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 party Second party
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Leader Jim Robbins Gary Sumner
Party Labour Conservative
Last election 32 seats, 51.9% 23 seats, 34.7%
Seats before 32 23
Seats won 14 6
Seats after 41 15
Seat change Increase 9 Decrease 8
Popular vote 25,574 18,060
Percentage 50.2% 35.5%
Swing Decrease 1.7% Increase 0.8%
  Third party Fourth party
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Leader Adam Poole
Party Liberal Democrats Independent
Last election 1 seat, 7.9% 1 seat, 0.4%
Seats before 1 1
Seats won 0 0
Seats after 1 0
Seat change Steady Decrease 1
Popular vote 5,011 718
Percentage 9.8% 1.4%
Swing Increase 1.9% Increase 1.0%
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]

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

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2024 Swindon Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 14 Increase 9 70.0 27 41 71.9 25,574 50.2 -1.7
  Conservative 6 Decrease 8 30.0 9 15 26.3 18,060 35.5 +0.8
  Liberal Democrats 0 Steady 0.0 1 1 1.8 5,011 9.8 +1.9
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 2,529 5.0 +0.1
  Independent 0 Decrease 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 718 1.4 +1.0
  TUSC 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 404 0.8 +0.6
  Reform UK 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 284 0.6 N/A

Ward results

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

The results were as follows:[5]

Blunsdon and Highworth

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Blunsdon & Highworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Vijay Manro* 1,399 45.4 +0.2
Labour Ian James 1,191 38.6 +3.6
Green Andrew Day 336 10.9 −1.6
Liberal Democrats Hannah Pajak 127 4.1 −3.1
Majority 208 6.7
Turnout 3,083 33.6 –3.8
Registered electors 9,187
Conservative hold Swing Decrease1.7

Central

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Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Domingos Dias 2,117 52.6 −9.2
Conservative Lourenco Fernandes* 838 20.8 −12.1
Independent Vintur Fernandes 718 17.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats Marek Sarnowski 195 4.8 +1.1
TUSC Mary Quate 124 3.1 N/A
Majority 1,279 31.8
Turnout 4,027 39.6 –1.4
Registered electors 10,158
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase1.5

Covingham and Dorcan

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Covingham & Dorcan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Barbara Parry* 1,469 48.2 +2.0
Labour Rebecca Banwell-Moore 1,363 44.7 +4.5
Liberal Democrats Sheila Kerslake 111 3.6 −2.7
TUSC Scott Hunter 86 2.8 +1.3
Majority 106 3.5
Turnout 3,048 36.9 +2.5
Registered electors 8,254
Conservative hold Swing Decrease1.3

Eastcott

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Eastcott
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Marina Strinkovsky* 1,719 60.8 +0.8
Liberal Democrats Toby Robson 455 16.1 −6.2
Conservative Srinivasu Anupindi 388 13.7 +0.7
Green Chris Noyce 233 8.2 +3.6
Majority 1264 44.7
Turnout 2,828 35.5 –4.8
Registered electors 7,973
Labour hold Swing Increase3.5

Gorse Hill and Pinehurst

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Gorse Hill & Pinehurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Princia Jenovi Fernandes 1,652 61.5 +5.0
Conservative Niyi Adekoya 530 19.7 −13.5
Green Andy Bentley 290 10.8 +3.6
Liberal Democrats Gerry Taylor 133 5.0 +2.0
TUSC Helen Harris 48 1.8 N/A
Majority 1,122 41.8
Turnout 2,684 28.9 –2.0
Registered electors 9,285
Labour hold Swing Increase9.3

Haydon Wick

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Haydon Wick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ray Ballman* 1,359 50.3 −7.0
Conservative Bose Patrick-Okoh 1,050 38.9 +2.1
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey King 257 9.5 +3.6
Majority 309 11.4
Turnout 2,701 31.0 –5.7
Registered electors 8,726
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Decrease4.6

Liden, Eldene and Park South

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Liden, Eldene & Park South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Marianne Le Coyte-Grinney 1,308 53.4 −5.2
Conservative Roy Stephen 662 27.0 −9.3
Reform UK Bob Wheeler 284 11.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Salmon 187 7.6 +2.5
Majority 646 26.4
Turnout 2,451 30.5 –3.2
Registered electors 8,030
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.1

Lydiard and Freshbrook

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Lydiard & Freshbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Leon Grother 1,312 51.6 −1.1
Conservative Caryl Sydney-Smith 898 35.3 −3.5
Liberal Democrats Christopher Shepard 208 8.2 +3.1
TUSC Robert Pettefar 102 4.0 +0.6
Majority 414 16.3
Turnout 2,545 31.6 –4.0
Registered electors 8,053
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase1.2

