2018 Swindon Borough Council Election |
19 of the 57 seats to Swindon Borough Council 29 seats needed for a majority |
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| First party | Second party | Third party | | | | | Party | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Seats before | 30 | 25 | 2 | Seats won | 9 | 9 | 2 | Seats after | 29 | 26 | 2 | Seat change | 1 | 1 | | Popular vote | 25,766 | 26,346 | 4,761 | Percentage | 41.34% | 42.27% | 7.64% | |
Winner in each ward for the 2018 Swindon Borough Council election. Grey signifies uncontested. |
Council control before election Conservatives | Council control after election Conservatives | |
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.
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.
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]
Swindon was one of the boroughs subject to a trial of voter ID restrictions[3] requiring the production of polling cards.[4]
Results summary
Change since previous election in 2016.
2018 Swindon Borough Council election |
Party | This election | Full council | This election |
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| Conservative | 9 | 1 | 47.37 | 20 | 29 | 50.88 | 25,766 | 41.34 | +3.41 |
| Labour | 9 | 1 | 47.37 | 17 | 26 | 45.61 | 26,346 | 42.27 | +2.10 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | | 5.26 | 1 | 2 | 3.51 | 4,761 | 7.64 | +0.08 |
| Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,875 | 4.61 | +0.07 |
| UKIP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,418 | 3.88 | -5.11 |
Results by ward
All changes calculated on 2014 results.
Blunsdon & Highworth
Blunsdon & Highworth[5] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Steve Weisinger* | 2,147 | 56.47 | + 8.50 |
| Labour | Jamie Cope | 1,140 | 29.98 | + 6.38 |
| Green | Andrew Donald Day | 231 | 6.08 | − 0.88 |
| Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey King | 155 | 4.08 | + 0.53 |
| UKIP | Sheila Attwater | 123 | 3.24 | − 14.4 |
Turnout | 3,802 | 43.69 | |
Registered electors | 8,702 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Central
Central[6] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Junab Ali* | 3,141 | 71.31 | + 33.71 |
| Conservative | David Bell | 752 | 17.07 | + 3.73 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ray James | 227 | 5.15 | − 27.11 |
| Green | Robert Heritage | 147 | 3.34 | + 3.34 |
| UKIP | Jason Costello | 117 | 2.66 | − 9.66 |
Turnout | 4,405 | 45.91 | |
Registered electors | 9,594 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Chiseldon & Lawn
Chiseldon & Lawn[7] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Brian Mattock* | 1,292 | 53.57 | + 9.50 |
| Labour | Peter Bates | 656 | 27.20 | + 9.15 |
| Green | Paul Sunners | 208 | 8.62 | − 1.39 |
| Liberal Democrats | Hans Krohn | 167 | 6.92 | + 1.65 |
| UKIP | Charlene Goddard | 81 | 3.36 | − 18.75 |
Turnout | 2,412 | 44.31 | |
Registered electors | 5,444 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Covingham & Dorcan
Covingham & Dorcan[8] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Kevin Parry* | 2,608 | 67.41 | + 28.37 |
| Labour | Bazil Solomon | 922 | 23.83 | − 8.12 |
| Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Salmon | 125 | 3.23 | + 3.23 |
| UKIP | Barbara Skull | 112 | 2.89 | − 22.06 |
| Green | Kate Henery | 102 | 2.64 | − 1.16 |
Turnout | 3,876 | 46.01 | |
Registered electors | 8,425 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Eastcott
Eastcott[9] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Imtiyaz Shaikh* | 1,621 | 45.93 | + 14.76 |
| Liberal Democrats | Toby Robson | 1,344 | 38.01 | − 5.82 |
| Conservative | Drusilla Summers | 370 | 10.48 | + 1.67 |
| Green | Steve Pagett | 118 | 3.34 | − 3.19 |
| UKIP | Susan Day | 76 | 2.15 | − 7.17 |
Turnout | 3,543 | 44.29 | |
Registered electors | 7,797 | | |
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Gorsehill & Pinehurst
Gorsehill & Pinehurst[10] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Carol Shelley* | 1,614 | 52.76 | + 13.44 |
| Conservative | Adam John | 927 | 30.3 | + 5.86 |
