# Guildford (UK Parliament constituency)

Guildford is a constituency in Surrey represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Zöe Franklin, a Liberal Democrat.

## Constituency profile

The seat covers Guildford itself and a more rural area within the Surrey Hills AONB. The seat voted Remain in the 2016 EU referendum, and has wealthier and healthier residents than the national average.

## History

From the first Commons in the Model Parliament of 1295 Guildford was a parliamentary borough sending two members to Parliament until 1868 and one until 1885. In the latter years of sending two members a bloc vote system of elections was used. Until 1885 the electorate in the town of Guildford elected the member(s) of parliament, which expanded in 1885 into a county division under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885.

### Early political history

The seat elected between 1868 and 2001 Conservatives. Exceptions in this period took place when the two-then-three main British parties' policies were beginning to coalesce. The first was a continuation of the centuries-old representation of Guildford by influential members of the Earl of Onslow's family, including a single member winning three widely spaced elections, before being defeated by a further member of the same family in its minor Sussex and British Indian branch, then the majority of the seat's voters were again swayed toward the Liberal landslide of the 1906 general election.

### Modern political history

Successive elections in 2001 and 2005 saw marginal majorities of under 2% of the vote - in favour of a Liberal Democrat and then a Conservative. The 2015 result brought the incumbent MP a Conservative majority of more than 41%, up from 14% in 2010. The seat swung substantially to the Liberal Democrats in 2019, and the Lib Dems then took the seat back from the Conservatives in 2024 with a majority of over 8,000.

## Boundaries

1885–1918: The Boroughs of Guildford and Godalming, the Sessional Division of Farnham, and part of the Sessional Division of Guildford.
1918–1950: The Boroughs of Guildford and Godalming, the Urban District of Haslemere, the Rural District of Hambledon, and the Rural District of Guildford except the civil parish of Pirbright.
* 1 2 Was part of Sessional Division of Farnham, the remainder of which formed, with Woking and most of modern Surrey Heath a new seat, named Farnham
* ↑ This meant rural gains from Chertsey e.g. Send, Ripley, E. & W. Clandon and E. & W. Horsley
1950–1983: The Borough of Guildford, in the Rural District of Guildford the parishes of Artington, Compton, Puttenham, Shackleford, Shalford, Wanborough, and Worplesdon, and in the Rural District of Hambledon the parishes of Alfold, Bramley, Busbridge, Cranleigh, Dunsfold, Ewhurst, Hambledon, Hascombe, and Wonersh.
1983–1997: The Borough of Guildford wards of Christchurch, Friary and St Nicolas, Holy Trinity, Merrow and Burpham, Onslow, Pilgrims, Shalford, Stoke, Stoughton, Tongham, Westborough, and Worplesdon, and the District of Waverley wards of Blackheath and Wonersh, Bramley, Cranleigh East, Cranleigh West, Ewhurst, and Shamley Green.
1997–2010: As above less Tongham ward.
2010–2024: The Borough of Guildford wards of Burpham, Christchurch, Friary and St Nicolas, Holy Trinity, Merrow, Onslow, Pilgrims, Shalford, Stoke, Stoughton, Westborough, and Worplesdon, and the Borough of Waverley wards of Alfold, Blackheath and Wonersh, Cranleigh East, Cranleigh Rural and Ellens Green, Cranleigh West, Ewhurst, and Shamley Green and Cranleigh North.
2024–present: The Borough of Guildford wards of Bellfields & Slyfield, Burpham, Castle, Clandon & Horsley, Effingham, Merrow, Onslow, Send & Lovelace, St Nicolas, Stoke, Stoughton North, Stoughton South, Westborough, and Worplesdon
    Electorate reduced to bring it within the permitted range by transferring the parts in the Borough of Waverley, including Cranleigh to the newly created constituency of Godalming and Ash (except the small Ewhurst ward, which went to Dorking and Horley). To compensate, Clandon, Horsley, Effingham, Send and Lovelace in Guildford borough were added from the former Mole Valley seat.

