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19 of the 57 seats to Swindon Borough Council 29 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Winner in each ward for the 2018 Swindon Borough Council election. Grey signifies uncontested. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Change since previous election in 2016.
2018 Swindon Borough Council election | ||||||||||
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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 |
All changes calculated on 2014 results.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |