2026 Swindon Borough Council election

2026 Swindon Borough Council election

7 May 2026 (2026-05-07)

All 57 seats to Swindon Borough Council
29 seats needed for a majority
 
Leader Jim Robbins Gary Sumner Tom Butcher
Party Labour Conservative Green
Last election 41 seats, 50.2% 15 seats, 35.5% 0 seats, 5.0%
Current seats 34 16 4

 
Leader Adam Poole
Party Independent Liberal Democrats
Last election 0 seats, 1.4% 1 seat, 9.8%
Current seats 2 1

Incumbent Leader

Jim Robbins
Labour



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.

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.