| UKIP | Aubrey Attwater | 222 | 7.26 | − 19.74 |
| Green | Steve Thompson | 186 | 6.08 | − 3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Edwards | 110 | 3.6 | + 3.6 |
Turnout | 3,068 | 34.85 | |
Registered electors | 8,803 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Haydon Wick
Haydon Wick[11] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Garry Perkins* | 1,806 | 49.45 | + 11.76 |
| Labour | Maura Clarke | 1,398 | 38.28 | + 6.52 |
| Green | Poppy Leeder | 152 | 4.16 | + 4.16 |
| UKIP | Ed Gerrard | 148 | 4.05 | − 21.39 |
| Liberal Democrats | Deborah King | 148 | 4.05 | − 0.47 |
Turnout | 3,657 | 40.99 | |
Registered electors | 8,920 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Liden, Eldene & Park South
Liden, Eldene & Park South[12] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Janine Howarth* | 1,325 | 44.21 | + 9.53 |
| Conservative | Zachary Hawson | 1,231 | 41.07 | + 12.45 |
| UKIP | Martin Costello | 211 | 7.04 | − 21.26 |
| Liberal Democrats | Krista Salmon | 142 | 4.74 | + 1.41 |
| Green | Simon Fairbourn | 88 | 2.94 | − 1.63 |
Turnout | 3,002 | 37.22 | |
Registered electors | 8,066 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Lydiard & Freshbrook
Lydiard & Freshbrook[13] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Tim Swinyard* | 1,719 | 48.67 | + 11.9 |
| Labour | Neil Hopkins | 1,443 | 40.86 | + 12.28 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ann Richards | 144 | 4.08 | − 1.42 |
| Green | Andy Bentley | 121 | 3.43 | − 0.9 |
| UKIP | Zygmunt Taylor | 105 | 2.97 | − 21.47 |
Turnout | 3,543 | 42.39 | |
Registered electors | 8,358 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Mannington & Western
Mannington & Western[14] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Jim Robbins* | 1,474 | 57.65 | + 15.32 |
| Conservative | John Lenton | 687 | 26.87 | + 2.56 |
| UKIP | John Newbold | 138 | 5.4 | − 20.51 |
| Green | Peter Dilly | 134 | 5.24 | + 5.24 |
| Liberal Democrats | James Taylor | 124 | 4.85 | − 1.74 |
Turnout | 2,568 | 34.80 | |
Registered electors | 7,379 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Old Town
Old Town[15] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Nadine Watts* | 1,781 | 50.42 | + 4.74 |
| Conservative | Nick Burns-Howell | 1,452 | 41.1 | + 5.05 |
| Green | Bill Hughes | 126 | 3.57 | + 3.57 |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Oliver | 116 | 3.28 | − 2.5 |
| UKIP | Edward Costello | 57 | 1.61 | − 10.72 |
Turnout | 3,542 | 45.18 | |
Registered electors | 7,839 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Penhill & Upper Stratton
Penhill & Upper Stratton[16] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Claire Crilly* | 1,396 | 48.74 | + 8.12 |
| Conservative | Oladapo Ibitoye | 1,093 | 38.16 | + 13.96 |
| UKIP | Melanie Bailey | 167 | 5.83 | − 23.81 |
| Liberal Democrats | Michelle Horrobin | 126 | 4.4 | + 4.4 |
| Green | Howard March | 82 | 2.86 | − 2.34 |
Turnout | 2,869 | 31.12 | |
Registered electors | 9,220 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Priory Vale
Priory Vale[17] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Emma Faramarzi* | 1,605 | 58.71 | + 8.11 |
| Labour | Thomas Smith | 798 | 29.19 | + 8.12 |
| Green | Bradley Williams | 146 | 5.34 | + 5.34 |
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Hooper | 118 | 4.32 | − 2.29 |
| UKIP | Terence Moroney | 67 | 2.45 | − 18.86 |
Turnout | 2,739 | 32.43 | |
Registered electors | 8,447 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Rodbourne Cheney
Rodbourne Cheney[18] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Peter Watts* | 1,601 | 53.33 | + 10.2 |
| Conservative | Steven Heyes | 991 | 33.01 | + 10.93 |
| UKIP | Dwayne Godwin | 164 | 5.46 | − 22.93 |
| Green | Rod Hebden-Leeder | 138 | 4.6 | − 1.15 |
| Liberal Democrats | Kathy McCarthy | 108 | 3.6 | + 3.6 |
Turnout | 3,011 | 33.60 | |
Registered electors | 8,962 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Shaw
Shaw[19] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Mary Martin* | 1,545 | 46.02 | + 9.64 |
