Swindon Borough Council election, 2014

The 2014 Swindon Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Swindon Borough Council in England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections. The Conservatives gained 1 seat to retain control of the council.

Overall Result

Swindon Council Election, 2014
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	30	1	0	+ 1	52.6
	Labour	23	0	1	- 1	40.4
	Liberal Democrat	4	0	0	0	7.0
	UKIP	0	0	0	0	0.0
	Green	0	0	0	0	0.0
	Independent	0	0	0	0	0.0
Total		57

Ward Elections

The results of the election are:^[2]

Blunsdon & Highworth Ward

Blunsdon & Highworth Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Steve Weisinger	1689	47.97
	Labour	Phil Beaumont	831	23.6
	UKIP	Ross Shugar	621	17.64
	Green	Andrew Donald Day	245	6.96
	Liberal Democrat	Clive Hooper	125	3.55
Majority			858	24.37
Turnout			3521	40

Central Ward

Central Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Junab Ali	1386	37.6
	Liberal Democrat	Imtiyaz Shaikh	1189	32.26
	Conservative	Timothy Michael French	495	13.34
	UKIP	Brian David Stone	454	12.32
	Independent	Nicholas Gary Kearns	127	3.45
Majority			197	5.34
Turnout			3686	40

Chiseldon & Lawn Ward

Chiseldon & Lawn Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Eric Shaw	911	44.07
	UKIP	Jennifer Mary Jefferies	457	22.11
	Labour	Irene Anne Cooke	373	18.05
	Green	Paul Sunners	207	10.01
	Liberal Democrat	Raymond James	109	5.27
Majority			454	21.96
Turnout			2067	44

Covingham & Dorcan Ward

Covingham & Dorcan Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Kevin James Parry	1449	39.04
	Labour	Julian Charles Price	1186	31.95
	UKIP	Brian James Osbourn	926	24.95
	Green	Chantelle Smith	141	3.8
Majority			263	7.09
Turnout			3712	42

Eastcott Ward

Eastcott Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrat	Dave Wood	1308	43.83
	Labour	Emma Bushell	930	31.17
	UKIP	Terence Richard Davis	278	9.32
	Conservative	David Malcolm Bell	263	8.81
	Green	John Valentine Hughes	195	6.53
Majority			378	12.67
Turnout			2984	39

Gorse Hill & Pinehurst Ward

Gorse Hill & Pinehurst Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Carol Hannah Shelley	1152	39.32
	UKIP	Ian Christopher Robertson-Molden	791	27
	Conservative	Edward Mark Gillams	716	24.44
	Green	Chantelle Smith	266	9.08
Majority			361	12.32
Turnout			2930	32

Haydon Wick Ward

Haydon Wick Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Garry John Perkins	1209	37.69
	Labour	Maura Julia Clarke	1019	31.76
	UKIP	Edmund Gerrard	816	25.44
	Liberal Democrat	Garry Porter	145	4.52
Majority			190	5.92
Turnout			3208	35

Liden, Eldene & Park South Ward

Liden, Eldene & Park South Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Derique Joseph Montaut	978	34.68
	Conservative	Graham Charles Cherry	807	28.62
	UKIP	Robert William Sheppard	798	28.3
	Green	David Christopher Miles	129	4.57
	Liberal Democrat	Hannah Pajak Mccance	94	3.33
Majority			171	6.06
Turnout			2820	33

Lydiard & Freshbrook Ward

Lydiard & Freshbrook Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Timothy Swinyard	1190	36.77
	Labour	Mohammed Jamal Miah	925	28.58
	UKIP	John Lenton	791	24.44
	Liberal Democrat	Christopher Shepherd	178	5.5
	Green	Livio Pavone	140	4.33
Majority			265	8.19
Turnout			3236	38

Mannington & Western Ward

Mannington & Western Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	James Robbins	977	42.33
	UKIP	Lincoln Williams	598	25.91
	Conservative	Caryl Sydney-Smith	561	24.31
	Liberal Democrat	Geoffrey Kin	152	6.59
Majority			379	16.42
Turnout			2308	31

Old Town Ward

Old Town Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Nadine Watts	1352	45.68
	Conservative	Claire Ellis	1067	36.05
	UKIP	John Short	365	12.33
	Liberal Democrat	Deborah King	171	5.78
Majority			285	9.63
Turnout			2960	38

Penhill & Upper Stratton Ward

Penhill & Upper Stratton Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Joseph Tray	1195	40.62
	UKIP	David Rowland	872	29.64
	Conservative	Harriet Maltby	712	24.2
	Green	Robert Heritage	153	5.2
Majority			323	10.98
Turnout			2942	31

Priory Vale Ward

Priory Vale Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Emma Faramarzi	1232	50.6
	UKIP	Balbir Virik	519	21.31
	Labour	Michelle Agostino	513	21.07
	Liberal Democrat	Margaret Hooper	158	6.49
Majority			713	29.28
Turnout			2435	28

Rodbourne Cheney Ward

Rodbourne Cheney Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Peter Watts	1305	43.13
	UKIP	Peter Thompson-Watt	859	28.39
	Conservative	Diane Rodgers	668	22.08
	Green	Simon Fairbourn	174	5.75
Majority			446	14.74
Turnout			3026	33

Shaw Ward

Shaw Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Dwynwen Mary Martin	1122	36.38
	Labour	Stephanie Exell	862	27.95
	UKIP	Christopher Tyler	552	17.9
	Independent	Richard Symonds	223	7.23
	Green	Nigel Kimber	203	6.58
	Liberal Democrat	James Farr	113	3.66
Majority			260	8.43
Turnout			3084	36

St Andrews Ward

Two seats for Election

St Andrews Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Gemma McCracken	1164	53.01
	Conservative	Mary Friend	1124	51.18
	Labour	Jason Mills	502	22.86
	Labour	John Keepin	491	22.36
	UKIP	Gary Belben	421	19.17
	UKIP	Anthony Garrett	405	18.44
	Liberal Democrat	Margaret Mistry	172	7.83
Majority			662	15.42
Turnout			2196	29

St Margaret & South Marston Ward

St Margaret & South Marston Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Colin Lovell	1351	39.06
	Labour	Christopher Watts	1039	30.04
	UKIP	James Faulkner	893	25.82
	Liberal Democrat	Clive Puckey	160	4.63
Majority			312	9.02
Turnout			3459	37

Walcot & Park North Ward

Walcot & Park North Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Abdul Amin	1144	39.18
	UKIP	Melanie Stanbury	837	28.66
	Conservative	Emily Pryor	566	19.38
	Liberal Democrat	Kathleen McCarthy	177	6.06
	Green	Jennifer Miles	171	5.86
	Social Democratic	Pavlos Chatzinopoulos	14	0.48
Majority			307	10.51
Turnout			2920	32

Wroughton & Wichelstowe Ward

Wroughton & Wichelstowe Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Wayne Crabbe	867	33.09
	Liberal Democrat	Georgina Akers	490	18.7
	UKIP	Susan Short	483	18.44
	Labour	Paul Dixon	360	13.74
	Green	Talis Kimberley-Fairbourn	281	10.73
	Independent	John Newman	124	4.73
Majority			377	14.39
Turnout			2620	41

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v t e Council elections in Wiltshire
Wiltshire Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013
Swindon Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016
Kennet District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
North Wiltshire District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
Salisbury District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
West Wiltshire District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
See also: Wards Boundary changes

Swindon Borough Council election, 2014

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