Forthcoming elections
Local government elections
The latest local elections took place on 7 May 2026. They covered Swindon Borough Council and all parish councils in the borough.
View the 2026 local election results
Referendum on the Highworth Neighbourhood Plan
A referendum on the Highworth Neighbourhood Plan will take place on Thursday, 3 December 2026. If approved by voters, the plan will be used by the Council to help determine planning applications within the designated Highworth neighbourhood area.
More information on the Highworth Neighbourhood Plan, including the Information Statement, can be found in the Neighbourhood Planning section of the website.
Petitions for a referendum
The Local Government Act 2000 requires us to publish a ‘verification number’.
This is the minimum number of signatures a petition needs to be valid. The petition must ask us to hold a referendum on changing how the borough is governed.
The published number applies to petitions submitted from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027.