Local Election – The Results

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Swindonian Editor
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The Swindonian will be live at the count this evening bringing you the results as they happen.

21:47 – Not long now until the polls close and the race is on to get the ballot boxes to the Oasis. Can the Swindon counters beat Sunderland to the first result. Only time will tell.

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22:03 – Reports of voters being turned away for not having any id with them despite the huge amount of publicity surrounding the need to take it.

One of the counters having a bit of fun this evening

22:21 – Looks like someone blaming the id trial on their lack of timekeeping! Voting closed at 10pm

22:53 – Not a lot going on right now. Rumour has it we may be ready in just over an hour!

23:23 – The nominees from Chisledon & Lawn have been called in, the first result is on the way.

The first result is in Conservative candidate Brian Mattock is elected councillor in Chiseldon and Lawn

The second result is in for the Lydiard and Freshbrook ward. Conservative candidate Timothy Swinyard has been re-elected.

Triple whammy for Labour with Jim Robbins elected in the Mannington and Western ward, Janine Howarth in the Liden, Eldene and Park South ward and Carol Shelley has been elected in the Gorse Hill and Pinehurst ward

We are being told that the Wroughton result is very close with as little as three votes in it! Currently undergoing the fourth recount!

Steve Weisinger has been re-elected as councillor for Blunsdon and Highworth

Nadine Watts has just been elected for Labour in the Old Town seat

Six more seats are about to be called which will leave just six more remaining, going to be an early finish here tonight (unless Wroughton has another recount that is!)

Shaw goes to Conservatives with Mary Martin keeping her seat and St Margaret and South Marston is also called Conservative

South Marston and St Margaret Conservative candidate Roger Smith has been elected and in Penhill and Upper Stratton Claire Crilly, Labour candidate, has been elected

In the Priory Vale ward Conservative candidate Emma Faramarzi is re-elected and in Rodbourne Cheney Peter Watts is elected for Labour

Wroughton and Wichelstowe Liberal Democrat candidate Andy Spry has been elected and in Haydon Wick Conservative candidate Garry Perkins has been re-elected

Covingham and Dorcan ward councillor Kevin Parry has been elected councillor, in the Eastcott ward Labour councillor Imtiyaz Shaikh has been elected and in St Andrews Conservative candidate Rahul Tarar has been elected

In Walcot and Park North Labour candidate Abdul Amin has been elected and in Central ward Labour candidate Junab Ali has been elected

Conservatives just cling on to Swindon with a narrow majority

Blunsdon & Highworth Steve Weisinger CONSERVATIVE
Central Junab Ali LABOUR
Chiseldon & Lawn Brian Peter Mattock CONSERVATIVE
Covingham & Dorcan Kevin James Parry CONSERVATIVE
Eastcott Imtiyaz Shaikh LABOUR
Gorsehill & Pinehurst Carol Shelley LABOUR
Haydon Wick Garry John Perkins CONSERVATIVE
Liden, Eldene & Park South Janine Howarth LABOUR
Lydiard & Freshbrook Tim Swinyard CONSERVATIVE
Mannington & Western Jim Robbins LABOUR
Old Town Nadine Carol Watts LABOUR
Penhill & Upper Stratton Claire Crilly LABOUR
Priory Vale Emma Louise Faramarzi CONSERVATIVE
Rodbourne Cheney Peter Watts LABOUR
Shaw Mary Martin CONSERVATIVE
St Andrews Rahul Tarar CONSERVATIVE
St Margaret & South Marston Roger Arthur Smith CONSERVATIVE
Walcot & Park North Abdul Amin LABOUR
Wroughton & Wichelstowe Andy Spry LIBERAL DEMOCRATS

Goodnight all from The Oasis

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