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.

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

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

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