Swindon Borough Council election, 2016

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The 2016 Swindon Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Swindon Borough Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Swindon Borough Council

Swindon Borough Council is the local authority of the Borough of Swindon in Wiltshire, England. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. As such, it is administratively separate from the rest of Wiltshire. It was formed in 1997, replacing Thamesdown Borough Council.

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The Conservatives held on to their majority on the council but it was lowered to three after losing councillors to Labour in Lydiard & Freshbrook and Liden, Eldene & Park South.

Results by ward

An asterisk * indicates an incumbent seeking re-election

Blunsdon & Highworth

Blunsdon & Highworth [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Maureen Rita Penny* 1,624 47.4
Labour Alison Mary Durrant1,05330.7
UKIP John Fairlamb Short42912.5
Green Andrew Donald Day2005.8
Liberal Democrat Geoffrey King1213.5
Majority57116.7
Turnout 3,42740
Conservative hold Swing

Central

Central [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Robert Stanley Wright* 2,459 74.4
Conservative Jack Lindsey Howard55416.8
Liberal Democrat Ann Richards2918.8
Majority190557.6
Turnout 3,30439
Labour hold Swing

Covingham & Dorcan

Covingham & Dorcan [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Barbara Samantha Parry 1,329 41.9
Labour Mohammad Jamal Miah70622.3
UKIP Brian James Osbourn56917.9
Independent Anthony Hillier38712.2
Liberal Democrat Margaret Hooper943.0
Green Christopher John Noyce872.7
Majority62319.6
Turnout 3,17238
Conservative hold Swing

Eastcott

Eastcott [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Stanley James Pajak* 1,248 44.8
Labour Manetta Martha Rodrigues1,02036.6
Conservative Drusilla Summers2589.3
Green Andrew Hedley John Bentley1324.7
UKIP Terence Hayward1284.6
Majority2288.2
Turnout 278640
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Gorse Hill & Pinehurst

Gorse Hill & Pinehurst [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Ericqua Raymone Ballman* 1,454 55.8
Conservative Benjamin Prizeman79730.6
Green Francesca Victoria Annelise Hebden-Leeder2419.3
Liberal Democrat Zoe Claire McCormick1124.3
Majority65725.2
Turnout 2,60435

Haydon Wick

Haydon Wick [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Oliver Donachie 1,319 47.6
Labour Michelle Jean Agostino76527.6
UKIP Edmund James Gerrard43615.7
Green Andrew Francis1495.4
Liberal Democrat Margaret Mistry1013.6
Majority55420.0
Turnout 2,77032

Liden, Eldene & Park South

Liden, Eldene & Park South
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Fay Howard* 1138 43.60
Conservative Oladapo Ibitoye72527.78
UKIP Robert Sheppard53720.57
Green David Miles1124.29
Liberal Democrat Clive Hooper983.75
Majority41315.82
Turnout 261033

Lydiard & Freshbrook

Lydiard & Freshbrook
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Matthew Courtliff 1421 48.15
Conservative Diane Rodgers126642.9
Liberal Democrat James Farr2648.95
Majority1555.25
Turnout 295137
Labour hold Swing

Mannington and Western

Mannington and Western
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Kevin Small* 1105 51.66
Conservative Nicholas Burns-Howell72633.94
Green Livio Pavone1738.09
Liberal Democrat Alex Hegenbarth1356.31
Majority37917.72
Turnout 213931
Labour hold Swing

Old Town

Old Town
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Jane Ballard 1363 47.29
Conservative Brian Mattock106236.85
UKIP Terence Davis2087.22
Green John Hughes1445.00
Liberal Democrat Garry Porter1053.64
Majority30110.44
Turnout 288238
Labour hold Swing

Penhill & Upper Stratton

Penhill & Upper Stratton [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Mark Edward Dempsey 1,190 45.9
Conservative Raymond William Fisher83432.2
UKIP Jennifer Mary Jefferies47618.4
Liberal Democrat Raymond Martin James923.5
Majority35613.7
Turnout 2,59230

Priory Vale

Priory Vale
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Malcolm Davies 1131 54.77
Labour Robert Heath50524.45
UKIP Gary Belben25812.49
Liberal Democrat Gerard Taylor884.26
Green Simon Fairbourn834.02
Majority62630.32
Turnout 206526
Conservative hold Swing

Ridgeway

Ridgeway [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Gary Sumner 669 59.0
Liberal Democrat Fiona Mcanespie23220.5
Labour Samuel Thomas James1089.5
UKIP Juan Pablo Kosidowski827.2
Green Paul Sunners433.8
Majority43738.5
Turnout 1,13446

Rodbourne Cheney

Rodbourne Cheney
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Des Moffatt 1660 62.76
Conservative Stephanie Clark69526.28
Green Roderick Hebden-Leeder1816.84
Liberal Democrat Fraser McCormick1094.12
Majority96536.48
Turnout 264530
Labour hold Swing

Shaw

Shaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Keith Williams 1268 50.84
Labour Graham Philpot84033.68
Green Nigel Kimber2218.86
Liberal Democrat Nicholas Roberts1656.62
Majority42817.16
Turnout 249432
Conservative hold Swing

St Andrews

St Andrews
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Vera Tomlinson 1360 59.83
Labour Maura Clarke51922.83
UKIP Susan Short24910.95
Liberal Democrat Deborah King1456.38
Majority84137.0
Turnout 227329
Conservative hold Swing

St Margaret & South Marston

St Margaret and South Marston
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Russell Holland 1409 49.65
Labour Andrew Pedersen88031.00
UKIP Michael Viret39313.85
Liberal Democrat Dawn Pajak812.85
Green Howard March752.64
Majority52918.65
Turnout 283832
Conservative hold Swing

Walcot & Park North

Walcot & Park North
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Stephen Allsopp 1424 53.35
Conservative Ellen Heavens56321.09
UKIP Stephen Halden43216.19
Liberal Democrat Kathleen McCarthy1515.66
Green Jennifer Miles863.22
Social Democratic Party (UK)Paulos Chatzinopoulos130.49
Majority86132.26
Turnout 266932
Labour hold Swing

Wroughton & Wichelstowe

Walcot & Park North
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Brian Ford 1212 54.62
Green Talis Kimberley-Fairbourn32614.69
Labour Imtiyaz Shaikh30513.74
UKIP Malcolm Jefferies25811.63
Liberal Democrat Christopher Shepherd1185.31
Majority88639.93
Turnout 221938
Conservative hold Swing

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