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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 ...
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. Prior to the election the Conservatives held a majority of the seats on the council.
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. [1] The Conservatives made 6 gains and secured a majority of 15, their best performance since the 2011 elections .
The Labour Party holds control of Swindon Borough Council, following local elections on 2 May. Votes were counted earlier for 19 seats, representing a third of the seats on the council.
Leader after election. Jim Robbins. Labour. The 2024 Swindon Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2024 to elect councillors to Swindon Borough Council in Wiltshire, England. The elections was on the same day as other local elections across England. A third of seats were contested.
SU164849. Website. Official website. The Borough of Swindon is a unitary authority area with borough status in Wiltshire, England. Centred on Swindon, it is the most north-easterly district of South West England .
Swindon ( / ˈswɪndən / ⓘ) is a town in Wiltshire, England. At the time of the 2021 Census the population of the built-up area was 183,638, making it the largest settlement in the county. [1] Located in South West England, Swindon lies on the M4 corridor, 71 miles (114km) to the west of London and 36 miles (57 km) to the east of Bristol.
The companies of Plessey and Vickers assisted by agreeing to employ over 1,500 of those moving to Swindon; the Council funded the creation of industrial estates and housing developments. In the period 1951–1981, Swindon's population grew by 70 percent, [3] "some 58 per cent higher than the national average over the same period". [1]