Swindon Borough Council elections

Swindon Borough Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of Swindon in Wiltshire, England. Until 1 April 1997 its area was a non-metropolitan district called Thamesdown Borough Council, with Wiltshire County Council providing the county-level services.

District council

1973 Thamesdown Borough Council election
1976 Thamesdown Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)^[1]
1978 Thamesdown Borough Council election
1979 Thamesdown Borough Council election
1980 Thamesdown Borough Council election
1982 Thamesdown Borough Council election (Some new ward boundaries & borough boundary changes)^[2]^[3]
1983 Thamesdown Borough Council election
1984 Thamesdown Borough Council election
1986 Thamesdown Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)^[4]
1987 Thamesdown Borough Council election
1988 Thamesdown Borough Council election
1990 Thamesdown Borough Council election
1991 Thamesdown Borough Council election
1992 Thamesdown Borough Council election
1994 Thamesdown Borough Council election
1995 Thamesdown Borough Council election
1996 Thamesdown Borough Council election

Unitary authority

1998 Swindon Borough Council election
1999 Swindon Borough Council election
2000 Swindon Borough Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 5)^[5]^[6]^[7]
2002 Swindon Borough Council election
2003 Swindon Borough Council election
2004 Swindon Borough Council election
2006 Swindon Borough Council election
2007 Swindon Borough Council election
2008 Swindon Borough Council election
2010 Swindon Borough Council election
2011 Swindon Borough Council election
2012 Swindon Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)^[8]
2014 Swindon Borough Council election
2015 Swindon Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)^[9]
2016 Swindon Borough Council election
2018 Swindon Borough Council election^[10]
2019 Swindon Borough Council election
2021 Swindon Borough Council election
2022 Swindon Borough Council election
2023 Swindon Borough Council election
2024 Swindon Borough Council election

Results maps

2000 results map
2002 results map
2003 results map
2004 results map
2006 results map
2007 results map
2008 results map
2010 results map
2011 results map
2012 results map
2014 results map
2015 results map
2016 results map
2018 results map
2019 results map
2021 results map
2022 results map
2023 results map
2024 results map

By-election results

1994–1998

Central By-Election 15 May 1997
Party		Votes	%
	Labour	548	46.3
	Liberal Democrats	300	25.3
	Conservative	224	18.9
	Green	69	5.8
	Socialist Labour	44	53.7.8
Majority		248	21.0
Turnout		1,185	20.7
	Labour hold	Swing

Park By-Election 21 August 1997
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	715	66.0	−4.4
	Conservative	297	27.4	+11.2
	Liberal Democrats	72	6.6	−6.8
Majority		418	38.6
Turnout		1,084	15.2
	Labour hold	Swing

2002-2006

St Margaret By-Election 30 January 2003^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Raymond Fisher	814	52.5	+5.3
	Labour		409	26.4	−13.2
	Liberal Democrats		258	16.6	+3.4
	UKIP		69	4.5	+4.5
Majority			405	26.1
Turnout			1,550	20.6
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Central By-Election 22 January 2004
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	513	37.9	+0.3
	Liberal Democrats	359	26.5	−12.1
	Conservative	229	16.9	−0.6
	SA	119	8.8	+8.8
	Green	71	5.2	+5.2
	SOU	41	3.0	−3.2
	UKIP	21	1.6	+1.6
Majority		154	11.4
Turnout		1,353	19.4
	Labour hold	Swing

Western By-Election 22 January 2004
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	829	47.5	+4.2
	Conservative	651	37.3	+11.3
	Liberal Democrats	154	8.8	−13.5
	UKIP	79	4.5	−3.9
	Green	34	1.9	+1.9
Majority		178	10.2
Turnout		1,747	23.5
	Labour hold	Swing

Walcot By-Election 3 February 2005^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Mallinson	706	38.4	−3.4
	Conservative		586	31.9	−1.8
	Liberal Democrats		338	18.4	+1.2
	Independent		106	5.8	+5.8
	Green		60	3.3	−3.9
	UKIP		43	2.3	+2.3
Majority			120	6.5
Turnout			1,839	35.0
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

