2006 Salford City Council election

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The 2006 Salford City Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Salford City Council in England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council. [1] Overall turnout was 28.1%.

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After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartySeats  ±  
Labour 440
Conservative 80
Liberal Democrat 80

Election result

Salford Local Election Result 2006
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1601-166.742.719,634-5.5%
  Conservative 300012.529.613,632+6.6%
  Liberal Democrats 320+212.525.811,854-1.6%
  BNP 000000.9424+0.7%
  Independent 001-100.5244+0.1%
  Green 000000.5224+0.5%

Ward results

Barton

Barton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Jolley* 971 45.3
Liberal Democrats Roy Laurence51123.9
Conservative Gary Green41619.4
Independent Alan Valentine24411.4
Majority46021.4
Turnout 2,14225.1-7.4
Labour hold Swing

Boothstown and Ellenbrook

Boothstown and Ellenbrook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christine Gray* 1,354 54.3
Labour Philip Cusack61524.7
Liberal Democrats Ronald Benjamin30012.0
Green Roy Battersby2249.0
Majority73929.6
Turnout 2,49333.3-7.6
Conservative hold Swing

Broughton

Broughton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Merry* 1,077 56.3
Liberal Democrats Susan Carson55729.1
Conservative Hilary Brunyee27814.5
Majority52027.2
Turnout 1,91226.4-1.7
Labour hold Swing

Cadishead

Cadishead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Keith Mann* 1,118 53.2
Conservative Elizabeth Hill98246.8
Majority1366.4
Turnout 2,10030.1-6.2
Labour hold Swing

Claremont

Claremont
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Margaret Ferrer 1,162 44.3
Labour Peter Wheeler70726.9
BNP Edward O'Sullivan42416.2
Conservative Catherine Edwards33112.6
Majority45517.4
Turnout 2,62433.2-6.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing

Eccles

Eccles
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jane Murphy 1,038 39.2
Conservative Ann Davies97536.9
Liberal Democrats Christine Lomax63223.9
Majority632.3
Turnout 2,64533.6-5.5
Labour hold Swing

Irlam

Irlam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Roger Lightup* 905 49.6
Conservative Joyce Collins58532.1
Liberal Democrats Mariska Jones33418.3
Majority32017.5
Turnout 1,82425.9-6.2
Labour hold Swing

Irlam Riverside

Irwell Riverside (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Hulmes* 716
Labour Stephen Coen 675
Liberal Democrats Kenneth McKelvey611
Conservative Edith Moores284
Conservative Jack Stockford173
Turnout 2,45920.4-7.6
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Kersal

Kersal
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ann-Marie Humphreys* 1,077 47.2
Liberal Democrats Harold Hershner64228.1
Conservative Colin Moore56324.7
Majority43519.1
Turnout 2,28229.9-11.0
Labour hold Swing

Langworthy

Langworthy
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Warmisham* 890 46.8
Liberal Democrats Lynn Drake75839.9
Conservative Sydney Cooper25313.3
Majority1326.9
Turnout 1,90123.5-7.3
Labour hold Swing

Little Hulton

Little Hulton (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eric Burgoyne* 890
Labour Patricia Ryan 862
Liberal Democrats David Cowpe375
Conservative Nicolette Turner341
Liberal Democrats Thomas Fernley296
Conservative Elaine West274
Turnout 3,03819.8-11.0
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Ordsall

Ordsall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Clague* 584 52.4
Liberal Democrats Stephen Plaister28725.8
Conservative Nicholas Grant24321.8
Majority29726.6
Turnout 1,11421.1-7.1
Labour hold Swing

Pendlebury

Pendlebury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bernard Lea* 1,143 49.1
Conservative Peter Allcock64327.6
Liberal Democrats Christine Corry54323.3
Majority50021.5
Turnout 2,32927.4-7.7
Labour hold Swing

Swinton North

Swinton North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Charles Hinds* 1,107 46.8
Conservative Michael Edward66228.0
Liberal Democrats Paul Gregory59625.2
Majority45518.8
Turnout 2,36528.6-6.7
Labour hold Swing

Swinton South

Swinton South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Joseph O'Neill 965 40.4
Labour Charles McIntyre*84235.2
Conservative Christine Allcock58424.4
Majority1235.2
Turnout 2,39129.1-7.4
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Walkden North

Walkden North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Barbara Miller* 1,062 55.2
Conservative Walter Edwards54228.2
Liberal Democrats Margita Shevchikova31916.6
Majority52027.0
Turnout 1,92324.0-10.2
Labour hold Swing

Walkden South

Walkden South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Leslie Turner 1,385 47.5
Labour Adrian Brocklehurst90030.9
Liberal Democrats Pauline Ogden63221.7
Majority48516.6
Turnout 2,91738.9-1.8
Conservative hold Swing

Weaste & Seedley

Weaste and Seedley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Deas 1,003 44.9
Labour Stephen Race88839.7
Conservative Jonathan Thomason34515.4
Majority1155.2
Turnout 2,23628.9-8.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Winton

Winton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Margaret Morris* 994 47.0
Liberal Democrats Philip Ward68232.2
Conservative Judith Tope43920.8
Majority55514.8
Turnout 2,11525.0-9.0
Labour hold Swing

Worsley

Worsley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Graham Compton* 1,980 61.8
Liberal Democrats James Gregory64920.3
Labour Warren Coates57317.9
Majority1,33141.5
Turnout 3,20237.8-12.6
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Local elections: Salford". BBC News Online . Retrieved 16 November 2009.
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