Surrey County Council Electoral Divisions in Guildford
Guildford is located in the county of Surrey. Elections for seats on Surrey County Council are held every four years. The number of seats (or electoral divisions) on Surrey County Council was increased from 76 to 80, in time for the 2005 election. This resulted in an increased of one in the number of those seats located in the borough of Guildford; from 9 to 10 seats. A summary of the number of seats won by each political party, within the borough of Guildford, is shown below for the County Council elections from 1977 onwards.
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