2019 Swindon Borough Council Election
The 2019 Swindon Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019, to elect members of Swindon Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. Results summary Ward results Blunsdon & Highworth Central Chiseldon & Lawn Covingham & Dorcan Eastcott Gorse Hill & Pinehurst Haydon Wick Liden, Eldene & Park South Lydiard & Freshbrook Mannington & Western Old Town Penhill & Upper Stratton Priory Vale Rodbourne Cheney Shaw St. Andrew's St. Margaret & South Marston Walcot & Park North Wroughton & Wichelstowe References {{Wiltshire elections Swindon 2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; H ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2021 Swindon Borough Council Election
Elections to Swindon Borough Council took place on 6 May 2021 as part of the 2021 local elections in the United Kingdom. The Conservatives made 6 gains and secured a majority of 15, their best performance since the 2011 elections. Results summary Ward results Blunsdon & Highworth Central Chiseldon & Lawn Covingham & Dorcan Eastcott Gorse Hill & Pinehurst Haydon Wick Liden, Eldene & Park South Lydiard & Freshbrook Mannington & Western Old Town Penhill & Upper Stratton Priory Vale Ridgeway Rodbourne Cheney Shaw St Andrew's St Margaret & South Marston Walcot & Park North Wroughton & Wichelstowe By-elections Priory Vale Notes References {{2021 United Kingdom local elections 2021 File:2021 collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party and also known colloquially as the Tories, is one of the Two-party system, two main political parties in the United Kingdom, along with the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party. It is the current Government of the United Kingdom, governing party, having won the 2019 United Kingdom general election, 2019 general election. It has been the primary governing party in Britain since 2010. The party is on the Centre-right politics, centre-right of the political spectrum, and encompasses various ideological #Party factions, factions including One-nation conservatism, one-nation conservatives, Thatcherism, Thatcherites, and traditionalist conservatism, traditionalist conservatives. The party currently has 356 Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Members of Parliament, 264 members of the House of Lords, 9 members of the London Assembly, 31 members of the Scottish Parliament, 16 members of the Senedd, Welsh Parliament, 2 D ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Swindon Borough Council
Swindon Borough Council is the local authority of the Borough of Swindon in Wiltshire, England. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. As such, it is administratively separate from the rest of Wiltshire. It was formed in 1997, replacing Thamesdown Borough Council. Powers, functions and operations The local authority derives its powers and functions from the Local Government Act 1972 and subsequent legislation. For the purposes of local government, Swindon Borough is a non-metropolitan area of England. As a unitary authority, Swindon Borough Council has the powers and functions of both a non-metropolitan county and district council. In its capacity as a district council it is a billing authority collecting Council Tax and business rates, it processes local planning applications, and it is responsible for housing, waste collection and environmental health. In its capacity as a county council it is a local educatio ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2018 Swindon Borough Council Election
The 2018 Swindon Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018, 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 one after losing a councillor to the Liberal Democrats in Wroughton & Wichelstowe. The Liberal Democrats lost a councillor to Labour in Eastcott, so the election's net gain of one was to Labour from the Conservatives. Labour had had high hopes of winning control of the council, and the Party's leader Jeremy Corbyn had visited Swindon on five occasions during the local election campaign. The Party was reported to be 'deeply disappointed' with the result. The Conservative Council leader David Renard described himself as "absolutely delighted" that his Party "fended off a significant challenge from the Labour Party". The BBC's West of England politics editor Paul Barltrop felt Labour's failure to take the council would be more ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2019 United Kingdom Local Elections
Local elections in parts of the United Kingdom were held on Thursday 2 May 2019, with 248 English local councils, six directly elected mayors in England, and all 11 local councils in Northern Ireland being contested. A total of 8,886 councillors were elected: terms were up for 8,861 seats, but eight elections for a total of 14 seats were postponed due to the death of a candidate; there were also casual vacancies to be filled: 38 in England (including on nine councils with no other elections) and one on Dundee City Council in Scotland. With the exception of areas whose electoral cycle has temporarily changed (due to a boundary review) or permanently changed, or that have been reorganised, the seats up for election in England were last contested in the 2015 local elections, on the same day as the general election of that year. The seats in Northern Ireland were last regularly contested in 2014. The biggest winners were the Liberal Democrats, who gained 704 seats to make a t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Blunsdon And Highworth (ward)
Blunsdon and Highworth is an electoral ward in the Borough of Swindon, England. Since 2012, the ward has elected three councillors to Swindon Borough Council. History The ward was created in 2012. The ward is set to be abolished for 2026. Geography The ward covers the areas of Blunsdon and Highworth. Demographics In the 2021 census, the population of the ward was 11,445. Councillors Elections 2024 Swindon Borough Council election 2023 Swindon Borough Council election 2022 Swindon Borough Council election 2021 Swindon Borough Council election 2019 Swindon Borough Council election 2018 Swindon Borough Council election 2016 Swindon Borough Council election 2015 Swindon Borough Council election 2014 Swindon Borough Council election 2012 council-by-election In October 2012,Councillor Doreen Dart died from lung cancer and a by-election was h ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Central (Swindon Ward)
Central is an electoral ward in the Borough of Swindon, England. Since 1998, the ward has elected three councillors to Swindon Borough Council. History The ward is set to be abolished for 2026. Geography The ward is based on the areas of Central Swindon North and Central Swindon South. It is considered a stronghold for the Labour Party. Demographics In the 2021 census, the population of the ward was 15,425. Councillors Elections 2024 Swindon Borough Council election 2023 Swindon Borough Council election 2022 Swindon Borough Council election 2021 Swindon Borough Council election 2019 Swindon Borough Council election 2018 Swindon Borough Council election 2016 Swindon Borough Council election 2015 Swindon Borough Council election 2014 Swindon Borough Council election 2012 Swindon Borough Council election 20 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2019 English Local Elections
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Swindon Borough Council Elections
Swindon Borough Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of Swindon in Wiltshire, England. Until 1 April 1997 its area was a non-metropolitan district called Thamesdown Borough Council, with Wiltshire County Council providing the county-level services. District council * 1973 Thamesdown Borough Council election * 1976 Thamesdown Borough Council election (New ward boundaries) * 1978 Thamesdown Borough Council election * 1979 Thamesdown Borough Council election * 1980 Thamesdown Borough Council election * 1982 Thamesdown Borough Council election (Some new ward boundaries & borough boundary changes) * 1983 Thamesdown Borough Council election * 1984 Thamesdown Borough Council election * 1986 Thamesdown Borough Council election (New ward boundaries) * 1987 Thamesdown Borough Council election * 1988 Thamesdown Borough Council election * 1990 Thamesdown Borough Council election * 1991 Thamesdown Borough Council election * 1992 Thamesdown Borough Council election * 1994 Tha ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |