2016 Swindon Borough Council election

The 2016 Swindon Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Swindon Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Map of the results of the 2016 Swindon council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in grey were not contested in 2016.

The Conservatives held on to their majority on the council but it was lowered to three after losing councillors to Labour in Lydiard & Freshbrook and Liden, Eldene & Park South.

Results by ward

An asterisk * indicates an incumbent seeking re-election

Blunsdon & Highworth
Blunsdon & Highworth[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Maureen Rita Penny* 1,624 47.4
Labour Alison Mary Durrant 1,053 30.7
UKIP John Fairlamb Short 429 12.5
Green Andrew Donald Day 200 5.8
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey King 121 3.5
Majority 571 16.7
Turnout 3,427 40
Conservative hold Swing

Central
Central[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert Stanley Wright* 2,459 74.4
Conservative Jack Lindsey Howard 554 16.8
Liberal Democrats Ann Richards 291 8.8
Majority 1905 57.6
Turnout 3,304 39
Labour hold Swing

Covingham & Dorcan
Covingham & Dorcan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Barbara Samantha Parry 1,329 41.9
Labour Mohammad Jamal Miah 706 22.3
UKIP Brian James Osbourn 569 17.9
Independent Anthony Hillier 387 12.2
Liberal Democrats Margaret Hooper 94 3.0
Green Christopher John Noyce 87 2.7
Majority 623 19.6
Turnout 3,172 38
Conservative hold Swing

Eastcott
Eastcott[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Stanley James Pajak* 1,248 44.8
Labour Manetta Martha Rodrigues 1,020 36.6
Conservative Drusilla Summers 258 9.3
Green Andrew Hedley John Bentley 132 4.7
UKIP Terence Hayward 128 4.6
Majority 228 8.2
Turnout 2786 40
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Gorse Hill & Pinehurst
Gorse Hill & Pinehurst[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ericqua Raymone Ballman* 1,454 55.8
Conservative Benjamin Prizeman 797 30.6
Green Francesca Victoria Annelise Hebden-Leeder 241 9.3
Liberal Democrats Zoe Claire McCormick 112 4.3
Majority 657 25.2
Turnout 2,604 35

Haydon Wick
Haydon Wick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Oliver Donachie 1,319 47.6
Labour Michelle Jean Agostino 765 27.6
UKIP Edmund James Gerrard 436 15.7
Green Andrew Francis 149 5.4
Liberal Democrats Margaret Mistry 101 3.6
Majority 554 20.0
Turnout 2,770 32

Liden, Eldene & Park South
Liden, Eldene & Park South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Fay Howard* 1,138 43.60
Conservative Oladapo Ibitoye 725 27.78
UKIP Robert Sheppard 537 20.57
Green David Miles 112 4.29
Liberal Democrats Clive Hooper 98 3.75
Majority 413 15.82
Turnout 2610 33

Lydiard & Freshbrook
Lydiard & Freshbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Matthew Courtliff 1,421 48.15
Conservative Diane Rodgers 1266 42.9
Liberal Democrats James Farr 264 8.95
Majority 155 5.25
Turnout 2951 37
Labour hold Swing

Mannington and Western
Mannington and Western
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kevin Small* 1,105 51.66
Conservative Nicholas Burns-Howell 726 33.94
Green Livio Pavone 173 8.09
Liberal Democrats Alex Hegenbarth 135 6.31
Majority 379 17.72
Turnout 2139 31
Labour hold Swing

Old Town
Old Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jane Ballard 1,363 47.29
Conservative Brian Mattock 1062 36.85
UKIP Terence Davis 208 7.22
Green John Hughes 144 5.00
Liberal Democrats Garry Porter 105 3.64
Majority 301 10.44
Turnout 2882 38
Labour hold Swing

Penhill & Upper Stratton
Penhill & Upper Stratton[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mark Edward Dempsey 1,190 45.9
Conservative Raymond William Fisher 834 32.2
UKIP Jennifer Mary Jefferies 476 18.4
Liberal Democrats Raymond Martin James 92 3.5
Majority 356 13.7
Turnout 2,592 30

Priory Vale
Priory Vale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Malcolm Davies 1,131 54.77
Labour Robert Heath 505 24.45
UKIP Gary Belben 258 12.49
Liberal Democrats Gerard Taylor 88 4.26
Green Simon Fairbourn 83 4.02
Majority 626 30.32
Turnout 2065 26
Conservative hold Swing

Ridgeway
Ridgeway[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gary Sumner 669 59.0
Liberal Democrats Fiona Mcanespie 232 20.5
Labour Samuel Thomas James 108 9.5
UKIP Juan Pablo Kosidowski 82 7.2
Green Paul Sunners 43 3.8
Majority 437 38.5
Turnout 1,134 46

Rodbourne Cheney
Rodbourne Cheney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Des Moffatt 1,660 62.76
Conservative Stephanie Clark 695 26.28
Green Roderick Hebden-Leeder 181 6.84
Liberal Democrats Fraser McCormick 109 4.12
Majority 965 36.48
Turnout 2645 30
Labour hold Swing

Shaw
Shaw
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Keith Williams 1,268 50.84
Labour Graham Philpot 840 33.68
Green Nigel Kimber 221 8.86
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Roberts 165 6.62
Majority 428 17.16
Turnout 2494 32
Conservative hold Swing

St Andrews
St Andrews
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Vera Tomlinson 1,360 59.83
Labour Maura Clarke 519 22.83
UKIP Susan Short 249 10.95
Liberal Democrats Deborah King 145 6.38
Majority 841 37.0
Turnout 2273 29
Conservative hold Swing

St Margaret & South Marston
St Margaret and South Marston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Russell Holland 1,409 49.65
Labour Andrew Pedersen 880 31.00
UKIP Michael Viret 393 13.85
Liberal Democrats Dawn Pajak 81 2.85
Green Howard March 75 2.64
Majority 529 18.65
Turnout 2838 32
Conservative hold Swing

Walcot & Park North
Walcot & Park North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stephen Allsopp 1,424 53.35
Conservative Ellen Heavens 563 21.09
UKIP Stephen Halden 432 16.19
Liberal Democrats Kathleen McCarthy 151 5.66
Green Jennifer Miles 86 3.22
Social Democratic Party (UK) Paulos Chatzinopoulos 13 0.49
Majority 861 32.26
Turnout 2669 32
Labour hold Swing

Wroughton & Wichelstowe
Wroughton & Wichelstowe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brian Ford 1,212 54.62
Green Talis Kimberley-Fairbourn 326 14.69
Labour Imtiyaz Shaikh 305 13.74
UKIP Malcolm Jefferies 258 11.63
Liberal Democrats Christopher Shepherd 118 5.31
Majority 886 39.93
Turnout 2219 38
Conservative hold Swing

References
  1. "Guide to May 2016 elections in Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland". BBC News. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  2. "Election results 2016 - Blunsdon and Highworth". swindon.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 15 January 2018.
  3. "Election results 2016 - Central". swindon.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 15 January 2018.
  4. "Election results 2016 - Eastcott". swindon.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018.
  5. "Election results 2016 - Gorse Hill". swindon.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018.
  6. "Election results 2016 - Penhill". swindon.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 15 January 2018.
  7. "Election results 2016 - Ridgeway". swindon.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 23 April 2018.
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