Swindon Council - Wards and Councillors

Unitary authority · South West · 57 seats in 25 wards · All seats elected every four years · Next election 2 May 2030

The Conservatives run Swindon Council as a minority administration. The council has 57 councillors in 25 wards. Seats by party: Conservative 23, Labour 19, Reform 13, Other 1, Lib Dem 1. The next election is on 2 May 2030.

Control

Seats by party

Conservative (Minority)

57 seats - 29 for a majority

Reform 13Labour 19Conservative 23Lib Dem 1Other 1

Seat changes since the 7 May 2026 election Other +1 Reform −1

Vote share at the 7 May 2026 election (57 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

Conservative28.5%23

Labour26.0%19

Reform24.2%14

Green13.7%0

Lib Dem7.4%1

Other0.2%0

2026 election results for Swindon, ward by ward

Next election

2 May 2030

all 57 seats up, then every four years

Largest party

Conservative 23

6 short of the 29 needed for a majority

Closest result

Badbury Park, Eldene & Liden

Reform won the last seat by 20 votes over Conservative, 7 May 2026

Latest by-election

Rodbourne Cheney

Conservative gain from Labour, 17 October 2024 (2 since 2021)

Constituencies

3 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

55%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

LabourConservativeReform

Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.

All 25 wards

Councillors and last results

Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.

Ward and councillors	Last election
Badbury Park, Eldene & Liden Rebecca Banwell-Moore, Simon Howard, Mike Davies	7 May 2026 Labour 29.0% lead 2.9 pts
Blunsdon Nick Gardiner	7 May 2026 Conservative 42.9% lead 15.1 pts
Broadgreen Anabelle Pegado, Adorabelle Shaikh	7 May 2026 Conservative 38.6% lead 0.9 pts
Chiseldon & Ridgeway Matt Hinton, Gary Sumner	7 May 2026 Conservative 42.5% lead 18.4 pts
Covingham & Nythe Barbara Parry, Kevin Parry	7 May 2026 Conservative 49.9% lead 22.6 pts
Gorse Hill Princia Fernandes	7 May 2026 Labour 45.1% lead 22.3 pts
Haydon Wick Anthony Hedges, Stanka Wilson, James Head	7 May 2026 Reform 29.5% lead 2.8 pts
Highworth Vijay Manro, Steve Weisinger	7 May 2026 Conservative 41.0% lead 19.9 pts
Kingshill Janine Howarth, Chris Watts	7 May 2026 Labour 36.3% lead 9.3 pts
Lower Stratton Marco Di Pinto, Andrew Cripps, Roger Smith	7 May 2026 Conservative 30.0% lead 2.7 pts
Lydiard, Freshbrook & Toothill Colin Lovell, Cathy Williamson, Matthew Goulding	7 May 2026 Reform 31.0% lead 4.0 pts
Old Town & Lawn Nadine Watts, Jim Robbins, Neil Hopkins	7 May 2026 Labour 38.2% lead 15.1 pts
Parks Jocelina D'Souza, Sara Godwin	7 May 2026 Labour 34.3% lead 4.3 pts
Penhill & Pinehurst Martyn Pearce, Mark Bogard	7 May 2026 Reform 38.4% lead 8.4 pts
Priory Vale Leanne Stevenson, Alex Hughes, Vinay Manro	7 May 2026 Conservative 33.8% lead 8.6 pts
Queen's Park Paul Dixon, Marina Strinkovsky, Imtiyaz Shaikh	7 May 2026 Labour 36.9% lead 9.3 pts
Rodbourne Cheney Lawrence Davies, Derek O'Hanlon	7 May 2026 Reform 41.0% lead 16.2 pts
Rodbourne Ferndale & Western Kevin Small, Jim Grant, Ana Fernandes	7 May 2026 Labour 38.0% lead 13.5 pts
Shaw & Westlea Keith Williams, Suresh Gattapur, Nandini Singh	7 May 2026 Conservative 30.5% lead 3.9 pts
South Marston Matthew Vallender	7 May 2026 Conservative 78.8% lead 65.0 pts
St Andrews East Jake Chandler, Kate Tomlinson	7 May 2026 Conservative 47.0% lead 25.1 pts
St Andrews West & Tadpole Daniel Adams, Cherie Adams	7 May 2026 Conservative 37.2% lead 16.4 pts
Upper Stratton Mark Ratcliffe, Gordon Slade	7 May 2026 Reform 32.0% lead 7.1 pts
Walcot Abdul Amin, Emma Bushell	7 May 2026 Labour 41.2% lead 19.7 pts
Wroughton & Wichelstowe Martin Barrett, Gayle Cook, Matty Courtliff	7 May 2026 Conservative 30.4% lead 0.8 pts

Badbury Park, Eldene & Liden

Mike Davies LabourRebecca Banwell-Moore LabourSimon Howard Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Labour29.0%

Reform26.1%

Conservative25.6%

Green12.2%

Lib Dem7.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Mike Davies Elected	Labour	1,135
Rebecca Banwell-Moore Elected	Labour	1,132
Simon Lee Howard Elected	Reform	1,021
Bazil Stanley Solomon	Conservative	1,001
Marianne Le Coyte Grinney	Labour	997
Sally Ann Hawson	Conservative	985
Gerald Alan Rogers	Reform	975
Martin Costello	Reform	968
Zachary Jay Hawson	Conservative	896
Emma Jane Brits	Green	477
Adrian Mark Russell	Green	400
Malcolm Charles Salmon	Lib Dem	277

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Blunsdon

Nick Gardiner Conservative

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Conservative42.9%

Reform27.8%

Labour12.6%

Green9.8%

Lib Dem7.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Nick Gardiner Elected	Conservative	558	42.9%
Luke Dennis George Bennett	Reform	362	27.8%
Steffen Rick	Labour	164	12.6%
Andrew Donald Day	Green	127	9.8%
Jessica Frankopan	Lib Dem	91	7.0%

Broadgreen

Adorabelle Shaikh LabourAnabelle Pegado Conservative

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (2 seats)

Conservative38.6%

Labour37.7%

Green10.7%

Reform8.9%

Lib Dem4.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Anabelle Patricia Pegado Elected	Conservative	1,247
Adorabelle Amaral-Shaikh Elected	Labour	1,220
Miguel Vintur Fernandes	Conservative	1,196
Domingos Seby Dias	Labour	959
Abdul Hamid	Green	347
Stephen Alec Booth	Reform	288
Marcus James Phillips	Reform	278
Marek Sarnowski	Lib Dem	132

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Chiseldon & Ridgeway

Gary Sumner ConservativeMatt Hinton Conservative

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (2 seats)

Conservative42.5%

Lib Dem24.1%

Reform17.8%

Green8.3%

Labour7.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Gary Sumner Elected	Conservative	1,147
Matt Hinton Elected	Conservative	1,045
Liz Mearns	Lib Dem	651
Bryan Charles Davis	Reform	481
Ayesha Noureen	Reform	413
Calum James Andrew Murphy	Lib Dem	381
Adrian Mark Rogers	Green	224
Steve Allsopp	Labour	197
Haydar Pacci	Labour	119

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Covingham & Nythe

Barbara Parry ConservativeKevin Parry Conservative

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (2 seats)

Conservative49.9%

Reform27.3%

Labour15.9%

Lib Dem5.4%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition1.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Kevin Parry Elected	Conservative	1,638
Barbara Parry Elected	Conservative	1,550
Michelle Ellen Read	Reform	897
Casey Richard Sherwood	Reform	825
Zohaib Ali Khan	Labour	522
Tomas Silberberg	Labour	501
Jim Morrish	Lib Dem	178
Scott Hunter	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	50

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Gorse Hill

Princia Fernandes Labour

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Labour45.1%

Reform22.8%

Conservative16.8%

Green11.6%

Lib Dem3.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Princia Jenovi Fernandes Elected	Labour	608	45.1%
Corey Thomas Reeds	Reform	308	22.8%
Chichi Morris	Conservative	226	16.8%
Kayum Miah	Green	156	11.6%
Hannah Pajak	Lib Dem	50	3.7%

Haydon Wick

Anthony Hedges ReformJames Head ReformStanka Wilson Labour

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Reform29.5%

Labour26.7%

Conservative23.9%

Green11.7%

Lib Dem8.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
James Head Elected	Reform	1,317
Anthony James Hedges Elected	Reform	1,304
Stanka Wilson Elected	Labour	1,190
Paul Rostron	Reform	1,152
Leigh John Jackson	Conservative	1,065
Ravi Venkatesh	Labour	1,032
John Dennis Jackson	Conservative	1,024
Leroy Sheldon Roberts	Labour	994
Sudha Sri Nukana	Conservative	822
Steven James Michael Trafford	Green	520
Phil Norris	Lib Dem	369

