2)

Wards electing councillors of more than one party - East Clandon, West Clandon, East Horsley and West Horsley (3 - 2 Con; 1 Lib); Holy Trinity (2 - 1 Con, 1 Lib)

This was the first election of councillors for the new Guildford Borough Council formed as a successor to the Guildford Municipal Borough Council (the town council) and the Guildford Rural District Council.

There was a partial redrawing of ward boundaries and alteration of numbers of councillors elected per ward in the run up to the 1973 elections in Guildford. One example was Friary and St Nicolas which had been separate wards in the old Guildford Municipal Borough Council in 1972 but which were merged to form a new joint Friary and St Nicolas ward in time for these 1973 elections. A further redrawing of Guildford ward boundaries would occur in time for the next full council election in 1976.

Guildford Council election, 1973

Guildford Council election, 1973

The first ever Guildford Borough Council full-council elections were held on 7 June 1973. The Conservatives won control of the council with a majority of 16, winning 29 of the 42 seats....

1976

Party	Seats
1976 Election
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...	35
Labour	6
Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...	2
Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	2

Number of councillors per ward is shown in brackets after the ward name.

Wards won by the Conservatives - Ash (3); Ash Vale (2); Christchurch (2); Clandon and Horsley (3); Effingham (1); Lovelace (1); Merrow and Burpham (3); Normandy (1); Pilgrims (2); Pirbright (1); Onslow (3); Send (2); Shalford (1); Stoughton (3); Worplesdon (3)

Wards won by Labour - Stoke (3); Westborough (3)

Ward won by Independent Conservative - Tongham (1)

Wards electing councillors of more than one party - Friary and St Nicolas (3 - 2 Con, 1 Lib); Holy Trinity (2 - 1 Con, 1 Lib); Tillingbourne (2 - 1 Con, 1 Ind)

Guildford ward boundaries were redrawn in time for the 1976 council elections. Changes included:

• Ash ward was split into two wards Ash plus Ash Vale;

• a new ward, Christchurch, was created from part of Stoke ward and part of Merrow and Burpham ward;

• Artington, Compton, Puttenham, Seale and Tongham, Shackleford and Wanborough ward was split into two wards Tongham plus Pilgrims;

• Aldbury, Shere and St Martha's ward was renamed Tillingbourne;

• East Clandon, West Clandon, East Horsley and West Horsley ward was renamed Clandon and Horsley; and

• Ripley, Wisley and Ockham ward was renamed Lovelace.

Both Pirbright and Lovelace wards had only one candidate who stood at the 1976 council elections. The respective candidate standing in each of these two wards was thus returned without the need for a vote.

Guildford Council election, 1976

Guildford Council election, 1976

The second Guildford Borough Council full-council elections were held on 6 May 1976. The Conservatives retained control of the council with an increased majority, winning 35 of the 45 seats....

1979

Party	Seats
1979 Election
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...	34
Labour	6
Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...	3
Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	2

Number of councillors per ward is shown in brackets after the ward name.

Wards won by the Conservatives - Ash (3); Ash Vale (2); Christchurch (2); Clandon and Horsley (3); Effingham (1); Holy Trinity (2); Merrow and Burpham (3); Normandy (1); Pilgrims (2); Pirbright (1); Onslow (3); Send (2); Shalford (1); Tongham (1); Worplesdon (3)

Wards won by Labour - Stoke (3); Westborough (3)

Ward won by Independent - Lovelace (1)

Wards electing councillors of more than one party - Friary and St Nicolas (3 - 2 Con, 1 Lib); Stoughton (3 - 1 Con, 2 Lib); Tillingbourne (2 - 1 Con, 1 Ind)

These 1979 council elections coincided with the general election resulting in a turnout of 74.8%. This contrasts with the turnout of 40-50% which occurred in every other full Guildford Borough Council election between 1973 and 1995.

