2022 Swindon Borough Council election

2022 Swindon Borough Council election
19 of the 57 seats to Swindon Borough Council ; 29 seats needed for a majority
	Map of the results of the 2022 Swindon council election. Conservatives in blue and Labour in red. Wards in grey had no election in 2022.
Council control before election; Conservative ;	Council control after election; Conservative ;

Last updated January 16, 2024

Elections to Swindon Borough Council took place on 5 May 2022 as part of the 2022 local elections in the United Kingdom.^[1] The Conservatives lost 3 seats but maintained their majority control of the council.

Results summary

2022 Swindon Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	7	3	36.8%	27	34	59.6%	22,987	42.7%	6.2%
	Labour	12	3	63.2%	11	23	40.4%	24,751	46.0%	13.7%
	Liberal Democrats	0		0.0%	0	0	0.0%	3,559	6.6%	1.1%
	Green	0		0.0%	0	0	0.0%	2,272	4.2%	2.1%
	TUSC	0		0.0%	0	0	0.0%	204	0.4%	N/A

Ward results

Note: Vote share change is calculated based on the last time these seats were fought in 2018.

Blunsdon & Highworth

Blunsdon & Highworth^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Steven Mark Weisinger *	1,715	53.7	-2.90
	Labour Co-op	Lesley Ann Gow	1,024	32.0	+2.01
	Green	Andrew Donald Day	457	14.3	+8.21
Majority			691	21.6
Turnout			3,212	36.06
Registered electors			8,908
	Conservative hold		Swing

Central

Central^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anabelle Patricia Pegado	1,983	49.1	+31.96
	Labour Co-op	Junab Ali *	1,813	44.9	-26.60
	Liberal Democrats	Hannah Louise Pajak	236	5.8	+0.67
Majority			170	4.2	N/A
Turnout			4,066	40.92
Registered electors			9,937
	Conservative gain from Labour Co-op		Swing

Chiseldon & Lawn

Chiseldon & Lawn^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lawrence Elliott	996	44.6	-10.38
	Labour	Mike Davies	775	34.5	+13.29
	Liberal Democrats	Fareed Ahmed Quidwai	463	20.7	+12.90
Majority			221	9.9
Turnout			2,250	37.28
Registered electors			6,035
	Conservative hold		Swing

Covingham & Dorcan

Covingham & Dorcan^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kevin James Parry *	1,846	61.2	-6.24
	Labour	Tomas William Silberberg	895	29.7	+5.82
	Liberal Democrats	Geoffrey Harry King	199	6.6	+3.36
	TUSC	Scott Victor Abbas Hunter	78	2.6	+2.6
Majority			951	31.5
Turnout			3,030	36.51
Registered electors			8,300
	Conservative hold		Swing

Eastcott

Eastcott^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Imtiyaz Shaikh *	1,606	48.3	+2.32
	Liberal Democrats	Stan Pajak	1,135	34.1	-3.98
	Conservative	Bhawna Goyal	587	17.6	+7.15
Majority			471	14.2
Turnout			3,358	42.29
Registered electors			7,941
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

Gorse Hill & Pinehurst

Gorse Hill & Pinehurst^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Carol Hannah Shelley *	1,647	60.9	+8.10
	Conservative	Alex Hughes	1,059	39.1	+8.83
Majority			588	21.7
Turnout			2,731	29.72
Registered electors			9,190
	Labour hold		Swing

Haydon Wick

Haydon Wick^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Matthew Lodge	1,353	51.5	+13.22
	Conservative	Bose Patrick-Okoh	1,274	48.5	-0.96
Majority			79	3.0	N/A
Turnout			2,653	29.94
Registered electors			8,861
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Liden, Eldene & Park South

Liden, Eldene & Park South^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Janine Howarth *	1,388	54.4	+10.20
	Conservative	Zachary Jay Hawson	1,163	45.6	+4.52
Majority			225	8.8
Turnout			2,565	31.94
Registered electors			8,031
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