| Labour | Simon Firth | 1,365 | 40.66 | + 12.71 |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Heal | 165 | 4.92 | + 1.26 |
| Green | Ken Kimber | 144 | 4.29 | − 2.29 |
| UKIP | Zygmunt Taylor | 138 | 2.11 | − 13.79 |
Turnout | 3,365 | 41.55 | |
Registered electors | 8,098 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St Andrews
St Andrews[20] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Rahul Tarar* | 1,596 | 54.83 | + 1.82 |
| Labour | Jason Mills | 856 | 29.41 | + 6.55 |
| Green | Flora Wilkins | 186 | 6.39 | + 6.39 |
| Liberal Democrats | Garry Porter | 176 | 6.05 | − 1.78 |
| UKIP | Terence Hayward | 97 | 3.33 | − 15.84 |
Turnout | 2,920 | 29.47 | |
Registered electors | 9,910 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St Margaret & South Marston
St Margaret & South Marston[21] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Roger Smith* | 2,011 | 49.93 | + 10.87 |
| Labour | Barrrie Jennings | 1,678 | 41.66 | + 11.62 |
| UKIP | Richard Lewis | 125 | 3.10 | − 22.72 |
| Green | Anita March | 120 | 2.98 | + 2.98 |
| Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Roberts | 94 | 2.33 | − 2.3 |
Turnout | 4,036 | 43.90 | |
Registered electors | 9,194 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Walcot & Park North
Walcot & Park North[22] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Abdul Amin* | 1,762 | 55.48 | + 16.3 |
| Conservative | Roy Stephen | 936 | 29.47 | + 10.09 |
| UKIP | Steve Halden | 191 | 6.01 | − 22.65 |
| Liberal Democrats | Anthony Barter | 167 | 5.26 | − 0.8 |
| Green | Kate Freeman | 120 | 3.78 | − 2.08 |
Turnout | 3,180 | 36.16 | |
Registered electors | 8,794 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Wroughton & Wichelstowe
Wroughton & Wichelstowe[23] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Andy Spry | 1,005 | 36.1 | +17.4 |
| Conservative | Wayne Lawrence Crabbe * | 998 | 35.9 | +2.8 |
| Labour | Sam James | 375 | 13.5 | –0.3 |
| Green | Talis Kimberley-Fairbourn | 326 | 11.7 | +1.0 |
| UKIP | Lincoln Vincent Williams | 79 | 2.8 | –15.6 |
Majority | 7 | 0.3 | N/A |
Turnout | 2,789 | 45.13 | |
Registered electors | 6,180 | | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
References
- ^ a b "Local Elections 2018 - Swindon Borough Council". BBC News. 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Conservatives defend Labour challenge in Swindon". BBC News. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ Press Association (28 April 2018). "Polling station voter ID plans are deeply flawed, say critics". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ Walker, Peter; Weaver, Matthew (3 May 2018). "Anger and confusion as voters turned away during ID trial". the Guardian. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ "Election results for Blunsdon & Highworth, 3 May 2018". 3 May 2018.
- ^ "Election results for Central, 3 May 2018". 3 May 2018.
- ^ "Election results for Chiseldon & Lawn, 3 May 2018". 3 May 2018.
- ^ "Election results for Covingham & Dorcan, 3 May 2018". 3 May 2018.
- ^ "Election results for Eastcott, 3 May 2018". 3 May 2018.
- ^ "Election results for Gorsehill & Pinehurst, 3 May 2018". 3 May 2018.
- ^ "Election results for Haydon Wick, 3 May 2018". 3 May 2018.
- ^ "Election results for Liden, Eldene & Park South, 3 May 2018". 3 May 2018.
- ^ "Election results for Lydiard & Freshbrook, 3 May 2018". 3 May 2018.
- ^ "Election results for Mannington & Western, 3 May 2018". 3 May 2018.
- ^ "Election results for Old Town, 3 May 2018". 3 May 2018.
- ^ "Election results for Penhill & Upper Stratton, 3 May 2018". 3 May 2018.
- ^ "Election results for Priory Vale, 3 May 2018". 3 May 2018.
- ^ "Election results for Rodbourne Cheney, 3 May 2018". 3 May 2018.
- ^ "Election results for Shaw, 3 May 2018". 3 May 2018.
- ^ "Election results for St Andrews, 3 May 2018". 3 May 2018.
- ^ "Election results for St Margaret & South Marston, 3 May 2018". 3 May 2018.
- ^ "Election results for Walcot & Park North, 3 May 2018". 3 May 2018.
- ^ "Election results for Wroughton & Wichelstowe, 3 May 2018". 3 May 2018.