Salford_City_Council_elections
Salford City Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council being elected each time. Salford City Council is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2020, 60 councillors have been elected from 20 wards.[1]
From 1889 to 1974 Salford was a county borough, independent of any county council.[2] Under the Local Government Act 1972 it had its territory enlarged and became a metropolitan borough, with Greater Manchester County Council providing county-level services. The first election to the reconstituted city council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its revised powers on 1 April 1974. Greater Manchester County Council was abolished in 1986 and Salford became a unitary authority. The Labour Party has held a majority of the seats on the city council since the reforms of 1974:[3][4]
Leadership
Main article: Mayor of Salford
Prior to 2012, political leadership was provided by the leader of the council. The leaders from 1974 to 2012 were:[5]
More information Councillor, Party ...
| Councillor | Party | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Hough[6] | Labour | 1974 | 26 Apr 1987 | |
| Ken Edwards[7] | Labour | 20 May 1987 | May 1988 | |
| Bill Hinds[8][9] | Labour | May 1988 | May 2003 | |
| John Merry | Labour | May 2003 | 6 May 2012 | |
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In 2012 the council changed to having a directly elected mayor. The mayors since 2012 have been:
More information Mayor, Party ...
| Mayor | Party | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Stewart | Labour | 7 May 2012 | 8 May 2016 | |
| Paul Dennett | Labour | 9 May 2016 | ||
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May 1996 to May 1998
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 2,654 | 62.3 | −21.1 | ||
| Conservative | 1,141 | 26.8 | +26.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 466 | 10.9 | −5.7 | ||
| Majority | 1,512 | 35.5 | |||
| Turnout | 4,261 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 3,963 | 68.3 | −7.4 | ||
| Conservative | 1,034 | 17.8 | −4.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 807 | 13.9 | +2.6 | ||
| Majority | 2,929 | 50.5 | |||
| Turnout | 5,804 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 705 | 78.6 | −4.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 108 | 12.0 | +4.8 | ||
| Conservative | 84 | 9.4 | −0.7 | ||
| Majority | 597 | 66.6 | |||
| Turnout | 897 | 10.5 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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May 2000 to May 2002
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Neville Clarke | 2,070 | 64.1 | +8.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Powis | 594 | 18.4 | −2.0 | |
| Conservative | Judith Tope | 564 | 17.5 | −6.6 | |
| Majority | 1,476 | 45.7 | |||
| Turnout | 3,228 | 42.8 | +24.4 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Susan Slater | 1,025 | 58.7 | −6.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ann Gibbons | 587 | 33.6 | +8.6 | |
| Independent | Sheila Wallace | 81 | 4.6 | +4.6 | |
| Socialist Alliance | Gary Duke | 54 | 3.1 | +3.1 | |
| Majority | 438 | 25.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,747 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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May 2004 to May 2006
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jane Murphy | 842 | 40.4 | +1.3 | |
| Conservative | Michael Edwards | 677 | 32.5 | +3.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Deborah Rushton | 566 | 27.1 | −4.9 | |
| Majority | 165 | 7.9 | |||
| Turnout | 2,085 | 26.3 | −12.8 | ||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Gina Loveday | 720 | 55.4 | +13.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Deas | 410 | 31.6 | +9.1 | |
| Conservative | Jeremiah Horgan | 169 | 13.0 | −2.8 | |
| Majority | 310 | 23.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,303 | 14.8 | −16.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | James Harold | 439 | 59.9 | +21.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Bernard Carson | 144 | 19.6 | −11.1 | |
| Conservative | Johnathan Thomason | 96 | 13.1 | −3.6 | |
| Green | Jadwiga Irksa | 32 | 4.4 | +4.4 | |
| Independent | Alan Valentine | 22 | 3.0 | −11.0 | |
| Majority | 295 | 40.3 | |||
| Turnout | 734 | 12.6 | −15.6 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Valerie Burgoyne | 643 | 34.9 | −2.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Joseph O'Neill | 579 | 31.5 | −0.8 | |
| Conservative | Christopher Davies | 543 | 29.5 | +0.0 | |
| Green | Ian Davies | 76 | 4.1 | +4.1 | |
| Majority | 64 | 3.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,843 | 22.1 | −14.4 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Norbert Potter | 676 | 45.6 | +1.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Roy Laurence | 389 | 26.2 | −4.1 | |
| Conservative | Judith Tope | 189 | 12.7 | −13.0 | |
| UKIP | Bernard Gill | 137 | 9.2 | +9.2 | |
| Independent | Alan Valentine | 93 | 6.3 | +6.3 | |
| Majority | 287 | 19.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,489 | 17.1 | −15.4 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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May 2008 to May 2010
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Ferguson | 1,055 | 38.2 | +1.3 | |
| Conservative | Jillian Collinson | 874 | 31.6 | +0.4 | |
| BNP | Eddy O'Sullivan | 373 | 13.5 | +0.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Gregory | 368 | 13.3 | -0.9 | |
| Independent | Stuart Cremins | 49 | 1.8 | -2.6 | |
| Green | Diana Battersby | 43 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
| Majority | 181 | 6.6 | |||
| Turnout | 2,762 | 30.7 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Matt Mold | 606 | 37.6 | -13.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Steven Middleton | 293 | 18.2 | -1.1 | |
| BNP | Gary Tumulty | 276 | 17.1 | +3.8 | |
| Conservative | Chris Bates | 189 | 11.7 | -4.7 | |
| Green | Rob Mitchell | 125 | 7.8 | +7.8 | |
| UKIP | Duran O'Dwyer | 123 | 7.6 | +7.6 | |
| Majority | 313 | 19.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,612 | 17.6 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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May 2010 to May 2011
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Brendan Patrick Ryan | 1,291 | |||
| Conservative | Chris Bates | 209 | |||
| English Democrat | Laurence Depares | 125 | |||
| BNP | Keith Fairhurst | 92 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Carson | 62 | |||
| Majority | 1,082 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,786 | 20.9 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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May 2011 to May 2012
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Michael Wheeler | 1,227 | 54.46 | ||
| Conservative | Nicholas Johnson | 701 | 31.11 | ||
| BNP | Kay Pollitt | 147 | 6.52 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Valerie Kelly | 125 | 5.54 | ||
| Independent | Alan Dominic Valentine | 53 | 2.35 | ||
| Majority | 526 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,253 | 25.15 | |||
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May 2012 to May 2014
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Paul Wilson | 785 | 44.4 | -10.3 | |
| UKIP | Glyn Wright | 401 | 22.7 | +22.7 | |
| Conservative | Adam Kennaugh | 260 | 14.7 | +2.0 | |
| Green | Mary Ferrer | 80 | 4.5 | +4.5 | |
| BNP | Kay Pollitt | 74 | 4.2 | -4.5 | |
| Independent | Matt Simpson | 64 | 3.6 | +3.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Valerie Kelly | 58 | 3.3 | -15.4 | |
| TUSC | Terry Simmons | 30 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
| Independent | Alan Valentine | 15 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
| Majority | 384 | ||||
| Turnout | 1778 | 19.9 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Election followed the death of Councillor Janet Rochford (Labour).
