Local Election Results 2012
Swindon
Whole council up for election on new ward boundaries.
SDP = Social Democratic Party
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By-elections for Swindon (may be incomplete): 30th January 2003 (St Margaret)
— 22nd January 2004 (Central; Western)
— 3rd February 2005 (Walcot)
— 4th November 2010 (Moredon)
— 15th November 2012 (Blunsdon & Highworth)
— 8th August 2013 (Haydon Wick)
— 24th June 2021 (Priory Vale)
— 20th July 2023 (St Margaret & South Marston)
— 17th October 2024 (Rodbourne Cheney)
Map of the results —Export spreadsheet
| Party |
Votes |
Percent |
Seats |
| Labour |
20573 |
37.7% |
24 |
| Conservative |
18941 |
34.7% |
29 |
| Liberal Democrat |
6790 |
12.5% |
4 |
| Green Party |
3040 |
5.6% |
0 |
| UK Independence Party |
2965 |
5.4% |
0 |
| Independent |
1906 |
3.5% |
0 |
| Official Monster Raving Loony Party |
194 |
0.4% |
0 |
| Social Democratic Party |
112 |
0.2% |
0 |
| Maureen Penny |
C |
1530 |
44.8% |
| Alan Bishop |
C |
1528 |
|
| Doreen Dart |
C |
1489 |
|
| Phil Beaumont |
Lab |
1067 |
31.3% |
| Alison Durrant |
Lab |
968 |
|
| Phillip Gaskin |
Lab |
824 |
|
| Andrew Day |
Grn |
442 |
13.0% |
| Jenny Shorten |
LD |
374 |
11.0% |
| Bob Wright |
Lab |
1947 |
70.1% |
| Julie Wright |
Lab |
1899 |
|
| Junab Ali |
Lab |
1788 |
|
| Tim French |
C |
356 |
12.8% |
| Jaki Fairbrother |
C |
341 |
|
| Kashif Khan |
C |
276 |
|
| Simon Smith |
Grn |
273 |
9.8% |
| Joan Mortimer |
LD |
200 |
7.2% |
| Christopher Shepherd |
LD |
164 |
|
| John Williams |
LD |
159 |
|
| Fionuala Foley |
C |
938 |
42.8% |
| Mike Bawden |
C |
910 |
|
| Jim Boyd |
Ind |
626 |
28.5% |
| Geraint Day |
Lab |
387 |
17.6% |
| Helen Thompson |
Lab |
315 |
|
| Louise Cole |
LD |
242 |
11.0% |
| Trevor Smith |
LD |
223 |
|
| Richard Hurley |
C |
1475 |
41.0% |
| Dale Heenan |
C |
1469 |
|
| Julian Price |
Lab |
1314 |
36.5% |
| Kevin Parry |
C |
1294 |
|
| Pamela Adams |
Lab |
1283 |
|
| Brett Sparkes |
Lab |
1151 |
|
| Corinna Allen |
UKIP |
603 |
16.8% |
| Clive Hooper |
LD |
207 |
5.8% |
| Stan Pajak |
LD |
1497 |
49.6% |
| Nicky Sewell |
LD |
1365 |
|
| Dave Wood |
LD |
1320 |
|
| Emma Bushell |
Lab |
1046 |
34.7% |
| Chris Watts |
Lab |
1021 |
|
| Andy Newman |
Lab |
961 |
|
| Valerie Butt |
C |
249 |
8.3% |
| Bill Hughes |
Grn |
224 |
7.4% |
| Emma Carter |
C |
215 |
|
| Bruce Kingstree |
C |
203 |
|
| Ray Ballman |
Lab |
1619 |
67.5% |
| John Ballman |
Lab |
1537 |
|
| Rochelle Russell |
Lab |
1450 |
|
| Janet Heenan |
C |
512 |
21.4% |
| Trudy Heenan |
C |
481 |
|
| Frits Oostendorp |
C |
432 |
|
| John Kurton |
LD |
266 |
11.1% |
| Rex Barnett |
C |
1390 |
43.6% |
| David Renard |
C |
1299 |
|
| Claire Ellis |
C |
1168 |
|
| Maura Clarke |
Lab |
993 |
31.2% |
| Mark Viner |
Lab |
904 |
|
| Wayne Smith |
Lab |
897 |
|
| Ed Gerrard |
UKIP |
339 |
10.6% |
| Chris Brock |
Grn |
263 |
8.3% |
| Deborah King |
LD |
202 |
6.3% |
| Fay Howard |
Lab |
1334 |
42.7% |
| Neil Heavens |
Lab |
1305 |
|
| Derique Montaut |
Lab |
1233 |
|
| Sinéad Darker |
C |
1049 |
33.6% |
| David Wren |
C |
1027 |
|
| Andy Albinson |
C |
960 |
|
| Robert Sheppard |
UKIP |
524 |
16.8% |
| Anne Baxter |
LD |
218 |
7.0% |
| Mick Bray |
C |
1302 |
34.8% |
| Cindy Matthews |
Lab |
1173 |
31.4% |
| Michael Dickinson |
C |
1115 |
|
| Dwynwen Martin |
C |
1085 |
|
| Ged Meheran |
Lab |
1015 |
