2018 Swindon Borough Council election

2018 Swindon Borough Council Election
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19 of the 57 seats to Swindon Borough Council
29 seats needed for a majority
  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 Decrease 1 Increase 1 Steady
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 Decrease 1 47.37 20 29 50.88 25,766 41.34 +3.41
  Labour 9 Increase 1 47.37 17 26 45.61 26,346 42.27 +2.10
  Liberal Democrats 1 Steady 5.26 1 2 3.51 4,761 7.64 +0.08
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 2,875 4.61 +0.07
  UKIP 0 Steady 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

  1. ^ a b "Local Elections 2018 - Swindon Borough Council". BBC News. 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Conservatives defend Labour challenge in Swindon". BBC News. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  3. ^ Press Association (28 April 2018). "Polling station voter ID plans are deeply flawed, say critics". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  4. ^ Walker, Peter; Weaver, Matthew (3 May 2018). "Anger and confusion as voters turned away during ID trial". the Guardian. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Election results for Blunsdon & Highworth, 3 May 2018". 3 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Election results for Central, 3 May 2018". 3 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Election results for Chiseldon & Lawn, 3 May 2018". 3 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Election results for Covingham & Dorcan, 3 May 2018". 3 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Election results for Eastcott, 3 May 2018". 3 May 2018.
  10. ^ "Election results for Gorsehill & Pinehurst, 3 May 2018". 3 May 2018.
  11. ^ "Election results for Haydon Wick, 3 May 2018". 3 May 2018.
  12. ^ "Election results for Liden, Eldene & Park South, 3 May 2018". 3 May 2018.
  13. ^ "Election results for Lydiard & Freshbrook, 3 May 2018". 3 May 2018.
  14. ^ "Election results for Mannington & Western, 3 May 2018". 3 May 2018.
  15. ^ "Election results for Old Town, 3 May 2018". 3 May 2018.
  16. ^ "Election results for Penhill & Upper Stratton, 3 May 2018". 3 May 2018.
  17. ^ "Election results for Priory Vale, 3 May 2018". 3 May 2018.
  18. ^ "Election results for Rodbourne Cheney, 3 May 2018". 3 May 2018.
  19. ^ "Election results for Shaw, 3 May 2018". 3 May 2018.
  20. ^ "Election results for St Andrews, 3 May 2018". 3 May 2018.
  21. ^ "Election results for St Margaret & South Marston, 3 May 2018". 3 May 2018.
  22. ^ "Election results for Walcot & Park North, 3 May 2018". 3 May 2018.
  23. ^ "Election results for Wroughton & Wichelstowe, 3 May 2018". 3 May 2018.