2010-2012

Moredon By-Election 4 November 2010^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jenny Millin	887	47.5	+12.6
	Conservative	Toby Elliott	755	40.4	+1.0
	UKIP	William Oram	129	6.9	+6.9
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Ward	98	5.2	−13.3
Majority			132	7.1
Turnout			1,869	23.7
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

2012-2014

Blunsdon and Highworth by-election 15 November 2012^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Steve Weisinger	1,453
	Labour	Phil Beaumont	1,075
	UKIP	John Lenton	195
	Green	Andrew Donald Day	111
	Liberal Democrats	Cath Smith	23
Majority			378
Turnout				32.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Haydon Wick by-election 8 August 2013^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Oliver Donachie	1,376	49.6	+6.0
	Labour	Maura Clarke	887	32.0	+0.8
	UKIP	Ed Gerrard	426	15.4	+4.8
	Liberal Democrats	Sean Davey	83	3.0	−3.3
Majority			489	17.6
Turnout			2,772
	Conservative hold		Swing

2018-2022

Priory Vale by-election 24 June 2021^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kate Tomlinson	1,139	60.6	+6.4
	Labour	Ian Edwards	508	27.0	−5.9
	Liberal Democrats	Joseph Polson	102	5.4	+5.4
	Green	Stephen Litchfield	83	4.4	−3.4
	Independent	Elena Mari	47	2.5	+2.5
Majority			631	33.6
Turnout			1,879
	Conservative hold		Swing

2022-2026

St Margaret and South Marston by-election 20 July 2023^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Matthew Vallender	1,143	50.6	+11.6
	Labour	Joseph Polson	1,118	49.4	−0.4
Majority			25	1.2
Turnout			2,261
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Rodbourne Cheney by-election 17 October 2024^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sudha Nukana	991	48.6	+15.6
	Labour	Meural Cardoso	694	34.0	−19.8
	Green	Roderick Hebden	173	8.5	−0.3
	Independent	Alex Petrarche	100	4.9	+4.9
	Liberal Democrats	Ciaran Skinner	82	4.0	−0.5
Majority			297	14.6
Turnout			2,040
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

References

^ legislation.gov.uk – The Borough of Thamesdown (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
^ legislation.gov.uk – The North Wiltshire and Thamesdown (Areas) Order 1980. Retrieved on 18 November 2015.
^ The Oxfordshire and Wiltshire (Areas) Order 1980
^ The Borough of Thamesdown (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1986
^ legislation.gov.uk – The Borough of Swindon (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
^ "Swindon". BBC News Online. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
^ "Want to be a Councillor?". Swindon Borough Council. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
^ legislation.gov.uk – The Swindon (Electoral Changes) Order 2012. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
^ legislation.gov.uk – The Swindon (Electoral Changes) Order 2015. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
^ "Local Elections 2018 – Swindon Borough Council". BBC News. 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
^ "Labour slips in the snow". guardian.co.uk. London. 31 January 2003. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
^ "Double defeat for Tories in the west of England". guardian.co.uk. London. 4 February 2005. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
^ "Labour takes seat from Tories in election". This is Wiltshire.co.uk. 5 November 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
^ "Conservatives hold Blunsdon and Highworth ward in by election". swindonadvertiser.co.uk. 16 November 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Haydon Wick Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Priory Vale Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — St Margaret and South Marston Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Rodbourne Cheney Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 November 2024.

External links

[1] slation.gov.uk – The Borough of Thamesdown (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.

[2] slation.gov.uk – The North Wiltshire and Thamesdown (Areas) Order 1980. Retrieved on 18 November 2015.

[3] The Oxfordshire and Wiltshire (Areas) Order 1980

[4] The Borough of Thamesdown (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1986

[5] slation.gov.uk – The Borough of Swindon (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

[lose-6] "Swindon". BBC News Online. Retrieved 16 August 2009.

[councillor-7] "Want to be a Councillor?". Swindon Borough Council. Retrieved 18 March 2010.

[8] slation.gov.uk – The Swindon (Electoral Changes) Order 2012. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.

[9] slation.gov.uk – The Swindon (Electoral Changes) Order 2015. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.

[bbc-2018-10] "Local Elections 2018 – Swindon Borough Council". BBC News. 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.

[snow-11] "Labour slips in the snow". guardian.co.uk. London. 31 January 2003. Retrieved 18 March 2010.