## Members of Parliament
### MPs 1295–1640

| Parliament | First member | Second member |
| 1377 | Henry Colas | |
| 1381 | Robert atte Mille | |
| 1386 | John Gatyn | Henry Marlborough |
| 1388 (Feb) | John Bonet | Robert Chesenhale |
| 1388 (Sep) | John Thorne | Robert Vinter |
| 1390 (Jan) | Thomas Brocas | Robert Vinter |
| 1390 (Nov) | |
| 1391 | John Gatyn | Robert Vinter |
| 1393 | John Thorne | Henry Colas |
| 1394 | |
| 1395 | John Gatyn | Thomas Brocas |
| 1397 (Jan) | John Gatyn | John Bonet |
| 1397 (Sep) | Robert Chesenhale | Robert Vinter |
| 1399 | John Gatyn | John Bonet |
| 1401 | John Gatyn | Robert Hornmede |
| 1402 | Robert atte Mille | John Cross |
| 1404 (Jan) | John Gatyn | Thomas Brocas |
| 1404 (Oct) | |
| 1406 | William Gregory | Henry Rose |
| 1407 | Robert Hull | John Wharton |
| 1410 | |
| 1411 | |
| 1413 (Feb) | |
| 1413 (May) | Ralph Wimbledon | Richard Eton |
| 1414 (Apr) | |
| 1414 (Nov) | William Waterman | Geoffrey Mudge |
| 1415 | Thomas Ingram | William Weston |
| 1416 (Mar) | John Hipperon | Richard Eton |
| 1416 (Oct) | |
| 1417 | William Walsh | John Gregg |
| 1419 | John Stoughton | William Weston |
| 1420 | Richard Woking | John Wharton |
| 1421 (May) | Thomas Waller | John Gregg |
| 1421 (Dec) | Thomas Waller | Richard Woking |
| 1510-1523 | No names known |
| 1529 | Sir Thomas Palmer | John Dale |
| 1536 | ? |
| 1539 | ?William Fitzwilliam | ?John Bourne |
| 1542 | Sir John Baker | William Fitzwilliam |
| 1545 | Anthony Browne | Thomas Elyot |
| 1547 | Sir Anthony Browne | Thomas Elyot, died and repl. by Jan 1552 by Thomas Stoughton |
| 1553 (Mar) | ? |
| 1553 (Oct) | William More | William Hammond |
| 1554 (Apr) | George Tadlow | William Hammond |
| 1554 (Nov) | Henry Polsted | William More |
| 1555 | Henry Polsted | William More |
| 1558 | Edward Popham | William Hammond |
| 1559 | Sir Thomas Palmer | Thomas Stoughton |
| 1562–3 | Thomas Bromley | John Austen |
| 1571 | Peter Osborne | Henry Knollys |
| 1572 | William More | Thomas Stoughton, died and repl. Jan 1581 by Lawrence Stoughton |
| 1584 | George More | Laurence Stoughton |
| 1586 | George More | Laurence Stoughton |
| 1588 | Sir William More | George More |
| 1593 | George More | Laurence Stoughton |
| 1597 | Sir William More I | Sir Robert Southwell |
| 1601 | Robert More | William Jackson |
| 1604 | Sir George More | George Austen |
| 1614 | Sir Robert More | George Stoughton |
| 1621 | Sir Robert More | John Murray |
| 1624 | Sir Robert More | Nicholas Stoughton |
| 1625 | Sir Robert More | Robert Parkhurst, jnr |
| 1626 | Richard Shilton Shilton did not take his seat, and was replaced by Sir William Morley | Robert Parkhurst, jnr |
| 1628 | Robert Parkhurst | Poynings More |
| 1629–1640 | No Parliaments summoned | No Parliaments summoned |

