Borough BookAlphaSwindon, 2026/27

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Where your council tax goes in Swindon

A Band D home pays £2,261.72 this year, up 5.0%. Council tax covers about 40% of what the council spends on day-to-day services; government grants pay 48%, including the money passed straight to schools, and business rates 11%.

Band D bill£2,262up 5.0% on last year
Council budget£403mday-to-day, including schools
Paid by council tax40%of the budget
Council controlNo overall controlno party has more than half the seats

Your bill

Pick your band. The council keeps 83% of it; the rest goes to Wiltshire Police and Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue.

Band D, 2026/27
£2,261.72
£226.17 a month over 10 instalments, or £188.48 over 12
Swindon Borough Council£1,866.50Police and fire£395.22
Police£298.27
Fire and rescue£96.95
At Band D the police and fire share went up £20.00 this year: £15.00 more for police and £5.00 more for the fire and rescue service.
sourcedBand D bill for 2026/27sourcedPolice and fire by body (government council tax tables)

Your £1,866.50 to the council pays for

Care for older and disabled adults£756
Children's services£603
Streets, waste and transport£178
Schools and education£110
Housing and homelessness£76
Debt costs and levies£68
Parks, libraries and leisure£35
Planning and the local economy£22
Community safety and regulation£16
Public health£16
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Band D, 2026/27: where your council tax goes
Your billShare
Care for older and disabled adults£755.6233.4%
Children's services£603.4826.7%
Streets, waste and transport£178.137.9%
Schools and education£109.864.9%
Housing and homelessness£75.753.3%
Debt costs and levies£68.423.0%
Parks, libraries and leisure£35.321.6%
Planning and the local economy£21.601.0%
Community safety and regulation£16.130.7%
Public health£15.600.7%
Swindon Borough Council, all services£1,866.5082.5%
Police£298.2713.2%
Fire and rescue£96.954.3%
Police and fire, all£395.2217.5%
Your bill£2,261.72100%

Homes in Swindon’s 19 parishes also pay their parish or town council: on average £176.50 at Band D, on top of the bill above.

Split in proportion to the £281m the council pays for itself, after schools and public health, which have their own ring-fenced grants. Council tax pays about 58p of every £1 of that; government grants and business rates pay the rest.

sourcedSplit by service, 2026/27 budget return

The council’s budget

What the council spends on day-to-day services after fees and charges, and where the money comes from, including grants that can only be spent on schools or public health. It must balance by law.

FundingReserves (one-off)Services
Council tax to Net budgetRevenue Support Grant to Net budgetBusiness rates kept locally to Net budgetSchools grants (ring-fenced) to Net budgetPublic health grant (ring-fenced) to Net budgetOther government grants to Net budgetCouncil tax surplus and other to Net budgetDrawn from public health reserves to Net budgetNet budget to Schools and educationNet budget to Care for older and disabled adultsNet budget to Children's servicesNet budget to Streets, waste and transportNet budget to Public healthNet budget to Housing and homelessnessNet budget to Debt costs and leviesNet budget to Parks, libraries and leisureNet budget to Planning and the local economyNet budget to Community safety and regulationSourced from a published documentCouncil tax£161.8m, 40%Sourced from a published documentRevenue Support Grant£40.0m, 10%Sourced from a published documentBusiness rates kept locally£45.2m, 11%Sourced from a published documentSchools grants (ring-fenced)£109.0m, 27%Sourced from a published documentPublic health grant (ring-fenced)£13.2mSourced from a published documentOther government grants£33.4m, 8%Sourced from a published documentCouncil tax surplus and other£1.2mSourced from a published documentDrawn from public health reserves£0.1mSourced from a published documentSchools and education£125.6m, 31%Sourced from a published documentCare for older and disabled adults£113.8m, 28%Sourced from a published documentChildren's services£90.9m, 23%Sourced from a published documentStreets, waste and transport£26.8mSourced from a published documentPublic health£15.7mSourced from a published documentHousing and homelessness£11.4mSourced from a published documentDebt costs and levies£10.3mSourced from a published documentParks, libraries and leisure£5.3mSourced from a published documentPlanning and the local economy£3.3mSourced from a published documentCommunity safety and regulation£2.4m£403m

Not drawn in the flow, because they are below zero: Put into council reserves (£0.4m), Running the council (−£2.0m). They are in the tables.

Show the budget as a table
Where the money comes from, 2026/27
£mShare of the net budget
Council tax£161.8m40.1%
Revenue Support Grant£40.0m9.9%
Business rates kept locally£45.2m11.2%
Schools grants (ring-fenced)£109.0m27.0%
Public health grant (ring-fenced)£13.2m3.3%
Other government grants£33.4m8.3%
Council tax surplus and other£1.2m0.3%
Drawn from public health reserves (one-off)£0.1m0.0%
Drawn from council reserves (one-off)−£0.4m−0.1%
Net budget£403.5m100%
What it pays for, 2026/27
£mShare of the net budget
Schools and education£125.6m31.1%
Care for older and disabled adults£113.8m28.2%
Children's services£90.9m22.5%
Streets, waste and transport£26.8m6.6%
Public health£15.7m3.9%
Housing and homelessness£11.4m2.8%
Debt costs and levies£10.3m2.6%
Parks, libraries and leisure£5.3m1.3%
Planning and the local economy£3.3m0.8%
Community safety and regulation£2.4m0.6%
Running the council−£2.0m−0.5%
Net budget£403.5m100%

Where the money comes from

Council tax£161.8m
Revenue Support Grant£40.0m
Business rates kept locally£45.2m
Schools grants (ring-fenced)£109.0m
Public health grant (ring-fenced)£13.2m
Other government grants£33.4m
Council tax surplus and other£1.2m
Drawn from public health reserves£0.1m
Drawn from council reserves−£0.4m
Net budget£403.5m

What it pays for

Schools and education£125.6m
Care for older and disabled adults£113.8m
Children's services£90.9m
Streets, waste and transport£26.8m
Public health£15.7m
Housing and homelessness£11.4m
Debt costs and levies£10.3m
Parks, libraries and leisure£5.3m
Planning and the local economy£3.3m
Community safety and regulation£2.4m
Running the council−£2.0m
sourcedAll lines

What care for adults costs

In 2024/25, the latest year the government has published, Swindon Borough Council spent £113.4m on care for older people and for adults with a disability or a mental illness, before what people pay towards their own care and money from the NHS. What some of it costs:

A week in a care home, aged 65 or over£999down from £1,199 in 2023/24
A week in a nursing home, aged 65 or over£1,018down from £1,236 in 2023/24
A week in a care home, aged 18 to 64£2,580up from £2,152 in 2023/24
An hour of care at home, from an agency£25.13up from £23.00 in 2023/24

Where the £113.4m went

Care homes and nursing homes£42.1m
Assessments, social workers and other care£21.1m
Supported living£20.9m
Care at home£15.0m
Money people arrange their own care with (direct payments)£6.2m
Other long-term care£5.0m
Short-term care to help people recover£1.7m
Supported accommodation£1.5m
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Swindon Borough Council: spending on care for adults, 2024/25
SpendingShare
Care homes and nursing homes£42.1m37%
Assessments, social workers and other care£21.1m19%
Supported living£20.9m18%
Care at home£15.0m13%
Money people arrange their own care with (direct payments)£6.2m5%
Other long-term care£5.0m4%
Short-term care to help people recover£1.7m1%
Supported accommodation£1.5m1%
All care for adults£113.4m100%

From the council’s own return to government, published in the adult social care finance report. Spending is before income, and for 2024/25, so it differs from this year’s budget above. The weekly and hourly costs are the government’s own averages for the council, not spending divided by people.

sourcedAdult social care finance report, 2024/25

What care for children costs

In 2024/25, Swindon Borough Council spent £43.5m on children in its care, out of £67.7m on all its services for children and young people. On 31 Mar 2025 it was looking after 307 children:

197with foster carers
50in supported accommodation
45in children's homes
6living with their parents again

Some small numbers are withheld by the Department to protect children's identities.

Where the £43.5m went

Children's homes and other residential care£17.0m
Foster care£9.8m
Other care, such as supported accommodation£6.9m
Young people leaving care£3.3m
Support for special guardians£2.3m
Adoption£1.8m
Children seeking asylum on their own£1.8m
Short breaks for disabled children in care£0.3m
Education of children in care£0.1m
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Swindon Borough Council: spending on children in care, 2024/25
SpendingShare
Children's homes and other residential care£17.0m39%
Foster care£9.8m23%
Other care, such as supported accommodation£6.9m16%
Young people leaving care£3.3m8%
Support for special guardians£2.3m5%
Adoption£1.8m4%
Children seeking asylum on their own£1.8m4%
Short breaks for disabled children in care£0.3m1%
Education of children in care£0.1m0%
All spending on children in care£43.5m100%

Across England, a year in a children’s home costs councils about £387,000 a child: our own sum, done the National Audit Office’s way, dividing what councils spend on children’s homes by the children living in them. Councils record this spending in different ways, so we do not work it out for each council. Spending is before income, for 2024/25; the counts are for one day. From the Department for Education’s Section 251 outturn and children looked after statistics.

sourcedDepartment for Education, 2024/25modelledEngland's cost of a year in a children's home: our own sum

Council tax over the years

The council’s own share of a Band D bill went from £1,612.80 in 2023/24 to £1,866.50 in 2026/27, up 16%.

Band D council tax in Swindon each year
YearThe council’s shareWhole bill, with police and fire
2023/24£1,612.80£1,953.50
2024/25£1,693.28£2,049.50
2025/26£1,777.78£2,153.00
2026/27£1,866.50£2,261.72

Councillors and how each ward voted

Conservative 23, Labour 19, Reform UK 13, Independent 1 and Liberal Democrats 1 of the 57 councillors on the council’s list. No party has more than half the seats. Only the councillors elected are named here; everyone else stood as their party’s candidate.

Badbury Park, Eldene & Liden

How Badbury Park, Eldene & Liden voted: turnout 43.4%
Votes for each candidate in Badbury Park, Eldene & Liden ward
PartyVotesElected
Labour and Co-operative Party1,135Mike Davies
Labour and Co-operative Party1,132Dr Rebecca Banwell-Moore
Reform UK1,021Simon Howard
Conservative and Unionist Party1,001
Labour and Co-operative Party997
Conservative and Unionist Party985
Reform UK975
Reform UK968
Conservative and Unionist Party896
Green Party477
Green Party400
Liberal Democrats277

3,696 people voted. 11 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Blunsdon

  • Nick GardinerConservativeCabinet Member for Highways and Transport
How Blunsdon voted: turnout 47.4%
Votes for each candidate in Blunsdon ward
PartyVotesElected
Conservative and Unionist Party558Nick Gardiner
Reform UK362
Labour and Co-operative Party164
Green Party127
Liberal Democrats91

1,305 people voted. 3 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Broadgreen

How Broadgreen voted: turnout 54.6%
Votes for each candidate in Broadgreen ward
PartyVotesElected
Conservative and Unionist Party1,247Anabelle Pegado
Labour and Co-operative Party1,220Adorabelle Shaikh
Conservative and Unionist Party1,196
Labour and Co-operative Party959
Green Party347
Reform UK288
Reform UK278
Liberal Democrats132

3,004 people voted. 58 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Chiseldon & Ridgeway

  • Matt HintonConservativeCabinet Member for Community Engagement, Safety and Services
  • Gary SumnerConservativeLeader of the Council; Chair of Appointments Committee; Chair of Special Committee
How Chiseldon & Ridgeway voted: turnout 53.3%
Votes for each candidate in Chiseldon & Ridgeway ward
PartyVotesElected
Conservative and Unionist Party1,147Gary Sumner
Conservative and Unionist Party1,045Matt Hinton
Liberal Democrats651
Reform UK481
Reform UK413
Liberal Democrats381
Green Party224
Labour Party197
Labour Party119