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Highworth

Steve Weisinger ConservativeVijay Manro Conservative

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (2 seats)

Conservative41.0%

Reform21.1%

Labour15.7%

Green14.3%

Lib Dem7.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Vijay Kumar Manro Elected	Conservative	1,516
Steve Weisinger Elected	Conservative	1,384
Craig Robert Chafer	Reform	780
Tony Trinder	Reform	699
Ewan Nicholas	Labour	581
Owen Mervyn John Hall	Green	530
Tyler James Gutteridge	Labour	357
Stephen Alexander Crocker	Lib Dem	289

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Kingshill

Chris Watts LabourJanine Howarth Labour

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (2 seats)

Labour36.3%

Green27.0%

Reform20.6%

Conservative11.5%

Lib Dem4.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Chris Watts Elected	Labour	942
Janine Howarth Elected	Labour	929
Rosie Leather	Green	699
Marcus John Kittridge	Green	633
Peter Major	Reform	534
Daphne Nneka Chikwere	Reform	506
Srinivasu Anupindi	Conservative	298
Nima Eftekhari	Conservative	266
Jamie Charles Taylor	Lib Dem	120

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Lower Stratton

Andrew Cripps ReformMarco Di Pinto ConservativeRoger Smith Conservative

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Conservative30.0%

Reform27.3%

Labour17.8%

Green16.8%

Lib Dem8.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Roger Arthur Smith Elected	Conservative	1,283
Marco Di Pinto Elected	Conservative	1,280
Andrew James Cripps Elected	Reform	1,165
James Faulkner	Reform	1,123
Justin Bandi	Reform	1,114
Tom Smith	Conservative	1,054
Dave Graves	Labour	762
Josh Barclay	Green	719
Mustafa Dayan	Labour	669
Cesar Hernandez Martinez	Labour	657
Lynda Marian Comber	Lib Dem	342

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Lydiard, Freshbrook & Toothill

Cathy Williamson ReformColin Lovell ReformMatthew Goulding Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Reform31.0%

Labour27.0%

Conservative22.8%

Green13.2%

Lib Dem5.5%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition0.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Matthew John Goulding Elected	Reform	1,346
Colin Peter Lovell Elected	Reform	1,290
Cathy Williamson Elected	Reform	1,259
Leon Grother	Labour	1,173
Anna Delvecchio-John	Labour	1,156
Luke Eric Dawson	Conservative	990
Jane Milner-Barry	Labour	976
Caryl Sydney-Smith	Conservative	941
Joel Fletcher-Swindlehurst	Conservative	877
Glynis Susan Hales	Green	572
Sarah Sawyer	Green	471
Jai Bhatoolaul	Green	466
Fraser McCormick	Lib Dem	241
Rob Pettefar	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	24

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Old Town & Lawn

Jim Robbins LabourNadine Watts LabourNeil Hopkins Labour

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Labour38.2%

Conservative23.1%

Reform18.9%

Green13.9%

Lib Dem5.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Nadine Watts Elected	Labour	2,006
Jim Robbins Elected	Labour	1,840
Neil Lawrence Hopkins Elected	Labour	1,820
Vince Ayris	Conservative	1,216
Beverley Jane Lewis	Reform	993
Mark William Lewis	Reform	987
Lawrence William Elliott	Conservative	932
Richard Norman Symonds	Reform	913
Bhawna Goyal	Conservative	845
Bill Hughes	Green	730
Andy Bentley	Green	642
Peter Nathaniel Hebden	Green	586
Ciaran Lloyd Skinner	Lib Dem	312

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Parks

Jocelina D'Souza LabourSara Godwin Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (2 seats)

Labour34.3%

Reform30.0%

Conservative16.0%

Green13.0%

Lib Dem6.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jocelina D'Souza Elected	Labour	848
Sara Jane Godwin Elected	Reform	740
Steve Halden	Reform	659
Jamal Miah	Labour	640
Gyan Prasad Gurung	Conservative	394
Charli Nettle	Green	322
Dev Patel	Conservative	273
Maggie Hathaway-Mills	Lib Dem	166

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Penhill & Pinehurst

Mark Bogard ReformMartyn Pearce Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (2 seats)

