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.
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 result
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 | New |
| 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]
References
- ^ Bullock, Clara; O'Brien, Dan (5 May 2023). "Local elections 2023: Labour take 'key target' Swindon". BBC News. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated". Swindon Borough Council. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ "Election results". Swindon Borough Council. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ Thomas, Aled (6 May 2023). "Recap: Swindon Borough 2023 local election results and reaction as Labour have 33 seats on the council". Wiltshire Live. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ Thomas, Aled (21 July 2023). "Conservatives celebrate by-election win in Swindon". Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "Declaration of result - St Margaret and South Marston ward". Swindon Borough Council. Retrieved 21 July 2023.