Send ward had only two candidates for the two council positions up for election in 1979. These two candidates were consequently returned without the need for a vote. This is the last time, to date (2011), that any ward in a full Guildford Borough Council election has returned councillors unopposed.

In 1979 Labour finished second in number of councillors and in percentage vote. In Guildford Borough Council elections following the 1979 one, Labour has, to date (2011), never again finished in the top two in either number of councillors or percentage vote.

Guildford Council election, 1979

Guildford Council election, 1979

The third Guildford Borough Council full-council elections were held on 3 May 1979, the same day as the General Election. The Conservatives retained control over the council winning 34 of the 45 seats. This represented a net loss of one seat from the 1976 elections. Labour retained all 6...

1983

Party	Seats
1983 Election
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...	31
Labour	6
SDP-Liberal Alliance SDP-Liberal Alliance The SDP–Liberal Alliance was an electoral pact formed by the Social Democratic Party and the Liberal Party in the United Kingdom which was in existence from 1981 to 1988, when the bulk of the two parties merged to form the Social and Liberal Democrats, later referred to as simply the Liberal...	7
Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	1

Guildford Council election, 1983

The fourth full elections for Guildford Borough Council took place on 5 May 1983. The Conservatives retained control of the council winning 31 of the 45 seats on the council, this represented a net loss of three seats compared to the 1979 elections. The SDP-Liberal Alliance won 7 seats, a net...

1987

Party	Seats
1987 Election
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...	30
Labour	6
SDP-Liberal Alliance SDP-Liberal Alliance The SDP–Liberal Alliance was an electoral pact formed by the Social Democratic Party and the Liberal Party in the United Kingdom which was in existence from 1981 to 1988, when the bulk of the two parties merged to form the Social and Liberal Democrats, later referred to as simply the Liberal...	9
Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	0

Number of councillors per ward is shown in brackets after the ward name.

Wards won by the Conservatives - Ash (3); Ash Vale (2); Christchurch (2); Clandon and Horsley (3); Effingham (1); Lovelace (1); Holy Trinity (2); Merrow and Burpham (3); Pilgrims (2); Pirbright (1); Send (2); Shalford (1); Tillingbourne (2); Tongham (1); Worplesdon (3)

Wards won by Labour - Stoke (3); Westborough (3)

Wards won by SDP-Liberal Alliance - Friary and St Nicolas (3); Normandy (1); Stoughton (3)

Ward electing councillors of more than one party - Onslow (3 - 1 Con, 2 Alliance)

In 1987, the Conservatives won their fifth successive Guildford Borough Council election.

1987 marked the low point for independents contesting Guildford Borough Council elections. There was only one independent candidate in any ward in Guildford. He stood in Worplesdon and finished in seventh place out of the ten candidates up for election in that ward; the top three getting elected.

Conservatives contested every ward in Guildford in this election. Labour contested every ward bar Shalford and the SDP-Liberal Alliance contested every ward except Tillingbourne.

Guildford Council election, 1987

Guildford Council election, 1987

The fifth full elections for Guildford Borough Council took place on 1 May 1987. The Conservatives retained control of the council winning 30 of the 45 seats on the council. This represented one net loss for the Conservatives, relative to the 1983 council elections. Labour retained its 6...

1991

Party	Seats
1991 Election
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...	19
Labour	6
Liberal Democrats	19
Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	1

Number of councillors per ward is shown in brackets after the ward name.

Wards won by the Conservatives - Clandon and Horsley (3); Effingham (1); Lovelace (1); Merrow and Burpham (3); Pilgrims (2); Pirbright (1); Send (2); Shalford (1); Worplesdon (3)

Wards won by Labour - Stoke (3); Westborough (3)

Wards won by Liberal Democrats - Ash (3); Ash Vale (2); Friary and St Nicolas (3); Holy Trinity (2); Normandy (1); Onslow (3); Stoughton (3); Tongham (1)

Wards electing councillors of more than one party - Christchurch (2 - 1 Con, 1 LibD); Tillingbourne (2 - 1 Con, 1 Ind)

Between the 1987 and 1991 council elections the Liberals and SDP had merged. The new party was initially called the Social and Liberal Democrat Party, but was renamed the Liberal Democrat Party in the second half of 1989.

