2021 Swindon Borough Council election

2021 Swindon Borough Council Election

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6 May 2021

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21 of the 57 seats to Swindon Borough Council
29 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party	Third party

Party	Conservative	Labour	Liberal Democrats
Seats before	30	24	2
Seats won	16	5	0
Seats after	36	20	0
Seat change	6	4	2
Popular vote	31,282	20,692	4,926
Percentage	48.9%	32.3%	7.7%

Winner in each ward for the 2021 Swindon Borough Council election

Council control before election

Conservatives

Council control after election

Conservatives

Elections to Swindon Borough Council took place on 6 May 2021 as part of the 2021 local elections in the United Kingdom. The Conservatives made 6 gains and secured a majority of 15, their best performance since the 2011 elections.

Results summary

2021 Swindon Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	16	6	76.2%	20	36	63.2%	31,282	48.9%	9.3%
	Labour	5	4	23.8%	15	20	35.1%	20,692	32.3%	6.9%
	Liberal Democrats	0	2	0.0%	0	0	0.0%	4,926	7.7%	1.2%
	Green	0		0.0%	0	0	0.0%	4,037	6.3%	0.4%
	Independent	0		0.0%	1	1	0.2%	2,957	4.6%	3.7%
	For Britain	0		0.0%	0	0	0.0%	46	0.1%	New
	Libertarian	0		0.0%	0	0	0.0%	23	0.0%	New

Ward results

Blunsdon & Highworth

Blunsdon & Highworth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Vijay Kumar Manro	2,073	56.9	+4.7
	Labour	Keir Baynham	867	23.8
	Green	Andrew Day	442	12.1	−2.2
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Heal	137	3.8	−5.0
	Independent	Tara Hurst	126	3.5	n/a
Majority			1,206	33.1	+4.8
Turnout			3,645	40.9	+3.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	+2.35

Central

Central
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			627	14.47
Turnout			4,334	44.42	+3.6
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+33.9

Chiseldon & Lawn

Chiseldon & Lawn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Horley	1,384	54.60	+3.8
	Labour	Mohammad Khatib	539	21.26	−2.0
	Green	Paul Sunners	299	11.79	−14.1
	Liberal Democrats	Fareed Ahmed Quidwai	197	7.77	n/a
	Independent	Wayne Barrowman	99	3.91	n/a
Majority			845	33.33	+8.4
Turnout			2535	42.48	+4.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	+2.9

Covingham & Dorcan

Covingham & Dorcan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Barbara Parry	2,254	68.01	+7.2
	Labour	Ronald Wilson	779	23.51	−2.6
	Liberal Democrats	Ionel Tamas	137	4.13	n/a
	Independent	Clare Bartholomew	122	3.68	n/a
Majority			1,475	44.51	+9.8
Turnout			3,314	39.96%	+4.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	+4.9

Eastcott

Eastcott
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Marina Strinkovsky	1,315	38.76	−13.2
	Liberal Democrats	Stan Pajak	1,271	37.46	+4.0
	Conservative	Bhawna Goyal	682	20.10	+11.6
	Independent	Leslie Valat-Desgranges	102	3.00	n/a
Majority			44	1.30
Turnout			3,393	43.23	+5.2
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	-8.6

Gorse Hill & Pinehurst

Gorse Hill & Pinehurst
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ray Ballman	1,406	45.66	−6.4
	Conservative	Carl Jones	1,134	36.83	+16.8
	Green	Andy Bentley	291	9.45	−1.6
	Liberal Democrats	Joseph Polson	118	3.83	n/a
	Independent	Andrew Osborne	71	2.31
Majority			272	8.83	−21.3
Turnout			3,079	33.31	+4.3
	Labour hold		Swing	-11.6

Haydon Wick

Haydon Wick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Jackson	1,469	43.69	−6.4
	Independent	Oliver Donachie	896	26.65	n/a
	Labour	Daniel Davis	739	21.98	−6.1
	Green	Jacek Zmarzlik	191	5.68	−3.4
	Independent	Vincent Montgomery	49	1.46	n/a
Majority			573	17.04	−5.0
Turnout			3,362	37.79	+4.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	-16.6

Liden, Eldene & Park South

Liden, Eldene & Park South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Curtis Flux	1,475	50.20	+15.8
	Labour	Steve Allsopp	1,173	39.93	−5.1
	Liberal Democrats	Malcolm Salmon	145	4.94	−1.1
	Independent	Martin Costello	123	4.19	n/a
Majority			302	10.28
Turnout			2,938	36.58	+3.0
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+10.5

Lydiard & Freshbrook

Lydiard & Freshbrook
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Matty Courtliff	1,644	51.76	−0.6
	Labour	Patricia Philpot	1,011	31.83	−15.9
	Green	Glynis Hales	200	6.30	n/a
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Shepherd	170	5.35	n/a
	Independent	Julie Jones	126	3.97	n/a
Majority			633	19.93
Turnout			3,176	38.26	+3.3
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Mannington & Western

