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2024 Swindon Borough Council election
20 out of 57 seats to Swindon Borough Council; 29 seats needed for a majority
	Winner of each seat at the 2024 Swindon Borough Council election
Leader before election; Jim Robbins; Labour	Leader after election ; Jim Robbins; Labour

The 2024 Swindon Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2024 to elect councillors to Swindon Borough Council in Wiltshire, England. The elections was on the same day as other local elections across England. A third of seats were contested.^[1]

At the previous council election, Labour gained an overall majority control of Swindon Borough Council after gaining 9 seats, with the Conservatives losing 10 seats.^[2] They increased their majority from 5 seats in 2023 to 13 seats in 2024.^[3]

Results

2024 Swindon Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	14	9	70.0	27	41	71.9	25,574	50.2	-1.7
	Conservative	6	8	30.0	9	15	26.3	18,060	35.5	+0.8
	Liberal Democrats	0		0.0	1	1	1.8	5,011	9.8	+1.9
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	2,529	5.0	+0.1
	Independent	0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	718	1.4	+1.0
	TUSC	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	404	0.8	+0.6
	Reform UK	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	284	0.6	N/A

Ward results

Borough Statement of Persons nominated per each Ward:^[4]

The results were as follows:^[5]

Blunsdon and Highworth

Blunsdon & Highworth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Vijay Manro*	1,399	45.4	+0.2
	Labour	Ian James	1,191	38.6	+3.6
	Green	Andrew Day	336	10.9	−1.6
	Liberal Democrats	Hannah Pajak	127	4.1	−3.1
Majority			208	6.7
Turnout			3,083	33.6	–3.8
Registered electors			9,187
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.7

Central

Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Domingos Dias	2,117	52.6	−9.2
	Conservative	Lourenco Fernandes*	838	20.8	−12.1
	Independent	Vintur Fernandes	718	17.8	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Marek Sarnowski	195	4.8	+1.1
	TUSC	Mary Quate	124	3.1	N/A
Majority			1,279	31.8
Turnout			4,027	39.6	–1.4
Registered electors			10,158
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	1.5

Covingham and Dorcan

Covingham & Dorcan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Barbara Parry*	1,469	48.2	+2.0
	Labour	Rebecca Banwell-Moore	1,363	44.7	+4.5
	Liberal Democrats	Sheila Kerslake	111	3.6	−2.7
	TUSC	Scott Hunter	86	2.8	+1.3
Majority			106	3.5
Turnout			3,048	36.9	+2.5
Registered electors			8,254
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.3

Eastcott

Eastcott
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Marina Strinkovsky*	1,719	60.8	+0.8
	Liberal Democrats	Toby Robson	455	16.1	−6.2
	Conservative	Srinivasu Anupindi	388	13.7	+0.7
	Green	Chris Noyce	233	8.2	+3.6
Majority			1264	44.7
Turnout			2,828	35.5	–4.8
Registered electors			7,973
	Labour hold		Swing	3.5

Gorse Hill and Pinehurst

Gorse Hill & Pinehurst
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Princia Jenovi Fernandes	1,652	61.5	+5.0
	Conservative	Niyi Adekoya	530	19.7	−13.5
	Green	Andy Bentley	290	10.8	+3.6
	Liberal Democrats	Gerry Taylor	133	5.0	+2.0
	TUSC	Helen Harris	48	1.8	N/A
Majority			1,122	41.8
Turnout			2,684	28.9	–2.0
Registered electors			9,285
	Labour hold		Swing	9.3

Haydon Wick

Haydon Wick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ray Ballman*	1,359	50.3	−7.0
	Conservative	Bose Patrick-Okoh	1,050	38.9	+2.1
	Liberal Democrats	Geoffrey King	257	9.5	+3.6
Majority			309	11.4
Turnout			2,701	31.0	–5.7
Registered electors			8,726
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	4.6

Liden, Eldene and Park South

Liden, Eldene & Park South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Marianne Le Coyte-Grinney	1,308	53.4	−5.2
	Conservative	Roy Stephen	662	27.0	−9.3
	Reform UK	Bob Wheeler	284	11.6	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Malcolm Salmon	187	7.6	+2.5
Majority			646	26.4
Turnout			2,451	30.5	–3.2
Registered electors			8,030
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	2.1

Lydiard and Freshbrook

Lydiard & Freshbrook
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Leon Grother	1,312	51.6	−1.1
	Conservative	Caryl Sydney-Smith	898	35.3	−3.5
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Shepard	208	8.2	+3.1
	TUSC	Robert Pettefar	102	4.0	+0.6
Majority			414	16.3
Turnout			2,545	31.6	–4.0
Registered electors			8,053
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	1.2

Mannington and Western

Mannington & Western
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kevin Small*	1,368	66.2	+1.1
	Conservative	Nandini Singh	464	22.5	−5.0
	Liberal Democrats	Fraser McCormick	204	9.9	+2.5
Majority			904	43.8
Turnout			2,065	27.4	–3.7
Registered electors			7,544
	Labour hold		Swing	3.1

