# Swindon (UK Parliament constituency)

Swindon was a parliamentary constituency in the town of Swindon in Wiltshire, England.
It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from the 1918 general election until it was abolished for the 1997 general election.
It was then replaced by the two new constituencies of North Swindon and South Swindon.

## Boundaries

1918–1950: The Borough of Swindon, and the part of the Rural District of Highworth which was not included in the Devizes constituency.
1950–1983: The Borough of Swindon.
1983–1997: The Borough of Thamesdown wards of Central, Dorcan, Eastcott, Gorse Hill, Lawns, Moredon, Park, Toothill, Walcot, Western, and Whitworth.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1918 | Sir Frederick William Young | Coalition Conservative |
| 1922 | Sir Reginald Mitchell Banks | Conservative |
| 1929 | Christopher Addison | Labour |
| 1931 | Sir Reginald Mitchell Banks | Conservative |
| 1934 by-election | Christopher Addison | Labour |
| 1935 | Wavell Wakefield | Conservative |
| 1945 | Thomas Reid | Labour |
| 1955 | Francis Noel-Baker | Labour |
| 1969 by-election | Christopher Ward | Conservative |
| 1970 | David Stoddart | Labour |
| 1983 | Simon Coombs | Conservative |
| 1997 | constituency abolished: see Swindon South and Swindon North | constituency abolished: see Swindon South and Swindon North |

## Elections
### Election in the 1910s

General election 1918: Swindon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Unionist | Frederick William Young | 10,180 | 48.4 | |
| | Labour | Joseph Compton | 8,393 | 39.9 | |
| | Liberal | Harry Walker | 2,460 | 11.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,787 | 8.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,033 | 67.0 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 31,406 | | |
| | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Swindon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Reginald Mitchell Banks | 14,886 | 56.4 | +8.0 |
| | Labour | Joseph Compton | 11,502 | 43.6 | +3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,384 | 12.8 | +4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,388 | 80.0 | +13.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 33,000 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | +2.2 | |
General election 1923: Swindon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Reginald Mitchell Banks | 12,625 | 45.1 | −11.3 |
| | Labour | Holford Knight | 9,121 | 32.6 | −11.0 |
| | Liberal | Walter Leslie Rocke | 6,231 | 22.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,504 | 12.5 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,977 | 82.8 | +0.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 33,787 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | −0.2 | |
General election 1924: Swindon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Reginald Mitchell Banks | 15,602 | 55.1 | +10.0 |
| | Labour | R. H. Tawney | 12,698 | 44.9 | +12.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,904 | 10.2 | −2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,300 | 81.0 | −1.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 34,938 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | −1.2 | |
General election 1929: Swindon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Christopher Addison | 16,885 | 43.6 | −1.3 |
| | Unionist | Reginald Mitchell Banks | 14,724 | 38.1 | −17.0 |
| | Liberal | Frank Crane Thornborough | 7,060 | 18.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,161 | 5.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,669 | 85.5 | +4.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 45,250 | | |
| | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +7.9 | |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Swindon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Reginald Mitchell Banks | 22,756 | 55.89 | |
| | Labour | Christopher Addison | 17,962 | 44.11 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,794 | 11.78 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,718 | 85.53 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
1934 Swindon by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Christopher Addison | 20,902 | 53.4 | +8.3 |
| | Conservative | Wavell Wakefield | 18,253 | 46.6 | −8.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,649 | 6.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,155 | 81.8 | −3.7 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
General election 1935: Swindon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Wavell Wakefield | 20,732 | 51.20 |
| | Labour | Christopher Addison | 19,757 | 48.80 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 975 | 2.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,489 | 84.26 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Swindon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Thomas Reid | 27,545 | 62.34 | |
| | Conservative | AM Gibb | 16,641 | 37.66 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,904 | 24.68 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,186 | 73.90 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Swindon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Thomas Reid | 21,976 | 51.47 | |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Tritton | 13,697 | 32.08 | |
| | Liberal | Doreen Gorsky | 6,726 | 15.75 | New |
| | Communist | Irving Gradwell | 295 | 0.69 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,279 | 19.39 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,694 | 87.19 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1951: Swindon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Thomas Reid | 23,980 | 57.02 |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Tritton | 18,072 | 42.98 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,908 | 14.04 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,052 | 89.00 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
General election 1955: Swindon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Francis Noel-Baker | 21,926 | 54.93 |
| | Conservative | Patrick William Medd | 17,987 | 45.07 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,939 | 9.86 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,913 | 80.02 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
General election 1959: Swindon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Francis Noel-Baker | 24,087 | 54.42 |
| | Conservative | Gordon L Pears | 20,178 | 45.58 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,909 | 8.84 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44.265 | 79.99 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Swindon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Francis Noel-Baker | 26,464 | 60.06 | |
| | Conservative | Norman George Reece | 16,651 | 37.79 | |
| | Communist | Irving Gradwell | 944 | 2.14 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,813 | 22.27 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,059 | 74.77 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1966: Swindon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Francis Noel-Baker | 25,966 | 61.35 |
| | Conservative | Norman George Reece | 15,523 | 36.67 |
| | Communist | Irving Gradwell | 838 | 1.98 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,443 | 24.68 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,327 | 73.51 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
1969 Swindon by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christopher Ward | 16,843 | 41.73 | +5.06 |
| | Labour | David Stoddart | 16,365 | 40.54 | −20.81 |
| | Liberal | Christopher Layton | 6,193 | 15.34 | New |
| | Communist | Judith Gradwell | 518 | 1.28 | −0.70 |
| | Young Socialist | Frank Willis | 446 | 1.10 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 478 | 1.19 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,365 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +12.9 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Swindon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Stoddart | 25,731 | 55.52 | −5.83 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Ward | 20,155 | 43.49 | +6.82 |
| | Communist | Judith Gradwell | 456 | 0.98 | −1.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,576 | 12.03 | −12.64 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,342 | 75.49 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election February 1974: Swindon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Stoddart | 24,093 | 47.92 | |
| | Conservative | GCM Young | 15,384 | 30.60 | |
| | Liberal | R Hubbard | 10,564 | 21.01 | New |
| | Workers Revolutionary | K Blakeney | 240 | 0.48 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,709 | 17.32 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,281 | 80.89 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election October 1974: Swindon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | David Stoddart | 24,124 | 51.84 |
| | Conservative | JN Gripper | 13,854 | 29.77 |
| | Liberal | R Hubbard | 8,349 | 17.94 |
| | Workers Revolutionary | K Blakeney | 206 | 0.44 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,270 | 22.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,533 | 73.98 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
General election 1979: Swindon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | David Stoddart | 25,218 | 50.19 |
| | Conservative | N Hammond | 19,319 | 38.45 |
| | Liberal | Gudrun Claire Ziegler Collis | 5,709 | 11.36 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,899 | 11.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,346 | 76.41 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1983: Swindon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Simon Coombs | 22,310 | 39.16 | |
| | Labour | David Stoddart | 20,915 | 36.71 | |
| | Alliance | Derek J Scott | 13,743 | 24.12 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,395 | 2.45 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,968 | 74.15 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
General election 1987: Swindon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Simon Coombs | 29,385 | 43.84 |
| | Labour | Jean Gabrielle Johnston | 24,528 | 36.59 |
| | Alliance | Derek John Scott | 13,114 | 19.57 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,857 | 7.25 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 67,027 | 77.80 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Swindon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Simon Coombs | 31,749 | 43.3 | −0.5 |
| | Labour | JP D’Avila | 28,923 | 39.4 | +2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | SR Cordon | 11,737 | 16.0 | −3.6 |
| | Green | JV Hughes | 647 | 0.9 | New |
| | Raving Loony Green Giant | CR Gillard | 236 | 0.3 | New |
| | Independent | VF Farrar | 78 | 0.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,826 | 3.9 | −3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 73,370 | 81.5 | +3.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −1.7 | |