# Central (Swindon ward)

Central is an electoral ward in the Borough of Swindon, England. Since 1998, the ward has elected three councillors to Swindon Borough Council.

## History

The ward is set to be abolished for 2026.

## Geography

The ward is based on the areas of Central Swindon North and Central Swindon South. It is considered a stronghold for the Labour Party.

## Demographics

In the 2021 census, the population of the ward was 15,425.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors |
| 2007 | | Derique Montaut (Labour) | |
| 2008 | | Derique Montaut (Labour) | Junab Ali (Labour) |
| 2010 | Bob Wright (Labour) | Derique Montaut (Labour) | Junab Ali (Labour) |
| 2011 | Bob Wright (Labour) | Derique Montaut (Labour) | Junab Ali (Labour) |
| 2012 | Bob Wright (Labour) | Julie Wright (Labour) | Junab Ali (Labour) |
| 2014 | Bob Wright (Labour) | Julie Wright (Labour) | Junab Ali (Labour) |
| 2015 | Bob Wright (Labour) | Julie Wright (Labour) | Junab Ali (Labour) |
| 2016 | Bob Wright (Labour) | Julie Wright (Labour) | Junab Ali (Labour) |
| 2018 | Bob Wright (Labour) | Julie Wright (Labour) | Junab Ali (Labour) |
| 2019 | Bob Wright (Labour) | Adorabelle Shaikh (Labour) | Junab Ali (Labour) |
| 2021 | Lourenco Fernandes (Conservative) | Adorabelle Shaikh (Labour) | Junab Ali (Labour) |
| 2022 | Lourenco Fernandes (Conservative) | Adorabelle Shaikh (Labour) | Anabelle Patricia Pegado (Conservative) |
| 2023 | Lourenco Fernandes (Conservative) | Adorabelle Shaikh (Labour) | Anabelle Patricia Pegado (Conservative) |
| 2024 | Domingos Dias (Labour) | Adorabelle Shaikh (Labour) | Anabelle Patricia Pegado (Conservative) |

## Elections
### 2024 Swindon Borough Council election

Central :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,279 | 31.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,027 | 39.6 | –1.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,158 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 1.5 | |

### 2023 Swindon Borough Council election

Central :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,383 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,813 | 46.96 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,249 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2022 Swindon Borough Council election

Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anabelle Patricia Pegado | 1,983 | 49.1 | +31.96 |
| | Labour Co-op | Junab Ali * | 1,813 | 44.9 | −26.60 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hannah Louise Pajak | 236 | 5.8 | +0.67 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 170 | 4.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,066 | 40.92 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,937 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour Co-op | Conservative gain from Labour Co-op | Swing | | |

### 2021 Swindon Borough Council election

Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lourenco Fernandes | 2,230 | 51.45 | +36.8 |
| | Labour | Rajhia Ali | 1,603 | 36.99 | −31.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Garry Porter | 242 | 5.58 | −4.0 |
| | Independent | Helen Dunn | 193 | 4.45 | n/a |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 627 | 14.47 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,334 | 44.42 | +3.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +33.9 | |

### 2019 Swindon Borough Council election

Central :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,923 | 53.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,616 | 38.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2018 Swindon Borough Council election

Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Junab Ali* | 3,141 | 71.31 | + 33.71 |
| | Conservative | David Bell | 752 | 17.07 | + 3.73 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ray James | 227 | 5.15 | − 27.11 |
| | Green | Robert Heritage | 147 | 3.34 | + 3.34 |
| | UKIP | Jason Costello | 117 | 2.66 | − 9.66 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,405 | 45.91 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,594 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2016 Swindon Borough Council election

Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Robert Stanley Wright* | 2,459 | 74.4 |
| | Conservative | Jack Lindsey Howard | 554 | 16.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Richards | 291 | 8.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1905 | 57.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,304 | 39 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### 2015 Swindon Borough Council election

Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Julie Wright * | 2,567 | 45.1 | +7.1 |
| | Conservative | Dave Bell | 1,187 | 20.8 | +7.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Antonio Banjamino Lopes | 1,176 | 20.6 | –12.0 |
| | UKIP | Bob Sheppard | 499 | 8.8 | –3.6 |
| | Green | Adam Grizzly Wilkinson-Moore | 218 | 3.8 | N/A |
| | Independent | Karsten Evans | 48 | 0.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,380 | 24.4 | +19.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,695 | 58.87 | +19.15 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,674 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2014 Swindon Borough Council election

Central Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Junab Ali* | 1,386 | 38.0 | –32.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Imtiyaz Shaikh | 1,189 | 32.6 | +25.4 |
| | Conservative | Timothy Michael French | 495 | 13.6 | +0.8 |
| | UKIP | Brian David Stone | 454 | 12.4 | N/A |
| | Independent | Nicholas Gary Kearns | 127 | 3.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 197 | 5.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,686 | 39.72 | +8.72 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,281 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2012 Swindon Borough Council election

Central (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bob Wright | 1,947 | 70.1 | +5.2 |
| | Labour | Julie Wright | 1,899 | – | |
| | Labour | Junab Ali | 1,788 | – | |
| | Conservative | Tim French | 356 | 12.8 | –3.9 |
| | Conservative | Jaki Dawn Fairbrother | 341 | – | |
| | Conservative | Kashif Khan | 276 | – | |
| | Green | Simon Smith | 273 | 9.8 | +4.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joan Mortimer | 200 | 7.2 | –0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Robert Shepherd | 164 | – | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Williams | 159 | – | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,784 | 31.00 | –3.28 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,981 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2011 Swindon Borough Council election

Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Derique Montaut | 1,829 | 64.9 | +12.1 |
| | Conservative | Paul Gregory | 471 | 16.7 | −9.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gary Porter | 213 | 7.6 | −7.5 |
| | Green | Robert Heritage | 155 | 5.5 | +2.5 |
| | UKIP | Eleanor Pomagalski | 95 | 3.4 | +3.4 |
| | Independent | Karsten Evans | 55 | 2.0 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,358 | 48.2 | +21.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,818 | 34.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +10.6 | |

### 2010 Swindon Borough Council election

Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Robert Wright | 2,357 | 52.8 | +8.7 |
| | Conservative | Kevin Leakey | 1,155 | 25.9 | −6.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kathryn Spencer | 673 | 15.1 | +4.1 |
| | Green | Stephen Chadfield | 136 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| | Independent | David Cox | 84 | 1.9 | −4.2 |
| | Independent | Karsten Evans | 60 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,202 | 26.9 | +15.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,465 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2008 Swindon Borough Council election

Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Junab Ali | 902 | 44.1 | −3.0 |
| | Conservative | Kevin Leakey | 664 | 32.5 | +3.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hannah Pajak | 224 | 11.0 | −2.0 |
| | UKIP | Eric Bagwell | 130 | 6.4 | +6.4 |
| | Independent | David Cox | 125 | 6.1 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 238 | 11.6 | −6.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,045 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### 2007 Swindon Borough Council election

Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Derique Montaut | 1,092 | 47.1 | +0.6 |
| | Conservative | Karen Leakey | 663 | 28.6 | −1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steven Pipe | 301 | 13.0 | −1.7 |
| | Green | Karsten Evans | 156 | 6.7 | +0.3 |
| | Independent | David Cox | 105 | 4.5 | +1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 429 | 18.5 | +1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,317 | 30.9 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +0.8% | |

### 2004 by-election

Central By-Election 22 January 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 513 | 37.9 | +0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 359 | 26.5 | −12.1 |
| | Conservative | | 229 | 16.9 | −0.6 |
| | SA | | 119 | 8.8 | +8.8 |
| | Green | | 71 | 5.2 | +5.2 |
| | SOU | | 41 | 3.0 | −3.2 |
| | UKIP | | 21 | 1.6 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 154 | 11.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,353 | 19.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 1997 by-election

Central By-Election 15 May 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | | 548 | 46.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 300 | 25.3 |
| | Conservative | | 224 | 18.9 |
| | Green | | 69 | 5.8 |
| | Socialist Labour | | 44 | 53.7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 248 | 21.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,185 | 20.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |