2023 Swindon Borough Council election

The 2023 Swindon Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect councillors to Swindon Borough Council in Wiltshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England. There were 19 of the 57 seats on the council up for election.

2023 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   Leader David Renard (defeated) Jim Robbins Party Conservative Labour Seats before 32 23 Seats won 2 16 Seats after 22 33 Seat change 10 9   Third party Fourth party   Party Liberal Democrats Independent Seats before 0 1 Seats won 1 0 Seats after 1 1 Seat change 1
Map of the results of the 2023 Swindon council election. Conservatives in blue and Labour in red. Wards in grey had no election in 2023.
Leader before election David Renard Conservative Leader after election Jim Robbins Labour

Prior to the election the Conservatives held a majority of the seats on the council. At the election Labour took control of the council, and the Conservative leader, David Renard, lost his seat.^[1]

Summary

Election results

2023 Swindon Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	16	9	84.2	17	33	57.9	29,901	51.9	+5.9
	Conservative	2	10	10.5	20	22	38.6	19,977	34.7	-8.0
	Liberal Democrats	1	1	5.3	0	1	1.8	4,563	7.9	+1.3
	Independent	0		0.0	1	1	1.8	259	0.4	N/A
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	2,824	4.9	+0.7
	TUSC	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	138	0.2	-0.2

Ward results

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Swindon Borough Council following the close of nomination on 5 April 2023.^[2]

The results were as follows:^[3][4]

Blunsdon & Highworth

Blundson and Highworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nick Gardiner	1,509	45.2	−8.5
	Labour Co-op	Lesley Ann Gow	1,168	35.0	+3.0
	Green	Andrew Day	418	12.5	−1.8
	Liberal Democrats	Deborah King	241	7.2	N/A
Majority			341
Turnout			3,372	37.39
Registered electors			9,019
	Conservative hold		Swing

Central

Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Adorabelle Amaral-Shaikh*	2,960	61.8	+16.9
	Conservative	John Barreto	1,577	32.9	−16.2
	Liberal Democrats	Hannah Pajak	177	3.7	−2.1
	Independent	Mariano Rodrigues	73	1.5	N/A
Majority			1,383
Turnout			4,813	46.96
Registered electors			10,249
	Labour hold		Swing

Chiseldon & Lawn

Chiseldon & Lawn

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Neil Lawrence Hopkins	1,376	51.2	+16.7
	Conservative	Jenny Mary Jeffries*	1,010	37.6	−7.0
	Liberal Democrats	Fareed Ahmed Quidwai	299	11.1	−9.6
Majority			366
Turnout			2,711	43.52
Registered electors			6,229
	Labour Co-op gain from Conservative		Swing

Covingham & Dorcan

Covingham & Dorcan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dale Heenan*	1,302	46.2	−15.0
	Labour	Tate Pullen	1,133	40.2	+10.5
	Liberal Democrats	Malcolm Salmon	178	6.3	−0.3
	Green	Howard March	162	5.8	N/A
	TUSC	Scott Hunter	41	1.5	−1.1
Majority			169
Turnout			2,834	34.22
Registered electors			8,281
	Conservative hold

Eastcott

Eastcott

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Paul Andrew Dixon*	1,919	60.0	+11.7
	Liberal Democrats	Stan Pajak	714	22.3	−11.8
	Conservative	Raul Fernandes	417	13.0	−4.6
	Green	Chris Noyce	148	4.6	N/A
Majority			1,205
Turnout			3,225	40.37
Registered electors			7,989
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

Gorse Hill & Pinehurst

Gorse Hill & Pinehurst

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Ballman*	1,600	56.5	−4.4
	Conservative	Brenda Victoria Fernandes	941	33.2	−5.9
	Green	Andy Bentley	205	7.2	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Zubair Farooq Khan	85	3.0	N/A
Majority			659
Turnout			3,225	30.94
Registered electors			9,211
	Labour hold		Swing

Haydon Wick

Haydon Wick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Stanka Adamcova	1,828	57.3	+5.8
	Conservative	David Charles Renard*	1,176	36.8	−11.7
	Liberal Democrats	Omar Syed Muhammad	188	5.9	N/A
Majority			652
Turnout			3,216	36.73
Registered electors			8,756
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Liden, Eldene & Park South

Liden, Eldene & Park South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mike Davies	1,575	58.6	+4.2
	Conservative	Bazil Stanley Solomon*	974	36.3	−9.3
	Liberal Democrats	Caroline Thomas	137	5.1	N/A
Majority			601
Turnout			2,709	33.74
Registered electors			8,028
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Lydiard & Freshbrook

Lydiard & Freshbrook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Repi Begum	1,489	52.7	+3.3
	Conservative	Caryl Sydney-Smith*	1,098	38.8	−7.1
	Liberal Democrats	Bilal Quidwai	143	5.1	N/A
	TUSC	Rob Pettefar	97	3.4	−1.3
Majority			391
Turnout			2,875	35.62
Registered electors			8,071
	Labour gain from Conservative

Mannington & Western

Mannington & Western

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Fay Howard	1,495	65.1	+3.2
	Conservative	Roy Stephen	632	27.5	−2.7
	Liberal Democrats	Fraser Graham McCormick	169	7.4	−0.5
Majority			863
Turnout			2,327	31.05
Registered electors			7,495
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

Old Town

Old Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Chris Watts	2,047	64.5	+2.0
	Conservative	Ellen Heavens	717	22.6	−4.1
	Green	Bill Hughes	222	7.0	+0.9
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Wiltshire	190	6.0	+1.3
Majority			1,330
Turnout			3,192	39.39
Registered electors			8,104
	Labour gain from Conservative

Penhill & Upper Stratton

Penhill & Upper Stratton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Ravi Venkatesh	1,452	53.2	+1.4
	Conservative	David Ibitoye*	1,045	38.3	−3.1
	Liberal Democrats	Michelle Horrobin	231	8.5	+1.6
Majority			407
Turnout			2,744	30.14
Registered electors			9,104
	Labour Co-op gain from Conservative

Priory Vale

Priory Vale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Rajhia Ali	1,357	47.6	−2.7
	Conservative	Vinay Manro*	1,200	42.1	−7.2
	Green	Lorna Terry	173	6.1	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Geoffrey King	121	4.2	N/A
Majority			157
Turnout			2,868	33.13
Registered electors			8,657
	Labour Co-op gain from Conservative

Rodbourne Cheney

Rodbourne Cheney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jim Patrick Grant*	1,649	60.5	+4.0
	Conservative	Siddu Vempati	762	28.0	−8.6
	Green	Rod Hebden	190	7.0	+0.1
	Liberal Democrats	Zoe Claire McCormick	124	4.6	N/A
Majority			881
Turnout			2,739	29.85
Registered electors			9,177
	Labour hold		Swing

Shaw

Shaw

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Junab Ali	1,525	49.2	+14.0
	Conservative	Nandini Singh	1,309	42.2	−6.4
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Dickinson	267	8.6	N/A
Majority			216
Turnout			3,130	39.2
Registered electors			7,984
	Labour Co-op gain from Conservative		Swing

St Andrews

St Andrews

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jason Mills	1,525	40.4	+5.6
	Conservative	Steve Heyes*	1,305	34.6	−7.6
	Green	Bradley Williams	829	22.0	−1.0
	Liberal Democrats	Ebad Syed	117	3.1	N/A
Majority			220	5.8	N/A
Turnout			3,791	29.75
Registered electors			12,741
	Labour gain from Conservative

St Margaret & South Marston

St Margaret and South Marston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Thomas Butcher	1,645	49.8	−1.8
	Conservative	Matthew Vallender	1,289	39.0	−9.4
	Green	Ella March	224	6.8	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Shepherd	148	4.5	N/A
Majority			356	10.65
Turnout			3,340	36.18
Registered electors			9,232
	Labour gain from Conservative

Walcot & Park North

Walcot & Park North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Emma Bushell*	1,681	58.2	+7.4
	Conservative	Angelo Estrocio	860	29.8	−9.7
	Independent	David Norris	186	6.4	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Dawn Pajak	160	5.5	−4.2
Majority			821
Turnout			2,898	32.55
Registered electors			8,902
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

Wroughton and Wichelstowe

Wroughton and Wichelstowe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Adam Poole	874	35.6	+6.1
	Conservative	Gayle Cook	854	34.7	−10.8
	Labour	Saleh Ahmed	477	19.4	+4.1
	Green	Pippa Fairbourn	253	10.3	+0.7
Majority			20
Turnout			2,475	37.21
Registered electors			6,651
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

By-elections

St Margaret & South Marston

St Margaret & South Marston: 20 July 2023

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Matthew Thomas Vallender	1,143	50.6	+11.6
	Labour	Joseph Paul George Polson	1,118	49.4	−0.4
Turnout			2,278	24.65
Registered electors			9,240
	Conservative gain from Labour

The St Margaret and South Marston by-election was triggered by the death of Labour councillor Pam Adams.^[5][6]