2023 Swindon Borough Council election

The 2023 Swindon Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect councillors to Swindon Borough Council in Wiltshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England. There were 19 of the 57 seats on the council up for election.

2023 Swindon Borough Council election
4 May 2023 (2023-05-04)
19 of the 57 seats to Swindon Borough Council
29 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader David Renard (defeated) Jim Robbins
Party Conservative Labour
Seats before 32 23
Seats won 2 16
Seats after 22 33
Seat change 10 9
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Liberal Democrats Independent
Seats before 0 1
Seats won 1 0
Seats after 1 1
Seat change 1
Map of the results of the 2023 Swindon council election. Conservatives in blue and Labour in red. Wards in grey had no election in 2023.
Leader before election

David Renard
Conservative

 Leader after election

Jim Robbins
Labour

Prior to the election the Conservatives held a majority of the seats on the council. At the election Labour took control of the council, and the Conservative leader, David Renard, lost his seat.

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