### MPs 1640–1868

Prior to 1868 the constituency was jointly represented by two MPs.
| Election | First member | First member | First party | Second member | Second member | Second party |
| April 1640 | | Sir Robert Parkhurst | Parliamentarian | | George Abbotts | Parliamentarian |
| November 1640 | | Sir Robert Parkhurst | Parliamentarian | | George Abbotts | Parliamentarian |
| 1645 | | Sir Robert Parkhurst | Parliamentarian | | Nicholas Stoughton | Recruiter |
| 1648 | | ? | | | ? | |
| 1653 | | Guildford not represented in Barebones Parliament | Guildford not represented in Barebones Parliament | Guildford not represented in Barebones Parliament | Guildford not represented in Barebones Parliament | Guildford not represented in Barebones Parliament |
| 1654 | | Richard Hiller or Hillier | | | One seat only | |
| 1656 | | Colonel John Hewson | | | One seat only | |
| 1659 | | Carew Raleigh | | | Robert Parkhurst | |
| 1660 | | Richard Onslow | | | Arthur Onslow | |
| 1664 | | Thomas Dalmahoy | | | Arthur Onslow | |
| March 1679 | | Thomas Dalmahoy | | | Richard Onslow | Whig |
| October 1679 | | Morgan Randyll | | | Richard Onslow | Whig |
| 1685 | | Heneage Finch | Tory | | Richard Onslow | Whig |
| 1689 | | Foot Onslow | | | John Weston | Tory |
| 1690 | | Foot Onslow | | | Morgan Randyll | |
| 1701 | | Denzil Onslow | Whig | | Morgan Randyll | |
| 1705 | | Denzil Onslow | Whig | | Robert Wroth | |
| 1708 | | Denzil Onslow | Whig | | Morgan Randyll | |
| 1710 | | Denzil Onslow | Whig | | Robert Wroth | |
| 1711 | | Denzil Onslow | Whig | | Morgan Randyll | |
| 1713 | | Sir Richard Onslow, Bt | Whig | | Morgan Randyll | |
| 1714 | | Denzil Onslow | Whig | | Morgan Randyll | |
| 1717 | | Robert Wroth | | | Morgan Randyll | |
| 1720 | | Arthur Onslow | Whig | | Morgan Randyll | |
| 1722 | | Arthur Onslow | Whig | | Thomas Brodrick | |
| 1727 | | Arthur Onslow | Whig | | Colonel Richard Onslow | |
| 1728 | | Henry Vincent | | | Colonel Richard Onslow | |
| 1734 | | Hon. Richard Onslow | | | Colonel Richard Onslow | |
| 1740 by-election | | Denzil Onslow | | | Colonel Richard Onslow | |
| 1747 | | Sir John Elwill, Bt | Tory | | Colonel Richard Onslow | |
| 1760 by-election | | Sir John Elwill, Bt | Tory | | George Onslow | Tory |
| 1768 | | Sir Fletcher Norton | | | George Onslow | Tory |
| 1782 by-election | | William Norton | | | George Onslow | Tory |
| 1784 | | Viscount Cranley | Whig | | Chapple Norton | |
| 1790 | | Viscount Cranley | Whig | | George Holme Sumner | Tory |
| 1796 | | Viscount Cranley | Whig | | Chapple Norton | Whig |
| 1806 | | Thomas Cranley Onslow | Tory | | George Holme Sumner | Tory |
| March 1807 | | Thomas Cranley Onslow | Tory | | Chapple Norton | Whig |
| 1812 | | Thomas Cranley Onslow | Tory | | Arthur Onslow | Tory |
| 1818 | | William Best | Whig | | Arthur Onslow | Tory |
| 1819 by-election | | Charles Baring Wall | Tory | | Arthur Onslow | Tory |
| 1826 | | George Chapple Norton | Whig | | Arthur Onslow | Tory |
| 1830 | | Charles Baring Wall | Tory | | George Holme Sumner | Tory |
| 1831 | | Charles Francis Norton | Whig | | James Mangles | Whig |
| 1832 | | Charles Baring Wall | Tory | | James Mangles | Whig |
| 1834 | | Charles Baring Wall | Conservative | | James Mangles | Whig |
| 1837 | | Charles Baring Wall | Conservative | | James Yorke Scarlett | Conservative |
| 1841 | | Charles Baring Wall | Whig | | Ross Donnelly Mangles | Whig |
| 1847 | | Henry Currie | Conservative | | Ross Donnelly Mangles | Whig |
| 1852 | | James Bell | Radical | | Ross Donnelly Mangles | Whig |
| 1857 | | William Bovill | Conservative | | Ross Donnelly Mangles | Whig |
| 1858 by-election | | William Bovill | Conservative | | Guildford Onslow | Whig |
| 1859 | | William Bovill | Conservative | | Guildford Onslow | Liberal |
| 1866 by-election | | Richard Garth | Conservative | | Guildford Onslow | Liberal |
| 1868 | Representation reduced to one member | Representation reduced to one member | Representation reduced to one member | Representation reduced to one member | Representation reduced to one member | Representation reduced to one member |