The 1991 council elections saw the Conservatives lose control of Guildford Borough Council for the first time since it was created in the early 1970s. Conservatives and Liberal Democrats ended up tied on 19 councillors each.

Each ward was contested by at least one Conservative and one Liberal Democrat candidate. Labour contested every ward bar two Lovelace and Pirbright. Ten wards, the eight town wards plus Shalford and Worplesdon, were contested by "All Night" candidates.

An independent was returned to the council representing Tillingbourne. At every full council election between 1973 and 2003, except 1987, Tillingbourne (and its predecessor Aldbury, Shere and St Martha's) returned at least one independent councillor. In 1987 no independent candidate had contested the election in Tillingbourne.

Guildford Council election, 1991

Guildford Council election, 1991

The sixth full elections for Guildford Borough Council took place on 2 May 1991. The Conservatives lost control of Guildford Borough Council for the first time since the council was created in the early 1970s...

1995

Party	Seats
1995 Election
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...	13
Labour	6
Liberal Democrats	23
Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	3

Number of councillors per ward is shown in brackets after the ward name.

Wards won by the Conservatives - Clandon and Horsley (3); Effingham (1); Lovelace (1); Pilgrims (2); Pirbright (1); Send (2); Shalford (1)

Wards won by Labour - Stoke (3); Westborough (3)

Wards won by Liberal Democrats - Friary and St Nicolas (3); Holy Trinity (2); Merrow and Burpham (3); Normandy (1); Onslow (3); Stoughton (3); Tongham (1); Worplesdon (3)

Ward won by Putting Ash Vale First - Ash Vale (2)

Wards electing councillors of more than one party - Ash (3 - 1 Con, 2 LibD); Christchurch (2 - 1 Con, 1 LibD); Tillingbourne (2 - 1 LibD, 1 Ind)

To date (2011), 1995 was the Conservatives worst ever electoral performance on Guildford Borough Council and the Liberal Democrats best. The Liberal Democrats won control of the council with a majority of 1.

In Ash Vale, a councillor who had been elected in 1991 as a Liberal Democrat, but had subsequently resigned from the party, stood and was elected along with another candidate under the banner "Putting Ash Vale First".

Guildford Council election, 1995

Guildford Council election, 1995

The seventh full elections for Guildford Borough Council took place on 4 May 1995. The results saw the Liberal Democrats win majority control of the council for the first time winning 23 of the 45 seats. The Conservatives won 13 seats...

1999

Party	Seats
1999 Election
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...	17
Labour	6
Liberal Democrats	20
Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	2

Number of councillors per ward is shown in brackets after the ward name.

Wards won by the Conservatives - Ash (3); Ash Vale (2); Clandon and Horsley (3); Effingham (1); Lovelace (1); Normandy (1); Pilgrims (2); Pirbright (1); Send (2); Shalford (1)

Wards won by Labour - Stoke (3); Westborough (3)

Wards won by Liberal Democrats - Friary and St Nicolas (3); Holy Trinity (2); Merrow and Burpham (3); Onslow (3); Stoughton (3); Worplesdon (3)

Ward won by independent - Tongham (1)

Wards electing councillors of more than one party - Christchurch (2 - 1 Con, 1 LibD); Tillingbourne (2 - 1 LibD, 1 Ind)

In 1999, for the first time the percentage turnout in a full Guildford Borough Council election fell below 40% as only 36.2% of people voted.

1999 was the first election for Guildford Borough Council in which all three main political parties Conservatives, Labour and Liberal Democrats each contested every ward.

