Swindon council election, 2023

04/05/2023 · 19 wards · 19 seats contested

Most seats
16
Labour Party
Seats contested
19
across 19 wards
Turnout
35.7%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 16 +4 29,901 51.9% +5.8
Conservative and Unionist Party 2 -5 19,977 34.6% -8.1
Liberal Democrats 1 +1 4,563 7.9% +1.3
Green Party 0 +0 2,824 4.9% +0.7
Independent 0 +0 259 0.4% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 +0 138 0.2% -0.1

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2022. 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
Labour and Co-operative Party 19
Liberal Democrats 19
Green Party 10
Independent 2
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 2

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 Nick Gardiner Elected 1,509 45.2% -8.4
Labour and Co-operative Party Lesley Ann Gow 1,168 35.0% +3.0
Green Party Andrew Donald Day 418 12.5% -1.8
Liberal Democrats Deborah Anne King 241 7.2% —
Majority341
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors9,019
Ballots cast3,336

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Central

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Adorabelle Amaral-Shaikh Elected 2,960 61.8% +16.8
Conservative and Unionist Party John Cristovam Barreto 1,577 32.9% -16.2
Liberal Democrats Hannah Pajak 177 3.7% -2.1
Independent Mariano Rodrigues 73 1.5% —
Majority1,383
Turnout47.0%
Registered electors10,249
Ballots cast4,787

Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Chiseldon and Lawn

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Neil Lawrence Hopkins Elected 1,376 51.2% +16.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Jenny Jefferies 1,010 37.6% -6.9
Liberal Democrats Fareed Ahmed Quidwai 299 11.1% -9.6
Majority366
Turnout44.0%
Registered electors6,229
Ballots cast2,685

Labour and Co-operative Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Covingham and Dorcan

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Dale James Heenan Elected 1,302 46.2% -14.9
Labour Party Tate Pullen 1,133 40.2% +10.6
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Charles Salmon 178 6.3% -0.3
Green Party Howard John March 162 5.8% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Scott Hunter 41 1.5% -1.1
Majority169
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors8,281
Ballots cast2,816

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Eastcott

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Paul Dixon Elected 1,919 60.0% +11.7
Liberal Democrats Stan Pajak 714 22.3% -11.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Raul Fernandes 417 13.0% -4.6
Green Party Chris Noyce 148 4.6% —
Majority1,205
Turnout40.0%
Registered electors7,989
Ballots cast3,198

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Gorse Hill and Pinehurst

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party John Ballman Elected 1,600 56.5% -4.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Brenda Victoria Fernandes 941 33.2% -5.9
Green Party Andy Bentley 205 7.2% —
Liberal Democrats Zubair Farooq Khan 85 3.0% —
Majority659
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors9,211
Ballots cast2,831

Labour Party hold

Haydon Wick

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Stanka Wilson Elected 1,828 57.2% +5.7
Conservative and Unionist Party David Renard 1,176 36.8% -11.7
Liberal Democrats Omar Syed Muhammad 188 5.9% —
Majority652
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors8,756
Ballots cast3,194

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Liden, Eldene and Park South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Mike Davies Elected 1,575 58.7% +4.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Bazil Stanley Solomon 974 36.3% -9.3
Liberal Democrats Caroline Thomas 137 5.1% —
Majority601
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors8,028
Ballots cast2,685

Labour Party hold

Lydiard and Freshbrook

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Repi Begum Elected 1,489 52.7% +3.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Caryl Sydney-Smith 1,098 38.8% -7.0
Liberal Democrats Bilal Abdullah Quidwai 143 5.1% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Rob Pettefar 97 3.4% -1.2
Majority391
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors8,071
Ballots cast2,827

Labour Party hold

Mannington and Western

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Fay Howard Elected 1,495 65.1% +3.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Roy Stephen 632 27.5% -2.6
Liberal Democrats Fraser McCormick 169 7.4% -0.6
Majority863
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors7,495
Ballots cast2,296

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Old Town

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Chris Watts Elected 2,047 64.5% +1.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Ellen Heavens 717 22.6% -4.1
Green Party Bill Hughes 222 7.0% +0.9
Liberal Democrats Martin George Wiltshire 190 6.0% +1.2
Majority1,330
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors8,104
Ballots cast3,176

Labour Party hold

Penhill and Upper Stratton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Ravi Venkatesh Elected 1,452 53.2% +1.5
Conservative and Unionist Party David-Oladapo Ibitoye 1,045 38.3% -3.1
Liberal Democrats Michelle Anne Horrobin 231 8.5% +1.6
Majority407
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors9,104
Ballots cast2,728

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Priory Vale

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Rajhia Ali Elected 1,357 47.6% -2.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Vinay Manro 1,200 42.1% -7.6
Green Party Lorna Jane Terry 173 6.1% —
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Harry King 121 4.2% —
Majority157
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors8,657
Ballots cast2,851

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Rodbourne Cheney

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jim Grant Elected 1,649 60.5% +4.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Siddu Vempati 762 28.0% -8.6
Green Party Roderick George Hebden 190 7.0% +0.0
Liberal Democrats Zoe Claire McCormick 124 4.6% —
Majority887
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors9,177
Ballots cast2,725

Labour Party hold

Shaw

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Junab Ali Elected 1,525 49.1% +13.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Nandini Singh 1,309 42.2% -6.4
Liberal Democrats Michael James Dickinson 267 8.6% —
Majority216
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors7,984
Ballots cast3,103

Labour and Co-operative Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

St Andrews

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jason John Mills Elected 1,525 40.4% +5.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Steven John Heyes 1,305 34.6% -7.6
Green Party Bradley Williams 829 22.0% -1.0
Liberal Democrats Ebad Syed 117 3.1% —
Majority220
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors12,741
Ballots cast3,776

Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

St Margaret and South Marston

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Tom Butcher Elected 1,645 49.7% -1.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Matthew Thomas Vallender 1,289 39.0% -9.4
Green Party Ella Constance March 224 6.8% —
Liberal Democrats Christopher Robert Shepherd 148 4.5% —
Majority356
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors9,232
Ballots cast3,307

Labour Party hold

Walcot and Park North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Emma Bushell Elected 1,681 58.2% +7.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Agnelo Estrocio 860 29.8% -9.7
Independent David Alexander Norris 186 6.4% —
Liberal Democrats Dawn Pajak 160 5.5% -4.2
Majority821
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors8,902
Ballots cast2,887

Labour Party hold

Wroughton and Wichelstowe

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Adam Charles Poole Elected 874 35.6% +6.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Gayle Elaine Cook 854 34.7% -10.8
Labour Party Saleh Ahmed 477 19.4% +4.1
Green Party Pippa Fairbourn 253 10.3% +0.7
Majority20
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors6,651
Ballots cast2,458

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

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