Lydiard & Freshbrook

Lydiard & Freshbrook^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sean Wilson	1,331	49.4	+8.59
	Conservative	Luke Eric Dawson	1,235	45.9	-2.79
	TUSC	Rob Pettefar	126	4.7	+4.7
Majority			96	3.6	N/A
Turnout			2,715	33.39
Registered electors			8,132
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Mannington & Western

Mannington & Western^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Jim Robbins *	1,364	61.9	+4.24
	Conservative	Gyan Prasad Gurung	665	30.2	+3.30
	Liberal Democrats	Fraser McCormick	175	7.9	+3.09
Majority			699	31.7
Turnout			2,220	29.82
Registered electors			7,444
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

Old Town

Old Town^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Nadine Carol Watts *	2,032	62.5	+12.08
	Conservative	Sumon Chandra Roy	868	26.7	-14.41
	Green	Bill Hughes	197	6.1	+2.49
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Wiltshire	154	4.7	+1.45
Majority			1,164	35.8
Turnout			3,265	41.04
Registered electors			7,955
	Labour hold		Swing

Penhill & Upper Stratton

Penhill & Upper Stratton^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Claire Crilly *	1,336	51.8	+3.02
	Conservative	Ola Ibitoye	1,068	41.4	+3.22
	Liberal Democrats	Michelle Horrobin	177	6.9	+2.46
Majority			268	10.4
Turnout			2,589	28.18
Registered electors			9,186
	Labour hold		Swing

Priory Vale

Priory Vale^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Robert Andrew Heath	1,144	50.3	+23.27
	Conservative	Kate Tomlinson *	1,130	49.7	-10.93
Majority			14	0.6	N/A
Turnout			2,296	26.63
Registered electors			8,621
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Rodbourne Cheney

Rodbourne Cheney^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William Lewis Stone *	1,604	56.5	+3.13
	Conservative	Omkar Munagala	1,040	36.6	+3.60
	Green	Roderick George Hebden-Leeder	197	6.9	+2.34
Majority			564	19.9
Turnout			2,852	31.32
Registered electors			9,107
	Labour hold		Swing

Shaw

Shaw^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Suresha Gattapur	1,270	48.6	+2.54
	Labour	Zohaib Ali Tariq	921	35.2	-5.44
	Green	Ken Kimber	424	16.2	+11.92
Majority			349	13.3
Turnout			2,631	33.08
Registered electors			7,953
	Conservative hold		Swing

St Andrews

St Andrews^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jake Edward Chandler *	1,390	42.2	-11.82
	Labour	Jason John Mills	1,147	34.8	+4.89
	Green	Bradley Martyn Williams	757	23.0	+16.48
Majority			243	7.4
Turnout			3,302	26.31
Registered electors			12,552
	Conservative hold		Swing

St Margaret & South Marston

St Margaret & South Marston^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Pamela Lesley Adams	1,497	51.6	+10.60
	Conservative	Roger Arthur Smith *	1,405	48.4	-0.71
Majority			92	3.2	N/A
Turnout			2,954	32.69
Registered electors			9,036
	Labour Co-op gain from Conservative		Swing

Walcot & Park North

Walcot & Park North^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Abdul Amin *	1,492	50.8	-4.68
	Conservative	Agnelo Estrocio	1,159	39.5	+9.99
	Liberal Democrats	Dawn Elizabeth Pajak	286	9.7	+4.48
Majority			333	11.3
Turnout			2,955	33.16
Registered electors			8,910
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

Wroughton & Wichelstowe

Wroughton & Wichelstowe^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David George Curtis Martyn	1,134	45.5	+9.68
	Liberal Democrats	Adam Charles Poole	734	29.5	-6.63
	Labour	Sam James	382	15.3	+1.87
	Green	Pippa Fairbourn	240	9.6
Majority			400	16.1
Turnout			2,500	38.15
Registered electors			6,553
	Conservative hold		Swing

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