2022 Swindon Borough Council election

Elections to Swindon Borough Council took place on 5 May 2022 as part of the 2022 local elections in the United Kingdom.[1] The Conservatives lost 3 seats but maintained their majority control of the council.

2022 Swindon Borough Council election
← 2021 5 May 2022 (2022-05-05) 2023 →

19 of the 57 seats to Swindon Borough Council
29 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Con
Lab
Party Conservative Labour
Seats before 37 20
Seats won 7 12
Seats after 34 23
Seat change Decrease 3 Increase 3
Popular vote 22,987 24,751
Percentage 42.7% 46.0%

Map of the results of the 2022 Swindon council election. Conservatives in blue and Labour in red. Wards in grey had no election in 2022.

Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Conservative

Results summary

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2022 Swindon Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 7   3 36.8% 27 34 59.6% 22,987 42.7%   6.2%
  Labour 12   3 63.2% 11 23 40.4% 24,751 46.0%   13.7%
  Liberal Democrats 0   0.0% 0 0 0.0% 3,559 6.6%   1.1%
  Green 0   0.0% 0 0 0.0% 2,272 4.2%   2.1%
  TUSC 0   0.0% 0 0 0.0% 204 0.4% N/A

Ward results

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Note: Vote share change is calculated based on the last time these seats were fought in 2018.

Blunsdon & Highworth

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Blunsdon & Highworth[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Steven Mark Weisinger * 1,715 53.7 −2.90
Labour Co-op Lesley Ann Gow 1,024 32.0 +2.01
Green Andrew Donald Day 457 14.3 +8.21
Majority 691 21.6
Turnout 3,212 36.06
Registered electors 8,908
Conservative hold Swing

Central

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Central[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anabelle Patricia Pegado 1,983 49.1 +31.96
Labour Co-op Junab Ali * 1,813 44.9 −26.60
Liberal Democrats Hannah Louise Pajak 236 5.8 +0.67
Majority 170 4.2 N/A
Turnout 4,066 40.92
Registered electors 9,937
Conservative gain from Labour Co-op Swing

Chiseldon & Lawn

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Chiseldon & Lawn[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lawrence Elliott 996 44.6 −10.38
Labour Mike Davies 775 34.5 +13.29
Liberal Democrats Fareed Ahmed Quidwai 463 20.7 +12.90
Majority 221 9.9
Turnout 2,250 37.28
Registered electors 6,035
Conservative hold Swing

Covingham & Dorcan

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Covingham & Dorcan[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kevin James Parry * 1,846 61.2 −6.24
Labour Tomas William Silberberg 895 29.7 +5.82
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Harry King 199 6.6 +3.36
TUSC Scott Victor Abbas Hunter 78 2.6 +2.6
Majority 951 31.5
Turnout 3,030 36.51
Registered electors 8,300
Conservative hold Swing

Eastcott

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Eastcott[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Imtiyaz Shaikh * 1,606 48.3 +2.32
Liberal Democrats Stan Pajak 1,135 34.1 −3.98
Conservative Bhawna Goyal 587 17.6 +7.15
Majority 471 14.2
Turnout 3,358 42.29
Registered electors 7,941
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Gorse Hill & Pinehurst

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Gorse Hill & Pinehurst[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Carol Hannah Shelley * 1,647 60.9 +8.10
Conservative Alex Hughes 1,059 39.1 +8.83
Majority 588 21.7
Turnout 2,731 29.72
Registered electors 9,190
Labour hold Swing

Haydon Wick

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Haydon Wick[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Matthew Lodge 1,353 51.5 +13.22
Conservative Bose Patrick-Okoh 1,274 48.5 −0.96
Majority 79 3.0 N/A
Turnout 2,653 29.94
Registered electors 8,861
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Liden, Eldene & Park South

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Liden, Eldene & Park South[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Janine Howarth * 1,388 54.4 +10.20
Conservative Zachary Jay Hawson 1,163 45.6 +4.52
Majority 225 8.8
Turnout 2,565 31.94
Registered electors 8,031
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Lydiard & Freshbrook

