Swindon Borough Council

Swindon Borough Council
Swindon Borough Council
Type
Type	Unitary authority
History
Founded	1 April 1997
Preceded by	Thamesdown Borough Council; Wiltshire County Council
Leadership
Mayor	Barbara Parry, ; Conservative ; since 19 May 2023
Leader	Jim Robbins, ; Labour ; since 19 May 2023
Chief Executive	Samantha Mowbray
Structure
Seats	57 councillors
Political groups	Administration (32) Labour (32) Other parties (25) Conservative (23) Liberal Democrats (1) Independent (1)
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Voting system	Plurality-at-large
Last election	4 May 2023
Next election	2 May 2024
Meeting place
	Civic Offices, Euclid Street, Swindon, SN1 2JH
Website
	www.swindon.gov.uk

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.

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