Swindon council election, 2018

03/05/2018 · 19 wards · 19 seats contested

Most seats
9
Labour and Co-operative Party
Seats contested
19
across 19 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party 9 +0 26,346 42.4% +2.2
Conservative and Unionist Party 9 +0 25,766 41.4% +3.5
Liberal Democrats 1 +0 4,761 7.7% +0.1
Green Party 0 +0 2,875 4.6% +0.1
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 +0 2,418 3.9% -5.1

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2016. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 19
Conservative and Unionist Party 19
Green Party 19
Labour Party 19
Liberal Democrats 19
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 19

A party standing a full slate could field 19 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Blunsdon and Highworth

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Steve Weisinger Elected 2,147 56.6% +8.8
Labour Party Jamie Louise Cope 1,140 30.0% -1.0
Green Party Andrew Donald Day 231 6.1% +0.2
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Harry King 155 4.1% +0.5
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Sheila Ann Attwater 123 3.2% -9.4
Majority1,007
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,796

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Central

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Junab Ali Elected 3,141 71.6% -3.8
Conservative and Unionist Party David Malcolm Bell 752 17.2% +0.2
Liberal Democrats Ray James 227 5.2% -3.7
Green Party Bob Heritage 147 3.4% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Jason Costello 117 2.7% —
Majority2,389
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,384

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Chiseldon and Lawn

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Brian Mattock Elected 1,292 53.7% —
Labour Party Peter Edward Bates 656 27.3% —
Green Party Paul Sunners 208 8.7% —
Liberal Democrats Hans Krohn 167 6.9% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Charlene Samantha Goddard 81 3.4% —
Majority636
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,404

Covingham and Dorcan

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Kevin Parry Elected 2,608 67.4% +25.3
Labour Party Bazil Stanley Solomon 922 23.8% +1.4
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Charles Salmon 125 3.2% +0.2
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Barbara Patricia Skull 112 2.9% -15.2
Green Party Kate Henery 102 2.6% -0.1
Majority1,686
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,869

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Eastcott

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Imtiyaz Shaikh Elected 1,621 45.9% +9.3
Liberal Democrats Toby Robson 1,344 38.1% -6.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Drusilla Summers 370 10.5% +1.2
Green Party Steve Pagett 118 3.3% -1.4
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Susan Christina Day 76 2.2% -2.4
Majority277
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,529

Labour Party gain from Liberal Democrats

Gorse Hill and Pinehurst

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Carol Hannah Shelley Elected 1,614 52.8% -3.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Adam leuan John 927 30.3% -0.3
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Aubrey Keith Attwater 222 7.3% —
Green Party Steve Thompson 186 6.1% -3.2
Liberal Democrats Christopher Edwards 110 3.6% -0.7
Majority687
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,059

Labour Party hold

Haydon Wick

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Garry Perkins Elected 1,806 49.5% +1.8
Labour Party Maura Clarke 1,398 38.3% +10.7
Green Party Poppy Leeder 152 4.2% -1.2
Liberal Democrats Deborah Anne King 148 4.1% +0.4
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Ed Gerrard 148 4.1% -11.7
Majority408
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,652

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Liden, Eldene and Park South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Janine Howarth Elected 1,325 44.2% +0.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Zachary Jay Hawson 1,231 41.1% +13.3
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Martin Costello 211 7.0% -13.5
Liberal Democrats Krista Anne Salmon 142 4.7% +1.0
Green Party Simon Jonathan Fairbourn 88 2.9% -1.4
Majority94
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,997

Labour Party hold

Lydiard and Freshbrook

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Tim Swinyard Elected 1,719 48.7% +5.8
Labour Party Neil Lawrence Hopkins 1,443 40.9% -7.3
Liberal Democrats Ann Richards 144 4.1% -4.9
Green Party Andy Bentley 121 3.4% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Zygmunt Taylor 105 3.0% —
Majority276
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,532

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party

Mannington and Western

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jim Robbins Elected 1,474 57.6% +6.0
Conservative and Unionist Party John Lenton 687 26.9% -7.1
UK Independence Party (UKIP) John Gerald Newbold 138 5.4% —
Green Party Peter Dilly 134 5.2% -2.8
Liberal Democrats Jamie Charles Taylor 124 4.8% -1.5
Majority787
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,557

Labour Party hold

Old Town

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Nadine Watts Elected 1,781 50.4% +3.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Nick Burns-Howell 1,452 41.1% +4.3
Green Party Bill Hughes 126 3.6% -1.4
Liberal Democrats Peter Mark Oliver 116 3.3% -0.4
UK Independence Party (UKIP) William Edward Costello 57 1.6% -5.6
Majority329
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,532

Labour Party hold

Penhill and Upper Stratton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Claire Crilly Elected 1,396 48.7% +2.8
Conservative and Unionist Party David-Oladapo Ibitoye 1,093 38.2% +6.0
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Melanie Bailey 167 5.8% -12.5
Liberal Democrats Michelle Anne Horrobin 126 4.4% +0.9
Green Party Howard John March 82 2.9% —
Majority303
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,864

Labour Party hold

Priory Vale

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Emma Louise Faramarzi Elected 1,605 58.7% +3.9
Labour Party Thomas James Smith 798 29.2% +4.7
Green Party Bradley Williams 146 5.3% +1.3
Liberal Democrats Margaret Hooper 118 4.3% +0.1
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Terrence John Moroney 67 2.5% -10.0
Majority807
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,734

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Rodbourne Cheney

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Peter Watts Elected 1,601 53.3% -9.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Steven John Heyes 991 33.0% +6.7
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Dwayne John Godwin 164 5.5% —
Green Party Roderick George Hebden 138 4.6% -2.2
Liberal Democrats Kathy McCarthy 108 3.6% -0.5
Majority610
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,002

Labour Party hold

Shaw

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Mary Martin Elected 1,545 46.0% -5.3
Labour Party Simon Firth 1,365 40.7% +6.6
Liberal Democrats Michael James Heal 165 4.9% -1.8
Green Party Ken Kimber 144 4.3% -4.7
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Adrian Craig Costello 138 4.1% —
Majority180
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,357

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

St Andrews

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Rahul Tarar Elected 1,596 54.8% -5.0
Labour Party Jason John Mills 856 29.4% +6.6
Green Party Flora Wilkins 186 6.4% —
Liberal Democrats Garry Porter 176 6.0% -0.3
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Terence Hayward 97 3.3% -7.6
Majority740
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,911

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

St Margaret and South Marston

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Roger Arthur Smith Elected 2,011 49.9% +0.3
Labour Party Barrie John Jennings 1,678 41.7% +10.7
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Richard Vaughan Lewis 125 3.1% -10.7
Green Party Anita Jayne March 120 3.0% +0.3
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Tom Roberts 94 2.3% -0.5
Majority333
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,028

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Walcot and Park North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Abdul Amin Elected 1,762 55.5% +2.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Roy Stephen 936 29.5% +8.4
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Steve Halden 191 6.0% -10.2
Liberal Democrats Antony William Barter 167 5.3% -0.4
Green Party Kate Frances Freeman 120 3.8% +0.6
Majority826
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,176

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Wroughton and Wichelstowe

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Andy Spry Elected 1,005 36.1% +30.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Wayne Lawrence Crabbe 998 35.9% -18.8
Labour Party Sam James 375 13.5% -0.3
Green Party Talis Kimberley-Fairbourn 326 11.7% -3.0
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Lincoln Vincent Williams 79 2.8% -8.8
Majority7
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,783

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

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