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Lydiard & Freshbrook[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sean Wilson 1,331 49.4 +8.59
Conservative Luke Eric Dawson 1,235 45.9 −2.79
TUSC Rob Pettefar 126 4.7 +4.7
Majority 96 3.6 N/A
Turnout 2,715 33.39
Registered electors 8,132
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Mannington & Western

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Mannington & Western[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Jim Robbins * 1,364 61.9 +4.24
Conservative Gyan Prasad Gurung 665 30.2 +3.30
Liberal Democrats Fraser McCormick 175 7.9 +3.09
Majority 699 31.7
Turnout 2,220 29.82
Registered electors 7,444
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Old Town

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Old Town[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nadine Carol Watts * 2,032 62.5 +12.08
Conservative Sumon Chandra Roy 868 26.7 −14.41
Green Bill Hughes 197 6.1 +2.49
Liberal Democrats Martin Wiltshire 154 4.7 +1.45
Majority 1,164 35.8
Turnout 3,265 41.04
Registered electors 7,955
Labour hold Swing

Penhill & Upper Stratton

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Penhill & Upper Stratton[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Claire Crilly * 1,336 51.8 +3.02
Conservative Ola Ibitoye 1,068 41.4 +3.22
Liberal Democrats Michelle Horrobin 177 6.9 +2.46
Majority 268 10.4
Turnout 2,589 28.18
Registered electors 9,186
Labour hold Swing

Priory Vale

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Priory Vale[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert Andrew Heath 1,144 50.3 +23.27
Conservative Kate Tomlinson * 1,130 49.7 −10.93
Majority 14 0.6 N/A
Turnout 2,296 26.63
Registered electors 8,621
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Rodbourne Cheney

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Rodbourne Cheney[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Lewis Stone * 1,604 56.5 +3.13
Conservative Omkar Munagala 1,040 36.6 +3.60
Green Roderick George Hebden-Leeder 197 6.9 +2.34
Majority 564 19.9
Turnout 2,852 31.32
Registered electors 9,107
Labour hold Swing

Shaw

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Shaw[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Suresha Gattapur 1,270 48.6 +2.54
Labour Zohaib Ali Tariq 921 35.2 −5.44
Green Ken Kimber 424 16.2 +11.92
Majority 349 13.3
Turnout 2,631 33.08
Registered electors 7,953
Conservative hold Swing

St Andrews

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St Andrews[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jake Edward Chandler * 1,390 42.2 −11.82
Labour Jason John Mills 1,147 34.8 +4.89
Green Bradley Martyn Williams 757 23.0 +16.48
Majority 243 7.4
Turnout 3,302 26.31
Registered electors 12,552
Conservative hold Swing

St Margaret & South Marston

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St Margaret & South Marston[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Pamela Lesley Adams 1,497 51.6 +10.60
Conservative Roger Arthur Smith * 1,405 48.4 −0.71
Majority 92 3.2 N/A
Turnout 2,954 32.69
Registered electors 9,036
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative Swing

Walcot & Park North

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Walcot & Park North[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Abdul Amin * 1,492 50.8 −4.68
Conservative Agnelo Estrocio 1,159 39.5 +9.99
Liberal Democrats Dawn Elizabeth Pajak 286 9.7 +4.48
Majority 333 11.3
Turnout 2,955 33.16
Registered electors 8,910
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Wroughton & Wichelstowe

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Wroughton & Wichelstowe[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David George Curtis Martyn 1,134 45.5 +9.68
Liberal Democrats Adam Charles Poole 734 29.5 −6.63
Labour Sam James 382 15.3 +1.87
Green Pippa Fairbourn 240 9.6
Majority 400 16.1
Turnout 2,500 38.15
Registered electors 6,553
Conservative hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Borough election results". Retrieved 8 May 2022.