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]
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20 out of 57 seats to Swindon Borough Council 29 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Winner of each seat at the 2024 Swindon Borough Council election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
edit2024 Swindon Borough Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Labour | 14 | 9 | 70.0 | 27 | 41 | 71.9 | 25,574 | 50.2 | -1.7 | |
Conservative | 6 | 8 | 30.0 | 9 | 15 | 26.3 | 18,060 | 35.5 | +0.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1.8 | 5,011 | 9.8 | +1.9 | ||
Green | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,529 | 5.0 | +0.1 | ||
Independent | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 718 | 1.4 | +1.0 | |
TUSC | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 404 | 0.8 | +0.6 | ||
Reform UK | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 284 | 0.6 | N/A |
Ward results
editBorough Statement of Persons nominated per each Ward:[4]
The results were as follows:[5]
Blunsdon and Highworth
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 1.7 |
Central
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 1.5 |
Covingham and Dorcan
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 1.3 |
Eastcott
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 3.5 |
Gorse Hill and Pinehurst
editParty | 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 | 9.3 |
Haydon Wick
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 4.6 |
Liden, Eldene and Park South
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 2.1 |
Lydiard and Freshbrook
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 1.2 |
Mannington and Western
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 3.1 |
Old Town
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 1.6 |
Penhill and Upper Stratton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 1.7 |
Priory Vale
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 0.7 |
Ridgeway
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 13.3 |
Rodbourne Cheney
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 5.9 |
Shaw
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 1.7 |
St Andrews
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 5.0 |
St Margaret and South Marston
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 4.9 |
Walcot and Park North
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 7.5 |
Wroughton and Wichelstowe
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
edit- ^ "Election timetable in England". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
- ^ "Local elections 2023: Labour take 'key target' Swindon". BBC News. 2023-05-05. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
- ^ Thomas, Aled (3 May 2024). "Labour tightens grip on Swindon council after election triumph". Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ Council, Swindon Borough. "Borough Statement of Persons Nominated | Swindon Borough Council". www.swindon.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
- ^ "Election results". Swindon Borough Council. Retrieved 3 May 2024.