2026 Swindon Borough Council election

The 2026 Swindon Borough Council election will take place on 7 May 2026 to elect councillors to Swindon Borough Council in Wiltshire, England. The elections is on the same day as other local elections across England. All seats will be contested.

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2026 Swindon Borough Council election

At the previous council election, Labour kept an overall majority control of Swindon Borough Council with 41 out of 57 seats, with the Conservatives having 15 seats. In 2025, four Labour councillors defected to the Green Party.

Previous council composition

2026 Swindon Borough Council election

<table><thead><tr><th>After 2024 election</th><th>Before 2026 election</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Party</td><td>Seats</td><td>Party</td><td>Seats</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>41</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>34</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>15</td><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>16</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Green</td><td>0</td><td></td><td>Green</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Liberal Democrats</td><td>1</td><td></td><td>Liberal Democrats</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>0</td><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>2</td></tr></tbody></table>

• September 2024: Will Stone (Labour) resigns – by-election held October 2024 • October 2024: Sudha Nukana (Conservative) gains by-election from Labour • March 2025: Matt Lodge (Labour) leaves party to sit as an independent • September 2025: Ian Edwards (Labour) and Sean Wilson (Labour) leave party to sit as independents • October 2025: Repi Begum (Labour), Tom Butcher (Labour), and Ian Edwards (Indepedent) join Green Party • November 2025: Rob Heath (Labour) joins Green Party