# 2015 Swindon Borough Council election

The 2015 Swindon Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015, to elect members of Swindon Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Conservative Party increased their majority after gaining two seats. Of the 19 seats up for election, four seats changed hands to leave the Conservatives (32) with a majority of seven seats over Labour (23) and the Lib Dems (2).

## Ward results

Sitting councillors seeking re-election, elected in 2012, are marked with an asterisk (*). The ward results listed below are based on the changes from the 2014 elections, not taking into account any party defections or by-elections.

### Blunsdon & Highworth

Blunsdon & Highworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alan John Bishop * | 3,502 | 55.3 | +7.2 |
| | Labour | Pam Adams | 1,523 | 24.1 | +0.4 |
| | UKIP | Ross Shugar | 838 | 13.2 | –4.5 |
| | Green | Andrew Donald Day | 466 | 7.4 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,979 | 31.4 | +7.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,329 | 71.32 | +31.13 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,874 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Central

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 | | |

### Chiseldon & Lawn

Chiseldon & Lawn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Fionuala Foley * | 2,056 | 56.4 | +12.1 |
| | Labour | Dave Cox | 648 | 17.8 | –0.3 |
| | UKIP | Jennifer Mary Jefferies | 445 | 12.2 | –10.0 |
| | Green | Paul Sunners | 301 | 8.3 | –1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clive James Hooper | 194 | 5.3 | – |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,408 | 38.9 | +16.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,644 | 77.09 | +33.01 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,727 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Covingham & Dorcan

Covingham & Dorcan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Dale James Heenan * | 2,952 | 48.5 | +9.4 |
| | Labour | Steve Wakefield | 1,634 | 26.9 | –5.1 |
| | UKIP | Brian James Osbourn | 1,082 | 17.8 | –7.2 |
| | Green | Lucy Rebecca Wilkinson-Moore | 214 | 3.5 | –0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gerry Taylor | 201 | 3.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,318 | 21.7 | +14.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,083 | 68.43 | +26.61 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,890 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Eastcott

Eastcott :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Dixon | 1,692 | 34.8 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Toby Robson | 1,247 | 25.9 | –18.9 |
| | Conservative | Niki Bartoszewka | 1,072 | 22.3 | +13.5 |
| | UKIP | Graham Hyde | 420 | 8.7 | –0.6 |
| | Green | Graham Peter Mattingley | 396 | 8.2 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 445 | 9.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,827 | 61.43 | +22.74 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,858 | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Gorse Hill & Pinehurst

Gorse Hill & Pinehurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Ballman * | 2,169 | 42.0 | +2.6 |
| | Conservative | Clive Duncan Austin | 1,643 | 31.8 | +7.3 |
| | UKIP | Ian Robertson | 1,013 | 19.6 | –7.4 |
| | Green | Andy Bentley | 335 | 6.5 | –2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 526 | 10.2 | –2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,160 | 56.39 | +23.90 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,151 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Haydon Wick

Haydon Wick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Charles Renard * | 3,274 | 53.6 | +15.7 |
| | Labour | Manetta Martha Rodrigues | 1,551 | 25.4 | –6.6 |
| | UKIP | Ed Gerrard | 975 | 16.0 | –9.6 |
| | Green | Simon Johnathan Fairbourn | 308 | 5.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,723 | 28.4 | +22.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,108 | 66.60 | +31.86 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,171 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Liden, Eldene & Park South

Liden, Eldene & Park South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Chris Watts | 2,007 | 37.8 | +2.9 |
| | Conservative | Graham Charles Cherry | 1,968 | 37.1 | +8.3 |
| | UKIP | John Short | 962 | 18.1 | –10.3 |
| | Green | Rachel Edwards | 199 | 3.8 | –0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Raymond Martin James | 157 | 3.1 | –0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 39 | 0.7 | –5.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,303 | 60.65 | +28.11 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,743 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Lydiard and Freshbrook

Lydiard and Freshbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Caryl Ann Sydney-Smith | 2,439 | 43.7 | +6.8 |
| | Labour | Cindy Matthews * | 1,640 | 29.4 | +0.7 |
| | UKIP | John Lenton | 940 | 16.9 | –7.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Shepherd | 331 | 5.9 | +0.4 |
| | Green | Livio Pavone | 225 | 4.0 | –0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 799 | 14.4 | +6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,575 | 64.52 | +26.91 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,760 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Mannington and Western

