Guildford (borough)
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| Borough of Guildford | |
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 Shown within Surrey |
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| Geography | |
| Status: | Borough |
| Region: | South East England |
| Admin. County: | Surrey |
| Area: - Total |
Ranked 167th 270.93 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Guildford |
| ONS code: | 43UD |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2005 est.) - Density |
Ranked 138th 132,200 488 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 95.9% White 1.4% S.Asian |
| Politics | |
 Guildford Borough Council http://www.guildford.gov.uk/ |
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| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Conservative |
| MPs: | Paul Beresford, Michael Gove, Humfrey Malins, Anne Milton |
Guildford 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 April 1, 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merge of the municipal borough of Guildford, and Guildford Rural District.
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, Merrow and Jacobs Well.
Apart from the town of Guildford, the rest of the borough is divided into civil parishes:
- Albury
- Artington
- Ash
- Ash Vale
- Compton
- East Clandon
- East Horsley
- Effingham
- Normandy
- Ockham
- Pirbright
- Puttenham
- Ripley
- Seale Sands
- Send
- Shalford
- Shere
- St Martha
- Tongham
- Wanborough
- West Clandon
- West Horsley
- Wisley
- Worplesdon
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