19 of the 57 seats to Swindon Borough Council 29 seats needed for a majority
First party
Second party
Third party
Party
Conservative
Labour
Liberal Democrats
Seats before
30
25
2
Seats won
9
9
2
Seats after
29
26
2
Seat change
1
1
Popular vote
25,766
26,346
4,761
Percentage
41.34%
42.27%
7.64%
Winner in each ward for the 2018 Swindon Borough Council election. Grey signifies uncontested.
Council control before election
Conservatives
Council control after election
Conservatives
The 2018 Swindon Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018, 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 one after losing a councillor to the Liberal Democrats in Wroughton & Wichelstowe. The Liberal Democrats lost a councillor to Labour in Eastcott, so the election's net gain of one was to Labour from the Conservatives.[1] Labour had had high hopes of winning control of the council, and the Party's leader Jeremy Corbyn had visited Swindon on five occasions during the local election campaign. The Party was reported to be 'deeply disappointed' with the result.
The Conservative Council leader David Renard described himself as "absolutely delighted" that his Party "fended off a significant challenge from the Labour Party".[2] The BBC's West of England politics editor Paul Barltrop felt Labour's failure to take the council would be more than disappointing to party members, noting that Swindon tends to give an idea of what will happen at the next general election.[2]
Swindon was one of the boroughs subject to a trial of voter ID restrictions[3] requiring the production of polling cards.[4]
^ ab"Local Elections 2018 - Swindon Borough Council". BBC News. 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
^ ab"Conservatives defend Labour challenge in Swindon". BBC News. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
^Press Association (28 April 2018). "Polling station voter ID plans are deeply flawed, say critics". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
^Walker, Peter; Weaver, Matthew (3 May 2018). "Anger and confusion as voters turned away during ID trial". the Guardian. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
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