Swindon Labour candidates averaged 31.0% of the vote in the 2010 local election compared to only 24.4% in 2008.  Mark Dempsey stunningly captured a seat in Parks ward, and newcomer Rochelle Russell comfortably beat off all challengers, including the BNP to win Gorse Hill for Labour.  Overall the Tory share of the vote dropped by [...]

Hello – I’m Nigel Chalk and I’m delighted to have been selected to stand for Labour in St Margarets ward.  I’m was born and bred in Swindon and attended Moredon and Commonweal schools.  I started with Pressed Steel in 1969 and spend most of my career in plant maintenance – including introducing the  first computers, [...]

“I am pleased that North Swindon’s Labour Party members have selected Victor as their candidate.  Swindon needs a Labour MP to protect residents against the Tory Council’s cuts in services and I know that Victor will  be a hard-working and tireless campaigner for people in North Swindon.  I look forward to working with him in [...]

Victor Agarwal was selected on 9th January in the first round of voting by Labour Party members in North Swindon.  He came top of an initial application list of 17 candidates.  This is a testament to Victor’s energy, sincerity and intellectual capability.
Victor has a BSc. Hons in History and Business Studies and  has studied at [...]