Swindon local elections
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One third of Swindon Unitary Council in Wiltshire, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 59 councillors have been elected from 22 wards.[1]
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Political control [edit]
Since 1996 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
| Party in control | Years |
|---|---|
| Labour | 1996 - 2000 |
| No overall control | 2000 - 2003 |
| Conservative | 2003 - present |
Council elections [edit]
- Swindon Council election, 1998
- Swindon Council election, 1999
- Swindon Council election, 2000 (whole council elected after boundary changes increased the number of seats by 5)[3]
- Swindon Council election, 2002
- Swindon Council election, 2003
- Swindon Council election, 2004
- Swindon Council election, 2006
- Swindon Council election, 2007
- Swindon Council election, 2008
- Swindon Council election, 2010
- Swindon Council election, 2011
- Swindon Council election, 2012
By-election results [edit]
1997-2001 [edit]
| 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 [edit]
| St Margaret By-Election 30 January 2003[4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[5] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 [edit]
| Moredon By-Election 4 November 2010[6] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[7] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 [edit]
- ^ "Want to be a Councillor?". Swindon Borough Council. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
- ^ "Swindon". BBC News Online. 2008-04-19. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
- ^ "Swindon". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-08-16.
- ^ "Labour slips in the snow". London: guardian.co.uk. 2003-01-31. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
- ^ "Double defeat for Tories in the west of England". London: guardian.co.uk. 2005-02-04. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
- ^ "Labour takes seat from Tories in election". This is Wiltshire.co.uk. 2010-11-05. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
- ^ "Conservatives hold Blunsdon and Highworth ward in by election". swindonadvertiser.co.uk. 2012-11-16. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