2,469 people voted. 5 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Covingham & Nythe

  • Barbara ParryConservativeChair of Health and Wellbeing Board; Vice-Chair of Children’s and Education Overview and Scrutiny Committee
  • Kevin ParryConservativeCabinet Member for Recycling and Streetscene
How Covingham & Nythe voted: turnout 49.5%
Votes for each candidate in Covingham & Nythe ward
PartyVotesElected
Conservative and Unionist Party1,638Kevin Parry
Conservative and Unionist Party1,550Barbara Parry
Reform UK897
Reform UK825
Labour Party522
Labour Party501
Liberal Democrats178
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition50

3,227 people voted. 22 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Gorse Hill

How Gorse Hill voted: turnout 43.2%
Votes for each candidate in Gorse Hill ward
PartyVotesElected
Labour and Co-operative Party608Princia Fernandes
Reform UK308
Conservative and Unionist Party226
Green Party156
Liberal Democrats50

1,373 people voted. 21 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Haydon Wick

How Haydon Wick voted: turnout 44.7%
Votes for each candidate in Haydon Wick ward
PartyVotesElected
Reform UK1,317James Head
Reform UK1,304Anthony Hedges
Labour and Co-operative Party1,190Stanka Wilson
Reform UK1,152
Conservative and Unionist Party1,065
Labour and Co-operative Party1,032
Conservative and Unionist Party1,024
Labour and Co-operative Party994
Conservative and Unionist Party822
Green Party520
Liberal Democrats369

4,053 people voted. 20 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Highworth

  • Vijay ManroConservativeChair of Appeals Committee; Chair of Licensing Committee
  • Steve WeisingerConservativeChair of Audit Committee
How Highworth voted: turnout 48.5%
Votes for each candidate in Highworth ward
PartyVotesElected
Conservative and Unionist Party1,516Vijay Manro
Conservative and Unionist Party1,384Steve Weisinger
Reform UK780
Reform UK699
Labour and Co-operative Party581
Green Party530
Labour and Co-operative Party357
Liberal Democrats289

3,220 people voted. 7 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Kingshill

How Kingshill voted: turnout 45.5%
Votes for each candidate in Kingshill ward
PartyVotesElected
Labour and Co-operative Party942Chris Watts
Labour and Co-operative Party929Janine Howarth
Green Party699
Green Party633
Reform UK534
Reform UK506
Conservative and Unionist Party298
Conservative and Unionist Party266
Liberal Democrats120

2,589 people voted. 32 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Lower Stratton

How Lower Stratton voted: turnout 42.5%
Votes for each candidate in Lower Stratton ward
PartyVotesElected
Conservative and Unionist Party1,283Roger Smith
Conservative and Unionist Party1,280Marco Di Pinto
Reform UK1,165Andrew Cripps
Reform UK1,123
Reform UK1,114
Conservative and Unionist Party1,054
Labour Party762
Green Party719
Labour Party669
Labour Party657
Liberal Democrats342

3,825 people voted. 17 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Lydiard, Freshbrook & Toothill

  • Matthew GouldingReform UK
  • Colin LovellReform UKDeputy Leader of Reform UK Group; Chair of Communities and Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee; Vice-Chair of Licensing Committee
  • Cathy WilliamsonReform UKChair of Heritage, Culture and Leisure Overview and Scrutiny Committee
How Lydiard, Freshbrook & Toothill voted: turnout 43.0%
Votes for each candidate in Lydiard, Freshbrook & Toothill ward
PartyVotesElected
Reform UK1,346Matthew Goulding
Reform UK1,290Colin Lovell
Reform UK1,259Cathy Williamson
Labour and Co-operative Party1,173
Labour and Co-operative Party1,156
Conservative and Unionist Party990
Labour and Co-operative Party976
Conservative and Unionist Party941
Conservative and Unionist Party877
Green Party572
Green Party471
Green Party466
Liberal Democrats241
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition24

4,193 people voted. 17 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Old Town & Lawn

How Old Town & Lawn voted: turnout 50.1%
Votes for each candidate in Old Town & Lawn ward
PartyVotesElected
Labour and Co-operative Party2,006Nadine Watts
Labour and Co-operative Party1,840Jim Robbins
Labour and Co-operative Party1,820Neil Hopkins
Conservative and Unionist Party1,216
Reform UK993
Reform UK987
Conservative and Unionist Party932
Reform UK913
Conservative and Unionist Party845
Green Party730
Green Party642
Green Party586
Liberal Democrats312

4,849 people voted. 34 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Parks

How Parks voted: turnout 32.9%
Votes for each candidate in Parks ward
PartyVotesElected
Labour Party848Jocelina D'Souza
Reform UK740Sara Godwin
Reform UK659
Labour and Co-operative Party640
Conservative and Unionist Party394
Green Party322
Conservative and Unionist Party273
Liberal Democrats166

2,262 people voted. 30 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Penhill & Pinehurst

How Penhill & Pinehurst voted: turnout 30.9%
Votes for each candidate in Penhill & Pinehurst ward
PartyVotesElected
Reform UK792Mark Bogard
Reform UK738Martyn Pearce
Labour and Co-operative Party619
Labour and Co-operative Party588
Conservative and Unionist Party335
Green Party316
Conservative and Unionist Party277
Green Party277

2,109 people voted. 14 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Priory Vale

How Priory Vale voted: turnout 40.4%
Votes for each candidate in Priory Vale ward
PartyVotesElected
Conservative and Unionist Party1,236Vinay Manro
Conservative and Unionist Party1,004Leanne Stevenson
Conservative and Unionist Party998Alex Hughes
Reform UK920
Reform UK829
Reform UK769
Labour and Co-operative Party688
Labour and Co-operative Party681
Labour and Co-operative Party665
Green Party628
Green Party577
Green Party454
Liberal Democrats185

3,532 people voted. 34 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Queen's Park

How Queen's Park voted: turnout 44.3%
Votes for each candidate in Queen's Park ward
PartyVotesElected
Labour and Co-operative Party1,317Imtiyaz Shaikh
Labour and Co-operative Party1,307Paul Dixon
Labour and Co-operative Party1,179Marina Strinkovsky
Green Party984
Green Party899
Green Party781
Conservative and Unionist Party604
Conservative and Unionist Party604
Conservative and Unionist Party544
Reform UK475
Reform UK467
Reform UK434
Liberal Democrats159
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition31

3,469 people voted. 69 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Rodbourne Cheney

How Rodbourne Cheney voted: turnout 32.0%
Votes for each candidate in Rodbourne Cheney ward
PartyVotesElected
Reform UK828Lawrence Davies
Reform UK775Derek O'Hanlon
Labour and Co-operative Party500
Labour and Co-operative Party441
Green Party306
Conservative and Unionist Party239
Conservative and Unionist Party230
Liberal Democrats114
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition31

1,921 people voted. 9 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Rodbourne Ferndale & Western

How Rodbourne Ferndale & Western voted: turnout 42.6%
Votes for each candidate in Rodbourne Ferndale & Western ward
PartyVotesElected
Labour and Co-operative Party1,512Ana Fernandes
Labour and Co-operative Party1,436Kevin Small
Labour and Co-operative Party1,351Jim Grant
Reform UK975
Reform UK928
Reform UK918
Conservative and Unionist Party888
Conservative and Unionist Party756
Conservative and Unionist Party633
Green Party604
Green Party550
Green Party537

4,000 people voted. 32 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Shaw & Westlea

