2024 Swindon Borough Council election

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2024 Swindon Borough Council election
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20 of the 57 seats to Swindon Borough Council. Includes 1 midterm vacancy
29 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
  Blank Blank
Leader Jim Robbins Gary Sumner
Party Labour Conservative
Seats before 32 23
Seats won 14 6
Seats after 41 15
Seat change Increase 9 Decrease 8
  Third party
 
Leader Adam Poole
Party Liberal Democrats
Seats before 1
Seats won 0
Seats after 1
Seat change 0
Leader before election

Jim Robbins
Labour

Leader after election

TBD

The 2024 Swindon Borough Council election will take place on 2 May 2024 to elect councillors to Swindon Borough Council in Wiltshire, England. The elections will be on the same day as other local elections across England. A third of seats are being contested.[1]

At the previous council election, Labour gained an overall majority control of Swindon Borough Council after gaining 9 seats, with the Conservatives losing 10 seats.[2] They increased their majority from 5 seats in 2023 to 13 seats in 2024.

Results

Borough Statement of Persons nominated per each Ward:[3]

The results were as follows:[4]

Blunsdon and Highworth

Blunsdon & Highworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Vijay Manro* 1,399 45.4 +0.2
Labour Ian James 1,191 38.6 +3.6
Green Andrew Day 336 10.9 -1.6
Liberal Democrats Hannah Pajak 127 4.1 -3.1
Majority 208 6.7
Conservative hold Swing

Central

Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Domingos Dias 2,117 52.6 -9.2
Conservative Lourenco Fernandes* 838 20.8 -12.1
Vintur Fernandes 718 17.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats Marek Sarnowski 195 4.8 +1.1
TUSC Mary Quate 124 3.1 N/A
Majority 1,279 31.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Covingham and Dorcan

Covingham & Dorcan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Barbara Parry* 1,469 48.2 +2.0
Labour Rebecca Banwell-Moore 1,363 44.7 +4.5
Liberal Democrats Sheila Kerslake 111 3.6 -2.7
TUSC Scott Hunter 86 2.8 +1.3
Majority 106 3.5
Conservative hold Swing

Eastcott

Eastcott
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Marina Strinkovsky* 1,719 60.8 +0.8
Liberal Democrats Toby Robson 455 16.1 -6.2
Conservative Srinivasu Anupindi 388 13.7 +0.7
Green Chris Noyce 233 8.2 +3.6
Majority 1264 44.7
Labour hold Swing

Gorse Hill and Pinehurst

Gorse Hill & Pinehurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Princia Jenovi Fernandes 1,652 61.5 +5.0
Conservative Niyi Adekoya 530 19.7 -13.5
Green Andy Bentley 290 10.8 +3.6
Liberal Democrats Gerry Taylor 133 5.0 +2.0
TUSC Helen Harris 48 1.8 N/A
Majority 1,122 41.8
Labour hold Swing

Haydon Wick

Haydon Wick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ray Ballman* 1,359 50.3 -7.0
Conservative Bose Patrick-Okoh 1,050 38.9 +2.1
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey King 257 9.5 +3.6
Majority 309 11.4
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Liden, Eldene and Park South

Liden, Eldene & Park South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Marianne Le Coyte-Grinney 1,308 53.4 -5.2
Conservative Roy Stephen 662 27.0 -9.3
Reform UK Bob Wheeler 284 11.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Salmon 187 7.6 +2.5
Majority 646 26.4
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Lydiard and Freshbrook

Lydiard & Freshbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Leon Grother 1,312 51.6 -1.1
Conservative Caryl Sydney-Smith 898 35.3 -3.5
Liberal Democrats Christopher Shepard 208 8.2 +3.1
TUSC Robert Pettefar 102 4.0 +0.6
Majority 414 16.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Mannington and Western

Mannington & Western
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kevin Small* 1,368 66.2 +1.1
Conservative Nandini Singh 464 22.5 -5.0
Liberal Democrats Fraser McCormick 204 9.9 +2.5
Majority 904 43.8
Labour hold Swing

Old Town

Old Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jane Milner-Barry* 1,873 65.5 +1.0
Conservative Bazil Solomon 586 20.5 -2.1
Green Bill Hughes 181 6.3 -0.7
Liberal Democrats Martin Wiltshire 157 5.5 -0.5
TUSC Daisy Bowie 44 1.5 N/A
Majority 1,287 45.0
Labour hold Swing

Penhill and Upper Stratton

Penhill & Upper Stratton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Thomas Smith 1,106 49.2 -4.0
Conservative David Ibitoye 878 39.0 +0.7
Liberal Democrats Michelle Horrobin 244 10.8 +2.3
Majority 228 10.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Priory Vale

Priory Vale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ian Edwards 1,156 45.8 -1.8
Conservative Vinay Manro 1,076 42.6 +0.5
Green Pete Best 172 6.8 +0.7
Liberal Democrats Deborah King 101 4.0 -0.2
Majority 80 3.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Ridgeway

Ridgeway
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gary Sumner* 574 55.3 -17.3
Liberal Democrats Liz Mearns 246 23.7 +9.3
Labour Stephen Allsop 216 20.8 +10.4
Majority 328 31.6
Conservative hold Swing

Rodbourne Cheney

Rodbourne Cheney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ana Fernandes * 1,420 53.4 -7.1
Conservative Sudha Nukana 870 32.7 +4.7
Green Rod Hebden 231 8.7 +1.7
Liberal Democrats Ciaran Skinner 118 4.4 -0.2
Majority 550 20.7
Turnout 28.72
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Shaw

Shaw
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rose Llewellyn 1,405 50.0 +0.8
Conservative Keith Williams* 1,131 40.3 -1.9
Liberal Democrats Zoe McCormick 248 8.8 +0.2
Majority 274 9.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

St Andrews

St Andrews
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Daniel Adams* 1,642 45.0 +10.4
Labour Josh Wood 1,490 40.9 +0.5
Green Howard March 311 8.5 -13.5
Liberal Democrats Dawn Pajak 191 5.2 +2.1
Majority 152 4.2
Conservative hold Swing

St Margaret and South Marston

St Margaret & South Marston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Simon Shelley 1,231 43.0 -6.8
Conservative Eleanor Willis 1,199 41.9 +2.9
Green Ella March 210 7.3 +0.5
Liberal Democrats Lynda Comber 183 6.4 +1.9
Majority 32 1.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Walcot and Park North

Walcot & Park North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jamal Miah* 1,539 64.0 +5.8
Conservative Dave Bell 496 20.6 -9.2
Liberal Democrats Michael Dickinson 187 7.8 +2.3
Green Ian Lodwick 160 6.7 N/A
Majority 1,043 43.4
Labour hold Swing

Wroughton and Wichelstowe (Two Seats)

Wroughton & Wichelstowe (Two Seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Matty Courtliff 1,026 42.3 +7.6
Conservative Gayle Cook 884 36.4 +1.7
Liberal Democrats Martin Barrett 816 33.6 -2.0
Liberal Democrats Stan Pajak 643 26.5 -9.1
Labour Saleh Ahmed 417 17.2 -2.2
Green Simon Fairbourn 405 16.7 +6.4
Labour Abdul Hamid 332 13.7 -5.7
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "Election timetable in England". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
  2. ^ "Local elections 2023: Labour take 'key target' Swindon". BBC News. 2023-05-05. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
  3. ^ Council, Swindon Borough. "Borough Statement of Persons Nominated | Swindon Borough Council". www.swindon.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
  4. ^ "Election results". Swindon Borough Council. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
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