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Labour overwhelmingly dominates Swindon Borough Council following local elections

By Barrie Hudson - 3 May 2024

Politics

All results of Swindon's local elections are now in.

Labour now holds 41 of the borough council's 57 seats, with the Conservatives on 15 and the Liberal Democrats with one.

The first result, a win for Labour in Liden, Eldene & Park South, came not log after the council announced that counting had begun at Steam.

The final one, a Labour win in Park North, came not long after noon.

The overall result consolidates Labour's dominance of the council, which it took from the Conservatives at last year's local elections, from which it emerged with 32 seats to the Conservatives' 23, the Liberal Democrats' one and a single seat held by an independent.

Labour group and council leader Cllr Jim Robbins said: "We are delighted to have had such a great result today at the Council.

"To be able to hold all our seats and make 9 gains is an unbelievable achievement. We were hoping to be able to hold the seats and maybe make a few gains as the incumbents, but we didn’t expect to almost match the excellent result of last year.

"We are delighted that the results show both Swindon seats will be in play at a general election."

Conservative Group leader Cllr Gary Sumner said: "I am very proud of our result in light of the national picture.

"We anticipated losses, but have certainly turned the tide in terms of Labour’s march and this reflects well on hard fought local campaigns.

"We will work collaboratively with the Labour administration, but challenge and hold them to account for their promises to residents.

"There are many reasons for optimism for 2026.

"I am very proud of my teams across Swindon."

The full list of results is:

LIDEN, ELDENE AND PARK SOUTH - LAB GAIN

LeCOYTE-GRINNEY, Marianne, Labour, 1,308 votes.

STEPHEN, Roy, Conservative, 662

WHEELER, Bob, Reform UK, 284

SALMON, Malcolm, Liberal Democrat,187

Turnout: 30.52%

OLD TOWN - LAB GAIN

MILNER-BARRY, Jane Elizabeth, Labour, 1,873 votes

SOLOMON, Bazil Stanley, Conservative, 586

HUGHES, Bill, Green Party, 181

WILTSHIRE, Martin George, Liberal Democrat, 157

BOWIE, Daisy, Trade Union and Socialist Coalition, 44

Turnout: 35.13%

CENTRAL - LAB GAIN

DIAS, Domingos Seby, Labour, 2,117

FERNANDES, Lourenco Sipriano, Conservative, 838

FERNANDES, Vintur, 718

SARNOWSKI, Marek, 195

QUATE, Mary, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition, 124

Turnout: 39.64%

GORSE HILL AND PINEHURST - LAB HOLD

FERNANDES, Princia Jenovi, Labour, 1,652

ADEKOYA, Niyi, Conservative, 586

BENTLEY, Andy, Green Party, 290

TAYLOR, Gerry, Liberal Democrat, 133

HARRIS, Helen, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition, 48

Turnout: 28.91 percent

COVINGHAM & DORCAN - CON HOLD

PARRY, Barbara, Conservative, 1,469

BANWELL-MOORE, Rebecca Mary, Labour, 1,363

KERSLAKE, Sheila Ann, Liberal Democrat, 111

HUNTER, Scott Victor Abbas, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition, 86

Turnout: 36.93%

BLUNSDON & HIGHWORTH - CON HOLD

MANRO, Vijay Kumar, Conservative, 1,399

JAMES, Ian Humphries, Labour, 1,191

DAY, Andrew Donald, Green Party, 336

PAJAK, Hannah, Liberal Democrat, 127

Turnout: 33.56%

EASTCOTT - LAB HOLD

STRINKOVSKY, Marina, Labour, 1,719

ROBSON, Toby, Liberal Democrat, 455

ANUPINDI, Srinivasu, Conservative, 388

NOYCE, Chris, Green Party, 233

Turnout: 35.47%

HAYDON WICK - LAB WIN

BALLMAN, Ray, Labour, 1,359

PATRICK-OKOH, Bose, Conservative, 1,050

KING, Geoffrey Harry, Liberal Democrat, 257

Turnout: 30.95%

MANNINGTON & WESTERN - LAB HOLD

SMALL, Kevin David, Labour, 1,368

SINGH, Nandini, Conservative, 464

MCCORMICK, Fraser Graham, Liberal Democrat, 204

Turnout: 27.37%

RODBORNE CHENEY - LAB GAIN

FERNANDES, Ana Rosada, Labour, 1,420

NUKANA, Srisudha, Conservative, 870

HEBDEN, Rod, Green Party, 231

SKINNER, Ciaran, Liberal Democrat, 118

Turnout: 28.72%

WROUGHTON AND WICHELSTOWE - CON HOLD X 2

COOK, Gayle Elaine - Conservative Party Candidate - 884

COURTLIFF, Matty - Conservative Party Candidate - 1026

AHMED, Saleh - Labour - 417

BARRETT, Martin - Liberal Democrat - 816

FAIRBOURN, Simon Jonathan - Green - 405

HAMID, Abdul - Labour - 332

PAJAK, Stan - Liberal Democrat - 643

Turnout: 34.92%

PRIORY VALE - LAB GAIN

EDWARDS, Ian, Labour, 1,156

MANRO, Vinay, Conservative, 1,076

BEST, Pete, Green Party, 172

KING, Deborah Anne, Liberal Democrat, 101

Turnout: 29.10%

ST ANDREWS - CON HOLD

ADAMS, Daniel Christopher, Conservative, 1,642

WOOD, Josh, Labour, 1,490

MARCH, Howard John, Green Party, 311

PAJAK, Dawn Elizabeth, Liberal Deocrat, 191

Turnout: 28.39%

SHAW - LAB GAIN

LLEWELLYN, Rose Marie, Labour, 1,405

WILLIAMS, Keith Robert, Conservative, 1,131

MCCORMICK, Zoe Claire, Liberal Democrat, 248

Turnout: 35.06%

ST MARGARET AND SOUTH MARSTON - LAB GAIN

SHELLEY, Simon John, Labour, 1,231

WILLS, Eleanor Elisabeth, Conservative, 1,199

MARCH, Ella Constance, Green Party

COMBER, Lynda Marian, Liberal Democrat, 183

Turnout: 30.35%

LYDIARD AND FRESHBROOK - LAB GAIN

GROTHER, Leon Paul, Labour, 1,312

SYDNEY-SMITH, Caryl, Conservative, 898

SHEPHERD, Christopher Robert, Liberal Democrat, 208

PETTEFAR, Robert, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition, 102

Turnout: 31.6%

PENHILL & UPPER STRATTON - LAB GAIN

SMITH, Thomas James, Labour, 1,106

IBITOYE, David-Oladapo, Conservative, 878

HORROBIN, Michelle Anne, Liberal Democrat, 244

Turnout: 24.97%

RIDGEWAY - CON HOLD

SUMNER, Gary, Conservative, 574

MEARNS, Liz, Liberal Democrat, 246

ALLSOP, Stephen Raymond, Labour, 216

Turnout: 37.57 percent

WALCOT & PARK NORTH - LAB HOLD

MIAH, Mohammed Jamal, Labour, 1,539

BELL, Dave, Conservative, 496

DICKINSON, Michael James, Liberal Democrat, 187

LODWICK, Ian Charles, Green Party, 160

Turnout: 27.18%