2014 Swindon Borough Council election

Last updated October 04, 2024

The 2014 Swindon Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Swindon Borough Council in England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections. The Conservatives gained 1 seat to retain control of the council.

Overall Result

Swindon Council Election, 2014
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %
	Conservative	30	1	0	+ 1	52.6
	Labour	23	0	1	- 1	40.4
	Liberal Democrats	4	0	0	0	7.0
	UKIP	0	0	0	0	0.0
	Green	0	0	0	0	0.0
	Independent	0	0	0	0	0.0
Total		57

Ward Elections

The results of the election are:^[2]

Blunsdon & Highworth Ward

Blunsdon & Highworth Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Steve Weisinger	1,689	48.1	+3.3
	Labour	Phil Beaumont	831	23.7	–7.6
	UKIP	Ross Shugar	621	17.7	N/A
	Green	Andrew Donald Day	245	7.0	–6.0
	Liberal Democrats	Clive Hooper	125	3.6	–7.4
Majority			858	24.4	N/A
Turnout			3,521	40.19	+5.96
Registered electors			8,760
	Conservative hold		Swing

Central Ward

Central Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Junab Ali*	1,386	38.0	–32.1
	Liberal Democrats	Imtiyaz Shaikh	1,189	32.6	+25.4
	Conservative	Timothy Michael French	495	13.6	+0.8
	UKIP	Brian David Stone	454	12.4	N/A
	Independent	Nicholas Gary Kearns	127	3.5	N/A
Majority			197	5.4	N/A
Turnout			3,686	39.72	+8.72
Registered electors			9,281
	Labour hold		Swing

Chiseldon & Lawn Ward

Chiseldon & Lawn Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Eric Shaw	911	44.3	+1.5
	UKIP	Jennifer Mary Jefferies	457	22.2	N/A
	Labour	Irene Anne Cooke	373	18.1	+0.5
	Green	Paul Sunners	207	10.1	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Raymond James	109	5.3	–5.7
Majority			454	22.1	N/A
Turnout			2,067	44.08	+2.35
Registered electors			4,666
	Conservative hold		Swing

Covingham & Dorcan Ward

Covingham & Dorcan Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kevin James Parry	1,449	39.1	–1.9
	Labour	Julian Charles Price *	1,186	32.0	–4.5
	UKIP	Brian James Osbourn	926	25.0	+8.2
	Green	Chantelle Smith	141	3.8	N/A
Majority			263	7.1	N/A
Turnout			3,712	41.82	+4.49
Registered electors			8,877
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Eastcott Ward

Eastcott Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Dave Wood *	1,308	44.0	–5.6
	Labour	Emma Bushell	930	31.3	–3.4
	UKIP	Terence Richard Davis	278	9.3	N/A
	Conservative	David Malcolm Bell	263	8.8	+0.5
	Green	John Valentine Hughes	195	6.6	–0.8
Majority			378	12.67	N/A
Turnout			2,984	38.69	+2.99
Registered electors			7,712
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Gorse Hill & Pinehurst Ward

Gorse Hill & Pinehurst Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Carol Hannah Shelley	1,152	39.4	–28.1
	UKIP	Ian Christopher Robertson-Molden	791	27.0	N/A
	Conservative	Edward Mark Gillams	716	24.5	+3.1
	Green	Stephen Thompson	266	9.1	N/A
Majority			361	12.3	N/A
Turnout			2,930	32.49	+6.34
Registered electors			9,019
	Labour hold		Swing

Haydon Wick Ward

Haydon Wick Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Garry John Perkins	1,209	37.9	–5.7
	Labour	Maura Julia Clarke	1,019	32.0	+0.8
	UKIP	Edmund Gerrard	816	25.6	+15.0
	Liberal Democrats	Garry Porter	145	4.5	–1.8
Majority			190	6.0	N/A
Turnout			3,208	34.74	+2.16
Registered electors			9,235
	Conservative hold		Swing

Liden, Eldene & Park South Ward

Liden, Eldene & Park South Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Derique Joseph Montaut *	978	34.9	–7.8
	Conservative	Graham Charles Cherry	807	28.8	–4.8
	UKIP	Robert William Sheppard	798	28.4	+11.6
	Green	David Christopher Miles	129	4.6	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Hannah Pajak McCance	94	3.3	–3.7
Majority			171	6.1	N/A
Turnout			2820	32.54	–0.33
Registered electors			8,666
	Labour hold		Swing

Lydiard & Freshbrook Ward

Lydiard & Freshbrook Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Timothy Swinyard	1,190	36.9	+2.1
	Labour	Mohammed Jamal Miah	925	28.7	–2.7
	UKIP	John Lenton	791	24.5	+12.0
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Shepherd	178	5.5	–5.3
	Green	Livio Pavone	140	4.3	–6.2
Majority			265	8.2	N/A
Turnout			3,236	37.61	+4.23
Registered electors			8,605
	Conservative hold		Swing

Mannington & Western Ward

Mannington & Western Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Robbins *	977	42.7	–8.6
	UKIP	Lincoln Williams	598	26.1	N/A
	Conservative	Caryl Sydney-Smith	561	24.5	–0.6
	Liberal Democrats	Geoffrey Kin	152	6.6	–2.8
Majority			379	16.6	N/A
Turnout			2,308	30.93	+4.60
Registered electors			7,463
	Labour hold		Swing

Old Town Ward

Old Town Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Nadine Watts *	1,352	45.8	+20.8
	Conservative	Claire Ellis	1,067	36.1	–5.1
	UKIP	John Short	365	12.4	+5.2
	Liberal Democrats	Deborah King	171	5.8	–3.0
Majority			285	9.6	N/A
Turnout			2,960	37.76	+3.17
Registered electors			7,838
	Labour hold		Swing

Penhill & Upper Stratton Ward

Penhill & Upper Stratton Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joseph Tray *	1,195	40.8	–22.1
	UKIP	David Rowland	872	29.7	N/A
	Conservative	Harriet Maltby	712	24.3	–4.9
	Green	Robert Heritage	153	5.2	N/A
Majority			323	11.0	N/A
Turnout			2,942	31.14	+2.31
Registered electors			9,449
	Labour hold		Swing

Priory Vale Ward

Priory Vale Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Emma Faramarzi *	1,232	50.9	–6.3
	UKIP	Balbir Virik	519	21.4	+7.0
	Labour	Michelle Agostino	513	21.2	–0.5
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret Hooper	158	6.5	–0.3
Majority			713	29.4	N/A
Turnout			2,435	28.15	+4.67
Registered electors			8,651
	Conservative hold		Swing

Rodbourne Cheney Ward

Rodbourne Cheney Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Watts *	1,305	43.3	–18.2
	UKIP	Peter Thompson-Watt	859	28.6	N/A
	Conservative	Diane Rodgers	668	22.2	–9.1
	Green	Simon Fairbourn	174	5.8	N/A
Majority			446	14.8	N/A
Turnout			3,026	35.76	+5.64
Registered electors			8,463
	Labour hold		Swing

Shaw Ward

Shaw Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dwynwen Mary Martin	1,122	36.5	–13.0
	Labour	Stephanie Exell	862	28.0	–4.1
	UKIP	Christopher Tyler	552	17.9	N/A
	Independent	Richard Symonds	223	7.3	N/A
	Green	Nigel Kimber	203	6.6	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	James Farr	113	3.7	–7.4
Majority			260	8.5	N/A
Turnout			3,084	36.44	+7.73
Registered electors			8,463
	Conservative hold		Swing

St Andrews Ward

St Andrews Ward (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gemma McCracken	1,164	51.5	–11.4
	Conservative	Mary Friend *	1,124	–
	Labour	Jason Mills	502	22.2	–7.0
	Labour	John Keepin	491	–
	UKIP	Gary Belben	421	18.6	N/A
	UKIP	Anthony Garrett	405	–
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret Mistry	172	7.6	–0.3
Turnout			2,196	27.36	+2.92
Registered electors			8,027
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Extra vacancy caused by the resignation of Peter Heaton-Jones ^[3]

St Margaret & South Marston Ward

St Margaret & South Marston Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Colin Lovell *	1,351	39.2	–6.5
	Labour	Christopher Watts	1,039	30.2	–2.5
	UKIP	James Faulkner	893	25.9	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Clive Puckey	160	4.6	–2.8
Majority			312	9.1	N/A
Turnout			3,459	39.98	+9.83
Registered electors			8,651
	Conservative hold		Swing

Walcot & Park North Ward

Walcot & Park North Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Abdul Amin *	1,144	39.3	–8.7
	UKIP	Melanie Stanbury	837	28.8	+16.3
	Conservative	Emily Pryor	566	19.5	+0.5
	Liberal Democrats	Kathleen McCarthy	177	6.1	–1.8
	Green	Jennifer Miles	171	5.9	–3.1
	SDP	Pavlos Chatzinopoulos	14	0.5	N/A
Majority			307	10.6	N/A
Turnout			2,920	32.00	+3.3
Registered electors			9,124
	Labour hold		Swing

Wroughton & Wichelstowe Ward

Wroughton & Wichelstowe Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Wayne Crabbe *	867	33.3	+1.4
	Liberal Democrats	Georgina Akers	490	18.8	–9.4
	UKIP	Susan Short	483	18.5	N/A
	Labour	Paul Dixon	360	13.8	–0.6
	Green	Talis Kimberley-Fairbourn	281	10.8	+5.6
	Independent	John Newman	124	4.8	N/A
Majority			377	14.5	N/A
Turnout			2,620	41.08	+3.71
Registered electors			6,378
	Conservative hold		Swing

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References

↑ "England council results". BBC News. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
↑ "Election Results". Swindon Borough Council. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
↑ "Peter Heaton-Jones retires from Swindon Borough Council". peterheatonjones.org.uk. 9 April 2014. Archived from the original on 21 September 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2020.

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[BBC-1] "England council results". BBC News. Retrieved 23 May 2014.

[Results-2] "Election Results". Swindon Borough Council. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2015.

[3] "Peter Heaton-Jones retires from Swindon Borough Council". peterheatonjones.org.uk. 9 April 2014. Archived from the original on 21 September 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2020.

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