Swindon Borough Council elections

Swindon is a unitary authority in Wiltshire, England. Until 1 April 1998 it was a non-metropolitan district.

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[1][2]

Non-metropolitan district

Party in control		Years
	Labour	1973-1976
	No overall control	1976-1978
	Labour	1978-1998

Unitary authority

Party in control		Years
	Labour	1996-2000
	No overall control	2000-2004
	Conservative	2004–present

Council elections

Non-metropolitan district elections

• 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

Unitary authority elections

• Thamesdown Borough Council election, 1996
• 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

Borough result maps

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  2002 results map

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  2004 results map

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  2011 results map

By-election results

1997–2001

Central By-Election 15 May 1997

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

Park By-Election 21 August 1997

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

St Margaret By-Election 30 January 2003^[12]

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

Central By-Election 22 January 2004

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

Western By-Election 22 January 2004

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

Walcot By-Election 3 February 2005^[13]

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

Moredon By-Election 4 November 2010^[14]

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

Blunsdon and Highworth by-election 15 November 2012^[15]

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

1. "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
2. "Swindon". BBC News Online. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
3. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Thamesdown (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
4. legislation.gov.uk - The North Wiltshire and Thamesdown (Areas) Order 1980. Retrieved on 18 November 2015.
5. The Oxfordshire and Wiltshire (Areas) Order 1980
6. The Borough of Thamesdown (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1986
7. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Swindon (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
8. "Swindon". BBC News Online. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
9. "Want to be a Councillor?". Swindon Borough Council. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
10. legislation.gov.uk - The Swindon (Electoral Changes) Order 2012. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
11. legislation.gov.uk - The Swindon (Electoral Changes) Order 2015. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
12. "Labour slips in the snow". London: guardian.co.uk. 31 January 2003. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
13. "Double defeat for Tories in the west of England". London: guardian.co.uk. 4 February 2005. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
14. "Labour takes seat from Tories in election". This is Wiltshire.co.uk. 5 November 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
15. "Conservatives hold Blunsdon and Highworth ward in by election". swindonadvertiser.co.uk. 16 November 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2012.

External links

• Swindon Borough Council
• By-election results