# 2010 Swindon Borough Council election

The 2010 Swindon Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Swindon Unitary Council in Wiltshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Conservative 41
* Labour 13
* Liberal Democrat 4
* Independent 1

## Election result

The Conservatives retained their majority in the election, just losing one seat to have 41 councillors. The Conservative defeat came in Parks ward with Labour gaining the seat, while the only other change came in Penhill where the Liberal Democrats gained a previously independent seat. Among the Conservatives to retain a seat was the leader of the council, Roderick Bluh, who held Dorcan by a reduced majority of 460. After the election the other parties on the council were Labour with 13 seats, Liberal Democrats 4 and 1 independent.
Swindon Local Election Result 2010 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 13 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 68.4 | 42.5 | 38,248 | -12.3% |
| Labour | 4 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 21.1 | 30.5 | 27,402 | +5.2% |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 10.5 | 21.8 | 19,579 | +7.3% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1,820 | -3.0% |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 1,721 | +1.9% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 1,016 | +1.1% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0.2 | 144 | -0.2% |

## Ward results

Abbey Meads :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Heaton-Jones | 4,377 | 55.2 | −20.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catherine Smith | 1,722 | 21.7 | +12.4 |
| | Labour | Asif Rabbani | 1,578 | 19.9 | +8.9 |
| | UKIP | Rhian Vaughan | 256 | 3.2 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,655 | 33.5 | −31.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,933 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Blunsdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gloria Dart | 1,246 | 62.3 | −21.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joan Mortimer | 338 | 16.9 | +16.9 |
| | Labour | Jamal Miah | 291 | 14.6 | −1.7 |
| | UKIP | Mark Patrick | 124 | 6.2 | +6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 908 | 45.4 | −21.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,999 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
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 | | |
Covingham and Nythe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Hurley | 2,228 | 44.5 | −13.1 |
| | Labour | Jennifer Millin | 1,548 | 30.9 | +6.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Ward | 824 | 16.5 | +10.1 |
| | UKIP | Corinna Allen | 409 | 8.2 | −3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 680 | 13.6 | −29.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,009 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Dorcan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Roderick Bluh | 1,858 | 41.4 |
| | Labour | Sarah Bush | 1,398 | 31.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clive Hooper | 634 | 14.1 |
| | UKIP | Robert Sheppard | 293 | 6.5 |
| | BNP | Roger Hiett | 222 | 4.9 |
| | Green | David Miles | 81 | 1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 460 | 10.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,486 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Eastcott :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dave Wood | 2,139 | 45.8 | −12.8 |
| | Labour | Mustafa Gulam | 1,207 | 25.9 | +8.0 |
| | Conservative | Valerie Butt | 1,084 | 23.2 | −0.3 |
| | Green | John Hughes | 237 | 5.1 | +5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 932 | 20.0 | −15.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,667 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Freshbrook and Grange Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Bray | 2,257 | 46.3 | −14.1 |
| | Labour | Matthew Rhodes | 1,330 | 27.3 | +15.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Heidi Teague | 1,290 | 26.5 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 927 | 19.0 | −14.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,877 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Gorse Hill and Pinehurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rochelle Russell | 1,597 | 43.4 | −1.2 |
| | Conservative | Jaki Fairbrother | 1,034 | 28.1 | −13.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tracy Ockley | 707 | 19.2 | +5.3 |
| | BNP | Brian Freeman | 342 | 9.3 | +9.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 563 | 15.3 | +12.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,680 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Haydon Wick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Renard | 2,681 | 49.8 | −11.2 |
| | Labour | Joanna Felstead | 1,409 | 26.2 | +6.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Pike | 1,033 | 19.2 | +10.9 |
| | UKIP | Robin Tingey | 265 | 4.9 | −6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,272 | 23.6 | −17.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,388 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Highworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Short | 2,235 | 47.2 | −15.1 |
| | Labour | Phillip Beaumont | 1,301 | 27.5 | +4.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Shorten | 974 | 20.6 | +5.7 |
| | Green | Andrew Day | 222 | 4.7 | +4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 934 | 19.7 | −19.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,732 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Moredon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Wren | 1,679 | 39.4 | −15.0 |
| | Labour | Maureen Caton | 1,485 | 34.8 | +5.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Ing | 792 | 18.6 | +13.2 |
| | BNP | Steven Fowler | 310 | 7.3 | +7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 194 | 4.5 | −21.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,266 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Old Town and Lawn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Brian Mattock | 3,144 | 49.4 | −14.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shirley Burnham | 1,510 | 23.7 | +6.6 |
| | Labour | Cindy Matthews | 1,206 | 18.9 | +5.9 |
| | Green | Meryl Grant | 278 | 4.4 | +4.4 |
| | UKIP | Noel Gardner | 231 | 3.6 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,634 | 25.7 | −21.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,369 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Parks :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mark Dempsey | 1,587 | 43.1 |
| | Conservative | Graham Cherry | 996 | 27.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kathleen McCarthy | 539 | 14.6 |
| | BNP | Reginald Bates | 258 | 7.0 |
| | UKIP | Terence Hayward | 242 | 6.6 |
| | Green | Jennifer Miles | 62 | 1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 591 | 16.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,684 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
Penhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Harrison | 898 | 39.5 | +14.3 |
| | Labour | Laura Baker | 782 | 34.4 | −7.3 |
| | Conservative | Emma Carter | 444 | 19.5 | −0.5 |
| | BNP | Raymond Morris | 152 | 6.7 | −6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 116 | 5.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,276 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Shaw and Nine Elms :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Keith Williams | 2,622 | 54.2 | −16.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Farr | 1,142 | 23.6 | +5.4 |
| | Labour | Carol Heavens | 1,072 | 22.2 | +10.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,480 | 30.6 | −21.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,836 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St Margaret :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mark Edwards | 2,522 | 47.6 | −11.6 |
| | Labour | Nigel Chalk | 1,577 | 29.8 | +6.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lloyd James | 1,194 | 22.6 | +14.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 945 | 17.9 | −18.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,293 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St Philip :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Janet Heenan | 2,013 | 41.4 | −11.3 |
| | Labour | Joseph Tray | 1,962 | 40.3 | +9.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Richards | 893 | 18.3 | +11.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 51 | 1.0 | −20.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,868 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Western :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kevin Small | 2,275 | 43.4 | −2.2 |
| | Conservative | Samantha Michael | 1,619 | 30.9 | −8.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Shepherd | 911 | 17.4 | +10.9 |
| | BNP | Glyn Hunt | 437 | 8.3 | +8.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 656 | 12.5 | +5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,242 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Wroughton and Chiseldon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Eric Shaw | 3,054 | 52.1 | −11.2 |
| | Labour | Sandra Parsons | 1,440 | 24.6 | +11.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Victor Godman | 1,366 | 23.3 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,614 | 27.5 | −12.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,860 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |