Tories retain Swindon in borough council elections... but only just

By Jamie Hill - 4 May 2018

Politics

The Conservatives have held on to Swindon Borough Council having held off Labour in a closely-fought contest.

Before the election there was talk of no single party having an overall majority but The Conservatives managed to only just retain control with a majority of one.

Overall Labour actually took slightly more of the vote share than the Tories but not in the seats where it would have made a difference.

Labour needed four gains to take control of Swindon Borough Council. They took their target seat of Eastcott from the Lib Dems, but the two key Labour/Conservative marginals of Lydiard & Freshbrook and Stratton St Margaret both stayed in Tory hands.

It was the Lib Dems, not Labour, who ate into the Tory majority with their surprise win by just seven votes in Wroughton & Wichesltowe.

 

Swindon's election results - ward by ward

The Swindon Borough Council results where you live with the winner's share of the vote:

  • Blunsdon & Highworth: CON hold (57%)
  • Central: LAB hold (72%)
  • Chiseldon & Lawn: CON hold (54%)
  • Covingham & Dorcan: CON hold (67%)
  • Eastcott: LAB gain (46%) from LIB DEM
  • Gorse Hill & Pinehurst: LAB hold (53%)
  • Haydon Wick: CON hold (49%)
  • Liden, Eldene & Park South: LAB hold (44%)
  • Lydiard & Freshbrook: CON hold (49%)
  • Mannington & Western: LAB hold (58%)
  • Old Town: LAB hold (50%)
  • Penhill & Upper Stratton: LAB hold (49%)
  • Priory Vale: CON hold (59%)
  • Rodbourne Cheney: LAB hold (53%)
  • Shaw: CON hold (46%)
  • St Andrews: CON hold (55%)
  • St Margaret & South Marston: CON hold (50%)
  • Walcot & Park North: LAB hold (55%)
  • Wroughton & Wichelstowe: LIB DEM gain (36%) from CON

The Conservatives hold on to their majority with 29 seats, while Labour have 26 and two for the Liberal Democrats.

Your Comments

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Posted: 4 May 2018, 8.22AM by: Kaitlin Gabriel

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