### MPs since 1868

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1868 | Guildford Onslow | Liberal |
| 1874 | Denzil Onslow | Conservative |
| 1885 | St John Brodrick | Conservative |
| 1906 | Henry Cowan | Liberal |
| Jan 1910 | Edgar Horne | Conservative |
| 1922 | Henry Buckingham | Conservative |
| 1931 by-election | Charles Rhys | Conservative |
| 1935 | Sir John Jarvis, Bt | Conservative |
| 1950 | Richard Nugent | Conservative |
| 1966 | David Howell | Conservative |
| 1997 | Nick St Aubyn | Conservative |
| 2001 | Sue Doughty | Liberal Democrat |
| 2005 | Anne Milton | Conservative |
| 2019 | Anne Milton | Independent |
| 2019 | Angela Richardson | Conservative |
| 2024 | Zöe Franklin | Liberal Democrat |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Guildford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Zöe Franklin | 22,937 | 47.5 | +8.3 |
| | Conservative | Angela Richardson | 14,508 | 30.0 | −15.1 |
| | Reform UK | Dennis Saunders | 4,395 | 9.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | Sarah Gillinson | 3,931 | 8.1 | −0.3 |
| | Green | Sam Peters | 2,268 | 4.7 | +4.3 |
| | Peace | John Morris | 255 | 0.5 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,429 | 17.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,294 | 68.3 | −5.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 70,734 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +11.7 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result :
| Party | Party | Vote | % |
| | Conservative | 23,708 | 45.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 20,591 | 39.2 |
| | Labour | 4,411 | 8.4 |
| | Others | 3,677 | 6.9 |
| | Green | 197 | 0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 52,584 | 73.7 |
| Electorate | Electorate | 71,367 |
General election 2019: Guildford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Angela Richardson | 26,317 | 44.9 | −9.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Zöe Franklin | 22,980 | 39.2 | +15.3 |
| | Labour | Anne Rouse | 4,515 | 7.7 | −11.3 |
| | Independent | Anne Milton | 4,356 | 7.4 | new |
| | Peace | John Morris | 483 | 0.8 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,337 | 5.7 | −25.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,651 | 75.5 | +1.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 77,729 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −12.5 | |
General election 2017: Guildford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anne Milton | 30,295 | 54.6 | −2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Zöe Franklin | 13,255 | 23.9 | +8.4 |
| | Labour | Howard Smith | 10,545 | 19.0 | +6.9 |
| | Green | Mark Bray-Parry | 1,152 | 2.1 | −2.6 |
| | Peace | John Morris | 205 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| | Independent | Semi Essessi | 57 | 0.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,040 | 30.7 | −10.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,509 | 73.7 | +2.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −5.5 | |
General election 2015: Guildford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anne Milton | 30,802 | 57.1 | +3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kelly-Marie Blundell | 8,354 | 15.5 | −23.8 |
| | Labour | Richard Wilson | 6,534 | 12.1 | +7.0 |
| | UKIP | Harry Aldridge | 4,774 | 8.8 | +7.0 |
| | Green | John Pletts | 2,558 | 4.7 | New |
| | Guildford Greenbelt Group | Susan Parker | 538 | 1.0 | New |
| | Peace | John Morris | 230 | 0.4 | −0.1 |
| | CISTA | Gerri Smyth | 196 | 0.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22,448 | 41.6 | +27.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,986 | 71.3 | −0.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +13.8 | |
General election 2010: Guildford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anne Milton | 29,618 | 53.3 | +9.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sue Doughty | 21,836 | 39.3 | −4.0 |
| | Labour | Tim Shand | 2,812 | 5.1 | −4.8 |
| | UKIP | Mazhar Manzoor | 1,021 | 1.8 | +0.6 |
| | Peace | John Morris | 280 | 0.5 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,782 | 14.0 | +13.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,567 | 72.1 | +5.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +5.5 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Guildford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anne Milton | 22,595 | 43.8 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sue Doughty | 22,248 | 43.1 | +0.5 |
| | Labour | Karen Landles | 5,054 | 9.8 | −3.9 |
| | Green | John Pletts | 811 | 1.6 | New |
| | UKIP | Martin Haslam | 645 | 1.2 | −0.3 |
| | Peace | John Morris | 166 | 0.3 | −0.5 |
| | Independent | Victoria Lavin | 112 | 0.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 347 | 0.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,631 | 68.3 | +5.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +0.9 | |
General election 2001: Guildford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sue Doughty | 20,358 | 42.6 | +8.5 |
| | Conservative | Nick St Aubyn | 19,820 | 41.4 | −1.1 |
| | Labour | Joyce Still | 6,558 | 13.7 | −3.8 |
| | UKIP | Sonya Porter | 736 | 1.5 | +0.8 |
| | Peace | John Morris | 370 | 0.8 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 538 | 1.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,842 | 62.7 | −11.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.7 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Guildford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nick St Aubyn | 24,230 | 42.5 | −12.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Sharp | 19,439 | 34.1 | +1.3 |
| | Labour | Joseph Burns | 9,945 | 17.5 | +6.1 |
| | Referendum | James Gore | 2,650 | 4.7 | New |
| | UKIP | Robert McWhirter | 400 | 0.7 | New |
| | Peace | John Morris | 294 | 0.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,791 | 8.4 | −14.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,958 | 74.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −7.05 | |
This constituency underwent boundary changes between the 1992 and 1997 general elections and thus change in share of vote is based on a notional calculation.
