Your Councillors
Borough Councillors (also known as "members") are elected by the community to decide how the Council should carry out its various activities. They represent the public interest as well as individuals living within the ward in which he or she has been elected to serve a term of office.
Councillors are not paid a salary for their work, but they do receive allowances. By law, all members of the Council are required to complete a register of interests form no later than 28 days following the day of their election, and within 28 days of becoming aware of any change to their interests.
There are 48 members of Guildford Borough Council: 25 Guildford Liberal Democrats, 7 Residents for Guildford and Villages, 10 Conservatives, 3 Guildford Greenbelt Group and 3 Labour Members. They are elected every four years. The last borough elections were held on 4 May 2023 and the next borough elections will be held on 6 May 2027.
The 2023-24 Mayor of Guildford is Councillor Masuk Miah. His deputy is Councillor Sallie Barker MBE.
Councillor Julia McShane is Leader of the Council.
Councillor Tom Hunt is the Deputy Leader of the Council
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Councillor Bilal AkhtarWorplesdon
Conservative
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Councillor Sallie Barker MBEPilgrims
Conservative
The Deputy Mayor
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Councillor Phil BellamyAsh Wharf
Liberal Democrats
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Councillor Dawn BennettClandon & Horsley
Residents for Guildford and Villages
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Councillor Joss BigmoreMerrow
Residents for Guildford and Villages
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Councillor David BilbeNormandy & Pirbright
Conservative
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Councillor Honor BrookerWorplesdon
Conservative
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Councillor James BrookerSend & Lovelace
Guildford Greenbelt Group
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Councillor Philip BrookerWorplesdon
Conservative
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Councillor Ruth BrothwellClandon & Horsley
Residents for Guildford and Villages
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Councillor Yves de ContadesMerrow
Liberal Democrats
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Councillor Amanda CreeseBellfields & Slyfield
Labour
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Councillor Geoff DavisCastle
Conservative
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Councillor Jason FenwickSend & Lovelace
Guildford Greenbelt Group
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Councillor Matt FurnissPilgrims
Conservative
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Councillor Angela GoodwinOnslow
Liberal Democrats
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Councillor Lizzie GriffithsStoughton North
Liberal Democrats
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Councillor Gillian HarwoodStoughton North
Liberal Democrats
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Councillor Stephen HivesStoke
Liberal Democrats
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Councillor Catherine HoustonShalford
Liberal Democrats
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Councillor Bob HughesTillingbourne
Conservative
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Councillor Tom HuntSt Nicolas
Liberal Democrats
Deputy Leader of the Council
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Councillor James JonesOnslow
Liberal Democrats
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Councillor Vanessa KingStoke
Liberal Democrats
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Councillor Steven LeeOnslow
Liberal Democrats
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Councillor Sandy LowryWestborough
Liberal Democrats
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Councillor Richard LucasAsh Vale
Liberal Democrats
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Councillor Julia McShaneWestborough
Liberal Democrats
Leader of the Council
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The Mayor, Councillor Masuk MiahStoughton South
Liberal Democrats
The Mayor 2023-24
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Councillor Richard Mills OBECastle
Conservative
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Councillor Carla MorsonAsh Vale
Liberal Democrats
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Councillor Danielle NewsonTillingbourne
Liberal Democrats
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Councillor Patrick OvenSend & Lovelace
Guildford Greenbelt Group
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Councillor George PotterBurpham
Liberal Democrats
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Councillor Maddy RedpathCastle
Residents for Guildford and Villages
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Councillor Merel Rehorst-SmithEffingham
Liberal Democrats
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Councillor David ShawAsh South
Residents for Guildford and Villages
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Councillor Joanne ShawMerrow
Liberal Democrats
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Councillor Howard SmithWestborough
Labour
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Councillor Katie SteelStoughton South
Liberal Democrats
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Councillor Cait TaylorStoke
Liberal Democrats
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Councillor Jane TysonBurpham
Liberal Democrats
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Councillor James WalshBellfields & Slyfield
Labour
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Councillor Fiona WhiteAsh Wharf
Liberal Democrats
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Councillor Dominique WilliamsShalford
Liberal Democrats
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Councillor Keith WithamNormandy & Pirbright
Conservative
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Councillor Sue Wyeth-PriceAsh South
Residents for Guildford and Villages
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Councillor Catherine YoungClandon & Horsley
Residents for Guildford and Villages