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Swindon 2018

Local elections held 3 May 2018.

19 ward races
19 seats
8 elected below the proportional quota
42.1% of seats below quota

How to read this page

Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share they'd need to clinch the seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.

Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the signed gap as points below quota (a negative number) — the editorial indictment. Above-quota results clear the bar and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.

If votes were counted by party

Across the 19 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 19 seats had been shared out in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.

PartyVotesVote %Seats won% of seatsProportional seatsProportional %Δ
Labour Party26,34642.4%947.4%947.4%0
Conservative Party25,76641.4%947.4%842.1%+1
Liberal Democrats4,7617.7%15.3%15.3%0
Green Party2,8754.6%00.0%15.3%-1
UK Independence Party (UKIP)2,4183.9%00.0%00.0%0
Total62,166100.0%19100.0%19100.0%0

Vote share vs seats won

The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.

Vote share
Actual seats
Proportional seats

Council composition: what this election replaced

Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2018 election (current) and immediately before it (2017). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2018 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.

Current (2018)
Previous (2017)

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Race results

Wroughton and Wichelstowe · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 36.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −13.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,783

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Andy SpryLiberal Democrats1,00536.1%−13.9 ptsElected
2Wayne CrabbeConservative Party99835.9%
3Sam JamesLabour Party37513.5%
4Talis Kimberley-FairbournGreen Party32611.7%
5Lincoln WilliamsUK Independence Party (UKIP)792.8%

EC ward code E05008972 · Back to ward index

Liden, Eldene and Park South · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 44.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −5.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,997

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Janine HowarthLabour Party1,32544.2%−5.8 ptsElected
2Zachary HawsonConservative Party1,23141.1%
3Martin CostelloUK Independence Party (UKIP)2117.0%
4Krista SalmonLiberal Democrats1424.7%
5Simon FairbournGreen Party882.9%

EC ward code E05008960 · Back to ward index

Eastcott · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 45.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −4.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,529

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Imtiyaz ShaikhLabour Party1,62145.9%−4.1 ptsElected
2Toby RobsonLiberal Democrats1,34438.1%
3Drusilla SummersConservative Party37010.5%
4Steve PagettGreen Party1183.3%
5Susan DayUK Independence Party (UKIP)762.2%

EC ward code E05008957 · Back to ward index

Shaw · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 46.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −4.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,357

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Mary MartinConservative Party1,54546.0%−4.0 ptsElected
2Simon FirthLabour Party1,36540.7%
3Michael HealLiberal Democrats1654.9%
4Ken KimberGreen Party1444.3%
5Adrian CostelloUK Independence Party (UKIP)1384.1%

EC ward code E05008970 · Back to ward index

Lydiard and Freshbrook · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 48.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −1.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,532

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Tim SwinyardConservative Party1,71948.7%−1.3 ptsElected
2Neil HopkinsLabour Party1,44340.9%
3Ann RichardsLiberal Democrats1444.1%
4Andy BentleyGreen Party1213.4%
5Zygmunt TaylorUK Independence Party (UKIP)1053.0%

EC ward code E05008961 · Back to ward index

Penhill and Upper Stratton · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 48.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −1.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,864

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Claire CrillyLabour Party1,39648.7%−1.3 ptsElected
2Oladapo IbitoyeConservative Party1,09338.2%
3Melanie BaileyUK Independence Party (UKIP)1675.8%
4Michelle HorrobinLiberal Democrats1264.4%
5Howard MarchGreen Party822.9%

EC ward code E05010757 · Back to ward index

Haydon Wick · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 49.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −0.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,652

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Garry PerkinsConservative Party1,80649.5%−0.5 ptsElected
2Maura ClarkeLabour Party1,39838.3%
3Poppy LeederGreen Party1524.2%
4Ed GerrardUK Independence Party (UKIP)1484.1%
5Deborah KingLiberal Democrats1484.1%

EC ward code E05010756 · Back to ward index

St Margaret and South Marston · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 49.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −0.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 4,028

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Roger SmithConservative Party2,01149.9%−0.1 ptsElected
2Barrie JenningsLabour Party1,67841.7%
3Richard LewisUK Independence Party (UKIP)1253.1%
4Anita MarchGreen Party1203.0%
5Nicholas RobertsLiberal Democrats942.3%

EC ward code E05008969 · Back to ward index

Old Town · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 50.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +0.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,532

