Onslow had its boundary with Stoke and St Nicolas adjusted to follow Farnham Road and the railway line.

Eastern villages Effingham, Tillingbourne, and Clandon & Horsley wards remained completely unchanged.

[5][6] A Conservative councillor died in May 2022 and the subsequent by-election was won by the Liberal Democrats.

[10] The cumulative impact of these changes resulted in there being 18 Liberal Democrats, 13 R4GV, 8 Conservative, 4 GGG, 2 Labour and 2 Independent councillors going into the election.

After the close of nominations it was revealed that 176 candidates were contesting the 48 seats on the council.

Robin Horsley's campaign, which attracted significant media coverage, featured a series of videos on what he termed 'the Battle for Guildford', which were promoted on social media and in leaflets, and he urged a vote against R4GV in the election, and for whichever parties or candidates were best placed to defeat R4GV in individual wards, on the grounds that if R4GV were elected he believed they would push through the North Street planning application.

[12][13][14] Going in to the election, the council administration consists of a Liberal Democrat/R4GV coalition, with the Conservatives forming the main opposition party.

Wards won solely by the Liberal Democrats – Ash Vale (2); Ash Wharf (2); Burpham (2); Effingham (1); Onslow (3); Shalford (2); Stoke (3); Stoughton North (2); Stoughton South (2); St Nicolas (1) Wards won solely by the Conservatives – Normandy & Pirbright (2); Pilgrims (2); Worplesdon (3) Wards won solely by Residents for Guildford and Villages (R4GV) – Ash South (2) Clandon & Horsley (3) Wards won solely by Guildford Greenbelt Group – Send & Lovelace (3) Wards won solely by Labour – Bellfields & Slyfield (2) Wards electing councillors of more than one party – Castle (3 – 2 Con, 1 R4GV); Merrow (3 - 2 Lib Dem, 1 R4GV); Tillingbourne (2 - 1 Lib Dem, 1 Con) The results saw the Liberal Democrat take overall control of Guildford Borough Council, increasing from 17 seats to 25.

The Conservatives increased from 9 to 10 seats, making them the official opposition on the council, making a mixture of gains from R4GV and the Greens as well as losses to the Liberal Democrats in Ash Vale and Ash Wharf.