  • Suresh GattapurConservativeVice-Chair of Communities and Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee
  • Nandini SinghConservativeVice-Chair of Heritage, Culture and Leisure Overview and Scrutiny Committee; Member Champion for Stopping Violence Against Women and Girls
  • Keith WilliamsConservativeCabinet Member for Finance, Recovery and Transformation
How Shaw & Westlea voted: turnout 48.1%
Votes for each candidate in Shaw & Westlea ward
PartyVotesElected
Conservative and Unionist Party1,487Keith Williams
Conservative and Unionist Party1,483Suresh Gattapur
Conservative and Unionist Party1,456Nandini Singh
Labour and Co-operative Party1,298
Labour and Co-operative Party1,207
Reform UK1,151
Reform UK1,115
Reform UK1,089
Labour and Co-operative Party1,020
Green Party602
Green Party513
Liberal Democrats342

4,564 people voted. 14 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

South Marston

How South Marston voted: turnout 59.3%
Votes for each candidate in South Marston ward
PartyVotesElected
Conservative and Unionist Party361Matthew Vallender
Reform UK63
Labour Party25
Liberal Democrats9

458 people voted. 0 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

St Andrews East

  • Jake ChandlerConservativeDeputy Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Strategy, Resilience and Green Infrastructure; Vice-Chair of Appointments Committee; Vice-Chair of Special Committee
  • Kate TomlinsonConservativeCabinet Member for Children and Education
How St Andrews East voted: turnout 43.6%
Votes for each candidate in St Andrews East ward
PartyVotesElected
Conservative and Unionist Party1,298Jake Chandler
Conservative and Unionist Party1,281Kate Tomlinson
Reform UK604
Reform UK549
Labour and Co-operative Party483
Labour and Co-operative Party385
Green Party379

2,676 people voted. 17 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

St Andrews West & Tadpole

  • Cherie AdamsConservative
  • Daniel AdamsConservativeChair of Planning Committee; Vice-Chair of Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee; Member Champion for Heritage
How St Andrews West & Tadpole voted: turnout 37.6%
Votes for each candidate in St Andrews West & Tadpole ward
PartyVotesElected
Conservative and Unionist Party1,086Daniel Adams
Conservative and Unionist Party881Cherie Adams
Reform UK608
Labour and Co-operative Party605
Labour and Co-operative Party596
Reform UK593
Green Party450
Liberal Democrats174

2,694 people voted. 11 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Upper Stratton

How Upper Stratton voted: turnout 41.5%
Votes for each candidate in Upper Stratton ward
PartyVotesElected
Reform UK970Mark Ratcliffe
Reform UK855Gordon Slade
Conservative and Unionist Party756
Labour and Co-operative Party736
Conservative and Unionist Party625
Labour and Co-operative Party499
Green Party366
Liberal Democrats182
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition23

2,659 people voted. 6 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Walcot

  • Abdul AminLabour
  • Emma BushellLabourDeputy Leader of Labour & Co-operative Group; Chair of Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee
How Walcot voted: turnout 41.2%
Votes for each candidate in Walcot ward
PartyVotesElected
Labour and Co-operative Party1,057Emma Bushell
Labour and Co-operative Party997Abdul Amin
Reform UK552
Reform UK502
Conservative and Unionist Party379
Green Party356
Conservative and Unionist Party349
Liberal Democrats219

2,358 people voted. 26 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Wroughton & Wichelstowe

How Wroughton & Wichelstowe voted: turnout 49.1%
Votes for each candidate in Wroughton & Wichelstowe ward
PartyVotesElected
Conservative and Unionist Party1,234Matty Courtliff
Liberal Democrats1,203Martin Barrett
Conservative and Unionist Party1,107Gayle Cook
Liberal Democrats1,085
Conservative and Unionist Party1,046
Liberal Democrats876
Reform UK872
Reform UK808
Reform UK794
Green Party403
Green Party359
Labour Party349
Labour Party290
Labour Party232

3,748 people voted. 14 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Still to come for Swindon

For Hammersmith & Fulham, Borough Book also tracks every party’s manifesto pledges, every council payment over £500, Cabinet and Full Council decisions, how this year’s budget gap was closed and a tool to balance next year. Those need the council’s own papers, read by hand, and come here next. See Hammersmith & Fulham.

sourcedBill, budget and history: government returns, checked against their own totals (11 Jun 2026)
Where every figure on this page comes from