2007 Salford City Council election

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Results of the 2007 Salford City Council election

The 2007 Salford City Council election took place on 3 May 2007 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 29.36%.

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After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartySeats  ±  
Labour 420
Conservative 100
Liberal Democrat 80

Election result

Salford local election result 2007
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1213-26039.7719,067-2.90
  Conservative 520+22529.5414,163-0.09
  Liberal Democrats 31101521.8710,484-3.89
  BNP 000002.861,372+1.94
  Community Action 000002.471,185New
  UKIP 000001.48708New
  Green 000001.08517+0.59
  Independent 000000.49234-0.04
  English Democrat 000000.44210New

Ward results

Barton

Barton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Norbert Potter* 1,026 44.2
Conservative Abdul Mannan49821.4
Liberal Democrats Ronald Benjamin45319.5
UKIP Alan Valentine34514.9
Majority 528
Turnout 2,32226.1
Labour hold Swing

Boothstown and Ellenbrook

Boothstown and Ellenbrook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robin Garrido* 1,520 58.9
Labour Philip Cusack51820.1
Liberal Democrats Matthew Drake40415.7
Green Roy Battersby1375.3
Majority 1,002
Turnout 2,57934.1
Conservative hold Swing

Broughton

Broughton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Charles McIntyre 1,196 61.9
Liberal Democrats Bernard Carson47124.4
Conservative Colin Moore26613.8
Majority 725
Turnout 1,93325.5
Labour hold Swing

Cadishead

Cadishead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Elizabeth Hill 895 36.8
Labour Christine Hudson*88836.5
Community Action Chris Dickenson49620.4
Liberal Democrats Linda Fernley1556.4
Majority 7
Turnout 2,43433.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Claremont

Claremont
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Janice Taylor 995 37.6
Labour Peter Wheeler84531.9
Conservative Tim Perkins49218.6
BNP Edward O'Sullivan31611.9
Majority 150
Turnout 2,64832.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Eccles

Eccles
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ann Davies 1,303 43.8
Labour Eddie Sheehy*1,18039.7
Liberal Democrats Mariska Jones48916.5
Majority 123
Turnout 2,97235.9
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Irlam

Irlam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joseph Kean* 846 38.9
Community Action Rick Houlton68931.7
Conservative Joyce Collins48222.2
Liberal Democrats Melanie Owen1597.3
Majority 157
Turnout 2,17630
Labour hold Swing

Irwell Riverside

Irwell Riverside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joseph Murphy* 1,051 56.4
Liberal Democrats Kenneth McKelvey39921.4
BNP Anthony Healey21211.4
Conservative Nicolette Turner20210.8
Majority 652
Turnout 1,86421.2
Labour hold Swing

Kersal

Kersal
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Wilson* 1,059 42.2
Conservative Shneur Odze 1,02540.8
Liberal Democrats Harold Kershner42617.0
Majority 34
Turnout 2,51031.8
Labour hold Swing

Langworthy

Langworthy
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gina Loveday* 1,038 48.1
Liberal Democrats Lynn Drake83038.5
Conservative Helen Vernon28813.4
Majority 208
Turnout 2,15624.5
Labour hold Swing

Little Hulton

Little Hulton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alice Smyth* 1,050 53.0
Liberal Democrats David Cowpe33717.0
Conservative Andrew Cheetham32116.2
BNP Vinnie Coleman27513.9
Majority 713
Turnout 1,98322.4
Labour hold Swing

Ordsall

Ordsall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Dobbs* 688 55.2
Liberal Democrats Stephen Plaister24219.4
Conservative Yan Cockayne20716.6
UKIP Duran O'Dwyer1108.8
Majority 446
Turnout 1,24720.1
Labour hold Swing

Pendlebury

Pendlebury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Maureen Lea* 1,167 46.1
Conservative Peter Allcock59223.4
Liberal Democrats Katherine Ferrer42916.9
BNP Wayne Taylor34413.6
Majority 575
Turnout 2,53228.8
Labour hold Swing

Swinton North

Swinton North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Dawson* 1,295 50.3
Conservative Michael Edwards65225.3
Liberal Democrats Tamara Cooke62924.4
Majority 643
Turnout 2,57630.5
Labour hold Swing

Swinton South

Swinton South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Steve Cooke 1,114 41.6
Labour John Cullen*75028.0
Conservative Christine Allcock37213.9
Independent Dave Kelly2348.7
English Democrat Chris Roscoe2107.8
Majority 364
Turnout 2,68032.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Walkden North

Walkden North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Pennington* 1,123 49.6
Conservative Judith Tope60926.9
Liberal Democrats Pauline Ogden27912.3
UKIP Bernard Gill25311.2
Majority 514
Turnout 2,26427.3
Labour hold Swing

Walkden South

Walkden South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Iain Lindley* 1,578 51.0
Labour Adrian Brocklehurst83927.1
Liberal Democrats Susan Carson2748.9
BNP Tommy Cavanagh2257.3
Green Simon Battersby1795.8
Majority 739
Turnout 3,09538.2
Conservative hold Swing

Weaste & Seedley

Weaste and Seedley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Ainsworth* 1,086 45.0
Labour Stephen Race99741.4
Conservative Hilary Brunyee32813.6
Majority 89
Turnout 2,41129.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Winton

Winton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paula Boshell 941 41.4
Liberal Democrats John Pooley*88639.0
Conservative Gary Green44719.7
Majority 55
Turnout 2,27426.2
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Worsley

Worsley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian MacDonald* 2,086 63.5
Labour Warren Coates57017.4
Liberal Democrats Christine Corry42713.0
Green Diana Battersby2016.1
Majority 1,516
Turnout 3,28440.5
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. "Results for the election held on 3 May 2007". Salford City Council. Archived from the original on 30 January 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2009.