The Liberal Democrats had lost majority control of Guildford Borough Council in February 1997 as a result of councillors resiging from the party. Following the 1999 election the council remained no overall control with the Liberal Democrats as the largest group on the council.

Guildford Council election, 1999

Guildford Council election, 1999

The eighth full elections for Guildford Borough Council took place on 6 May 1999.The Liberal Democrats had won control of the council in May 1995 with a majority of 1...

2003

Party	Seats
2003 Election
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...	26
Labour	2
Liberal Democrats	19
Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	1

Number of councillors per ward is shown in brackets after the ward name.

Wards won by the Conservatives - Ash South & Tongham (3); Ash Vale (2); Ash Wharf (2); Clandon & Horsley (3); Lovelace (1); Merrow (3); Normandy (1); Pilgrims (1); Pirbright (1); Send (2); Shalford (2)

Ward won by Labour - Stoke (2)

Wards won by Liberal Democrats - Effingham (1); Friary and St Nicolas (3); Stoughton (3); Westborough (3); Worplesdon (3)

Wards electing councillors of more than one party - Burpham (2 - 1 Con, 1 LibD); Christchurch (2 - 1 Con, 1 LibD); Holy Trinity (3 - 1 Con, 2 LibD); Onslow (3 - 1 Con, 2 LibD); Tillingbourne (2 - 1 Con, 1 Ind)

The 2003 elections were conducted by an all postal ballot. Turnout at 53.4% for the full council elections was above 50% for only the second time in Guildford Borough Council history, the other occasion being in 1979 when the elections were held on the same day as the general election.

Between 1976 and 1999 Guildford Borough Council had been divided into 21 wards with a total of 45 councillors. Rewarding, prior to the 2003 elections, saw the council divided into 22 wards with a total of 48 councillors. Merrow and Burpham ward was divided into two wards Merrow ward and Burpham ward.

For only the second time all three main parties Conservatives, Labour and Liberal Democrats each contested every ward in a full Guildford Borough Council election.

The Conservatives won control of the council with a majority of four.

Labour lost Westborough ward thus ending a period of continuous Labour representation for this ward since 1934.

Guildford Council election, 2003

Guildford Council election, 2003

The 2003 elections for Guildford Borough Council were the first, and as of 2011 the only, full election for Guildford Borough Council conducted by an all postal ballot...

2007

Party	Seats
2007 Election
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...	26
Labour	0
Liberal Democrats	22
Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	0

Number of councillors per ward is shown in brackets after the ward name.

Wards won by the Conservatives - Ash South & Tongham (3); Ash Vale (2); Ash Wharf (2); Christchurch (2); Clandon & Horsley (3); Lovelace (1); Merrow (3); Normandy (1); Pilgrims (1); Pirbright (1); Send (2); Shalford (2); Tillingbourne (2)

Wards won by Liberal Democrats - Burpham (2); Effingham (1); Friary and St Nicolas (3); Onslow (3); Stoke (2); Stoughton (3); Westborough (3); Worplesdon (3)

Wards electing councillors of more than one party - Holy Trinity (3 - 1 Con, 2 LibD)

The Conservatives retained control of the council in the 2007 elections with a majority of four over the Liberal Democrats; these being the only two groups with elected councillors in 2007. Labour lost their last two councillors. No independents were elected.

Conservative and Liberal Democrat candidates contested every ward in Guildford. Labour did not contest seven wards Ash South & Tongham; Ash Vale; Ash Wharf; Effingham; Normandy; Pilgrims; and Pirbright.

For fuller report on the election see Guildford Council election, 2007

Guildford Council election, 2007

The 2007 council elections in Guildford saw the Conservatives retain control over Guildford Borough Council. Full results for each ward can be found at Guildford Council election, full results, 2007.-Summary:...

Full results for each ward can be found at Guildford Council election, full results, 2007

Guildford Council election, full results, 2007

-Results:...

