Guildford, historically the county town of Surreyhttp://www.guildford.gov.uk/GuildfordWeb/Leisure/Guildford+Museum/GuildfordSites/HistoryNotes/Medieval+Guildford.htm Guildford Borough Council --"Henry III confirmed Guildford's status as the county town of Surrey in 1257", England, is now the "County Town in all but name"http://www.surreycc.gov.uk/SCCWebsite/sccwspages.nsf/searchresults/58c467b9864d35d580256d4700475448?OpenDocument Surrey County Council --"Guildford is Surrey’s County Town, in all but name." as well as the seat for the borough of Guildford and the administrative headquarters of the South East England region. Surrey County Council, however, has its administrative base in Kingston upon Thames which, although formerly in Surrey, is now in Greater London.

Guildford is a local government district with borough status in Surrey, England. It is named after Guildford where its council is based.

Guildford is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.