2024 Swindon Borough Council election

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2024 Swindon Borough Council election
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20 of the 57 seats to Swindon Borough Council. Includes 1 midterm vacancy
29 seats needed for a majority
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LeaderJim RobbinsGary Sumner
Party Labour Conservative
Seats before3223
Seats won146
Seats after4115
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 9Decrease2.svg 8
 Third party
 
LeaderAdam Poole
Party Liberal Democrats
Seats before1
Seats won0
Seats after1
Seat change0
Leader before election

Jim Robbins
Labour

Leader after election

TBD

The 2024 Swindon Borough Council election will take place on 2 May 2024 to elect councillors to Swindon Borough Council in Wiltshire, England. The elections will be on the same day as other local elections across England. A third of seats are being 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.

Results

Borough Statement of Persons nominated per each Ward: [3]

The results were as follows: [4]

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
Majority2086.7
Conservative hold Swing

Central

Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Domingos Dias 2,117 52.6 -9.2
Conservative Lourenco Fernandes*83820.8-12.1
Vintur Fernandes71817.8N/A
Liberal Democrats Marek Sarnowski1954.8+1.1
TUSC Mary Quate1243.1N/A
Majority1,27931.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

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
Majority1063.5
Conservative hold Swing

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
Majority126444.7
Labour hold Swing

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
Majority1,12241.8
Labour hold Swing

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
Majority30911.4
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

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
Majority64626.4
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

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
Majority41416.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

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
Majority90443.8
Labour hold Swing

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
Majority1,28745.0
Labour hold Swing

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
Majority22810.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

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
Majority803.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Ridgeway

Ridgeway
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gary Sumner* 574 55.3 -17.3
Liberal Democrats Liz Mearns24623.7+9.3
Labour Stephen Allsop21620.8+10.4
Majority32831.6
Conservative hold Swing

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
Majority55020.7
Turnout 28.72
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

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
Majority2749.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

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
Majority1524.2
Conservative hold Swing

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
Majority321.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

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
Majority1,04343.4
Labour hold Swing

Wroughton and Wichelstowe (Two Seats)

Wroughton & Wichelstowe (Two Seats)
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
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

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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. ↑ Council, Swindon Borough. "Borough Statement of Persons Nominated | Swindon Borough Council". www.swindon.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
  4. ↑ "Election results". Swindon Borough Council. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
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