Mannington and Western

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Mannington & Western
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kevin Small* 1,368 66.2 +1.1
Conservative Nandini Singh 464 22.5 −5.0
Liberal Democrats Fraser McCormick 204 9.9 +2.5
Majority 904 43.8
Turnout 2,065 27.4 –3.7
Registered electors 7,544
Labour hold Swing Increase3.1

Old Town

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Old Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jane Milner-Barry* 1,873 65.5 +1.0
Conservative Bazil Solomon 586 20.5 −2.1
Green Bill Hughes 181 6.3 −0.7
Liberal Democrats Martin Wiltshire 157 5.5 −0.5
TUSC Daisy Bowie 44 1.5 N/A
Majority 1,287 45.0
Turnout 2,858 35.1 –4.3
Registered electors 8,136
Labour hold Swing Increase1.6

Penhill and Upper Stratton

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Penhill & Upper Stratton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Thomas Smith 1,106 49.2 −4.0
Conservative David Ibitoye 878 39.0 +0.7
Liberal Democrats Michelle Horrobin 244 10.8 +2.3
Majority 228 10.1
Turnout 2,249 25.0 –5.1
Registered electors 9,006
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Decrease1.7

Priory Vale

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Priory Vale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ian Edwards 1,156 45.8 −1.8
Conservative Vinay Manro 1,076 42.6 +0.5
Green Pete Best 172 6.8 +0.7
Liberal Democrats Deborah King 101 4.0 −0.2
Majority 80 3.2
Turnout 2,525 29.1 –4.0
Registered electors 8,676
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Decrease0.7

Ridgeway

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Ridgeway
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gary Sumner* 574 55.3 −17.3
Liberal Democrats Liz Mearns 246 23.7 +9.3
Labour Stephen Allsop 216 20.8 +10.4
Majority 328 31.6
Turnout 1,038 37.6 –14.1
Registered electors 2,763
Conservative hold Swing Decrease13.3

Rodbourne Cheney

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Rodbourne Cheney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ana Fernandes * 1,420 53.4 −7.1
Conservative Sudha Nukana 870 32.7 +4.7
Green Rod Hebden 231 8.7 +1.7
Liberal Democrats Ciaran Skinner 118 4.4 −0.2
Majority 550 20.7
Turnout 2,659 28.7 ±0.0
Registered electors 9,257
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Decrease5.9

Shaw

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Shaw
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rose Llewellyn 1,405 50.0 +0.8
Conservative Keith Williams* 1,131 40.3 −1.9
Liberal Democrats Zoe McCormick 248 8.8 +0.2
Majority 274 9.8
Turnout 2,808 35.1 –4.1
Registered electors 8,009
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase1.7

St Andrews

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St Andrews
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Daniel Adams* 1,642 45.0 +10.4
Labour Josh Wood 1,490 40.9 +0.5
Green Howard March 311 8.5 −13.5
Liberal Democrats Dawn Pajak 191 5.2 +2.1
Majority 152 4.2
Turnout 3,647 28.4 –1.4
Registered electors 12,845
Conservative hold Swing Increase5.0

St Margaret and South Marston

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St Margaret & South Marston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Simon Shelley 1,231 43.0 −6.8
Conservative Eleanor Willis 1,199 41.9 +2.9
Green Ella March 210 7.3 +0.5
Liberal Democrats Lynda Comber 183 6.4 +1.9
Majority 32 1.1
Turnout 2,861 30.4 –5.8
Registered electors 9,426
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Decrease4.9

Walcot and Park North

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Walcot & Park North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jamal Miah* 1,539 64.0 +5.8
Conservative Dave Bell 496 20.6 −9.2
Liberal Democrats Michael Dickinson 187 7.8 +2.3
Green Ian Lodwick 160 6.7 N/A
Majority 1,043 43.4
Turnout 2,403 27.2 –5.4
Registered electors 8,842
Labour hold Swing Increase7.5

Wroughton and Wichelstowe

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Wroughton & Wichelstowe (2 seats due to by-election)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Matty Courtliff 1,026 42.3 +7.6
Conservative Gayle Cook 884 36.4 +1.7
Liberal Democrats Martin Barrett 816 33.6 −2.0
Liberal Democrats Stan Pajak 643 26.5 −9.1
Labour Saleh Ahmed 417 17.2 −2.2
Green Simon Fairbourn 405 16.7 +6.4
Labour Abdul Hamid 332 13.7 −5.7
Turnout 2,427 34.9 –2.3
Registered electors 6,950
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Independent

References

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  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.
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