Guildford constituency

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Guildford constituency is a UK parliamentary seat in Surrey that elects a Member of Parliament to the House of Commons.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UK Parliament constituency
abolished 1868
boundaryChanges implemented by periodic reviews of the Boundary Commission for England
boundaryReviewAuthority Boundary Commission for England
category Parliamentary constituencies in South East England
Politics of Surrey
classification Westminster parliamentary constituency
constituencyType borough constituency
country United Kingdom
created 1295
currentRepresentation one MP
electoralCountLocation within the constituency’s local authority area
electoralEvent UK general elections
UK parliamentary by-elections
electoralRegisterMaintainedBy local electoral registration officer for Guildford area
electoralSystem plurality voting system
electorateType first past the post
elects Member of Parliament
electsTo UK Parliament
linked to: British Parliament
governingLaw Representation of the People Acts
governmentalJurisdiction United Kingdom central government
linked to: UK government
hasElectorate registered parliamentary voters in the defined constituency area
hasOfficialLanguageForProceedings English
hasParliamentaryTermLength maximum five years between general elections
hasRepresentation one Member of Parliament at each general election
historicCounty Surrey
includesArea Guildford town centre
linked to: Guildford

parts of the Surrey Hills
suburban areas around Guildford
isPartOf Westminster constituencies in Surrey
isSubjectTo UK general election timetable
legislativeBody House of Commons
locatedIn Surrey
mainSettlement Guildford
mapsToLocalGovernmentAreas parts of Guildford Borough
parts of Waverley Borough (historically, depending on boundaries)
parliamentaryBody Parliament of the United Kingdom
linked to: British Parliament
previousRepresentation two MPs (before 1868)
recreated 1885
region South East England
representationBegan Model Parliament era
representationUnitOf Surrey at Westminster
representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
returns one MP to the House of Commons
status active constituency
votingEligibility UK, Irish and qualifying Commonwealth citizens aged 18 or over resident in the constituency

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Waverley hasPoliticalRepresentation Guildford constituency
Effingham, Surrey, England isPartOf Guildford parliamentary constituency
linked to: Guildford constituency
Mole Valley parliamentary constituency border Guildford parliamentary constituency
linked to: Guildford constituency
Aldershot (UK Parliament constituency) previousConstituency Guildford (UK Parliament constituency)
linked to: Guildford constituency
Esher and Walton (UK Parliament constituency) adjacentTo Guildford (UK Parliament constituency)
linked to: Guildford constituency
Compton, Surrey hasConstituency Guildford (UK Parliament constituency)
linked to: Guildford constituency