Английская Википедия:Borough of Guildford
Шаблон:Hatnote Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Infobox settlement The Borough of Guildford is a local government district with borough status in Surrey, England. With around half of the borough's population, Guildford is its largest settlement and only town, and is where the council is based.
The borough includes part of the Surrey Hills, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The neighbouring districts are Surrey Heath, Woking, Elmbridge, Mole Valley, Waverley and Rushmoor.
History
The town of Guildford was an ancient borough, with its first known charter dating from 1257.[1] It was reformed to become a municipal borough in 1836 under the Municipal Corporations Act 1835, which standardised the way many boroughs operated across the country. The borough boundaries were enlarged several times, notably in 1836, 1933 and 1954.[2][3]
The modern district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, covering the area of two former districts, which were both abolished at the same time:[4][5]
Guildford's borough status transferred to the new district from its creation, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor, continuing Guildford's series of mayors dating back to at least the fifteenth century.[6][1]
Governance
Guildford Borough Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Surrey County Council.[7] Parts of the borough are covered by civil parishes, which form a third tier of local government for their areas.[8]
The council owns significant heritage assets that include monuments such as Guildford Castle, as well museums, art collections and civic regalia.[9]
Political control
The council has been under Liberal Democrat majority control since the 2023 election.[10]
Political control of the old municipal borough council from 1836 to 1974 was as follows:[11]
Party in control | Years | |
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Шаблон:Party name with colour | 1836–1875 | |
Шаблон:Party name with colour | 1875–1877 | |
Шаблон:Party name with colour | 1877–1879 | |
Шаблон:Party name with colour | 1879–1880 | |
Шаблон:Party name with colour | 1880–1883 | |
Шаблон:Party name with colour | 1883–1885 | |
Шаблон:Party name with colour | 1885–1888 | |
Шаблон:Party name with colour | 1888–1889 | |
Шаблон:Party name with colour | 1889–1892 | |
Шаблон:Party name with colour | 1892–1892 | |
Шаблон:Party name with colour | 1892–1894 | |
Шаблон:Party name with colour | 1894–1895 | |
Шаблон:Party name with colour | 1895–1898 | |
Шаблон:Party name with colour | 1898–1899 | |
Шаблон:Party name with colour | 1899–1957 | |
Шаблон:Party name with colour | 1957–1965 | |
Шаблон:Party name with colour | 1965–1972 | |
Шаблон:Party name with colour | 1972–1974 |
Politcial control of the modern borough council since the 1974 reforms has been as follows:[12]
Party in control | Years | |
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Шаблон:Party name with colour | 1974–1991 | |
Шаблон:Party name with colour | 1991–1995 | |
Шаблон:Party name with colour | 1995–1997[13] | |
Шаблон:Party name with colour | 1997–2003 | |
Шаблон:Party name with colour | 2003–2019 | |
Шаблон:Party name with colour | 2019–2023 | |
Шаблон:Party name with colour | 2023–present |
Leadership
Шаблон:Further The role of mayor is largely ceremonial in Guildford. Political leadership is instead provided by the leader of the council. The leaders since 2010 have been:[14]
Councillor | Party | From | To | |
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Tony Rooth[15] | Шаблон:Party name with colour | May 2010 | 11 Oct 2012 | |
Stephen Mansbridge[16] | Шаблон:Party name with colour | 11 Oct 2012 | 19 Oct 2015 | |
Paul Spooner | Шаблон:Party name with colour | 9 Dec 2015 | 15 May 2019 | |
Caroline Reeves | Шаблон:Party name with colour | 15 May 2019 | 22 Sep 2020 | |
Joss Bigmore | Шаблон:Party name with colour | 6 Oct 2020 | 11 Oct 2022 | |
Julia McShane[17] | Шаблон:Party name with colour | 12 Oct 2022 |
Composition
Following the 2023 election the composition of the council was:[18][19]
Party | Councillors | |
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Шаблон:Party name with colour | 25 | |
Шаблон:Party name with colour | 10 | |
Шаблон:Party name with colour | 7 | |
Шаблон:Party name with colour | 3 | |
Шаблон:Party name with colour | 3 | |
Total | 48 |
The next election is due in 2027.
Elections
Шаблон:Also Since the last boundary changes in 2023 the council has comprised 48 councillors representing 21 wards, with each ward electing one, two or three councillors. Elections are held every four years.[20]
Members of Parliament
Шаблон:See also The borough straddles four parliamentary constituencies:
Constituency | Member of Parliament | Political party | |
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Guildford | Angela Richardson | bgcolor="Шаблон:Party color" | | Conservative Party |
Mole Valley | Paul Beresford | bgcolor="Шаблон:Party color" | | |
Surrey Heath | Michael Gove | bgcolor="Шаблон:Party color" | | |
Woking | Jonathan Lord | bgcolor="Шаблон:Party color" | |
Premises
The council is based at Millmead House on Millmead in Guildford. The original house dates from the late seventeenth century, with extensive modern additions to the rear.[21] Prior to the local government reorganisation of 1974, the building had been the headquarters of Guildford Rural District Council.[22] The council's annual meeting when new mayors are appointed each May is held at Guildford Guildhall.[23]
Demography
Guildford has the second largest population of Surrey's eleven districts (based on census statistics, only 600 residents behind Reigate and Banstead).[24] Approximately half of the borough's population live in the town of Guildford.
Parishes
The central part of the borough, corresponding to the pre-1974 borough and covering the majority of the Guildford built-up area, is an unparished area.[8][25] This area includes Bellfields, Boxgrove, Onslow Village, Park Barn, Stoughton, Westborough, and the (former) villages of Burpham, and Merrow.
The rest of the borough is covered by civil parishes:[26] Шаблон:Columns-list
Notes and references
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- ↑ For the loss of the Liberal Democrat majority on Guildford Borough Council during 1997 see a) 2 Liberal Democrat councillors for Stoughton quit the party to be Independent Liberals in February 1997 reducing the number of LD councillors from 23 to 21: http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/s/80053_leading_lib_dem_couple_quit_party b) Liberal Democrats lose Merrow & Burpham by-election to Conservatives in May 1997 reducing number of LD councillors from 21 to 20. Fuller details of this by-election are listed on this Wikipedia page; and c) 1 Liberal Democrat councillor for Tongham quit the party to join the Put Ash Vale First Group (which was then renamed the Independent Group) in May 1997 reducing the number of LD councillors from 20 to 19. See: http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/s/80321_borough_chaos_as_councillor_defects . At the time 23 seats were needed for a majority.
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