2024 Swindon Borough Council election

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2024 Swindon Borough Council election
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20 out of 57 seats to Swindon Borough Council
29 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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LeaderJim RobbinsGary Sumner
Party Labour Conservative
Last election32 seats, 51.9%23 seats, 34.7%
Seats before3223
Seats won146
Seats after4115
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 9Decrease2.svg 8
Popular vote25,57418,060
Percentage50.2%35.5%
SwingDecrease2.svg 1.7%Increase2.svg 0.8%
 Third partyFourth party
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LeaderAdam Poole
Party Liberal Democrats Independent
Last election1 seat, 7.9%1 seat, 0.4%
Seats before11
Seats won00
Seats after10
Seat changeSteady2.svgDecrease2.svg 1
Popular vote5,011718
Percentage9.8%1.4%
SwingIncrease2.svg 1.9%Increase2.svg 1.0%
Swindon UK ward map 2024.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2024 Swindon Borough Council election
Leader before election

Jim Robbins
Labour

Leader after election

Jim Robbins
Labour

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

Contents

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. [3]

Results summary

2024 Swindon Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 14Increase2.svg 970.0274171.925,57450.2-1.7
  Conservative 6Decrease2.svg 830.091526.318,06035.5+0.8
  Liberal Democrats 0Steady2.svg0.0111.85,0119.8+1.9
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02,5295.0+0.1
  Independent 0Decrease2.svg 10.0000.07181.4+1.0
  TUSC 0Steady2.svg0.0000.04040.8+0.6
  Reform UK 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02840.6N/A

Ward results

Borough Statement of Persons nominated per each Ward: [4]

The results were as follows: [5]

Blunsdon and Highworth

Blunsdon & Highworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Vijay Manro* 1,399 45.4 +0.2
Labour Ian James1,19138.6+3.6
Green Andrew Day33610.9−1.6
Liberal Democrats Hannah Pajak1274.1−3.1
Majority 2086.7
Turnout 3,08333.6–3.8
Registered electors 9,187
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg1.7

Central

Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Domingos Dias 2,117 52.6 −9.2
Conservative Lourenco Fernandes*83820.8−12.1
Independent Vintur Fernandes71817.8N/A
Liberal Democrats Marek Sarnowski1954.8+1.1
TUSC Mary Quate1243.1N/A
Majority 1,27931.8
Turnout 4,02739.6–1.4
Registered electors 10,158
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg1.5

Covingham and Dorcan

Covingham & Dorcan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Barbara Parry* 1,469 48.2 +2.0
Labour Rebecca Banwell-Moore1,36344.7+4.5
Liberal Democrats Sheila Kerslake1113.6−2.7
TUSC Scott Hunter862.8+1.3
Majority 1063.5
Turnout 3,04836.9+2.5
Registered electors 8,254
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg1.3

Eastcott

Eastcott
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Marina Strinkovsky* 1,719 60.8 +0.8
Liberal Democrats Toby Robson45516.1−6.2
Conservative Srinivasu Anupindi38813.7+0.7
Green Chris Noyce2338.2+3.6
Majority 126444.7
Turnout 2,82835.5–4.8
Registered electors 7,973
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg3.5

Gorse Hill and Pinehurst

Gorse Hill & Pinehurst
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Princia Jenovi Fernandes 1,652 61.5 +5.0
Conservative Niyi Adekoya53019.7−13.5
Green Andy Bentley29010.8+3.6
Liberal Democrats Gerry Taylor1335.0+2.0
TUSC Helen Harris481.8N/A
Majority 1,12241.8
Turnout 2,68428.9–2.0
Registered electors 9,285
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg9.3

Haydon Wick

Haydon Wick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ray Ballman* 1,359 50.3 −7.0
Conservative Bose Patrick-Okoh1,05038.9+2.1
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey King2579.5+3.6
Majority 30911.4
Turnout 2,70131.0–5.7
Registered electors 8,726
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Decrease2.svg4.6

Liden, Eldene and Park South

Liden, Eldene & Park South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Marianne Le Coyte-Grinney 1,308 53.4 −5.2
Conservative Roy Stephen66227.0−9.3
Reform UK Bob Wheeler28411.6N/A
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Salmon1877.6+2.5
Majority 64626.4
Turnout 2,45130.5–3.2
Registered electors 8,030
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg2.1

Lydiard and Freshbrook

Lydiard & Freshbrook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Leon Grother 1,312 51.6 −1.1
Conservative Caryl Sydney-Smith89835.3−3.5
Liberal Democrats Christopher Shepard2088.2+3.1
TUSC Robert Pettefar1024.0+0.6
Majority 41416.3
Turnout 2,54531.6–4.0
Registered electors 8,053
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg1.2

Mannington and Western

Mannington & Western
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kevin Small* 1,368 66.2 +1.1
Conservative Nandini Singh46422.5−5.0
Liberal Democrats Fraser McCormick2049.9+2.5
Majority 90443.8
Turnout 2,06527.4–3.7
Registered electors 7,544
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg3.1

Old Town

Old Town
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jane Milner-Barry* 1,873 65.5 +1.0
Conservative Bazil Solomon58620.5−2.1
Green Bill Hughes1816.3−0.7
Liberal Democrats Martin Wiltshire1575.5−0.5
TUSC Daisy Bowie441.5N/A
Majority 1,28745.0
Turnout 2,85835.1–4.3
Registered electors 8,136
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg1.6

Penhill and Upper Stratton

Penhill & Upper Stratton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Thomas Smith 1,106 49.2 −4.0
Conservative David Ibitoye87839.0+0.7
Liberal Democrats Michelle Horrobin24410.8+2.3
Majority 22810.1
Turnout 2,24925.0–5.1
Registered electors 9,006
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Decrease2.svg1.7

Priory Vale

Priory Vale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ian Edwards 1,156 45.8 −1.8
Conservative Vinay Manro1,07642.6+0.5
Green Pete Best1726.8+0.7
Liberal Democrats Deborah King1014.0−0.2
Majority 803.2
Turnout 2,52529.1–4.0
Registered electors 8,676
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Decrease2.svg0.7

Ridgeway

Ridgeway
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gary Sumner* 574 55.3 −17.3
Liberal Democrats Liz Mearns24623.7+9.3
Labour Stephen Allsop21620.8+10.4
Majority 32831.6
Turnout 1,03837.6–14.1
Registered electors 2,763
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg13.3

Rodbourne Cheney

Rodbourne Cheney
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ana Fernandes * 1,420 53.4 −7.1
Conservative Sudha Nukana87032.7+4.7
Green Rod Hebden2318.7+1.7
Liberal Democrats Ciaran Skinner1184.4−0.2
Majority 55020.7
Turnout 2,65928.7±0.0
Registered electors 9,257
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Decrease2.svg5.9

Shaw

Shaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rose Llewellyn 1,405 50.0 +0.8
Conservative Keith Williams*1,13140.3−1.9
Liberal Democrats Zoe McCormick2488.8+0.2
Majority 2749.8
Turnout 2,80835.1–4.1
Registered electors 8,009
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg1.7

St Andrews

St Andrews
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Daniel Adams* 1,642 45.0 +10.4
Labour Josh Wood1,49040.9+0.5
Green Howard March3118.5−13.5
Liberal Democrats Dawn Pajak1915.2+2.1
Majority 1524.2
Turnout 3,64728.4–1.4
Registered electors 12,845
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg5.0

St Margaret and South Marston

St Margaret & South Marston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Simon Shelley 1,231 43.0 −6.8
Conservative Eleanor Willis1,19941.9+2.9
Green Ella March2107.3+0.5
Liberal Democrats Lynda Comber1836.4+1.9
Majority 321.1
Turnout 2,86130.4–5.8
Registered electors 9,426
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Decrease2.svg4.9

Walcot and Park North

Walcot & Park North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jamal Miah* 1,539 64.0 +5.8
Conservative Dave Bell49620.6−9.2
Liberal Democrats Michael Dickinson1877.8+2.3
Green Ian Lodwick1606.7N/A
Majority 1,04343.4
Turnout 2,40327.2–5.4
Registered electors 8,842
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg7.5

Wroughton and Wichelstowe

Wroughton & Wichelstowe (2 seats due to by-election)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Matty Courtliff 1,026 42.3 +7.6
Conservative Gayle Cook 884 36.4 +1.7
Liberal Democrats Martin Barrett81633.6−2.0
Liberal Democrats Stan Pajak64326.5−9.1
Labour Saleh Ahmed41717.2−2.2
Green Simon Fairbourn40516.7+6.4
Labour Abdul Hamid33213.7−5.7
Turnout 2,42734.9–2.3
Registered electors 6,950
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Independent

Changes 2024-2026

Affiliation changes

In October 2025, three Labour Councillors Repi Begum, Tom Edwards and Tom Butcher joined the Green Party. [6]

By-elections

Rodbourne Cheney

Rodbourne Cheney by-election: 17 October 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sudha Nukana 991 48.6 +15.9
Labour Meural Cardoso69434.0–19.4
Green Roderick Hebden1738.5–0.2
Independent Alex Petrarche1004.9N/A
Liberal Democrats Ciaran Skinner824.0–0.4
Majority 29714.6N/A
Turnout 2,05321.7–7.0
Registered electors 9,457
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg17.7

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. ↑ Thomas, Aled (3 May 2024). "Labour tightens grip on Swindon council after election triumph". Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  4. ↑ Council, Swindon Borough. "Borough Statement of Persons Nominated | Swindon Borough Council". www.swindon.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
  5. ↑ "Election results". Swindon Borough Council. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  6. ↑ "Green Party gathers pace as two more Swindon councillors defect". Swindon Advertiser. October 22, 2025.
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