title: 2016 Swindon Borough Council election
text: # 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. 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 :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 571 | 16.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,427 | 40 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Central
  
  Central :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1905 | 57.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,304 | 39 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Covingham & Dorcan
  
  Covingham & Dorcan :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 623 | 19.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,172 | 38 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Eastcott
  
  Eastcott :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 228 | 8.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2786 | 40 |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Gorse Hill & Pinehurst
  
  Gorse Hill & Pinehurst :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 657 | 25.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,604 | 35 |
  
  ### Haydon Wick
  
  Haydon Wick :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 554 | 20.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,770 | 32 |
  
  ### Liden, Eldene & Park South
  
  Liden, Eldene & Park South :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 413 | 15.82 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2610 | 33 |
  
  ### Lydiard & Freshbrook
  
  Lydiard & Freshbrook :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Matthew Courtliff | 1,421 | 48.15 |
  | | Conservative | Diane Rodgers | 1266 | 42.9 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | James Farr | 264 | 8.95 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 155 | 5.25 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2951 | 37 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Mannington and Western
  
  Mannington and Western :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 379 | 17.72 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2139 | 31 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Old Town
  
  Old Town :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 301 | 10.44 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2882 | 38 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Penhill & Upper Stratton
  
  Penhill & Upper Stratton :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 356 | 13.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,592 | 30 |
  
  ### Priory Vale
  
  Priory Vale :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 626 | 30.32 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2065 | 26 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Ridgeway
  
  Ridgeway :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 437 | 38.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,134 | 46 |
  
  ### Rodbourne Cheney
  
  Rodbourne Cheney :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 965 | 36.48 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2645 | 30 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Shaw
  
  Shaw :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 428 | 17.16 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2494 | 32 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  ### St Andrews
  
  St Andrews :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 841 | 37.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2273 | 29 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  ### St Margaret & South Marston
  
  St Margaret and South Marston :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 529 | 18.65 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2838 | 32 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Walcot & Park North
  
  Walcot & Park North :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 861 | 32.26 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2669 | 32 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Wroughton & Wichelstowe
  
  Wroughton & Wichelstowe :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 886 | 39.93 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2219 | 38 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  