GUILDFORD (UK PARLIAMENT CONSTITUENCY)

'Guildford' is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Prior to 1868 the, constituency was jointly represented by two separately elected members of parliament at once. The Reform Act, 1867 redistributed a number of parliamentary seats from two-seat constituencies with low populations to areas which were not represented. Guildford's second seat was abolished from the 1868 general election.

Contents

Boundaries

Members of Parliament

MPs 1660-1868

MPs 1868-present

Elections

Sources

See also

Boundaries

The constituency covers Guildford and the surrounding area; in the county of Surrey.
The Boundary Commission has made its final recommendations for proposed boundary changes in Surrey. Guildford's electorate is the largest of the county and the review aims to reduce it. Proposed changes would see the relignment of the boundary with South West Surrey in order to bring it in line with the recent adjustment of local government wards. Two wards are currently split between the two constituencies: Bramley, Busbridge and Hascombe, which will be placed entirely in South West Surrey; and Alfold, Cranleigh Rural and Ellens Green which will be placed entirely in Guildford. The net effect is to increase the number of voters in South West Surrey and reduce the number in Guildford.
A public review was called, dealing primarily with objections to transferring Bramley to South West Surrey. Many petitioned to argue that the village's links, especially transport, are mainly with Guildford rather than the towns of Godalming and Farnham. The precedent of the previous review was cited, when a proposal to move Bramley out of Guildford and into Mole Valley was rejected after local opposition. However the review felt that this did not justify splitting the ward (something the Boundary Commission seeks to avoid completely) and that the other parts of the ward had strong links to Godalming. Furthermore it cited the point that in the previous review Bramley Parish Council had stated that if it were to be moved it would prefer to be moved to South West Surrey and thus argued that the previous objection was not strong enough.

Members of Parliament

MPs 1660-1868

''prior to 1868 the constituency was jointly represented by two MPs''

★ 1818 – 1819: William Draper Best, Tory

★ 1841 – 1858: Ross Donnelly Mangles

★ 1847 – 1852: Henry Currie

★ 1852 – 1857: James Bell

★ 1857 – 1866: Sir William Bovill

★ 1858 – 1874: Guildford James Hillier Onslow

★ 1866 – 1868: Richard Garth
1868: ''represented by one MP''

MPs 1868-present

Election		Member	Party
	1868	Guildford James Hillier Onslow
	1874	Denzil Roberts Onslow
	1885	St John Brodrick	Conservative
	1906	William Henry Cowan	Liberal
	1910	William Edgar Horne	Conservative
	1922	Henry Cecil Buckingham	Conservative
	1931	Charles Arthur Uryan Rhys	Conservative
	1935	John Jarvis	Conservative
	1950	George Richard Hodges Nugent	Conservative
	1966	David Howell	Conservative
	1997	Nick St Aubyn	Conservative
	2001	Sue Doughty	Liberal Democrat
	2005	Anne Milton	Conservative

Elections

This constituency underwent boundary changes between the 1992 and 1997 general elections and thus change in share of vote is based on a notional calculation.

Sources

★ Historical list of MPs

★ Election result, 2005 (BBC)

★ Election results, 1997 - 2001 (BBC)

★ Election results, 1997 - 2001 (Election Demon)

★ Election results, 1983 - 1992 (Election Demon)

★ Election results, 1992 - 2005 (Guardian)

★ Election results, 1951 - 1979 (Keele University)

See also

★ List of Parliamentary constituencies in Surrey