Election Results

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

Peter Heaton-Jones was elected with the largest number of votes achieved by any council candidate on 6 May 2010. Peter Heaton-Jones - Conservative - 4377 Catherine Smith - LibDem - 1722 Asif Rabbani - Labour - 1578 Rhian Vaughan - UKIP - 256 Conservative Majority: 2,655

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