# Guildford

The middle of the South East. About 106,711 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 126 square kilometres.

Zöe Franklin has been the Liberal Democrat MP for Guildford since July 2024. They won by 8,429 votes on a 68.3% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001258. In: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east)

## MP and the 2024 result

Zöe Franklin has been the Liberal Democrat MP for Guildford since July 2024.
They won by 8,429 votes on a 68.3% turnout.

MP: [Zöe Franklin](https://members.parliament.uk/member/5313) (Liberal Democrat).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Guildford

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Zöe Franklin (elected) | Liberal Democrat | 22,937 | 47.5% |
| Angela Richardson | Conservative | 14,508 | 30.0% |
| Dennis Saunders | Reform UK | 4,395 | 9.1% |
| Sarah Gillinson | Labour | 3,931 | 8.1% |
| Sam Peters | Green Party | 2,268 | 4.7% |
| John Morris | The Peace Party - Non-violence, Justice, Environment | 255 | 0.5% |

Electorate 70,662. Turnout 68.3%. Majority 8,429 (17.5%). Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. https://electionresults.parliament.uk/elections/3507

MP as of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Key figures

- **Majority, 2024 general election: 17.5%** (July 2024). The winner in Guildford had a majority of 17.5% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 255th largest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/guildford#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 68.3%** (July 2024). Turnout in Guildford at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 68.3% (House of Commons Library). Joint 64th highest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/guildford#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 101,720** (2021). Guildford had 101,720 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 300th most populated of 650. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/guildford#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 40%** (2022). About 40% of people in Guildford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/guildford#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001258) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 40% of people in Guildford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?place=E14001258) (UK House Price Index · July 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Guildford, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Guildford.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001258) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Guildford, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Guildford.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001258) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Guildford had 101,720 usual residents at the census.

## How Guildford compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Guildford | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 17.5% | joint 255th largest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 68.3% | joint 64th highest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 101,720 | 300th most populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 40% | joint 318th most people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Guildford?

Guildford had 101,720 usual residents at the census.
Guildford is the 300th most populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Guildford

Most of Guildford lies in Guildford. These figures are published for the whole of Guildford, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Guildford itself. [See Guildford](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford)

- **Average house price: £532,917** (July 2026). Guildford’s average house price was £532,917 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 2.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £46,801** (2025). Full-time workers living in Guildford earned a median of £46,801 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 33rd highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 11.4×** (2025). A home in Guildford costs 11.4 times local full-time pay. 28th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 9.5** (2025). Guildford has a deprivation score of 9.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Guildford in brief

The winner in Guildford had a majority of 17.5% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Guildford at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 68.3%.
Guildford had 101,720 usual residents at the census.
About 40% of people in Guildford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001258
- Council: [Guildford †](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford)
- Region: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 126 km²
- People, mid-2024: 106,711*
- Wards: 14
- Middle areas: 12
- Neighbourhoods: 59
- Output areas: 302

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the council this constituency mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow it.

## Next door

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## Latest updates for Guildford

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E14001258

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/guildford, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/guildford#f-ge2024-majority.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.8, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508850. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/guildford