2024 Swindon Borough Council election explained

Election Name:2024 Swindon Borough Council election
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:2023 Swindon Borough Council election
Previous Year:2023
Next Election:2026 Swindon Borough Council election
Next Year:2026
Seats For Election:20 out of 57 seats to Swindon Borough Council
Majority Seats:29
Leader1:Jim Robbins
Party1:Labour Party (UK)
Last Election1:32 seats, 51.9%
Seats Before1:32
Seats1:14
Seats After1:41
Seat Change1: 9
Popular Vote1:25,574
Percentage1:50.2%
Swing1: 1.7%
Leader2:Gary Sumner
Party2:Conservative Party (UK)
Last Election2:23 seats, 34.7%
Seats Before2:23
Seats2:6
Seats After2:15
Seat Change2: 8
Popular Vote2:18,060
Percentage2:35.5%
Swing2: 0.8%
Leader4:Adam Poole
Party4:Liberal Democrats (UK)
Last Election4:1 seat, 7.9%
Seats Before4:1
Seats4:0
Seats After4:1
Popular Vote4:5,011
Percentage4:9.8%
Swing4: 1.9%
Party5:Independent politician
Last Election5:1 seat, 0.4%
Seats Before5:1
Seats5:0
Seats After5:0
Seat Change5: 1
Popular Vote5:718
Percentage5:1.4%
Swing5: 1.0%
Leader
Posttitle:Leader after election
Before Election:Jim Robbins
Before Party:Labour Party (UK)
After Election:Jim Robbins
After Party:Labour Party (UK)

The 2024 Swindon Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2024 to elect councillors to Swindon Borough Council in Wiltshire, England. The elections was on the same day as other local elections across England. A third of seats were contested.[1]

At the previous council election, Labour gained an overall majority control of Swindon Borough Council after gaining 9 seats, with the Conservatives losing 10 seats.[2] They increased their majority from 5 seats in 2023 to 13 seats in 2024.[3]

Ward results

Borough Statement of Persons nominated per each Ward:[4]

The results were as follows:[5]

Wroughton and Wichelstowe

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Election timetable in England . 2024-04-07 . GOV.UK . en.
  2. News: 2023-05-05 . Local elections 2023: Labour take 'key target' Swindon . 2024-04-07 . BBC News . en-GB.
  3. News: Thomas . Aled . Labour tightens grip on Swindon council after election triumph . 22 July 2024 . Swindon Advertiser . 3 May 2024.
  4. Web site: Council . Swindon Borough . Borough Statement of Persons Nominated Swindon Borough Council . 2024-04-07 . www.swindon.gov.uk . en.
  5. Web site: Election results . Swindon Borough Council . 3 May 2024.