Residents for Guildford and Villages
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{{Infobox political party
| country = the United Kingdom
| name = Residents for Guildford and Villages
| native_name =
| logo = File:Residents for Guildford and Villages logo.png
| leader = Jonathan Bigmore[http://search.electoralcommission.org.uk/English/Registrations/PP9049 Residents for Guildford and Villages] Electoral Commission
| foundation = 2019
| headquarters = Guildford
| ideology = Localism
Nonpartisan politics
| colours = {{colour box|{{party color|Residents for Guildford and Villages}}}} Magenta &
{{colour box|white}} White
| website = {{URL|r4gv.org.uk}}
| colorcode = #CA1F7B
| seats1_title = Surrey County Council
| seats1 = {{Composition bar|2|81|hex={{party color|Residents for Guildford and Villages}}}}
| seats2_title = Guildford Borough Council
| seats2 = {{Composition bar|7|48|hex={{party color|Residents for Guildford and Villages}}}}
}}
Residents for Guildford and Villages is a political party based in Guildford. The party was formed in early 2019 to contest the 2019 Guildford Borough Council election, and became the second largest party on the Guildford Borough Council,{{cite web|url=https://www.eagleradio.co.uk/news/local-news/2863997/surrey-and-hampshire-local-election-results-by-borough/|title=Surrey and Hampshire local election results by Borough|publisher=Eagle radio|date=3 May 2019}} after winning 15 seats out of 48.{{cite web|url=https://www.guildford.gov.uk/boroughresults2019|title=Borough election results 2019|publisher = Guildford Borough Council|date=3 May 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/guildford-local-election-results-2019-16224180|title=Guildford local election results 2019: Lib Dems and Independents hand Tories worst loss ever|publisher=Surrey Live|date=3 May 2019}} In the 2023 Guildford Borough Council election, R4GV became the third largest party after winning only 7 seats, a decrease of 8.{{Cite web |date=2023-05-05 |title=Election results by party, 5 May 2023 |url=https://www.guildford.gov.uk/article/18988/pageTitle |access-date=2023-05-06 |website=Guildford Borough Council |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Caulfield |first=Chris |date=2023-05-05 |title=Guildford election results in full as Liberal Democrats take control |url=https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/guildford-borough-council-local-election-26846436 |access-date=2023-05-06 |website=SurreyLive |language=en}}
The party campaigns for changes to the Local Plan and on environmental issues.{{Cite web|url=https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/guildford-local-election-results-2019-16224180|title=Guildford Tories slump to worst loss as Lib Dems and Indies surge|first=Christopher|last=McKeon|date=3 May 2019|website=SurreyLive}}
Electoral history
=Guildford Borough Council elections=
In 2019, R4GV contested the Guildford Borough Council elections, standing 17 candidates and winning 15 seats. R4GV also unsuccessfully contested the Friary and St Nicolas by-election and the Pirbright by-election to the borough council as part of the 2021 local elections, and unsuccessfully contested the 2022 Tillingbourne by-election to the borough council.
In 2023, although garnering almost the same number of votes as 2019, the party lost 8 of their 15 seats, bringing their total down to 7 seats for the 2023–2027 term.{{Cite web |date=2023-05-05 |title=Election results by wards, 5 May 2023 |url=https://www.guildford.gov.uk/article/18988/pageTitle |access-date=2023-05-06 |website=Guildford Borough Council |language=en}}
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| rowspan="2" |Election
! colspan="2" |Votes ! colspan="2" |Total |
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| No.
!% !No. !± |
| 2019
| align="center" |20,488 | align="center" |23.2 | align="left" |{{composition bar|15|48|hex={{party color|Residents for Guildford and Villages}}}} | align="center" |{{increase}} 15 |
| 2023
|20,297 |23.21 |{{Composition bar|7|48|{{party color|Residents for Guildford and Villages}}}} |{{Decrease}} 8 |
{{Election box begin | title=Friary and St Nicolas By-election 6 May 2021 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Residents for Guildford and Villages
| candidate = Dom Frazer
| votes = 660
| percentage = 24.3
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{{Election box turnout
| votes = 2712
| percentage = 39.6
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{{Election box hold with party link
| winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
| swing =
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{{Election box begin | title=Pirbright By-election 6 May 2021 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Residents for Guildford and Villages
| candidate = Gerry Lytle
| votes = 109
| percentage = 14.9
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{{Election box turnout
| votes = 731
| percentage = 34.5
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{{Election box hold with party link
| winner = Conservative Party (UK)
| swing =
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{{Election box begin | title=Tillingbourne By-election 20 October 2022 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Residents for Guildford and Villages
| candidate = Clare Price
| votes = 185
| percentage = 13.5
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{{Election box turnout
| votes = 1370
| percentage = 31
| change =
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{{Election box gain with party link
| winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
| loser = Conservative Party (UK)
| swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Surrey County Council elections=
In the 2021 Surrey County Council elections R4GV stood in six of the ten county seats within Guildford borough and won two of them.{{cite web|url=https://www4.surreycc.gov.uk/citizen/election2021/|title=Surrey County Council Election - Thursday, 6th May 2021|publisher=Surrey County Council|access-date=2021-05-20}}
| class="wikitable" |
| rowspan=2|Election
!colspan=2|Votes !colspan=2|Total |
|---|
| No.
!% !No. !± |
| 2021
|align=center|6,510 |align=center|2 |align=left|{{composition bar|2|81|hex={{party color|Residents for Guildford and Villages}}}} |align=center|{{increase}} 2 |
References
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External links
- {{official website|https://r4gv.org.uk/}}
Category:Political parties established in 2019
Category:Locally based political parties in England
Category:2019 establishments in England
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