Leader of the Labour Group of councillors on Swindon Borough Council, Jim Grant, welcomes Cllr Cindy Matthews to the team. “Congratulations to Cindy for being elected in Lydiard & Freshbrook where Labour have not been represented for over 10 years. She is enthusiastic and I am sure she will work hard for the residents of Lydiard & Freshbrook”.
From a total of 128,433 votes cast in Swindon, Labour received 57,462 (44.7%) compared to 50,866 for the Tories (39./6%) and 11,302 for the LibDems (8.8%) – so Labour actually gained 5% more of the vote than the Tories.