May 5th was a turning point in the politics of Swindon, with Labour achieving excellent results across the borough.
May 5th was a turning point in the politics of Swindon, with Labour achieving excellent results across the borough.
Whilst we didn’t take the council, we came really close.
In South Swindon, Labour won all three seats in the following wards:
Liden, Eldene & Park South – Fay Howard and Derique Montaut, both existing councillors, were duly elected – as was Neil Heavens, an active Labour campaigner.
Walcot, Park North – Mark Dempsey and Steve Allsopp, both councillors with many experience, will be joined by Abdul Amin – a local businessman.
We also made breakthroughs in:
Lydiard & Freshbrook – Retired social worker Cindy Matthews fought really hard for her seat, and it paid off!
Gorsehill & Pinehurst, Rodbourne & Cheney and Penhill & Upper Stratton.
This takes the total number of Labour councillors in Swindon to 24. The Lib Dems have 4 seats – so the Tories, with 29 seats, saw their majority slashed to 1 thanks to the fantastic efforts of the team. The Lib Dems, however, have already shown their true colours by voting with the Tories on a number of issues, propping up Rod Bluh’s tired administration. Hardly surprising given the actions of Nick Clegg, and does reflect their national policy!