Swindon Borough Council election, 2018

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The 2018 Swindon Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018, 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 one after losing a councillor to the Liberal Democrats in Wroughton & Wichelstowe. The Liberal Democrats lost a councillor to Labour in Eastcott, so the election's net gain of one was to Labour from the Conservatives. [1] Labour had had high hopes of winning control of the council, and the Party's leader Jeremy Corbyn had visited Swindon on five occasions during the local election campaign. The Party was reported to be 'deeply disappointed' with the result.

Conservative Party (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom. Presently led by Theresa May, it has been the governing party since 2010. It presently has 314 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 249 members of the House of Lords, and 18 members of the European Parliament. It also has 31 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 12 members of the Welsh Assembly, eight members of the London Assembly and 9,008 local councillors. One of the major parties of UK politics, it has formed the government on 45 occasions, more than any other party.

Liberal Democrats (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Liberal Democrats are a liberal, centrist political party in the United Kingdom. They presently have 11 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 96 members of the House of Lords, and one member of the European Parliament. They also have five Members of the Scottish Parliament and a member each in the Welsh Assembly and London Assembly. The party reached the height of its influence in the early 2010s, forming a junior partner in a coalition government from 2010 to 2015. It is presently led by Vince Cable.

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom which has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. The party's platform emphasises greater state intervention, social justice and strengthening workers' rights. Labour is a full member of the Party of European Socialists and Progressive Alliance, and holds observer status in the Socialist International. As of 2017, the party was considered the "largest party in Western Europe" in terms of party membership, with more than half a million members.

The Conservative Council leader David Renard described himself as "absolutely delighted" that his Party "fended off a significant challenge from the Labour Party". [2] The BBC's West of England politics editor Paul Barltrop felt Labour's failure to take the council would be more than disappointing to party members, noting that Swindon tends to give an idea of what will happen at the next general election. [2]

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters are at Broadcasting House in Westminster, London, and it is the world's oldest national broadcasting organisation and the largest broadcaster in the world by number of employees. It employs over 20,950 staff in total, 16,672 of whom are in public sector broadcasting. The total number of staff is 35,402 when part-time, flexible, and fixed-contract staff are included.

Swindon was one of the boroughs subject to a trial of voter ID restrictions [3] requiring the production of polling cards. [4]

Results by ward

All changes calculated on 2014 results.

Blunsdon & Highworth

Blunsdon & Highworth [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Steve Weisinger* 2,147 56.55 + 8.58
Labour Jamie Cope1,14030.03+ 6.43
Green Andrew Donald Day2316.08- 0.88
Liberal Democrat Geoffrey King1554.08+ 0.53
UKIP Sheila Attwater1233.24- 14.4
Turnout 3,796100

Central

Central [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Junab Ali* 3,141 71.64 + 34.04
Conservative David Bell75217.15+ 3.81
Liberal Democrat Ray James2275.18- 27.08
Green Robert Heritage1473.35+ 3.35
UKIP Jason Costello1172.67- 9.65
Turnout 4,384100

Chiseldon & Lawn

Central [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Brian Mattock* 1,292 53.74 + 9.67
Labour Peter Bates65627.29+ 9.24
Green Paul Sunners2088.65- 1.36
Liberal Democrat Hans Krohn1676.95+ 1.68
UKIP Charlene Goddard813.37- 18.74
Turnout 2404100

Covingham & Dorcan

Covingham & Dorcan [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Kevin Parry* 2,608 67.41 + 28.37
Labour Bazil Solomon92223.83- 8.12
Liberal Democrat Malcolm Salmon1253.23+ 3.23
UKIP Barbara Skull1122.89- 22.06
Green Kate Henery1022.64- 1.16
Turnout 3,869100

Eastcott

Eastcott [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Imtiyaz Shaikh* 1,621 45.93 + 14.76
Liberal Democrat Toby Robson134438.01- 5.82
Conservative Drusilla Summers37010.48+ 1.67
Green Steve Pagett1183.34- 3.19
UKIP Susan Day762.15- 7.17
Turnout 3,529100

Gorsehill & Pinehurst

Gorsehill & Pinehurst [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Carol Shelley* 1,614 52.76 + 13.44
Conservative Adam John92730.3+ 5.86
UKIP Aubrey Attwater2227.26- 19.74
Green Steve Thompson1866.08- 3
Liberal Democrat Christopher Edwards1103.6+ 3.6
Turnout 3,059100