Reform38.4%

Labour30.0%

Conservative16.2%

Green15.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Mark Alexander Bogard Elected	Reform	792
Martyn Graham Pearce Elected	Reform	738
John Ballman	Labour	619
Sandra Rose Absalom	Labour	588
Rouchell Cardoso	Conservative	335
Howard John March	Green	316
Adam leuan John	Conservative	277
Elly Taylor	Green	277

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Priory Vale

Alex Hughes ConservativeLeanne Stevenson ConservativeVinay Manro Conservative

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Conservative33.8%

Reform25.2%

Labour18.8%

Green17.2%

Lib Dem5.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Vinay Manro Elected	Conservative	1,236
Leanne Elizabeth Stevenson Elected	Conservative	1,004
Alex Hughes Elected	Conservative	998
Adam Brookman	Reform	920
Chris Stephen Fulgoni	Reform	829
Ravi Kant Tiwari	Reform	769
Junab Ali	Labour	688
Paul David Park	Labour	681
Rajhia Ali	Labour	665
Ian Edwards	Green	628
Rob Heath	Green	577
Brooke Linnet	Green	454
Jim Coupland	Lib Dem	185

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Queen's Park

Imtiyaz Shaikh LabourMarina Strinkovsky LabourPaul Dixon Labour

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Labour36.9%

Green27.6%

Conservative16.9%

Reform13.3%

Lib Dem4.5%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition0.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Imtiyaz Shaikh Elected	Labour	1,317
Paul Dixon Elected	Labour	1,307
Marina Strinkovsky Elected	Labour	1,179
Tom Butcher	Green	984
Repi Begum	Green	899
Shad Chokdar	Green	781
Inacio Vitorio Da Silva	Conservative	604
Livio Joe Camelo	Conservative	604
Jenny Jefferies	Conservative	544
Paul John Collis	Reform	475
Martin George England	Reform	467
Terrence David Reynolds	Reform	434
Abdel Musa	Lib Dem	159
Mary Quate	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	31

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Rodbourne Cheney

Derek O'Hanlon ReformLawrence Davies Independent

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (2 seats)

Reform41.0%

Labour24.8%

Green15.2%

Conservative11.8%

Lib Dem5.6%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition1.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Lawrence Rudyard Davies Elected	Reform	828
Derek James O'Hanlon Elected	Reform	775
Joy Grotzinger	Labour	500
Thomas James Smith	Labour	441
Grant William Holman	Green	306
Niyi Adekoya	Conservative	239
Bose Patrick-Okoh	Conservative	230
Zoe Claire McCormick	Lib Dem	114
Christopher Michael Mahon	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	31

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Rodbourne Ferndale & Western

Ana Fernandes LabourJim Grant LabourKevin Small Labour

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Labour38.0%

Reform24.5%

Conservative22.3%

Green15.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Ana Rosada Fernandes Elected	Labour	1,512
Kevin David Small Elected	Labour	1,436
Jim Grant Elected	Labour	1,351
Vanessa Susan Boyd	Reform	975
Richard McGilvray Forbes	Reform	928
Paul Timothy Glover	Reform	918
Natasha Vas	Conservative	888
Kaine Collins	Conservative	756
Bhagyesh Soni	Conservative	633
Alex Petrache	Green	604
Caitlin Grace Pinks	Green	550
James Simon Tansey	Green	537

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Shaw & Westlea

Keith Williams ConservativeNandini Singh ConservativeSuresh Gattapur Conservative

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Conservative30.5%

Labour26.6%

Reform23.6%

Green12.3%

Lib Dem7.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Keith Robert Williams Elected	Conservative	1,487
Suresh Gattapur Elected	Conservative	1,483
Nandini Singh Elected	Conservative	1,456
Fay Howard	Labour	1,298
Rose Llewellyn	Labour	1,207
Darren John Neil Chappell	Reform	1,151
Allan Crawford Gibson	Reform	1,115
Glyn Arthur Pullen	Reform	1,089
Josh Owen	Labour	1,020
Matt Barnes	Green	602
Ed Colton	Green	513
James Ellrington Farr	Lib Dem	342

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

South Marston

Matthew Vallender Conservative

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Conservative78.8%

Reform13.8%

Labour5.5%

Lib Dem2.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Matthew Thomas Vallender Elected	Conservative	361	78.8%
Eddie Costello	Reform	63	13.8%
Javes Rodrigues	Labour	25	5.5%
David Martin McCabe	Lib Dem	9	2.0%

