Swindon Borough Council elections
Swindon is a unitary authority in Wiltshire, England. Until 1 April 1998 its area was a non-metropolitan district called Thamesdown Borough Council, with Wiltshire County Council providing the county-level services. In 1998 all such powers were transferred to the new Borough of Swindon.
Political control
After the first election to the new Thamesdown borough council in 1973 political control of the council was held by the following parties:[1][2]
Thamesdown (district council)
Party in control | Years | |
---|---|---|
Labour | 1973-1976 | |
No overall control | 1976-1978 | |
Labour | 1978-1998 |
Swindon Borough Council (unitary authority)
Party in control | Years | |
---|---|---|
Labour | 1996-2000 | |
No overall control | 2000-2004 | |
Conservative | 2004–present |
Council elections
District council
- Thamesdown Borough Council election, 1973
- Thamesdown Borough Council election, 1976 (New ward boundaries)[3]
- Thamesdown Borough Council election, 1978
- Thamesdown Borough Council election, 1979
- Thamesdown Borough Council election, 1980
- Thamesdown Borough Council election, 1982 (Some new ward boundaries & borough boundary changes also took place)[4][5]
- Thamesdown Borough Council election, 1983
- Thamesdown Borough Council election, 1984
- Thamesdown Borough Council election, 1986 (New ward boundaries)[6]
- Thamesdown Borough Council election, 1987
- Thamesdown Borough Council election, 1988
- Thamesdown Borough Council election, 1990
- Thamesdown Borough Council election, 1991
- Thamesdown Borough Council election, 1992
- Thamesdown Borough Council election, 1994
- Thamesdown Borough Council election, 1995
- Thamesdown Borough Council election, 1996
Unitary authority
- Swindon Borough Council election, 1998
- Swindon Borough Council election, 1999
- Swindon Borough Council election, 2000 (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 5)[7][8][9]
- Swindon Borough Council election, 2002
- Swindon Borough Council election, 2003
- Swindon Borough Council election, 2004
- Swindon Borough Council election, 2006
- Swindon Borough Council election, 2007
- Swindon Borough Council election, 2008
- Swindon Borough Council election, 2010
- Swindon Borough Council election, 2011
- Swindon Borough Council election, 2012 (New ward boundaries)[10]
- Swindon Borough Council election, 2014
- Swindon Borough Council election, 2015 (New ward boundaries)[11]
- Swindon Borough Council election, 2016
- Swindon Borough Council election, 2018[12]
Results maps
- 2002 results map
- 2003 results map
- 2004 results map
- 2006 results map
- 2007 results map
- 2008 results map
- 2010 results map
- 2011 results map
By-election results
1997–2001
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 548 | 46.3 | |||
Liberal Democrat | 300 | 25.3 | |||
Conservative | 224 | 18.9 | |||
Green | 69 | 5.8 | |||
Socialist Labour | 44 | 53.7.8 | |||
Majority | 248 | 21.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,185 | 20.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 715 | 66.0 | -4.4 | ||
Conservative | 297 | 27.4 | +11.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 72 | 6.6 | -6.8 | ||
Majority | 418 | 38.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,084 | 15.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
2001–2005
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Raymond Fisher | 814 | 52.5 | +5.3 | |
Labour | 409 | 26.4 | -13.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 258 | 16.6 | +3.4 | ||
UKIP | 69 | 4.5 | +4.5 | ||
Majority | 405 | 26.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,550 | 20.6 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 513 | 37.9 | +0.3 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 359 | 26.5 | -12.1 | ||
Conservative | 229 | 16.9 | -0.6 | ||
SA | 119 | 8.8 | +8.8 | ||
Green | 71 | 5.2 | +5.2 | ||
SOU | 41 | 3.0 | -3.2 | ||
UKIP | 21 | 1.6 | +1.6 | ||
Majority | 154 | 11.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,353 | 19.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 829 | 47.5 | +4.2 | ||
Conservative | 651 | 37.3 | +11.3 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 154 | 8.8 | -13.5 | ||
UKIP | 79 | 4.5 | -3.9 | ||
Green | 34 | 1.9 | +1.9 | ||
Majority | 178 | 10.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,747 | 23.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Peter Mallinson | 706 | 38.4 | -3.4 | |
Conservative | 586 | 31.9 | -1.8 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 338 | 18.4 | +1.2 | ||
Independent | 106 | 5.8 | +5.8 | ||
Green | 60 | 3.3 | -3.9 | ||
UKIP | 43 | 2.3 | +2.3 | ||
Majority | 120 | 6.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,839 | 35.0 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
2009–2013
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jenny Millin | 887 | 47.5 | +12.6 | |
Conservative | Toby Elliott | 755 | 40.4 | +1.0 | |
UKIP | William Oram | 129 | 6.9 | +6.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Chris Ward | 98 | 5.2 | -13.3 | |
Majority | 132 | 7.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,869 | 23.7 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Steve Weisinger | 1,453 | |||
Labour | Phil Beaumont | 1,075 | |||
UKIP | John Lenton | 195 | |||
Green | Andrew Donald Day | 111 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Cath Smith | 23 | |||
Majority | 378 | ||||
Turnout | 32.6 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
- ↑ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ↑ "Swindon". BBC News Online. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Thamesdown (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The North Wiltshire and Thamesdown (Areas) Order 1980. Retrieved on 18 November 2015.
- ↑ The Oxfordshire and Wiltshire (Areas) Order 1980
- ↑ The Borough of Thamesdown (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1986
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Swindon (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ↑ "Swindon". BBC News Online. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
- ↑ "Want to be a Councillor?". Swindon Borough Council. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Swindon (Electoral Changes) Order 2012. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Swindon (Electoral Changes) Order 2015. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- ↑ "Local Elections 2018 - Swindon Borough Council". BBC News. 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ↑ "Labour slips in the snow". London: guardian.co.uk. 31 January 2003. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
- ↑ "Double defeat for Tories in the west of England". London: guardian.co.uk. 4 February 2005. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
- ↑ "Labour takes seat from Tories in election". This is Wiltshire.co.uk. 5 November 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
- ↑ "Conservatives hold Blunsdon and Highworth ward in by election". swindonadvertiser.co.uk. 16 November 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
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