Old Town

Old Town
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jane Milner-Barry*	1,873	65.5	+1.0
	Conservative	Bazil Solomon	586	20.5	−2.1
	Green	Bill Hughes	181	6.3	−0.7
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Wiltshire	157	5.5	−0.5
	TUSC	Daisy Bowie	44	1.5	N/A
Majority			1,287	45.0
Turnout			2,858	35.1	–4.3
Registered electors			8,136
	Labour hold		Swing	1.6

Penhill and Upper Stratton

Penhill & Upper Stratton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Thomas Smith	1,106	49.2	−4.0
	Conservative	David Ibitoye	878	39.0	+0.7
	Liberal Democrats	Michelle Horrobin	244	10.8	+2.3
Majority			228	10.1
Turnout			2,249	25.0	–5.1
Registered electors			9,006
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	1.7

Priory Vale

Priory Vale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ian Edwards	1,156	45.8	−1.8
	Conservative	Vinay Manro	1,076	42.6	+0.5
	Green	Pete Best	172	6.8	+0.7
	Liberal Democrats	Deborah King	101	4.0	−0.2
Majority			80	3.2
Turnout			2,525	29.1	–4.0
Registered electors			8,676
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	0.7

Ridgeway

Ridgeway
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gary Sumner*	574	55.3	−17.3
	Liberal Democrats	Liz Mearns	246	23.7	+9.3
	Labour	Stephen Allsop	216	20.8	+10.4
Majority			328	31.6
Turnout			1,038	37.6	–14.1
Registered electors			2,763
	Conservative hold		Swing	13.3

Rodbourne Cheney

Rodbourne Cheney
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ana Fernandes *	1,420	53.4	−7.1
	Conservative	Sudha Nukana	870	32.7	+4.7
	Green	Rod Hebden	231	8.7	+1.7
	Liberal Democrats	Ciaran Skinner	118	4.4	−0.2
Majority			550	20.7
Turnout			2,659	28.7	±0.0
Registered electors			9,257
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	5.9

Shaw

Shaw
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rose Llewellyn	1,405	50.0	+0.8
	Conservative	Keith Williams*	1,131	40.3	−1.9
	Liberal Democrats	Zoe McCormick	248	8.8	+0.2
Majority			274	9.8
Turnout			2,808	35.1	–4.1
Registered electors			8,009
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	1.7

St Andrews

St Andrews
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Daniel Adams*	1,642	45.0	+10.4
	Labour	Josh Wood	1,490	40.9	+0.5
	Green	Howard March	311	8.5	−13.5
	Liberal Democrats	Dawn Pajak	191	5.2	+2.1
Majority			152	4.2
Turnout			3,647	28.4	–1.4
Registered electors			12,845
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.0

St Margaret and South Marston

St Margaret & South Marston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Simon Shelley	1,231	43.0	−6.8
	Conservative	Eleanor Willis	1,199	41.9	+2.9
	Green	Ella March	210	7.3	+0.5
	Liberal Democrats	Lynda Comber	183	6.4	+1.9
Majority			32	1.1
Turnout			2,861	30.4	–5.8
Registered electors			9,426
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	4.9

Walcot and Park North

Walcot & Park North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jamal Miah*	1,539	64.0	+5.8
	Conservative	Dave Bell	496	20.6	−9.2
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Dickinson	187	7.8	+2.3
	Green	Ian Lodwick	160	6.7	N/A
Majority			1,043	43.4
Turnout			2,403	27.2	–5.4
Registered electors			8,842
	Labour hold		Swing	7.5

Wroughton and Wichelstowe

Wroughton & Wichelstowe (2 seats due to by-election)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Matty Courtliff	1,026	42.3	+7.6
	Conservative	Gayle Cook	884	36.4	+1.7
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Barrett	816	33.6	−2.0
	Liberal Democrats	Stan Pajak	643	26.5	−9.1
	Labour	Saleh Ahmed	417	17.2	−2.2
	Green	Simon Fairbourn	405	16.7	+6.4
	Labour	Abdul Hamid	332	13.7	−5.7
Turnout			2,427	34.9	–2.3
Registered electors			6,950
	Conservative hold
	Conservative gain from Independent

Changes 2024-2026

Affiliation changes

By-elections

Rodbourne Cheney

Rodbourne Cheney by-election: 17 October 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sudha Nukana	991	48.6	+15.9
	Labour	Meural Cardoso	694	34.0	–19.4
	Green	Roderick Hebden	173	8.5	–0.2
	Independent	Alex Petrarche	100	4.9	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Ciaran Skinner	82	4.0	–0.4
Majority			297	14.6	N/A
Turnout			2,053	21.7	–7.0
Registered electors			9,457
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	17.7