May 2011
Peter Stoddart re-elected
Cllr Peter Stoddart won yet another resounding victory and was re-elected as Swindon Borough Councillor for Abbey Meads with a big majority of 1,501.
The result was:
PETER STODDART, CONSERVATIVE - 2,610 (60%)
LABOUR - 1,109 (26%)
LIBERAL DEMOCRATS - 368 (9%)
UK INDEPENDENCE PARTY - 237 (5%)
The Conservatives' vote share of 60% is an increase of 5% on the local election result a year ago. The gap between the Conservatives and the second-placed candidate was also greater than a year ago.
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May 2010
Swindon Borough Council Elections
Abbey Meads Ward
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Catherine Smith - LibDem - 1722 Asif Rabbani - Labour - 1578 Rhian Vaughan - UKIP - 256 Conservative Majority: 2,655
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May 2008
Swindon Borough Council Elections
ABBEY MEADS WARD - Electorate 10,695

Councillor Vera Tomlinson was elected in a landslide victory. Voters overwhemingly rejected the typically nasty, desperate and negative Labour campaign. This was a record victory for the Conservatives in Abbey Meads.
Cllr Vera Tomlinson - Conservative - 1836 (76%)
Labour - 266 (11%)
Lib Dem 226 (9%)
UKIP 90 (4%)
Majority 1570
May 2007
Swindon Borough Council Election Results
ABBEY MEADS WARD
Councillor Peter Stoddart was re-elected for a further four
years as one of the Councillors in Abbey Meads.

Cllr Peter Stoddart - Conservative - 1639
Labour - 375
Lib Dem - 204
Green- 146
Votes Cast 2364 - Turnout 26.75%
May 2006
Swindon Borough Council Election Results
ABBEY MEADS WARD
Councillor Justin Tomlinson was re-elected for a further four
years as one of the Councillors in Abbey Meads.

Cllr Justin Tomlinson - Conservative - 1329 (70.4%)
Labour - 261 (13.83%)
Lib Dem - 158 (8.37%)
Green - 139 (7.37%)
Cllr Justin Tomlinson Re-elected News Item
June 2004
Swindon Borough Council Election Results
ABBEY MEADS WARD
Councillor Owen Lister was re-elected for a further four
years as one of the Councillors in Abbey Meads.

Cllr Owen Lister - Conservative - 641 (58%)
Labour - 232 (21%)
Lib Dem - 228 (21%)
Councillor Owen Lister Re-elected News Item
May 2003
Swindon Borough Council Election Results
ABBEY MEADS WARD
Councillor Peter Stoddart was re-elected for a further four
years as one of the Councillors in Abbey Meads.

Cllr Peter Stoddart - Conservative - 651 (65%)
Lib Dem - 182 (18%)
Labour - 170 (17%)
Votes Cast 1003 - Turnout 23.98%
Cllr Peter Stoddart Re-elected News Item
May 2002
Swindon Borough Council Election Result
ABBEY MEADS WARD
Councillor Justin Tomlinson was re-elected for a further four
years as one of the Councillors in Abbey Meads.

Cllr Justin Tomlinson - Conservative - 705 (70.5%)
Michelle Mahon - Labour - 195 (19.5%)
Katherine Pajak - Lib Dem - 101 (10%)
Total Votes Cast 1001
Cllr Justin Tomlinson Re-elected News Item

Councillor Justin Tomlinson celebrates his re-election - May 2002
May 2000
Swindon Borough Council Election Result
ABBEY MEADS WARD
These were all out elections, so 3 Councillors were to be elected.
Abbey Meads elected all 3 Conservatives ahead of the Labour & Liberal candidates.

Owen Lister, Conservative - Elected - Re-election 2004

Peter Stoddart, Conservative - Elected - Re-election 2003

Justin Tomlinson, Conservative - Elected - Re-election 2002