General election 1992: Guildford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Howell | 33,516 | 55.3 | −0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Sharp | 20,112 | 33.1 | −0.8 |
| | Labour | Howard Mann | 6,781 | 11.2 | +0.6 |
| | Natural Law | Alex Law | 234 | 0.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,404 | 22.2 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,643 | 78.5 | +3.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.3 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Guildford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Howell | 32,504 | 55.5 | +0.4 |
| | SDP | Margaret Sharp | 19,897 | 33.9 | +0.5 |
| | Labour | Robert Wolverson | 6,216 | 10.6 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,607 | 21.6 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,617 | 75.3 | +2.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −0.1 | |
General election 1983: Guildford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Howell | 30,016 | 55.1 | −2.2 |
| | SDP | Margaret Sharp | 18,192 | 33.4 | +12.2 |
| | Labour | Keith Chesterton | 5,853 | 10.7 | −10.5 |
| | Party of Associates with Licensees | Anthony Farrell | 425 | 0.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,824 | 21.7 | −14.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,486 | 72.5 | −2.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −7.2 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Guildford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Howell | 31,595 | 57.3 | +8.1 |
| | Labour | Paul Blagbrough | 11,689 | 21.2 | −1.4 |
| | Liberal | Henry Donnelly | 11,673 | 21.2 | −7.0 |
| | Independent Rhodesian Front | Peter Scott | 232 | 0.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19,906 | 36.1 | +15.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,189 | 75.3 | +3.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +4.75 | |
General election October 1974: Guildford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Howell | 25,564 | 49.2 | +0.3 |
| | Liberal | Christopher Fox | 14,660 | 28.2 | −3.5 |
| | Labour | Robert Harris | 11,727 | 22.6 | +3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,904 | 21.0 | +3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,951 | 71.9 | −8.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.9 | |
General election February 1974: Guildford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Howell | 28,152 | 48.9 | −6.5 |
| | Liberal | Christopher Fox | 18,261 | 31.7 | +13.7 |
| | Labour | Jean Crow | 11,175 | 19.4 | −7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,891 | 17.2 | −11.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,588 | 80.4 | +8.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −10.1 | |
General election 1970: Guildford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Howell | 27,203 | 55.4 | +5.0 |
| | Labour | Patton Smith | 13,108 | 26.7 | −6.2 |
| | Liberal | Michael Walton | 8,822 | 18.0 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,095 | 28.7 | +11.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,133 | 72.0 | −6.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +5.6 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Guildford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Howell | 24,116 | 50.4 | −0.5 |
| | Labour | Cedric Thornberry | 15,771 | 32.9 | +4.9 |
| | Liberal | John R. Buchanan | 7,992 | 16.7 | −4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,345 | 17.5 | −5.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,879 | 78.7 | +0.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1964: Guildford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Nugent | 24,277 | 50.9 | −6.6 |
| | Labour | Gwilym Emrys H Griffith | 13,365 | 28.0 | −1.1 |
| | Liberal | Christopher John N Martin | 10,052 | 21.1 | +7.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,912 | 22.9 | −5.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,694 | 78.6 | −1.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −2.8 | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Guildford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Nugent | 27,198 | 57.5 | −5.7 |
| | Labour | George R. Bellerby | 13,756 | 29.1 | −7.7 |
| | Liberal | Arthur Braybrooke | 6,318 | 13.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,442 | 28.4 | +2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,272 | 80.2 | +3.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.0 | |
General election 1955: Guildford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Nugent | 27,113 | 63.20 | 0.0 |
| | Labour | George R Bellerby | 15,785 | 36.79 | 0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,328 | 26.41 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,898 | 76.4 | −3.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 0.0 | |
General election 1951: Guildford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Nugent | 27,604 | 63.20 | +7.7 |
| | Labour | Vernon Wilkinson | 16,068 | 36.79 | +2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,536 | 26.41 | +5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,672 | 79.6 | −4.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +5.1 | |
General election 1950: Guildford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Nugent | 24,983 | 55.5 | +5.5 |
| | Labour | Vernon Wilkinson | 15,443 | 34.3 | +1.4 |
| | Liberal | Frederick Philpott | 4,552 | 10.12 | −7.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,540 | 21.21 | +4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,978 | 84.07 | +9.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Boundaries were redrawn in time for the 1950 general election. From 1918 to 1950 the three parts of western Surrey are set out at the 1918 results below. The next change saw an additional seat duty carved out, to be Woking. As a result, Guildford, now oversized, shrank considerably in area and population. To the south the areas of Godalming, Elstead, Thursley, Whitley, Haslemere and Chiddingford were added to the Farnham seat. To the east Send, Ripley, Wisley, Ockham, St Martha, Albury, Shere, Clandon and Horsley were added to Dorking.
These boundaries centred on the town of Guildford plus an area southwards towards Cranleigh, became, with small changes in later reviews, form the basic shape for Guildford until present.

### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Guildford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Jarvis | 33,091 | 50.0 | −25.0 |
| | Labour | Vernon George Wilkinson | 21,789 | 32.93 | +7.87 |
| | Liberal | Joseph Gerald Curie Ruston | 11,281 | 17.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,302 | 17.1 | −32.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 66,161 | 74.9 | +5.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −16.4 | |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1935: Guildford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Jarvis | 35,384 | 74.98 |
| | Labour | FA Campbell | 11,833 | 25.06 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23,551 | 49.88 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,217 | 69.27 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1931: Guildford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Charles Rhys | 39,008 | 86.21 |
| | Labour | Sidney Peck | 6,242 | 13.79 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 32,766 | 72.42 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,250 | 72.26 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
1931 Guildford by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Rhys | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Guildford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Henry Buckingham | 20,550 | 48.3 | −14.0 |
| | Liberal | Somerset Stopford Brooke | 15,984 | 37.6 | +21.1 |
| | Labour | Lawrence Miles Worsnop | 5,996 | 14.1 | −7.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,566 | 10.7 | −30.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,530 | 72.1 | +0.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 58,958 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | −17.6 | |
General election 1924: Guildford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Henry Buckingham | 18,273 | 62.3 | +10.0 |
| | Labour | Frank Markham | 6,227 | 21.2 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal | Samuel Parnell Kerr | 4,842 | 16.5 | −11.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,046 | 41.1 | +17.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,342 | 71.3 | +3.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 41,164 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | +4.2 | |
General election 1923: Guildford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Henry Buckingham | 14,117 | 52.3 | −18.3 |
| | Liberal | Samuel Parnell Kerr | 7,601 | 28.2 | New |
| | Labour | William Bennett | 5,260 | 19.5 | −9.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,516 | 24.1 | −17.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,978 | 67.6 | +2.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 39,931 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | −4.2 | |
General election 1922: Guildford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Henry Buckingham | 18,045 | 70.6 | −1.5 |
| | Labour | William Bennett | 7,514 | 29.4 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,531 | 41.2 | −3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,559 | 65.4 | +15.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 39,087 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | −1.5 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Guildford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Unionist | Edgar Horne | 13,149 | 72.1 | +8.4 |
| | Labour | William Bennett | 5,078 | 27.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,071 | 44.2 | +16.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,227 | 50.0 | −33.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 36,427 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | | |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||
From 1885 to 1918 the west part of Surrey had been represented by two seats - in the north the seat of Chertsey, in the south that of Guildford. Boundaries were redrawn for proper apportionment in time for the 1918 general election such that the same area saw three seats - Farnham in the west, Chertsey in the north east and Guildford in the south east.
As a result, the seat lost the areas of Ash, Normandy, Seale, Frensham and Farnham, towards its west, but to the east gained the areas of Merrow, Send, Ripley, Ockham, Wisley, Clandon and Horsley from Chertsey.
General election December 1910: Guildford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edgar Horne | 8,463 | 63.7 | −1.1 |
| | Liberal | Arthur Jex Davey | 4,832 | 36.3 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,631 | 27.4 | −2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,295 | 83.0 | −6.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,020 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −1.1 | |
General election January 1910: Guildford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edgar Horne | 9,264 | 64.8 | +18.1 |
| | Liberal | Algernon Methuen | 5,033 | 35.2 | −18.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,231 | 29.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,297 | 89.2 | +5.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,020 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +18.1 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election January 1906: Guildford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Henry Cowan | 6,430 | 53.3 | +15.0 |
| | Conservative | St John Brodrick | 5,630 | 46.7 | −15.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 800 | 6.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,060 | 83.4 | +7.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,469 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +15.0 | |
1900 Guildford by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | St John Brodrick | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1900: Guildford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | St John Brodrick | 5,816 | 61.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal | AW Chapman | 3,609 | 38.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,207 | 23.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,425 | 75.5 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,477 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1895: Guildford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | St John Brodrick | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1892: Guildford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | St John Brodrick | 5,191 | 58.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal | George Patrick Charles Lawrence | 3,720 | 41.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,471 | 16.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,911 | 79.2 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,248 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1886: Guildford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | St John Brodrick | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1885: Guildford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | St John Brodrick | 4,485 | 54.5 | −0.8 |
| | Liberal | Ellis Duncombe Gosling | 3,750 | 45.5 | +0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 735 | 9.0 | −1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,235 | 82.5 | −8.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,978 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −0.8 | |
Constituency boundaries were redrawn in time for the 1885 general election. From 1868 to 1885 the west part of Surrey had been represented by two constituencies, one known as Guildford (which consisted of the town centre of Guildford and little else) and one constituency known as Surrey Western, which comprised the rest of that part of the county of Surrey. The Guildford constituency was both geographically and in size of electorate significantly smaller than the Surrey Western constituency. The 1885 to 1918 constituency boundaries saw the area of west Surrey divided into two constituencies more equal in size of population and land area. The north part of west Surrey was given the constituency name Chertsey, the south part Guildford.
General election 1880: Guildford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Denzil Onslow | 705 | 55.3 | −5.7 |
| | Liberal | Thomas R. Kemp | 571 | 44.7 | +5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 134 | 10.6 | −11.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,276 | 90.8 | +6.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,406 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −5.7 | |

### Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: Guildford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Denzil Onslow | 673 | 61.0 | +12.0 |
| | Liberal | Guildford Onslow | 430 | 39.0 | −12.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 243 | 22.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,103 | 84.5 | −1.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,306 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +12.0 | |

### Elections in the 1860s

General election 1868: Guildford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Guildford Onslow | 536 | 51.0 | −12.8 |
| | Conservative | Richard Garth | 515 | 49.0 | +12.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21 | 2.0 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,051 | 86.2 | −3.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,219 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −12.8 | |
Constituency boundaries were redrawn in time for the 1868 election.
Prior to the 1868 general election, the constituency of Guildford was represented by two Members of Parliament. That was reduced to one from 1868 onwards.
The 1868 to 1885 constituency known as Guildford was geographically limited to an area around the current centre of Guildford town. This is in marked contrast to the various post-1885 versions of the constituency known as Guildford all of which have had a much greater geographical area. The 1868 constituency was, at its maximum, little over one mile east to west, and just over one mile north to south. (Most of the area which is in the modern constituency of Guildford would in 1868 have been part of the Surrey Western Constituency, rather than the Guildford Constituency.)
By-election, 17 December 1866: Guildford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Garth | 339 | 53.0 | +16.8 |
| | Liberal | William Willmer Pocock | 301 | 47.0 | −16.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 38 | 6.0 | −4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 640 | 96.0 | +6.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 667 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +16.8 | |
The 17 December 1866 by-election was caused by Bovill resigning as an MP following his appointment to judicial office, namely Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas.
By-election, 11 July 1866: Guildford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Bovill | 316 | 96.6 | +60.4 |
| | Liberal | Henry Lawes Long | 11 | 3.4 | −60.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 305 | 93.2 | +82.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 327 | 49.0 | −40.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 667 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +60.4 | |
The 11 July 1866 by-election resulted from the need of Bovill to seek re-election upon his appointment as Solicitor General for England and Wales. Long withdrew from the contest before polling.
General election 1865: Guildford (top 2 candidates elected) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Guildford Onslow | 333 | 37.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | William Bovill | 318 | 36.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal | William Willmer Pocock | 228 | 25.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 599 (est) | 89.7 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 667 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15 | 1.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 90 | 10.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1850s

