| North Swindon Schools PFI Bid The Conservative-led council has won approval for its North Schools PFI Bid. While we welcome the success of the bid, the residents of north Swindon have already waited far too long for new schools a... Read More |
| Renewed Calls For More Cash For Swindon Schools The Conservatives today make renewed calls to the government to give more cash to Swindon’s schools. Cllr Mike Bawden (Conservative), Leader of Swindon Borough Council, in a letter to ... Read More |
| National Census Of Local Authority Councillors The results of the national census of local authority Councillors has now been published. This information is based on 12 013 out of 21 268 Councillors replying to the census. This informa... Read More |
| Front Garden - Public Consultation... Swindon's Southern Development Area - Public Consultation on the Masterplan... The following public exhibitions have been arranged by Bryant Homes... * Mon 4th Feb - The Marriott, Old Town - 7pm to ... Read More |
| Success - New basketball net 2 years ago residents of Castleton Rd and Nine Elms agreed that a single basketball net would be ideal on the grass where the old pagoda used to be. They also agreed that this should wait until ... Read More |
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Traffic survey on Idovers Drive Toothill residents have complained on several occasions about speeding on Idovers Drive. The Council did not review the site last year for traffic control measures so Cllr Mary Martin decided ... Read More |
| Charging The Conservatives on Swindon Borough Council propose an innovative approach to charging for services. People from outside the borough should pay more than residents pay for council services. Th... Read More |
| Service Plan Consultation Swindon Conservatives lead the debate about local priorities in relation to service provision and taxation. We have published a draft service plan for public consultation. In doing so, the... Read More |
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Please note that this local news section is no longer being updated. Now that Robert Buckland and Justin Tomlinson have been elected to Parliam
Swindon’s two new Conservative MPs are to be ‘sworn in’ on Thursday 20 May. The historic ceremony will mean that Justin
Justin and Robert have issued the following statements, reacting to the start of the new Conservative government. Rob
Swindon’s two new Conservative MPs are this morning beginning their first full working week following their historic election victories last
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The Conservatives comfortably retained control of Swindon Borough Council at the local elections on 6 May 2010. The new make-up of the c
Justin Tomlinson was elected as the new Conservative MP for North Swindon with a massive majority over the Labour candidate of 7,060
Robert Buckland was elected MP for South Swindon with a majority of 3,544, beating Labour MP Anne Snelgrove.