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Election results

The count for the West Surrey Council election is taking place today, Friday 8 May 2026. We will share the results for the Guildford area on our website and our social media channels as each ward is announced.

Find out more information about election results.

Rough sleeping

Help for rough sleepers in Guildford

Guildford has many services to help rough sleepers. These include:

  • homelessness outreach and support service
  • day service
  • night shelter
  • hostels and supported housing projects
  • a range of services providing specialist support  
  • agencies providing general and specialist advice including money and debt advice
  • support with voluntary work and access education, training and employment opportunities
  • services to improve health and wellbeing

What we do

We commission the Homeless Outreach and Support Team (HOST) to provide support to:

  • rough sleepers
  • people at risk of rough sleeping

HOST is a point of contact to report potential rough sleepers. They respond to reports by finding the rough sleeper and offering help.