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Stephen Hesling | 803 | 52.9 | ||
| UKIP | Glyn Wright | 280 | 18.4 | ||
| Conservative | Adam Kennaugh | 240 | 15.8 | ||
| Independent | Matt Simpson | 96 | 6.3 | ||
| Green | Andrew Olsen | 42 | 2.8 | ||
| BNP | Kay Pollitt | 29 | 1.9 | ||
| TUSC | Terry Simmons | 24 | 1.4 | ||
| Majority | 523 | 34.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,518 | 16.6 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Neil Blower | 661 | 45.1 | -0.5 | |
| Conservative | Anne Broomhead | 298 | 20.3 | +4.3 | |
| UKIP | Robert Wakefield | 215 | 14.7 | +14.7 | |
| Green | Joe O'Neill | 196 | 13.4 | -3.4 | |
| English Democrat | Paul Whitelegg | 54 | 3.7 | -1.1 | |
| TUSC | Steve Cullen | 43 | 2.9 | +2.9 | |
| Majority | 363 | ||||
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| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Election followed the death of Councillor Norbert Potter (Labour).
May 2016 to May 2018
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Arnold Saunders | 850 | 42.0 | -1.4 | |
| Labour | Mike Pevitt | 553 | 27.3 | -21.5 | |
| Independent | Jonny Wineberg | 354 | 17.5 | +17.5 | |
| UKIP | Christopher Barnes | 182 | 9.0 | +9.0 | |
| Green | Jason Reading | 48 | 2.4 | -3.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Adam Slack | 39 | 1.9 | +1.9 | |
| Majority | 297 | 14.6 | |||
| Turnout | 2,033 | 24.12 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
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Election followed the death of Councillor Harry Davies (Labour).
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Neil Andrew Reynolds | 3,300 | 61.58 | ||
| Conservative | Charlotte Woods | 1,455 | 27.15 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Stef Lorenz | 319 | 5.95 | ||
| Green | Daniel Towers | 236 | 4.40 | ||
| The Republic Party | Stuart Cremins | 49 | 0.91 | ||
| Majority | 1,845 | 34.43 | |||
| Turnout | 5,384 | 65 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Election follows the resignation of Councillor Sareda Dirir (Labour).
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mike Pevitt | 718 | 46.50 | ||
| Conservative | Charlotte Woods | 447 | 28.95 | ||
| Independent | Mary Ferrer | 171 | 11.08 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Stef Lorenz | 162 | 10.49 | ||
| Green | Daniel Towers | 46 | 2.98 | ||
| Majority | 271 | 17.55 | |||
| Turnout | 1,550 | 18.53 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Election followed the death of Councillor Joe Murphy (Labour).
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Wilson Nkurunziza | 601 | 57.7 | ||
| Conservative | James Ian Mount | 183 | 17.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jake Overend | 125 | 12.0 | ||
| Green | Ian Pattinson | 72 | 6.9 | ||
| Independent | Michael James Felse | 55 | 5.3 | ||
| Majority | 476 | 45.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,041 | 11.8 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Election followed the death of Councillor Paul Longshaw (Labour).
May 2018 to May 2019
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Mike McCusker* | 1,071 | 54.5 | ||
| Conservative | Andrew Darlington | 474 | 24.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jake Overend | 156 | 7.9 | ||
| Green | Helen Alker | 123 | 6.2 | ||
| UKIP | Keith Hallam | 100 | 5.1 | ||
| Women's Equality | Caroline Stephanie Dean | 39 | 2 | ||
| Majority | 597 | 30.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1966 | 20.92 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Election followed the resignation of Councillor Peter Wheeler (Labour).
May 2021 to May 2022
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Roseanna Wain | 408 | 51.8 | -2.3 | |
| Green | David Jones | 160 | 20.3 | -6.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Joseph Allen | 152 | 19.3 | +13.0 | |
| Conservative | Christopher Bates | 68 | 8.6 | +0.8 | |
| Majority | 248 | 31.5 | |||
| Turnout | 788 | 10.1 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing |  2.1 |
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Election followed the death of Councillor Raymond Walker (Labour).
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