St Andrews East

Jake Chandler ConservativeKate Tomlinson Conservative

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (2 seats)

Conservative47.0%

Reform21.9%

Labour17.5%

Green13.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jake Edward Chandler Elected	Conservative	1,298
Kate Tomlinson Elected	Conservative	1,281
Daniel Kenneth Marland	Reform	604
Brigid Anne Watkis	Reform	549
Carol Hannah Shelley	Labour	483
Simon John Shelley	Labour	385
Chris Payne	Green	379

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

St Andrews West & Tadpole

Cherie Adams ConservativeDaniel Adams Conservative

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (2 seats)

Conservative37.2%

Reform20.8%

Labour20.7%

Green15.4%

Lib Dem6.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Daniel Adams Elected	Conservative	1,086
Cherie Adams Elected	Conservative	881
Marjorie Olive Jefferies	Reform	608
Jason John Mills	Labour	605
Theresa Denise Draper	Labour	596
Vincent Elwyn Williams	Reform	593
Syed Atif Ali Shah Bukhari	Green	450
Dawn Pajak	Lib Dem	174

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Upper Stratton

Gordon Slade ReformMark Ratcliffe Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (2 seats)

Reform32.0%

Conservative24.9%

Labour24.3%

Green12.1%

Lib Dem6.0%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition0.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Mark James Ratcliffe Elected	Reform	970
Gordon Slade Elected	Reform	855
David-Oladapo Ibitoye	Conservative	756
Claire Crilly	Labour	736
Ola Ibitoye	Conservative	625
Danial Pascoal Vales	Labour	499
Laura Janine Butcher	Green	366
Ben Scott	Lib Dem	182
Dezzy Stott	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	23

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Walcot

Abdul Amin LabourEmma Bushell Labour

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (2 seats)

Labour41.2%

Reform21.5%

Conservative14.8%

Green13.9%

Lib Dem8.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Emma Bushell Elected	Labour	1,057
Abdul Amin Elected	Labour	997
Terry Nicholls	Reform	552
Unni Nair	Reform	502
John Lenton	Conservative	379
Jane Elizabeth Parsons-Hann	Green	356
William James Sumner	Conservative	349
Michael James Dickinson	Lib Dem	219

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Wroughton & Wichelstowe

Gayle Cook ConservativeMartin Barrett Lib DemMatty Courtliff Conservative

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Conservative30.4%

Lib Dem29.6%

Reform21.5%

Green9.9%

Labour8.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Matty Courtliff Elected	Conservative	1,234
Martin John Barrett Elected	Lib Dem	1,203
Gayle Elaine Cook Elected	Conservative	1,107
Stan Pajak	Lib Dem	1,085
Matthew John Smith	Conservative	1,046
Ela Maksudova	Lib Dem	876
Thomas Gary Samson Marshall	Reform	872
Ben Michalek	Reform	808
Geoff Thompson	Reform	794
Robbie Neil Easter	Green	403
Artemis Jessica Pink	Green	359
Sam James	Labour	349
Peter Kramer	Labour	290
Victor Onyia	Labour	232

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Councillors

Changed party since the election

1 councillor now sit for a different party from the one they were elected for.

Ward	Councillor	Elected as	Now
Rodbourne Cheney	Lawrence Davies	Reform 2026	Independent

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

2 by-elections since July 2021, 2 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
17 October 2024	Rodbourne Cheney	Conservative gain from Labour	49.0%
29 July 2023	St Margaret and South Marston	Conservative gain from Labour

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
Swindon South	49%	Labour	Labour 37%
Swindon North	46%	Labour	Labour 33%
East Wiltshire	6%	Conservative	Conservative 32%

Share of the council: the proportion of its census neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs) in each seat. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.

People

Who lives in Swindon

233,412 residents in 95,884 households

Voted Leave in 2016

55% 3 above GB

Degree or higher

28% 6 below GB

No qualifications

17% 1 below GB

Own their home

64% 3 above GB

Rent from a council or housing association

16% 1 below GB

Rent privately

19% 1 below GB

Aged 15 to 34

30% 1 below GB

Aged 65 and over

20% 2 below GB

GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.

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Closest on the measures above: the 2016 Leave vote, age, qualifications and housing. Maps show which party holds each ward.

Sources

Sources and method

Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.

Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In wards electing more than one councillor, a party's share counts only its leading candidate (the Rallings and Thrasher method). Independents count individually. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.