Labour gains Swindon Borough Council as leader of borough's Conservatives loses seat

By Barrie Hudson - 5 May 2023

Politics

Swindon Borough Council leader Cllr David Renard has lost his Haydon Wick seat.

Along with other Labour gains, the result means that Labour has an overall majority on the council for the first time in almost two decades.

Cllr Renard received 1,176 votes, trailing behind Labour winner Stanka Adamcova, who secured 1,828.

Liberal Democrat candidate Omar Syed Muhammad received 188 votes.

Overall, Labour gained 10 seats of the 19 contested and held six. The Liberal Democrats gained one and the Conservatives held two.

The borough council election results in detail are:

Covingham & Dorcan

HEENAN, Dale James, Conservative, 1,302 (elected)
HUNTER, Scott Victor Abbas, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition, 41
MARCH, Howard John, Green Party, 162
PULLEN, Tate, Labour Party, 1133
SALMON, Malcolm, Liberal Democrat, 178

Conservatives hold

Number of ballot papers rejected: 18
Ballot papers issued: 2,834
Electorate: 8,281
Turnout: 34.22 percent

St Margaret & South Marston

BUTCHER, Thomas Charles, Labour, 1,645 (elected)
MARCH, Ella Constance, Green Party, 224
SHEPHERD, Chris, Liberal Democrat, 148
VALLENDER, Matthew Thomas, Conservative, 1289

Labour gain

Number of ballot papers rejected: 33
Ballot papers issued: 3,340
Electorate: 9,232
Turnout: 36.18 percent

Priory Vale

ALI, Rajhia, Labour, 1,357 (elected)

KING, Geoffrey Harry, Liberal Democrat, 121

MANRO, Vinay, Conservative, 1,200

TERRY, Lorna Jane, Green Party, 173

 

Labour gain

Number of ballot papers rejected: 17
Ballot papers issued: 2, 868
Electorate: 8,657
Turnout: 33.13 percent

 

Wroughton & Wichelstowe

AHMED, Saleh, Labour Party, 477

COOK, Gayle Elaine, Conservative Party, 854

FAIRBOURN, Pippa, Green Party, 253

POOLE, Adam Charles, Liberal Democrat, 874 (elected)

 

Liberal Democrats gain

Number of ballot papers rejected: 17
Ballot papers issued: 2,475
Electorate: 6,651
Turnout: 37.21 percent

St Andrews

HEYES, Steve, Conservative Party, 1,305

MILLS, Jason John, Labour Party, 1,525

SYED, Ebad, Liberal Democrat, 117

WILLIAMS, Bradley Martyn, Green Party, 829

 

Labour gain

 

Number of ballot papers rejected: 15
Ballot papers issued: 3,791
Electorate: 12,741
Turnout: 29.75 percent

 

Blunsdon & Highworth

DAY, Andrew Donald, Green Party, 418

GARDINER, NIck, Conservative Party, 1,509 (elected)

GOW, Lesley Ann, Labour Party, 1,168

KING, Deborah Anne, Liberal Democrat, 241

 

Conservatives hold

 

Number of ballot papers rejected: 36
Ballot papers issued: 3,372
Electorate: 9.019
Turnout: 37.39 percent

 

Old Town

 

HEAVENS, Ellen, Conservative, 717

HUGHES, Bill, Green Party, 222

WATTS, Chris, Labour Party, 2,047 (elected)

WILTSHIRE, Martin George, Liberal Democrat, 190

 

Labour gain

 

Number of ballot papers rejected: 16
Ballot papers issued: 3,192
Electorate: 8,104
Turnout: 39.39 percent

 

Lydiard & Freshbrook

BEGUM, Repi, Labour Party, 1,489 (elected)

PETTEFAR, Rob, Trade Unuonist and Socialist Coalition, 97

QUIDWAI, Bilal Abdullah, 143

SYDNEY-SMITH, Caryl Ann, Conservative Party, 1,098

 

Labour gain

 

Number of ballot papers rejected: 48
Ballot papers issued: 2,875
Electorate: 8,071
Turnout: 35.62 percent

 

Penhill & Upper Stratton

 

HORROBIN, Michelle Anne, Liberal Democrat, 231

IBITOYE, David Oladapo, Conservative Party, 1,045

VENKATESH, Ravi, Labour Party, 1,452 (elected)