Mannington & Western
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kevin Small	1,184	45.04	−6.0
	Conservative	Suresha Gattapur	1,052	40.02	+13.8
	Green	Nicky Iddon	163	6.20	n/a
	Liberal Democrats	Deborah King	87	3.31	−6.4
	Independent	Deborah Fine	71	2.70	n/a
	For Britain	Ian Baxter	46	1.75	n/a
Majority			132	5.02	−19.8
Turnout			2,629	34.98	+4.0
	Labour hold		Swing	-9.9

Old Town

Old Town
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jane Milner-Barry	1,781	51.04	+12.5
	Conservative	Lawrence Elliott	1,196	34.28	+4.7
	Green	Bill Hughes	210	6.02	−3.2
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Wiltshire	194	5.56	−2.4
	Independent	Stephen Woodham	59	1.69	n/a
	Libertarian	Tim Almond	23	0.66	n/a
Majority			585	16.77
Turnout			3,489	44.24	+4.9
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.9

Penhill & Upper Stratton

Penhill & Upper Stratton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dan Smith	1,262	44.94	+3.4
	Labour	Ravi Venkatesh	1,130	40.24	+10.2
	Green	Kate Henery	155	5.52	−1.1
	Liberal Democrats	Michelle Horrobin	114	4.06	−0.1
	Independent	Daniel Legg	102	3.63	n/a
Majority			132	4.70
Turnout			2,808	30.48	+1.3
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+3.4

Priory Vale

Priory Vale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jo Morris Golds	1,470	53.85	−5.5
	Labour	Ian Edwards	891	32.64	−8.0
	Green	Stephen Litchfield	211	7.73	n/a
	Independent	Elena Mari	138	5.05	n/a
Majority			579	21.21	+2.4
Turnout			2,730	31.43	+4.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ridgeway

Ridgeway
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Gary Sumner	1,004	72.60
	Liberal Democrats	Fiona McAnespie	199	14.39
	Labour	Sam James	144	10.41
	Independent	Kevin Ritchie	30	2.17
Majority			805	58.21
Turnout			1,383	51.72
	Conservative hold		Swing

Rodbourne Cheney

Rodbourne Cheney
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sudha Nukana	1,396	45.49	+7.2
	Labour	Pam Adams	1,224	39.88	−6.4
	Green	Rob Hebden-Leeder	222	7.23	n/a
	Independent	Alexandra Pearce	105	3.42	n/a
	Liberal Democrats	Geoffrey King	87	2.83	n/a
Majority			172	5.60
Turnout			3,069	33.68	+4.4
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+6.8

Shaw

Shaw
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Keith Williams	1,718	56.11	+11.9
	Labour	Tom Smith	872	28.48	−5.5
	Green	Ken Kimber	356	11.63	−0.4
	Independent	Johnathan da Silva	102	3.33	n/a
Majority			846	27.63	+17.4
Turnout			3,062	38.05	+2.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	+8.7

St Andrew's

St Andrews
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Daniel Adams	2,078	55.47	+3.7
	Labour	Jason Mills	936	24.99	−1.5
	Green	Bradley Williams	555	14.82	−6.9
	Independent	Beverly Elmer	153	4.08	n/a
Majority			1,142	30.49	+5.2
Turnout			3,746	30.58	+3.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	+2.6

St Margaret & South Marston

St Margaret & South Marston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Russell Holland	1,984	56.54	+11.9
	Labour	Barrie Jennings	1,207	34.40	−8.8
	Green	Kate Freeman	195	5.56	n/a
	Independent	Sarah Benham	106	3.02	n/a
Majority			777	22.14	+20.7
Turnout			3,509	39.22	+3.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	+10.4

Walcot & Park North

Walcot & Park North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mohammed Miah	1,619	55.81	+2.2
	Conservative	Francisco Goes	895	30.85	+7.1
	Liberal Democrats	Dawn Pajak	235	8.10	−1.4
	Independent	Sharon Newham	138	4.76	n/a
Majority			724	24.96	−4.8
Turnout			2,901	32.84	+2.8
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.7

Wroughton & Wichelstowe

Wroughton & Wichelstowe (2 Seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brian Ford	1,547	52.00	+3.8
	Conservative	David Martyn	1,335	44.87
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Barrett	858	28.84	−0.9
	Liberal Democrats	Adam Poole	735	24.71
	Green	Pippa Fairbourn	341	11.46	+2.9
	Labour	Md Hamid	257	8.64	−0.4
	Green	Simon Fairbourn	206	6.92
	Labour	Zohaib Tariq	195	6.55
	Independent	Shanti Mabberley	46	1.55	n/a
Majority			477	16.03	−0.5
Turnout			2,975	46.51	+4.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	+2.4
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

By-elections

Priory Vale

Priory Vale: 24 June 2021
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kate Tomlinson	1,139	60.6	+6.9
	Labour	Ian Edwards	508	27.0	−5.6
	Liberal Democrats	Joseph Polson	102	5.4	n/a
	Green	Steve Litchfield	83	4.4	−3.4
	Independent	Elena Mari	47	2.5	−2.6
Majority			631	33.6	+12.4
Turnout			1,882	22.0	−9.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	+6.3

Notes

previously elected as a Conservative, became independent in 2020
previously elected for the Labour Party, joined the Conservative Party in 2019

References

Council, Swindon Borough. "Forthcoming elections". www.swindon.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
^ "Election results".

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