Haydon Wick

Haydon Wick [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Garry Perkins* 1,806 49.45 + 11.76
Labour Maura Clarke1,39838.28+ 6.52
Green Poppy Leeder1524.16+ 4.16
UKIP Ed Gerrard1484.05- 21.39
Liberal Democrat Deborah King1484.05- 0.47
Turnout 3,652100

Liden, Eldene & Park South

Liden, Eldene & Park South [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Janine Howarth* 1,325 44.21 + 9.53
Conservative Zachary Hawson1,23141.07+ 12.45
UKIP Martin Costello2117.04- 21.26
Liberal Democrat Krista Salmon1424.74+ 1.41
Green Simon Fairbourn882.94- 1.63
Turnout 2,997100

Lydiard & Freshbrook

Lydiard & Freshbrook [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Tim Swinyard* 1,719 48.67 + 11.9
Labour Neil Hopkins1,44340.86+ 12.28
Liberal Democrat Ann Richards1444.08- 1.42
Green Andy Bentley1213.43- 0.9
UKIP Zygmunt Taylor1052.97- 21.47
Turnout 3,532100

Mannington & Western

Mannington & Western [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Jim Robbins* 1,474 57.65 + 15.32
Conservative John Lenton68726.87+ 2.56
UKIP John Newbold1385.4- 20.51
Green Peter Dilly1345.24+ 5.24
Liberal Democrat James Taylor1244.85- 1.74
Turnout 2,557100

Old Town

Old Town [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Nadine Watts* 1,781 50.42 + 4.74
Conservative Nick Burns-Howell1,45241.1+ 5.05
Green Bill Hughes1263.57+ 3.57
Liberal Democrat Peter Oliver1163.28- 2.5
UKIP Edward Costello571.61- 10.72
Turnout 3,532100

Penhill & Upper Stratton

Penhill & Upper Stratton [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Claire Crilly* 1,396 48.74 + 8.12
Conservative Oladapo Ibitoye1,09338.16+ 13.96
UKIP Melanie Bailey1675.83- 23.81
Liberal Democrat Michelle Horrobin1264.4+ 4.4
Green Howard March822.86- 2.34
Turnout 2,864100

Priory Vale

Priory Vale [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Emma Faramarzi* 1,605 58.71 + 8.11
Labour Thomas Smith79829.19+ 8.12
Green Bradley Williams1465.34+ 5.34
Liberal Democrat Margaret Hooper1184.32- 2.29
UKIP Terence Moroney672.45- 18.86
Turnout 2,734100

Rodbourne Cheney

Rodbourne Cheney [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Peter Watts* 1,601 53.33 + 10.2
Conservative Steven Heyes99133.01+ 10.93
UKIP Dwayne Godwin1645.46- 22.93
Green Rod Hebden-Leeder1384.6- 1.15
Liberal Democrat Kathy McCarthy1083.6+ 3.6
Turnout 3,002100

Shaw

Shaw [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mary Martin* 1,545 46.02 + 9.64
Labour Simon Firth1,36540.66+ 12.71
Liberal Democrat Michael Heal1654.92+ 1.26
Green Ken Kimber1444.29- 2.29
UKIP Zygmunt Taylor1382.11- 13.79
Turnout 3,357100

St Andrews

St Andrews [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Rahul Tarar* 1,545 54.83 + 1.82
Labour Jason Mills85629.41+ 6.55
Green Flora Wilkins1866.39+ 6.39
Liberal Democrat Garry Porter1766.05- 1.78
UKIP Terence Hayward973.33- 15.84
Turnout 2,911100

St Margaret & South Marston

St Margaret & South Marston [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Roger Smith* 2,011 49.93 + 10.87
Labour Barrrie Jennings1,67841.66+ 11.62
UKIP Richard Lewis1253.10- 22.72
Green Anita March1862.98+ 2.98
Liberal Democrat Nicholas Roberts942.33- 2.3
Turnout 4,028100

Walcot & Park North

Walcot & Park North [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Abdul Amin* 1,762 55.48 + 16.3
Conservative Roy Stephen93629.47+ 10.09
UKIP Steve Halden1916.01- 22.65
Liberal Democrat Anthony Barter1675.26- 0.8
Green Kate Freeman1203.78- 2.08
Turnout 3,176100

Wroughton & Wichelstowe

Wroughton & Wichelstowe [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Andy Spry* 1,005 36.11 + 17.41
Conservative Wayne Crabbe99835.86+ 2.77
Labour Sam James37513.47- 0.27
Green Talis Kimberley-Fairbourn 32611.71+ 0.98
UKIP Lincoln Williams792.84- 15.6
Turnout 2,783100

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