 

Labour gain

 

Number of ballot papers rejected: 16
Ballot papers issued: 2,744
Electorate: 9.104
Turnout: 30.14 percent

 

Chiseldon & Lawn

AHMED QUIDWAI, Fareed, Liberal Democrat, 299

Hopkins, Neil Lawrence, Labour, 1,376 (elected)

Jefferies, Jenny, Conservative, 1,010

 

Labour gain

Number of ballot papers rejected: 26
Ballot papers issued: 2,711
Electorate: 6,229
Turnout: 43.52 percent

 

Haydon Wick

ADAMKOVA, Stanka, Labour, 1,828 (elected)

MUHAMMAD, Omar Syed, Liberal Democrat, 188

RENARD, David Charles, Conservative, 1,176

 

Labour gain

 

Number of ballot papers rejected: 22
Ballot papers issued: 3,216
Electorate: 8,756
Turnout: 36.73 percent 

 

Liden, Eldene & Park South

DAVIES, Mike, Labour, 1,575 (elected)

SOLOMON, Bazil Stanley, Conservative, 974

THOMAS, Caroline, Liberal Democrat, 137

 

Labour gain

 

Number of ballot papers rejected: 24
Ballot papers issued: 2,709
Electorate: 8,028
Turnout: 33.74 percent 

 

Eastcott

DIXON, Paul Andrew, Labour, 1,919

FERNANDES, Raul, Conservative, 417

NOYCE, Chris, Green Party, 148

PAJAK, Stan, Liberal Democrat, 714

 

Labour hold

 

Number of ballot papers rejected: 27
Ballot papers issued: 3,225
Electorate: 7,989
Turnout: 40.37 percent 

 

Central

AMARAL-SHAIKH, Adorabelle, Labour, 2,960 (elected)

Barreto, John Christovam, Conservative, 1,577

PAJAK, Hannah Louise, Liberal Democrat, 177

Rodrigues, Mariano, 73

 

Labour hold

 

Number of ballot papers rejected: 26
Ballot papers issued: 4,813
Electorate: 10,249
Turnout: 46.96 percent 

 

Walcot & Park North

BUSHELL, Emma, Labour, 1,681 (elected)

ESTROCIO, Agnelo Peter, 860

NORRIS, David Alexander, Independent, 186

PAJAK, Dawn Elizabeth, Liberal Democrat, 160

 

Labour hold

 

Number of ballot papers rejected: 11
Ballot papers issued: 2,898
Electorate: 8,902
Turnout: 32.55 percent 

 

Rodbourne Cheney

GRANT, James Patrick, Labour, 1,649 (elected)

HEBDEN, Rod, Green Party, 190

McCormick, Zoe Clair, Liberal Democrat, 124

VEMPATI, Siddu, Conservative, 962

 

Labour hold

 

Number of ballot papers rejected: 14
Ballot papers issued: 2,739
Electorate: 9,177
Turnout: 29.85 percent 

 

Gorse Hill and Pinehurst

BALLMAN, John, Labour, 1,600 (elected)

BENTLEY, Andy, Green Party, 205

FERNANDES, Brenda Victoria, Conservative, 941

KHAN, Zubair Farooq, Liberal Democrat, 85

 

Labour hold

 

Number of ballot papers rejected: 19
Ballot papers issued: 2,850
Electorate: 9,211
Turnout: 30.94 percent 

 

Shaw

ALI, Junab, Labour, 1,525 (elected)

DICKINSON, Michael James, Liberal Democrat, 267

SINGH, Nandini, Conservative, 1,309

 

Labour gain

 

Number of ballot papers rejected: 27
Ballot papers issued: 3,130
Electorate: 7,984
Turnout: 39.20 percent 

 

Mannington & Western

HOWARD, Fay, Labour, 1,495

MCCORMICK, Fraser Graham, Liberal Democrat, 169

STEPHEN, Roy, Conservative, 632

 

Labour hold

 

Number of ballot papers rejected: 31
Ballot papers issued: 2,327
Electorate: 7,495
Turnout: 31.05 percent 

 

Overview
Conservative hold: 2
Labour gain: 7

Liberal Democrat gain: 1

 

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