Guildford.
Liberal Democrats-controlled district. £18m net revenue. 21 wards across 3 parliamentary constituencies.
31 May 2026
Liberal Democrats chamber, 2-party MP geography.
Guildford is a district controlled by Liberal Democrats (25 of 48 seats). Net revenue is £18m for 2025-26. It covers 21 wards spanning 3 parliamentary constituencies. The MP geography crosses 2 parties — a heterogeneous setup.
Who sits in the chamber.
Liberal Democrats 52% · last contested 4 May 2023
Councillors — the people.
| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Shaw | Ind | Ash South | 2023 |
| Sue Wyeth-Price | Ind | Ash South | 2023 |
| Carla Morson | LD | Ash Vale | 2023 |
| Richard Charles Lucas | LD | Ash Vale | 2023 |
| Fiona Jean White | LD | Ash Wharf | 2023 |
| Philip Edward Bellamy | LD | Ash Wharf | 2023 |
| Amanda Creese | Lab | Bellfields Slyfield | 2023 |
| James Walsh | Lab | Bellfields Slyfield | 2023 |
| George Potter | LD | Burpham | 2023 |
| Jane Tyson | LD | Burpham | 2023 |
| Geoff Davis | Con | Castle | 2023 |
| Maddy Redpath | Ind | Castle | 2023 |
Where revenue comes from.
This is a high-council-tax councils (district): 70% of revenue from council tax, above the cohort median (61%).
Source · MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table · derived (CT exact; grants/rates split from SFA baseline)
Band-D bill.
| Council slice | £204 |
| County / upper-tier | £1,846 |
| Police | £338 |
| Fire & rescue | £0 |
| GLA precept | £0 |
| Parish average | £41 |
| Total Band-D | £2,429 |
Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish
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Every invoice over £500, published under the Local Government Transparency Code. Best-effort, not statutory — counts and totals net negatives (refunds/reversals).
Top by total — last 180 days
| Supplier | Paid | Share | Pmts |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCLAREN CONSTRUCTION (SOUTH) LIMITED | £6.90m | 29.6% | 3 |
| WINVIC CONSTRUCTION LTD | £1.94m | 8.3% | 7 |
| COMENSURA LTD | £1.77m | 7.6% | 16 |
| WAVERLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL | £1.36m | 5.8% | 19 |
| C L C CONTRACTORS LIMITED | £0.68m | 2.9% | 173 |
| THAMES WATER UTILITIES LTD | £0.46m | 2.0% | 1 |
| GEOBEAR RESIDENTIAL LIMITED | £0.38m | 1.6% | 10 |
| GLEEDS COST MANAGEMENT LTD | £0.37m | 1.6% | 5 |
| R BENSON PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LTD | £0.34m | 1.5% | 129 |
| SOLACE IN BUSINESS LTD | £0.32m | 1.4% | 33 |
By service area · top supplier
Service-classified supplier data not yet ingested for this council.
Guildford’s territory crosses 3 Westminster constituencies, with 2 MP parties represented. The middle column shows how much of the council each seat carries.
| Constituency | Wards | % of council | Current MP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guildford | 17 | 81% | Zöe Franklin | LD |
| Godalming and Ash | 3 | 14% | Jeremy Hunt | Con |
| Surrey Heath | 1 | 5% | Al Pinkerton | LD |
This council holds 2 Ind and 1 Ind MPs. That’s an unusually heterogeneous geography for a Liberal Democrats-controlled district — most weeks one MP is asking the council for something and another is praising it.
Sources, methods & last update
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
Core Spending Power table · 2025-26
Police, Fire, Parish on top
3,450 payments · 2 Jan 2026 – 31 Mar 2026
2023 boundaries
Pending ingest at LAD level