2026 Swindon Borough Council election

2026 Swindon Borough Council election
7 May 2026 (2026-05-07)
All 57 seats to Swindon Borough Council
29 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Jim Robbins Gary Sumner
Party Labour Conservative
Leader's seat Mannington and Western Ridgeway
Last election 14 seats, 50.2% 6 seats, 35.5%
Seats before 34 16
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Adam Poole Tom Butcher
Party Liberal Democrats Green
Leader's seat Wroughton and Wichelstowe St Margaret and South Marston
Last election 1 seat, 9.8% 0 seats, 5.0%
Seats before 1 4
Leader before election

Jim Robbins
Labour

Leader after election

TBD

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.[1]

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.[2] In 2025, four Labour councillors defected to the Green Party.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Election timetable in England". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
  2. ^ Thomas, Aled (3 May 2024). "Labour tightens grip on Swindon council after election triumph". Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  3. ^ Robertson, Kirsten (26 November 2025). "Town sees fourth councillor defect to Greens". BBC News. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
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