Borough of Guildford

Guildford
Borough and non-metropolitan district
Guildford Castle in Guildford, the borough's main settlement.
Motto(s):  Fortiter et Fideliter (Latin: Bravely and faithfully)
Guildford shown within Surrey
Coordinates: 51°14′46″N 0°33′07″W / 51.246°N 0.552°W / 51.246; -0.552
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	South East England
Ceremonial county	Surrey
Established	1 April 1974
Administrative HQ	Guildford
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district
• Body	Guildford Borough Council
• MPs	Zöe Franklin (Guildford) Jeremy Hunt (Godalming and Ash) Chris Coghlan (Dorking and Horley) Al Pinkerton (Surrey Heath) Will Forster (Woking)
Area
• Total	105 sq mi (271 km2)
• Rank	130th
Population  (2022)
• Total	145,673
• Rank	153rd
• Density	1,390/sq mi (538/km2)
Ethnicity (2021) [1]
• Ethnic groups	List 86.9% White 6.7% Asian 3.1% Mixed 1.9% other 1.5% Black
Religion (2021) [1]
• Religion	List 48.2% Christianity 39.7% no religion 7% not stated 2.2% Islam 1.4% Hinduism 0.7% Buddhism 0.5% other 0.3% Judaism 0.2% Sikhism
Time zone	UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
ONS code	43UD (ONS) E07000209 (GSS)
OS grid reference	TQ0105550700

The Borough of Guildford is a local government district with borough status in Surrey, England. With around half of the borough's population, Guildford is its largest settlement and only town, and is where the council is based.

The borough includes part of the Surrey Hills, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The neighbouring districts are Surrey Heath, Woking, Elmbridge, Reigate and Banstead, Waverley and Rushmoor.