Английская Википедия:Borough of Guildford

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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. 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.

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:

• Guildford Municipal Borough
• Guildford Rural District

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.

Governance

Guildford Borough Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Surrey County Council. Parts of the borough are covered by civil parishes, which form a third tier of local government for their areas.

The council owns significant heritage assets that include monuments such as Guildford Castle, as well museums, art collections and civic regalia.

Political control

The council has been under Liberal Democrat majority control since the 2023 election.

Political control of the old municipal borough council from 1836 to 1974 was as follows:

Party in control		Years
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:

Party in control		Years
Шаблон:Party name with colour	1974–1991
Шаблон:Party name with colour	1991–1995
Шаблон:Party name with colour	1995–1997
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:

Councillor	Party		From	To
Tony Rooth	Шаблон:Party name with colour	May 2010	11 Oct 2012
Stephen Mansbridge	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	Шаблон:Party name with colour	12 Oct 2022

Composition

Following the 2023 election the composition of the council was:

Party		Councillors
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.

Members of Parliament

Шаблон:See also The borough straddles four parliamentary constituencies:

Constituency	Member of Parliament	Political party
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

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Guildhall: Used for council's annual meetings.

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. Prior to the local government reorganisation of 1974, the building had been the headquarters of Guildford Rural District Council. The council's annual meeting when new mayors are appointed each May is held at Guildford Guildhall.

Demography

Guildford has the second largest population of Surrey's eleven districts (based on census statistics, only 600 residents behind Reigate and Banstead). 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. 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: Шаблон:Columns-list

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Map of Guildford Borough showing its parts: Guildford town and civil parishes which provide an additional layer of government.

Notes and references

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