2023 Swindon Borough Council election

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2023 Swindon Borough Council election
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19 of the 57 seats to Swindon Borough Council
29 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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LeaderDavid Renard (defeated)Jim Robbins
Party Conservative Labour
Seats before3223
Seats won216
Seats after2233
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 10Increase2.svg 9
 Third partyFourth party
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Party Liberal Democrats Independent
Seats before01
Seats won10
Seats after11
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Steady2.svg
Swindon UK local election 2023 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2023 Swindon council election. Conservatives in blue and Labour in red. Wards in grey had no election in 2023.
Leader before election

David Renard
Conservative

Leader after election

Jim Robbins
Labour

The 2023 Swindon Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect councillors to Swindon Borough Council in Wiltshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England. There were 19 of the 57 seats on the council up for election.

Contents

Prior to the election the Conservatives held a majority of the seats on the council. At the election Labour took control of the council, and the Conservative leader, David Renard, lost his seat. [1]

Summary

Election result

2023 Swindon Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 16Increase2.svg984.2173357.929,90151.9+5.9
  Conservative 2Decrease2.svg1010.5202238.619,97734.7-8.0
  Liberal Democrats 1Increase2.svg15.3011.84,5637.9+1.3
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.0111.82590.4New
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02,8244.9+0.7
  TUSC 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01380.2-0.2

Ward Results

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Swindon Borough Council following the close of nomination on 5 April 2023. [2]

The results were as follows: [3] [4]

Blunsdon & Highworth

Blundson and Highworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nick Gardiner 1,509 45.2 −8.5
Labour Co-op Lesley Ann Gow1,16835.0+3.0
Green Andrew Day41812.5−1.8
Liberal Democrats Deborah King2417.2N/A
Majority341
Turnout 3,37237.39
Registered electors 9,019
Conservative hold Swing

Central

Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Adorabelle Amaral-Shaikh* 2,960 61.8 +16.9
Conservative John Barreto1,57732.9−16.2
Liberal Democrats Hannah Pajak1773.7−2.1
Independent Mariano Rodrigues731.5N/A
Majority1,383
Turnout 4,81346.96
Registered electors 10,249
Labour hold Swing

Chiseldon & Lawn

Chiseldon & Lawn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Neil Lawrence Hopkins 1,376 51.2 +16.7
Conservative Jenny Mary Jeffries*1,01037.6−7.0
Liberal Democrats Fareed Ahmed Quidwai29911.1−9.6
Majority366
Turnout 2,71143.52
Registered electors 6,229
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative Swing

Covingham & Dorcan

Covingham & Dorcan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dale Heenan* 1,302 46.2 −15.0
Labour Tate Pullen1,13340.2+10.5
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Salmon1786.3−0.3
Green Howard March1625.8N/A
TUSC Scott Hunter411.5−1.1
Majority169
Turnout 2,83434.22
Registered electors 8,281
Conservative hold

Eastcott

Eastcott
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Paul Andrew Dixon* 1,919 60.0 +11.7
Liberal Democrats Stan Pajak71422.3−11.8
Conservative Raul Fernandes41713.0−4.6
Green Chris Noyce1484.6N/A
Majority1,205
Turnout 3,22540.37
Registered electors 7,989
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Gorse Hill & Pinehurst

Gorse Hill & Pinehurst
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Ballman* 1,600 56.5 −4.4
Conservative Brenda Victoria Fernandes94133.2−5.9
Green Andy Bentley2057.2N/A
Liberal Democrats Zubair Farooq Khan853.0N/A
Majority659
Turnout 3,22530.94
Registered electors 9,211
Labour hold Swing

Haydon Wick

Haydon Wick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Stanka Adamcova 1,828 57.3 +5.8
Conservative David Charles Renard*1,17636.8−11.7
Liberal Democrats Omar Syed Muhammad1885.9N/A
Majority652
Turnout 3,21636.73
Registered electors 8,756
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Liden, Eldene & Park South

Liden, Eldene & Park South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mike Davies 1,575 58.6 +4.2
Conservative Bazil Stanley Solomon*97436.3−9.3
Liberal Democrats Caroline Thomas1375.1N/A
Majority601
Turnout 2,70933.74
Registered electors 8,028
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Lydiard & Freshbrook

Lydiard & Freshbrook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Repi Begum 1,489 52.7 +3.3
Conservative Caryl Sydney-Smith*1,09838.8−7.1
Liberal Democrats Bilal Quidwai1435.1N/A
TUSC Rob Pettefar973.4−1.3
Majority391
Turnout 2,87535.62
Registered electors 8,071
Labour gain from Conservative

Mannington & Western

Mannington & Western
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Fay Howard 1,495 65.1 +3.2
Conservative Roy Stephen63227.5−2.7
Liberal Democrats Fraser Graham McCormick1697.4−0.5
Majority863
Turnout 2,32731.05
Registered electors 7,495
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Old Town

Old Town
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Chris Watts 2,047 64.5 +2.0
Conservative Ellen Heavens71722.6−4.1
Green Bill Hughes2227.0+0.9
Liberal Democrats Martin Wiltshire1906.0+1.3
Majority1,330
Turnout 3,19239.39
Registered electors 8,104
Labour gain from Conservative

Penhill & Upper Stratton

Penhill & Upper Stratton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Ravi Venkatesh 1,452 53.2 +1.4
Conservative David Ibitoye*1,04538.3−3.1
Liberal Democrats Michelle Horrobin2318.5+1.6
Majority407
Turnout 2,74430.14
Registered electors 9,104
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative

Priory Vale

Priory Vale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Rajhia Ali 1,357 47.6 −2.7
Conservative Vinay Manro*1,20042.1−7.2
Green Lorna Terry1736.1N/A
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey King1214.2N/A
Majority157
Turnout 2,86833.13
Registered electors 8,657
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative

Rodbourne Cheney

Rodbourne Cheney
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jim Patrick Grant* 1,649 60.5 +4.0
Conservative Siddu Vempati76228.0−8.6
Green Rod Hebden1907.0+0.1
Liberal Democrats Zoe Claire McCormick1244.6N/A
Majority881
Turnout 2,73929.85
Registered electors 9,177
Labour hold Swing

Shaw

Shaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Junab Ali 1,525 49.2 +14.0
Conservative Nandini Singh1,30942.2−6.4
Liberal Democrats Michael Dickinson2678.6N/A
Majority216
Turnout 3,13039.2
Registered electors 7,984
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative Swing

St Andrews

St Andrews
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jason Mills 1,525 40.4 +5.6
Conservative Steve Heyes*1,30534.6−7.6
Green Bradley Williams82922.0−1.0
Liberal Democrats Ebad Syed1173.1N/A
Majority2205.8N/A
Turnout 3,79129.75
Registered electors 12,741
Labour gain from Conservative

St Margaret & South Marston

St Margaret and South Marston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Thomas Butcher 1,645 49.8 −1.8
Conservative Matthew Vallender1,28939.0−9.4
Green Ella March2246.8N/A
Liberal Democrats Chris Shepherd1484.5N/A
Majority35610.65
Turnout 3,34036.18
Registered electors 9,232
Labour gain from Conservative

Walcot & Park North

Walcot & Park North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Emma Bushell* 1,681 58.2 +7.4
Conservative Angelo Estrocio86029.8−9.7
Independent David Norris1866.4N/A
Liberal Democrats Dawn Pajak1605.5−4.2
Majority821
Turnout 2,89832.55
Registered electors 8,902
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Wroughton and Wichelstowe

Wroughton and Wichelstowe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Adam Poole 874 35.6 +6.1
Conservative Gayle Cook85434.7−10.8
Labour Saleh Ahmed47719.4+4.1
Green Pippa Fairbourn25310.3+0.7
Majority20
Turnout 2,47537.21
Registered electors 6,651
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

By-elections

St Margaret & South Marston

St Margaret & South Marston: 20 July 2023
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Matthew Thomas Vallender 1,143 50.6 +11.6
Labour Joseph Paul George Polson1,11849.4−0.4
Turnout 2,27824.65
Registered electors 9,240
Conservative gain from Labour

The St Margaret and South Marston by-election was triggered by the death of Labour councillor Pam Adams. [5] [6]

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  2. ↑ "Statement of Persons Nominated". Swindon Borough Council. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
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