Swindon

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Region: South West
Country: England

§ This page provides an overview of a UK's local authority district, bringing together various information to help you better understand this district.

Swindon, in Wiltshire, is a large town surrounded by countryside and villages. Its heritage is tied to the Great Western Railway, celebrated at the STEAM Museum. The town centre has modern shopping areas, theatres, and parks, while Old Town retains historic streets and pubs. Nearby countryside includes the Marlborough Downs and Cotswold fringes, offering rolling landscapes and walking trails. The Ridgeway, an ancient path, runs close by, highlighting the area’s historic and scenic importance.

The local government for this district is: Swindon Borough Council (Unitary Authority).

This district page, Swindon, is a sub-page of this region page: South West. It zooms in to local authorities and parliamentary constituencies, and provides a list of wards in this district. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK local authority districts: List of Local Authority Districts.

Constituencies in Swindon

A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.

Wards in Swindon

Swindon is divided into 20 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.

  • Blunsdon and Highworth
  • Central
  • Chiseldon and Lawn
  • Covingham and Dorcan
  • Eastcott
  • Gorse Hill and Pinehurst
  • Haydon Wick
  • Liden, Eldene and Park South
  • Lydiard and Freshbrook
  • Mannington and Western
  • Old Town
  • Penhill and Upper Stratton
  • Priory Vale
  • Ridgeway
  • Rodbourne Cheney
  • Shaw
  • St Andrews
  • St Margaret and South Marston
  • Walcot and Park North
  • Wroughton and Wichelstowe

Swindon in International Geographies

In the International Territorial Levels (ITLs) hierarchy, Swindon is an ITLs Level 3 area:

  1. (ITL 1) South West
  2. (ITL 2) ⇒ Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
  3. (ITL 3) ⇒⇒ Swindon

The International Territorial Levels are used by OECD member countries for statistical purposes to classify administrative areas. We have this listable page for easy browsing of ITL names and codes: International Territorial Levels.

Districts in South West