|
| Jamal Miah |
Lab |
943 |
|
| John Lenton |
UKIP |
467 |
12.5% |
| Juliet Hughes |
LD |
404 |
10.8% |
| Marilyn Harrison |
Grn |
391 |
10.5% |
| Kevin Small |
Lab |
1119 |
51.3% |
| Steve Wakefield |
Lab |
1084 |
|
| James Robbins |
Lab |
1049 |
|
| David Gould |
C |
547 |
25.1% |
| Tim Swinyard |
C |
531 |
|
| Caryl Sydney-Smith |
C |
485 |
|
| Karl North |
Grn |
310 |
14.2% |
| Margaret Hooper |
LD |
205 |
9.4% |
| Brian Mattock |
C |
971 |
31.0% |
| Roderick Bluh |
C |
871 |
|
| Nadine Watts |
Lab |
785 |
25.0% |
| Peter Mallinson |
C |
777 |
|
| Paul Dixon |
Lab |
754 |
|
| Norman Butler |
Lab |
683 |
|
| Kareen Boyd |
Ind |
626 |
20.0% |
| Lynda Barber |
LD |
276 |
8.8% |
| David Miles |
Grn |
252 |
8.0% |
| Tracy Ockley |
LD |
251 |
|
| Catherine Smith |
LD |
238 |
|
| John Short |
UKIP |
225 |
7.2% |
| Terry Davis |
UKIP |
207 |
|
| Noel Gardner |
UKIP |
185 |
|
| Paul Baker |
Lab |
1142 |
62.9% |
| Teresa Page |
Lab |
1134 |
|
| Joseph Tray |
Lab |
1109 |
|
| Ray Fisher |
C |
531 |
29.2% |
| Lucy Britton |
C |
443 |
|
| Ceej Ntsiu |
C |
396 |
|
| Tom Pajak |
LD |
144 |
7.9% |
| Mark Edwards |
C |
1227 |
57.2% |
| Toby Elliott |
C |
1161 |
|
| Emma Faramarzi |
C |
1109 |
|
| Stephen Adams |
Lab |
466 |
21.7% |
| Patrick Murphy |
Lab |
464 |
|
| Tara Page |
Lab |
459 |
|
| Gary Belben |
UKIP |
308 |
14.4% |
| Ray James |
LD |
145 |
6.8% |
| Andrew Bennett |
C |
460 |
42.6% |
| Gina Akers |
LD |
384 |
35.6% |
| Carol Heavens |
Lab |
128 |
11.9% |
| Paul Kosidowski |
UKIP |
107 |
9.9% |
| Des Moffatt |
Lab |
1663 |
61.5% |
| James Grant |
Lab |
1567 |
|
| Peter Watts |
Lab |
1480 |
|
| Harriet Maltby |
C |
846 |
31.3% |
| Oliver Donachie |
C |
845 |
|
| Di Rodgers |
C |
776 |
|
| Geoffrey King |
LD |
193 |
7.1% |
| Vera Tomlinson |
C |
1209 |
62.9% |
| Peter Heaton-Jones |
C |
1179 |
|
| Mary Friend |
C |
1079 |
|
| Amanda Harrison |
Lab |
562 |
29.2% |
| John Sefton |
Lab |
485 |
|
| Paul Wright |
Lab |
450 |
|
| Glyn Perrett |
LD |
151 |
7.9% |
| Russell Holland |
C |
1409 |
45.7% |
| John Haines |
C |
1174 |
|
| Colin Lovell |
C |
1105 |
|
| Nigel Chalk |
Lab |
1009 |
32.7% |
| John Foley |
Lab |
1009 |
|
| Timothy Page |
Lab |
941 |
|
| Howard March |
Grn |
437 |
14.2% |
| Victor Godman |
LD |
229 |
7.4% |
| Keith Williams |
C |
1316 |
49.5% |
| Nick Martin |
C |
1312 |
|
| Garry Perkins |
C |
1157 |
|
| Mike Heal |
Lab |
852 |
32.1% |
| Andy Smart |
Lab |
739 |
|
| John Firmin |
Lab |
689 |
|
| James Farr |
LD |
296 |
11.1% |
| Carl Morecroft |
Loony |
194 |
7.3% |
| Steve Allsopp |
Lab |
1504 |
48.0% |
| Mark Dempsey |
Lab |
1303 |
|
| Abdul Amin |
Lab |
1274 |
|
| Mavis Childs |
C |
596 |
19.0% |
| Sue Stephens |
C |
580 |
|
| Dave Bell |
C |
577 |
|
| Terry Hayward |
UKIP |
392 |
12.5% |
| Jennifer Miles |
Grn |
281 |
9.0% |
| Kathleen McCarthy |
LD |
248 |
7.9% |
| Steve Halden |
SDP |
112 |
3.6% |
| Pavlos Chatzinopoulos |
SDP |
97 |
|
| Brian Ford |
C |
1028 |
31.9% |
| Ann Richards |
LD |
909 |
28.2% |
| Wayne Crabbe |
C |
847 |
|
| Eric Shaw |
C |
711 |
|
| Paul Hurst |
Ind |
654 |
20.3% |
| Ruairi Tobin |
Lab |
463 |
14.4% |
| Garry Porter |
LD |
433 |
|
| David Pajak |
LD |
380 |
|
| Mary Gladman |
Lab |
371 |
|
| Barrie Thompson |
Lab |
361 |
|
| John Newman |
Ind |
359 |
|
| Bob Heritage |
Grn |
167 |
5.2% |
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