2011

Party	Seats
2011 Election
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...	34
Labour	2
Liberal Democrats	12
Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	0

Number of councillors per ward is shown in brackets after the ward name.

Wards won by the Conservatives - Ash South & Tongham (3); Ash Vale (2); Ash Wharf (2); Burpham (2); Christchurch (2); Clandon & Horsley (3); Lovelace (1); Holy Trinity (3); Merrow (3); Normandy (1); Pilgrims (1); Pirbright (1); Send (2); Shalford (2); Tillingbourne (2); Worplesdon (3)

Wards won by Liberal Democrats - Effingham (1); Friary and St Nicolas (3); Stoughton (3)

Wards electing councillors of more than one party - Onslow (3 - 1 Con, 2 LibD); Stoke (2 - 1Lab, 1LibD); Westborough (3 - 1Lab, 2LibD)

The Conservatives retained control of Guildford council with an increased majority of 20 seats. Labour returned to the council, after a four year absence, with 2 seats.

Only the Conservatives contested every ward in Guildford, in 2011. The Liberal Democrats did not contest Ash South & Tongham or Ash Vale. Labour did not contest Ash Vale or Pirbright. A total of 9 candidates from the Peace Party contested wards in the west part of Guildford town. 5 wards were contested by UKIP candidates. 1 ward, Onslow, was contested by the Green Party. There was also one independent candidate, who stood in Normandy.

For fuller report on the election see Guildford Council election, 2011

Guildford Council election, 2011

The 2011 council elections in Guildford saw the Conservatives retain control over Guildford Borough Council with an increased majority of 20 seats...

Full results for each ward can be found at Guildford Council election, full results, 2011

Guildford Council election, full results, 2011

-Results:...

1995-1999

1999-2003

2003-2007

2007-2011

Surrey County Council electoral divisions in Guildford

Guildford is located in the county of Surrey. Elections for seats on Surrey County Council are held every four years. The number of seats (or electoral divisions) on Surrey County Council was increased from 76 to 80, in time for the 2005 election. This resulted in an increased of one in the number of those seats located in the borough of Guildford; from 9 to 10 seats. A summary of the number of seats won by each political party, within the borough of Guildford, is shown below for the County Council elections from 1977 onwards.

1977

The Conservatives

Conservative Party (UK)

The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...

won all nine of the electoral divisions in Guildford namely Ash, Guildford East, Guildford North, Guildford South, Guildford West, Horsleys, Shalford, Shere and Worplesdon.

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Party	Seats
1977 Election
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...	9
Labour	0
Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...	0

Seats changing hands in 1981

Labour gained the electoral divisions of Guildford North and Guildford West from the Conservatives

Conservative Party (UK)

.

The Conservatives

Conservative Party (UK)

won Ash, Guildford East, Guildford South, Horsleys, Shalford, Shere and Worplesdon. Labour won Guildford North and Guildford West.

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Party	Seats
1981 Election
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...	7
Labour	2
Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...	0

Seats changing hands in 1985

The SDP-Liberal Alliance

SDP-Liberal Alliance

The SDP–Liberal Alliance was an electoral pact formed by the Social Democratic Party and the Liberal Party in the United Kingdom which was in existence from 1981 to 1988, when the bulk of the two parties merged to form the Social and Liberal Democrats, later referred to as simply the Liberal...

gained the electoral divisions of Guildford South and Worplesdon from the Conservatives

Conservative Party (UK)

.

The Conservatives

Conservative Party (UK)

won Ash, Guildford East, Horsleys, Shalford and Shere. The SDP-Liberal Alliance

SDP-Liberal Alliance

won Guildford South and Worplesdon. Labour won Guildford North and Guildford West.

