2019 Swindon Borough Council election

The 2019 Swindon Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019, to elect members of Swindon Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Map of the results of the 2019 Swindon council election. Conservatives in blue and Labour in red. Wards in grey were not contested in 2019.

Results summary

2019 Swindon Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	12	1	63.2	20	32	57.1	20,574	39.6	-1.8
	Labour	7	1	36.8	15	22	39.3	20,361	39.2	-3.2
	Liberal Democrats	0		0.0	2	2	3.6	3,364	6.5	-1.2
	UKIP	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	3,682	7.1	+3.2
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	3,452	6.7	+2.1
	Independent	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	468	0.9	New

Ward results

Blunsdon & Highworth

Blunsdon & Highworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alan Bishop	1,654	52.1	-4.5
	Labour	Jamie Cope	756	23.8	-6.2
	Green	Andrew Day	453	14.3	+8.2
	Liberal Democrats	Malcolm Salmon	312	9.8	+5.7
Majority
Turnout			3,175	37.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Central

Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Adorabelle Shaikh	2,454	67.9	-3.7
	Conservative	Mohammad Chowdhury	531	14.7	-2.5
	Liberal Democrats	Raymond James	348	9.6	+4.4
	Green	Bob Heritage	283	7.8	+4.2
Majority
Turnout			3,616	38.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Chiseldon & Lawn

Chiseldon & Lawn

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jenny Jefferies	1,079	50.8	-2.9
	Green	Paul Sunners	549	25.9	+17.2
	Labour	Peter Bates	494	23.3	-4.0
Majority
Turnout			2,122	38.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Covingham & Dorcan

Covingham & Dorcan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dale Heenan	1,742	60.8	-6.6
	Labour	Tom Smith	747	26.1	-2.3
	UKIP	Melanie Bailey	374	13.1	+10.2
Majority
Turnout			2,863	35.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Eastcott

Eastcott

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Dixon	1,506	52.0	+6.1
	Liberal Democrats	Toby Robson	971	33.5	-4.6
	Conservative	Victoria Pratt	245	8.5	-2.0
	UKIP	Susan Day	174	6.0	+3.8
Majority
Turnout			2,896	38.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Gorse Hill & Pinehurst

Gorse Hill & Pinehurst

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Ballman	1,327	52.1	-0.7
	Conservative	Adam John	560	22.0	-8.3
	UKIP	Aubrey Attwater	379	14.9	+7.6
	Green	Andy Bentley	282	11.1	+5.0
Majority
Turnout			2,548	29.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Haydon Wick

Haydon Wick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Renard	1,436	50.1	+0.6
	Labour	Stanka Adamcova	806	28.1	-10.2
	UKIP	Ed Gerrard	364	12.7	+8.6
	Green	Jacek Zmarzlik	262	9.1	+3.0
Majority
Turnout			2,868	32.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Liden, Eldene & Park South

Liden, Eldene & Park South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bazil Solomon	1,196	45.0	+0.8
	Conservative	Zachary Hawson	914	34.4	-6.7
	UKIP	Martin Costello	387	14.6	+7.6
	Liberal Democrats	Krista Salmon	160	6.0	+1.3
Majority
Turnout			2,657	33.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Lydiard & Freshbrook

Lydiard & Freshbrook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Caryl Sydney-Smith	1,433	52.3	+3.6
	Labour	Trish Philpot	1,309	47.7	+6.8
Majority
Turnout			2,742	34.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Mannington & Western

Mannington & Western

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Steph Exell	1,116	51.0	-6.6
	Conservative	John Lenton	573	26.2	-0.7
	UKIP	Sheila Attwater	289	13.2	+7.8
	Liberal Democrats	Fraser McCormick	212	9.7	+4.9
Majority
Turnout			2,190	31.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Old Town

Old Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nick Burns-Howell	1,167	39.0	-2.1
	Labour	Neil Hopkins	1,152	38.5	-11.9
	Green	Bill Hughes	274	9.2	+5.6
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Oliver	239	8.0	+4.7
	UKIP	Jason Costello	158	5.3	+3.7
Majority
Turnout			2,990	39.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Penhill & Upper Stratton

Penhill & Upper Stratton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Ibitoye	1,086	41.5	+3.3
	Labour	Kate Linnegar	785	30.0	-18.7
	Independent	Teresa Page	468	17.9	New
	Green	Katharine Henery	172	6.6	+3.7
	Liberal Democrats	Michelle Horrobin	109	4.2	-0.2
Majority
Turnout			2,620	29.2
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Priory Vale

Priory Vale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Vinay Manro	1,260	59.4	+0.7
	Labour	Ravikumar Venkatesh	860	40.6	+11.4
Majority
Turnout			2,120	26.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Rodbourne Cheney

Rodbourne Cheney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jim Grant	1,185	46.3	-7.0
	Conservative	Jake Chandler	981	38.3	+5.3
	UKIP	Mark Edes	395	15.4	+9.9
Majority
Turnout			2,561	29.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Shaw

Shaw

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nick Martin	1,248	44.2	-1.8
	Labour	John Firth	961	34.0	-6.7
	Green	Ken Kimber	338	12.0	+7.7
	UKIP	Adrian Costello	278	9.8	+5.7
Majority
Turnout			2,825	36.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Andrew's

St. Andrew's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Steve Hayes	1,476	51.8	-3.0
	Labour	Thomas Craigie	754	26.5	-2.9
	Green	Steven Pipe	617	21.7	+15.3
Majority
Turnout			2,847	27.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Margaret & South Marston

St. Margaret & South Marston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Jandy	1,381	44.6	-5.3
	Labour	Barrie Jennings	1,336	43.2	+1.5
	UKIP	Andy Osbourne	378	12.2	+9.1
Majority
Turnout			3,095	35.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Walcot & Park North

Walcot & Park North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Emma Bushell	1,384	53.6	-1.9
	Conservative	Roy Stephen	615	23.8	-5.7
	UKIP	Steve Halden	339	13.1	+7.1
	Liberal Democrats	Dawn Pajak	245	9.5	+4.2
Majority
Turnout				30.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Wroughton & Wichelstowe

Wroughton & Wichelstowe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Cathy Martyn	1,193	46.2	+10.3
	Liberal Democrats	Jamie Taylor	768	29.7	-6.4
	Labour	Sam James	233	9.0	-4.5
	Green	Andrew Francis	222	8.6	-3.1
	UKIP	Lincoln Williams	167	6.5	+3.7
Majority
Turnout			2,583	42.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. "Swindon council election - ALL THE RESULTS AND WINNERS". Swindon Advertiser.