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Nadine WattsLabour Party1,78150.4%+0.4 ptsElected
2Nick Burns-HowellConservative Party1,45241.1%
3Bill HughesGreen Party1263.6%
4Peter OliverLiberal Democrats1163.3%
5William CostelloUK Independence Party (UKIP)571.6%

EC ward code E05008963 · Back to ward index

Gorse Hill and Pinehurst · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 52.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +2.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,059

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Carol ShelleyLabour Party1,61452.8%+2.8 ptsElected
2Adam JohnConservative Party92730.3%
3Aubrey AttwaterUK Independence Party (UKIP)2227.3%
4Steve ThompsonGreen Party1866.1%
5Christopher EdwardsLiberal Democrats1103.6%

EC ward code E05008958 · Back to ward index

Rodbourne Cheney · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 53.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +3.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,002

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Peter WattsLabour Party1,60153.3%+3.3 ptsElected
2Steven HeyesConservative Party99133.0%
3Dwayne GodwinUK Independence Party (UKIP)1645.5%
4Rod HebdenGreen Party1384.6%
5Kathy McCarthyLiberal Democrats1083.6%

EC ward code E05008967 · Back to ward index

Chiseldon and Lawn · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 53.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +3.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,404

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Brian MattockConservative Party1,29253.7%+3.7 ptsElected
2Peter BatesLabour Party65627.3%
3Paul SunnersGreen Party2088.7%
4Hans KrohnLiberal Democrats1676.9%
5Charlene GoddardUK Independence Party (UKIP)813.4%

EC ward code E05008955 · Back to ward index

St Andrews · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 54.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +4.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,911

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Rahul TararConservative Party1,59654.8%+4.8 ptsElected
2Jason MillsLabour Party85629.4%
3Flora WilkinsGreen Party1866.4%
4Garry PorterLiberal Democrats1766.0%
5Terence HaywardUK Independence Party (UKIP)973.3%

EC ward code E05008968 · Back to ward index

Walcot and Park North · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 55.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +5.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,176

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Abdul AminLabour Party1,76255.5%+5.5 ptsElected
2Roy StephenConservative Party93629.5%
3Steve HaldenUK Independence Party (UKIP)1916.0%
4Antony BarterLiberal Democrats1675.3%
5Kate FreemanGreen Party1203.8%

EC ward code E05008971 · Back to ward index

Blunsdon and Highworth · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 56.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +6.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,796

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Steve WeisingerConservative Party2,14756.6%+6.6 ptsElected
2Jamie CopeLabour Party1,14030.0%
3Andrew DayGreen Party2316.1%
4Geoffrey KingLiberal Democrats1554.1%
5Sheila AttwaterUK Independence Party (UKIP)1233.2%

EC ward code E05010755 · Back to ward index

Mannington and Western · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 57.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +7.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,557

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Jim RobbinsLabour Party1,47457.6%+7.6 ptsElected
2John LentonConservative Party68726.9%
3John NewboldUK Independence Party (UKIP)1385.4%
4Peter DillyGreen Party1345.2%
5Jamie TaylorLiberal Democrats1244.8%

EC ward code E05008962 · Back to ward index

Priory Vale · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 58.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +8.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,734

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Emma FaramarziConservative Party1,60558.7%+8.7 ptsElected
2Thomas SmithLabour Party79829.2%
3Bradley WilliamsGreen Party1465.3%
4Margaret HooperLiberal Democrats1184.3%
5Terrence MoroneyUK Independence Party (UKIP)672.5%

EC ward code E05008965 · Back to ward index

Covingham and Dorcan · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 67.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +17.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,869

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Kevin ParryConservative Party2,60867.4%+17.4 ptsElected
2Bazil SolomonLabour Party92223.8%
3Malcolm SalmonLiberal Democrats1253.2%
4Barbara SkullUK Independence Party (UKIP)1122.9%
5Kate HeneryGreen Party1022.6%

EC ward code E05008956 · Back to ward index

Central · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 71.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +21.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 4,384

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Junab AliLabour Party3,14171.6%+21.6 ptsElected
2David BellConservative Party75217.2%
3Ray JamesLiberal Democrats2275.2%
4Robert HeritageGreen Party1473.4%
5Jason CostelloUK Independence Party (UKIP)1172.7%

EC ward code E05008954 · Back to ward index