Hello and welcome to Swindon Borough Council.
We are proud to serve Swindon, a vibrant and dynamic town that continues to grow and innovate. Together, we are committed to making Swindon an even better place to live, work and thrive.
We are focused on ensuring high-quality, accessible services for our residents, while also working collaboratively with our partners to deliver value for money and meaningful outcomes for the people of Swindon.
Following the Annual Council meeting held in May 2026, we are developing a new Council Plan that will set out the Council's priorities serving Swindon and its communities. We will include further information on this page when available.
In the meantime, if you have any questions or would like further information, contact the Chief Executive's Office at CEOffice@swindon.gov.uk.
Cabinet members
The Cabinet is made up of the Leader of the Council and nine Cabinet Members. Each Cabinet Member is responsible for a specific set of council services. Select a councillor's name to view their full profile, including contact information.
Leader of the Council
Councillor Gary Sumner - Chiseldon and Ridgeway Ward
Responsibilities:
- Overview of policy
- Local, regional and national relations
- Economic development
- Inward investment
- Devolution
- Communications and public relations strategy
- Local Plan
Email: gsumner2@swindon.gov.uk
Deputy Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Strategy, Resilience and Green Infrastructure
Councillor Jake Chandler - St Andrews East Ward
Responsibilities:
- Emergency planning
- Flooding
- Country parks and community forests
- Allotments
- Landscaping and countryside
- Active travel
- Member representative to the North Wessex Downs National Landscape
Email: jchandler@swindon.gov.uk
Cabinet Member for Adults and Health
Councillor Vinay Manro - Priory Vale Ward
Responsibilities:
- Integrated adult social services
- Services to adult people with disabilities
- Community led support
- Adult safeguarding
- Regulated care services
- Public Health
- Relationship with Integrated Care Board
Email: vmanro@swindon.gov.uk
Cabinet Member for Children and Education
Councillor Kate Tomlinson - St Andrews East Ward
Responsibilities:
- Children's social services
- Children looked after and care experienced young people
- Children's mental health
- Early intervention, youth and community
- Public Health Nursing and Health Visiting
- Education and schools
- Early years development
- Lifelong learning skills including Enterprise Works
- Services for children with SEND
- Home to school transport
- Youth Offending Team
- Chair of Corporate Parenting Board
Email: ktomlinson2@swindon.gov.uk
Cabinet Member for Community Engagement, Safety and Services
Councillor Matt Hinton - Chiseldon and Ridgeway Ward
Responsibilities:
- Enabling services (including performance and data, IT and digital, HR and OD, legal, CCTV management)
- Registration and bereavements
- Cemeteries and crematoria
- Community Safety Partnership
- Reducing domestic violence and knife crime
- Environmental Health
- Parish Councils
- Libraries
- Community engagement
- Customer services
- Ensuring community access to Council services
- Volunteering
- Leader's deputy for devolution
Email: mhinton@swindon.gov.uk
Cabinet Member for Culture, Planning and Regeneration
Councillor Matthew Vallender - South Marston Ward
Responsibilities:
- Town centre
- Planning
- Planning enforcement
- Placemaking services
- Heritage and cultural provision
- Heritage buildings
- Leisure and sport
- Night-time economy
- Licensing
- Special events
Email: mvallender@swindon.gov.uk
Cabinet Member for Finance, Recovery and Transformation
Councillor Keith Williams - Shaw and Westlea Ward
Responsibilities:
- Transformation
- Recovery
- Project management
- Financial management, revenue and capital programmes
- Value for money
- Performance of wholly owned companies and joint ventures
- Corporate commercialisation
- Revenues and benefits services
Email: kwilliams6@swindon.gov.uk
Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport
Councillor Nick Gardiner - Blunsdon Ward
Responsibilities:
- Public transport and parking
- Local Transport Plan and transport planning
- Highway maintenance work and street lighting
- Road adoptions
Email: ngardiner3@swindon.gov.uk
Cabinet Member for Housing and Property
Councillor Matty Courtliff - Wroughton and Wichelstowe Ward
Responsibilities:
- Council housing
- Sheltered accommodation
- Estate and tenancy services
- Housing repairs
- Homeline
- Right to buy
- Empty homes
- Private sector housing renovation grants
- Homelessness
- Private rented sector
- Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities
- Property and asset management including community buildings
Email: mcourtliff2@swindon.gov.uk
Cabinet Member for Recycling and Streetscene
Councillor Kevin Parry - Covingham and Nythe Ward
Responsibilities:
- Domestic and trade refuse, waste disposal, treatment and recycling
- Fly-tipping and abandoned vehicles
- Road and sign cleaning
- Weed spraying
Email: kparry3@swindon.gov.uk
Corporate Management Team
The Corporate Management Team leads the day-to-day running of Swindon Borough Council, supporting the delivery of services for residents.
Download the Corporate Management Team organisation chart (PDF)