# 2024 Swindon Borough Council election

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.
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. They increased their majority from 5 seats in 2023 to 13 seats in 2024.

## Results

2024 Swindon Borough Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | 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:
The results were as follows:

### Blunsdon and Highworth

Blunsdon & Highworth :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 208 | 6.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,083 | 33.6 | –3.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,187 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.7 | |

### Central

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 | |

### Covingham and Dorcan

Covingham & Dorcan :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 106 | 3.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,048 | 36.9 | +2.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,254 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.3 | |

### Eastcott

Eastcott :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1264 | 44.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,828 | 35.5 | –4.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,973 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.5 | |

### Gorse Hill and Pinehurst

Gorse Hill & Pinehurst :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,122 | 41.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,684 | 28.9 | –2.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,285 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 9.3 | |

### Haydon Wick

Haydon Wick :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 309 | 11.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,701 | 31.0 | –5.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,726 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 4.6 | |

### Liden, Eldene and Park South

Liden, Eldene & Park South :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 646 | 26.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,451 | 30.5 | –3.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,030 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 2.1 | |

### Lydiard and Freshbrook

Lydiard & Freshbrook :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 414 | 16.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,545 | 31.6 | –4.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,053 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 1.2 | |

### Mannington and Western

Mannington & Western :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 904 | 43.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,065 | 27.4 | –3.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,544 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.1 | |

### Old Town

Old Town :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,287 | 45.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,858 | 35.1 | –4.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,136 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.6 | |

### Penhill and Upper Stratton

Penhill & Upper Stratton :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 228 | 10.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,249 | 25.0 | –5.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,006 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 1.7 | |

### Priory Vale

Priory Vale :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 80 | 3.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,525 | 29.1 | –4.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,676 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 0.7 | |

### Ridgeway

Ridgeway :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 328 | 31.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,038 | 37.6 | –14.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,763 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 13.3 | |

### Rodbourne Cheney

Rodbourne Cheney :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 550 | 20.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,659 | 28.7 | ±0.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,257 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 5.9 | |

### Shaw

Shaw :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 274 | 9.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,808 | 35.1 | –4.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,009 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 1.7 | |

### St Andrews

St Andrews :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 152 | 4.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,647 | 28.4 | –1.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,845 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 5.0 | |

### St Margaret and South Marston

St Margaret & South Marston :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 32 | 1.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,861 | 30.4 | –5.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,426 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 4.9 | |

### Walcot and Park North

Walcot & Park North :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,043 | 43.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,403 | 27.2 | –5.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,842 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 7.5 | |

### Wroughton and Wichelstowe

Wroughton & Wichelstowe (2 seats due to by-election) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 2,427 | 34.9 | –2.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,950 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent |

## Changes 2024-2026
### By-elections
#### Rodbourne Cheney

Rodbourne Cheney by-election: 17 October 2024 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 297 | 14.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,053 | 21.7 | –7.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,457 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 17.7 | |