英文互译镜像站

2026 Swindon Borough Council election

Last updated
2026 Swindon Borough Council election
County Flag of Wiltshire.svg
←  2024
7 May 2026 (2026-05-07)
2027 →
All 57 seats to Swindon Borough Council
29 seats needed for a majority
  No image wide.svg No image wide.svg No image wide.svg
LeaderJim RobbinsGary SumnerTom Butcher
Party Labour Conservative Green
Last election41 seats, 50.2%15 seats, 35.5%0 seats, 5.0%
Current seats34 [1] 164
  No image wide.svg No image wide.svg
LeaderAdam Poole
Party Independent Liberal Democrats
Last election0 seats, 1.4%1 seat, 9.8%
Current seats21
Incumbent Leader

Jim Robbins
Labour



The 2026 Swindon Borough Council election will take place on 7 May 2026 to elect councillors to Swindon Borough Council in Wiltshire, England. The elections is on the same day as other local elections across England. All seats will be contested. [2]

At the previous council election, Labour kept an overall majority control of Swindon Borough Council with 41 out of 57 seats, with the Conservatives having 15 seats. [3] In 2025, four Labour councillors defected to the Green Party. [4]

Previous council composition

After 2024 electionBefore 2026 election
PartySeatsPartySeats
Labour 41 Labour 34
Conservative 15 Conservative 16
Green 0 Green 4
Liberal Democrats 1 Liberal Democrats 1
Independent 0 Independent 2

Changes 2024–2026:

References

  1. ↑ "Swindon Council Composition: Latest". opencouncildata.co.uk. Open Council Data UK. Archived from the original on 11 February 2026. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  2. ↑ "Election timetable in England". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
  3. ↑ Thomas, Aled (3 May 2024). "Labour tightens grip on Swindon council after election triumph". Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  4. ↑ Robertson, Kirsten (26 November 2025). "Town sees fourth councillor defect to Greens". BBC News. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  5. ↑ Boothroyd, David. "Crane forward to see a Tory gain". LocalCouncils.co.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Rodbourne Cheney Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  7. ↑ Boothroyd, David. "Fabian gets the Exe". LocalCouncils.co.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  8. ↑ Thomas, Aled (29 September 2025). "Swindon councillors announce split from Labour group". Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  9. ↑ Thomas, Aled (22 October 2025). "Green Party gathers pace as two more Swindon councillors defect". Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  10. ↑ "Fourth Swindon borough councillor defects from Labour to Greens". BBC News. 26 November 2025. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
网站复制工具 蚂蚁镜像站群 英文互译镜像站 自动镜像站群 霸屏SEO镜像站群