Party designations for many candidates during the 1830s, 1840s and 1850s can be problematic as party ties were not as strong as those that developed, in Britain, in the late 19th century. Therefore, for the 1830s to 1850s election results, listed below, the term Liberal includes Whigs and Radicals; and the term Conservative includes Tories and Peelites, unless otherwise specified.
General election 1859: Guildford (top 2 candidates elected) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Guildford Onslow | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | William Bovill | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 677 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
By-election, 22 October 1858: Guildford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Guildford Onslow | 268 | 52.9 | +12.0 |
| | Conservative | William John Evelyn | 239 | 47.1 | +7.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 29 | 5.8 | +4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 507 | 76.1 | +12.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 666 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | +2.3 | |
The 22 October 1858 by-election was caused by RD Mangles resigning as an MP following his appointment as Member of the Council of India.
General election 1857: Guildford (top 2 candidates elected) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Ross Donnelly Mangles | 349 | 40.9 | −1.9 |
| | Conservative | William Bovill | 338 | 39.6 | +11.4 |
| | Radical | James Bell | 167 | 19.6 | −9.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 427 (est) | 64.1 (est) | −2.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 666 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11 | 1.3 | −12.5 |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | −3.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 171 | 20.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative gain from Radical | Conservative gain from Radical | Swing | +10.4 | |
General election 1852: Guildford (top 2 candidates elected) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Ross Donnelly Mangles | 370 | 42.8 | +11.0 |
| | Radical | James Bell | 251 | 29.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Thomas Lyon Thurlow | 244 | 28.2 | −40.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 433 (est) | 66.7 (est) | +1.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 648 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 119 | 13.8 | +6.1 |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | +15.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7 | 0.8 | N/A |
| | Radical gain from Conservative | Radical gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1840s

General election 1847: Guildford (top 2 candidates elected) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Currie | 336 | 44.1 | +24.0 |
| | Whig | Ross Donnelly Mangles | 242 | 31.8 | −26.0 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Lyon Thurlow | 184 | 24.1 | +2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 381 (est) | 65.1 (est) | −17.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 585 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 94 | 12.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +18.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 58 | 7.7 | +2.2 |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | −26.0 | |
General election 1841: Guildford (top 2 candidates elected) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Ross Donnelly Mangles | 242 | 30.2 | +17.0 |
| | Whig | Charles Baring Wall | 221 | 27.6 | +14.4 |
| | Conservative | James Yorke Scarlett | 177 | 22.1 | −9.3 |
| | Conservative | Henry Currie | 161 | 20.1 | −22.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 44 | 5.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 401 (est) | 82.5 (est) | +0.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 486 | | |
| | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | +16.3 | |
| | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | +15.0 | |

### Elections in the 1830s

General election 1837: Guildford (top 2 candidates elected) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Baring Wall | 252 | 42.1 | +25.5 |
| | Conservative | James Yorke Scarlett | 188 | 31.4 | +14.8 |
| | Whig | James Mangles | 159 | 26.5 | −40.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 29 | 4.7 | −8.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 350 | 82.4 | +19.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 425 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +22.8 | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +17.5 | |
General election 1835: Guildford (top 2 candidates elected) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | James Mangles | 299 | 46.4 | −2.1 |
| | Conservative | Charles Baring Wall | 214 | 33.2 | +4.0 |
| | Whig | Robert Alfred Cloyne Austen | 131 | 20.3 | −2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 338 | 62.9 | −25.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 537 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 85 | 13.2 | −6.1 |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | −2.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 83 | 12.9 | +6.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +4.1 | |
General election 1832: Guildford (top 2 candidates elected) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | James Mangles | 299 | 48.5 | +22.0 |
| | Tory | Charles Baring Wall | 180 | 29.2 | −12.2 |
| | Whig | Charles Francis Norton | 138 | 22.4 | −9.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 303 | 88.6 | −4.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 342 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 119 | 19.3 | +16.4 |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | +14.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 42 | 6.8 | N/A |
| | Tory gain from Whig | Tory gain from Whig | Swing | −12.3 | |
Constituency boundaries were redrawn in time for the 1832 general election.
General election 1831: Guildford (top 2 candidates elected) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Charles Francis Norton | 99 | 32.0 | +20.4 |
| | Whig | James Mangles | 82 | 26.5 | +14.9 |
| | Tory | George Holme Sumner | 73 | 23.6 | −8.1 |
| | Tory | Charles Baring Wall | 55 | 17.8 | −27.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9 | 2.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 162 | 92.6 | +18.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 175 | | |
| | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory | Swing | +19.1 | |
| | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory | Swing | +16.3 | |
General election 1830: Guildford (top 2 candidates elected) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tory | Charles Baring Wall | 117 | 45.2 |
| | Tory | George Holme Sumner | 82 | 31.7 |
| | Whig | George Chapple Norton | 60 | 23.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22 | 8.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | c. 130 | c. 74.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | c. 175 | |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
| | Tory gain from Whig | Tory gain from Whig | Tory gain from Whig | Tory gain from Whig |