[double-12] "Double defeat for Tories in the west of England". guardian.co.uk. London. 4 February 2005. Retrieved 18 March 2010.

[from-13] "Labour takes seat from Tories in election". This is Wiltshire.co.uk. 5 November 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2010.

[14] "Conservatives hold Blunsdon and Highworth ward in by election". swindonadvertiser.co.uk. 16 November 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2012.

[15] "Local Elections Archive Project — Haydon Wick Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 8 February 2024.

[16] "Local Elections Archive Project — Priory Vale Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 8 February 2024.

[17] "Local Elections Archive Project — St Margaret and South Marston Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 8 February 2024.

[18] "Local Elections Archive Project — Rodbourne Cheney Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 November 2024.

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v t e Council elections in Wiltshire
Wiltshire Council	2009 2013 2017 2021
Swindon Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
Kennet District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
North Wiltshire District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
Salisbury District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
Wiltshire County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 Abolished
West Wiltshire District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
See also: Divisions and wards Boundary changes

v t e Unitary authorities of England
Areas	Bath and North East Somerset Bedford Blackburn with Darwen Blackpool Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Bracknell Forest Brighton and Hove Bristol Buckinghamshire Central Bedfordshire Cheshire East Cheshire West and Chester Cornwall County Durham Cumberland Darlington Derby Dorset East Riding of Yorkshire Halton Hartlepool Herefordshire Isle of Wight Isles of Scilly Kingston upon Hull Leicester Luton Medway Middlesbrough Milton Keynes North East Lincolnshire North Lincolnshire North Northamptonshire North Somerset North Yorkshire Northumberland Nottingham Peterborough Plymouth Portsmouth Reading Redcar and Cleveland Rutland Shropshire Slough Somerset Southampton Southend-on-Sea South Gloucestershire Stockton-on-Tees Stoke-on-Trent Swindon Telford and Wrekin Thurrock Torbay Warrington West Berkshire Westmorland and Furness West Northamptonshire Wiltshire Windsor and Maidenhead Wokingham York
Councils	Bath and North East Somerset Bedford Blackburn with Darwen Blackpool Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Bracknell Forest Brighton and Hove Bristol Buckinghamshire Central Bedfordshire Cheshire East Cheshire West and Chester Cornwall County Durham Cumberland Darlington Derby Dorset East Riding of Yorkshire Halton Hartlepool Herefordshire Isle of Wight Isles of Scilly Kingston upon Hull Leicester Luton Medway Middlesbrough Milton Keynes North East Lincolnshire North Lincolnshire North Northamptonshire North Somerset North Yorkshire Northumberland Nottingham Peterborough Plymouth Portsmouth Reading Redcar and Cleveland Rutland Shropshire Slough Somerset Southampton Southend-on-Sea South Gloucestershire Stockton-on-Tees Stoke-on-Trent Swindon Telford and Wrekin Thurrock Torbay Warrington West Berkshire Westmorland and Furness West Northamptonshire Wiltshire Windsor and Maidenhead Wokingham York
Elections	Bath and North East Somerset Bedford Blackburn with Darwen Blackpool Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Bracknell Forest Brighton and Hove Bristol Buckinghamshire Central Bedfordshire Cheshire East Cheshire West and Chester Cornwall County Durham Cumberland Darlington Derby Dorset East Riding of Yorkshire Halton Hartlepool Herefordshire Isle of Wight Isles of Scilly Kingston upon Hull Leicester Luton Medway Middlesbrough Milton Keynes North East Lincolnshire North Lincolnshire North Northamptonshire North Somerset North Yorkshire Northumberland Nottingham Peterborough Plymouth Portsmouth Reading Redcar and Cleveland Rutland Shropshire Slough Somerset Southampton Southend-on-Sea South Gloucestershire Stockton-on-Tees Stoke-on-Trent Swindon Telford and Wrekin Thurrock Torbay Warrington West Berkshire Westmorland and Furness West Northamptonshire Wiltshire Windsor and Maidenhead Wokingham York

Swindon Borough Council elections

District council

Unitary authority

Results maps

By-election results

1994–1998

2002-2006

2010-2012

2012-2014

2018-2022

2022-2026

References

External links

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