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Party	Seats
1985 Election
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...	5
Labour	2
SDP-Liberal Alliance SDP-Liberal Alliance The SDP–Liberal Alliance was an electoral pact formed by the Social Democratic Party and the Liberal Party in the United Kingdom which was in existence from 1981 to 1988, when the bulk of the two parties merged to form the Social and Liberal Democrats, later referred to as simply the Liberal...	2

Seats changing hands in 1989

The Conservatives

Conservative Party (UK)

gained the electoral division of Worplesdon from the Social and Liberal Democrats.

The Conservatives

Conservative Party (UK)

won Ash, Guildford East, Horsleys, Shalford, Shere and Worplesdon. The Social and Liberal Democrats won Guildford South. Labour won Guildford North and Guildford West.

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Party	Seats
1989 Election
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...	6
Labour	2
Social & Liberal Democrats	1

Seats changing hands in 1993

The Liberal Democrats gained the electoral division of Guildford North from Labour and the electoral division of Worplesdon from the Conservatives

Conservative Party (UK)

. The Liberal Democrats retained the electoral division of Ash which they had gained from the Conservatives

Conservative Party (UK)

in a by-election, in 1990.

The Conservatives

Conservative Party (UK)

won Guildford East, Horsleys, Shalford, and Shere. The Liberal Democrats won Ash, Guildford North, Guildford South and Worplesdon. Labour won Guildford West.

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Party	Seats
1993 Election
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...	4
Labour	1
Liberal Democrats	4

Seats changing hands in 1997

The Conservatives

Conservative Party (UK)

gained the electoral division of Ash from the Liberal Democrats.

The Conservatives

Conservative Party (UK)

won Ash, Guildford East, Horsleys, Shalford, and Shere. The Liberal Democrats won Guildford North, Guildford South and Worplesdon. Labour won Guildford West.

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Party	Seats
1997 Election
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...	5
Labour	1
Liberal Democrats	3

Seats changing hands in 2001

None - all seats were retained by the party which held that seat going into the election.

The Conservatives

Conservative Party (UK)

retained Ash, Guildford East, Horsleys, Shalford, and Shere. The Liberal Democrats retained Guildford North, Guildford South and Worplesdon. Labour retained Guildford West.

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Party	Seats
2001 Election
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...	5
Labour	1
Liberal Democrats	3

Seats changing hands in 2005

The Liberal Democrats gained the electoral division of Guildford West from Labour and the electoral division Guildford East from the Conservatives

Conservative Party (UK)

. The Conservatives

Conservative Party (UK)

gained the electoral division of Worplesdon from the Liberal Democrats.

In the 2005 election, the number of County Council electoral divisions in the borough of Guildford was increased from 9 to 10. This saw the disappearance of the division known as Guildford South and the creation of two new electoral divisions known as Guildford South East and Guildford South West. The Liberal Democrats, who prior to this election had held the old division of Guildford South, won both of the new divisions Guildford South East and Guildford South West.

The Conservatives

Conservative Party (UK)

won Ash, Horsleys, Shalford, Shere and Worplesdon. The Liberal Democrats won Guildford East, Guildford North, Guildford South East, Guildford South West and Guildford West.

Surrey Council election, 2005, Guildford

Surrey Council election, 2005, Guildford

The 2005 Surrey County Council election, Guildford saw the boundaries for the electoral divisions in Surrey redrawn. This increased the number of electoral divisions in Surrey, as a whole, from 76 to 80...

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Party	Seats
2005 Election
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...	5
Labour	0
Liberal Democrats	5

Seats changing hands in 2009

The Conservatives

Conservative Party (UK)

gained two electoral divisions, Guildford East and Guildford South East, from the Liberal Democrats.

The Conservatives

Conservative Party (UK)

won Ash, Guildford East, Guildford South East, Horsleys, Shalford, Shere and Worplesdon. The Liberal Democrats won Guildford North, Guildford South West and Guildford West.

Surrey Council election, 2009, Guildford

Surrey Council election, 2009, Guildford

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Party	Seats
2009 Election
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...	7
Labour	0
Liberal Democrats	3

External links

Guildford Council

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