2024 Swindon Borough Council election

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.

2024 Swindon Borough Council election

4 May 2024 (2024-05-04)
20 out of 57 seats to Swindon Borough Council 29 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   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 9 8 Popular vote 25,574 18,060 Percentage 50.2% 35.5% Swing 1.7% 0.8%   Third party Fourth party   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 1 Popular vote 5,011 718 Percentage 9.8% 1.4% Swing 1.9% 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

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. They increased their majority from 5 seats in 2023 to 13 seats in 2024.

Results

2024 Swindon Borough Council election
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

Borough Statement of Persons nominated per each Ward:

The results were as follows:

Blunsdon and Highworth

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	1.7

Central

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	1.5

Covingham and Dorcan

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	1.3

Eastcott

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	3.5

Gorse Hill and Pinehurst

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	9.3

Haydon Wick

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	4.6

Liden, Eldene and Park South

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	2.1

Lydiard and Freshbrook

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	1.2

Mannington and Western

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	3.1

Old Town

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	1.6

Penhill and Upper Stratton

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	1.7

Priory Vale

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	0.7

Ridgeway

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	13.3

Rodbourne Cheney

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	5.9

Shaw

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	1.7

St Andrews

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	5.0

St Margaret and South Marston

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	4.9

Walcot and Park North

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	7.5

Wroughton and Wichelstowe

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