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: 16 Guildford Liberal Democrats, 15 Residents for Guildford and Villages, 8 Conservatives, 4 Guildford Greenbelt Group, 2 Labour, 1 Green Party Member, 1 Independent and one vacancy following the recent death of Councillor Richard Billington (Tillingbourne Ward). They are elected every four years. The last borough elections were held on 2 May 2019 and the next borough elections will be held on 4 May 2023.

The 2022-23 Mayor of Guildford is Councillor Dennis Booth. His deputy is Councillor Masuk Miah.

Councillor Julia McShane is Acting Leader of the Council.