Mannington and Western :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Steph Exell | 1,820 | 41.4 | –1.3 |
| | Conservative | David Richard Statham Gould | 1,522 | 34.6 | +10.1 |
| | UKIP | Lincoln Williams | 691 | 15.7 | –10.4 |
| | Green | Tracey Michelle Jeapes | 368 | 8.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 298 | 6.8 | –9.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,401 | 58.05 | +27.12 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,581 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Old Town

Old Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Claire Ann Ellis | 2,659 | 48.2 | +12.1 |
| | Labour | Bob Cretchley | 1,626 | 29.5 | –16.3 |
| | UKIP | Terry Richard Davis | 449 | 8.1 | –4.3 |
| | Green | Rae McKellar | 439 | 8.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Joan Hooper | 341 | 6.2 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,033 | 18.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,514 | 69.53 | +31.77 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,930 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Penhill & Upper Stratton

Penhill & Upper Stratton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Teresa Jessica Page * | 2,154 | 39.5 | –1.3 |
| | Conservative | Harriet Katherine Maltby | 1,906 | 34.9 | +10.6 |
| | UKIP | David John Rowland | 1,138 | 20.9 | –8.8 |
| | Green | Robert Oliver Heritage | 257 | 4.7 | –0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 248 | 4.6 | –6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,455 | 56.97 | +25.83 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,575 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Priory Vale

Priory Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Toby Lewis Elliott * | 3,314 | 60.6 | +9.7 |
| | Labour | Michelle Agostino | 1,213 | 22.2 | +1.0 |
| | UKIP | Terry Reynolds | 658 | 12.0 | –9.4 |
| | Green | Simon William Smith | 282 | 5.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,101 | 38.5 | +9.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,467 | 62.62 | +34.47 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,730 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Rodbourne Cheney

Rodbourne Cheney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jim Grant * | 2,394 | 42.7 | –0.6 |
| | Conservative | Rahul Tarar | 1,751 | 31.2 | +9.0 |
| | UKIP | Peter Thompson-Watt | 1,133 | 20.2 | –8.4 |
| | Green | Rod Hebden | 330 | 5.9 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 643 | 11.5 | –3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,608 | 60.09 | +24.33 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,333 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Shaw

Shaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nick Martin * | 2,857 | 50.0 | +13.5 |
| | Labour | Mike Heal | 1,430 | 25.0 | –3.0 |
| | UKIP | James Coates | 772 | 13.5 | –4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Ellrington Farr | 329 | 5.8 | +2.1 |
| | Green | Ken Kimber | 323 | 5.7 | –0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,427 | 25.1 | +16.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,711 | 67.75 | +31.31 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,429 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St Andrews

St Andrews :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mary Elizabeth Friend * | 2,962 | 58.2 | +6.7 |
| | Labour | Jason John Mills | 1,044 | 20.5 | –1.7 |
| | UKIP | Brian Stone | 618 | 12.1 | –6.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoff King | 21.5 | 4.2 | –3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,918 | 37.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,091 | 62.38 | +35.02 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,161 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St Margaret & South Marston

St Margaret & South Marston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Christopher Haines * | 3,157 | 51.4 | +12.2 |
| | Labour | Tim Page | 1,511 | 24.6 | –5.6 |
| | UKIP | James Faulkner | 1,175 | 19.1 | –6.8 |
| | Green | Howard John March | 304 | 4.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,646 | 26.9 | +17.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,147 | 66.15 | +26.17 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,292 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Walcot & Park North

Walcot & Park North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Emma Bushell | 2,506 | 47.5 | +8.2 |
| | Conservative | Ellen Heavens | 1,400 | 26.5 | +7.0 |
| | UKIP | Jeff Jefferies | 839 | 15.9 | –12.9 |
| | Green | Bill Hughes | 253 | 4.8 | –1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kathleen McCarthy | 226 | 4.3 | –1.8 |
| | SDP | Pavlos Chatzinopoulos | 50 | 0.9 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,106 | 21.1 | +10.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,274 | 57.27 | +25.27 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,209 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Wroughton & Wichelstowe

Wroughton & Wichelstowe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Cathy Martyn | 1,797 | 39.3 | +6.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Richards * | 1,184 | 25.9 | +7.1 |
| | Labour | Cheryl Lewis | 733 | 16.0 | +2.2 |
| | UKIP | Susan Short | 546 | 11.9 | –6.6 |
| | Green | Chantelle Amy Smith | 194 | 4.2 | –6.6 |
| | Independent | John Francis Newman | 116 | 2.5 | –2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 613 | 13.5 | –1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,570 | 72.15 | –31.07 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,334 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |