2011 Salford City Council election

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The 2011 Salford City Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Salford City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

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Salford local elections are organised 'in thirds', with Councillors elected in 2007 defending their seats in 2011, with vote share changes calculated on that basis.

One third of the council was up for election. The Labour Party gained five seats and remains in overall control of the council. The results mirrored those of the 2010 elections with Labour winning the same seventeen wards and the Conservatives three wards. [1]

The composition of the Council following the 2011 elections is: [2]

PartySeats  ±  
Labour 44+5
Conservative 11-2
Liberal Democrat 3–2
Community Action 2-1

Ward results

Asterisks denote incumbent Councillors seeking re-election. Vote share changes compared with corresponding 2007 election.

Barton ward

Barton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michelle Mullen 1,705 62.0 +17.8
Conservative Abdul Mannan53819.6-1.8
Liberal Democrats Ronald Benjamin1796.5-13.0
Independent Alan Valentine32711.9N/A
Majority1,167
Turnout 32.2
Labour hold Swing

Boothstown And Ellenbrook ward

Boothstown and Ellenbrook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robin Garrido* 1,521 51.5 -7.4
Labour Thomas Murphy98833.4+13.3
Liberal Democrats Sheila Mulleady2368.0-7.7
UKIP David Hudson2117.1N/A
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Broughton ward

Broughton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Charlie McIntyre* 1,701 74.7 +12.8
Conservative Gary Green26411.6-2.2
UKIP Tony Williams1727.6-16.8
Liberal Democrats Bernard Carson1416.2N/A
Majority1,437
Turnout 2,30228.4
Labour hold Swing

Cadishead ward

Cadishead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jimmy Hunt 1,647 60.4 +23.9
Conservative Anthony Yates63923.4-13.4
BNP Brenda Leather1957.2N/A
UKIP Carol Jones1515.5N/A
Liberal Democrats Christopher Seed943.4-3.0
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Claremont ward

Claremont
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joseph Johnson 1,540 49.8 +17.9
Liberal Democrats Mary Ferrer80926.2-11.4
Conservative Nicholas Johnson46014.9-3.7
UKIP Glyn Wright2829.1N/A
Majority731
Turnout 3,11538.2
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Eccles ward

Eccles
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lisa Stone 1,877 55.1 +15.4
Conservative Ann Davies*95027.9-15.9
UKIP Paul Doyle36810.8N/A
Liberal Democrats Stephen Ferrer2136.3-10.2
Majority927
Turnout 3,52938.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Irlam ward

Irlam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joseph Kean* 1,658 67.6 +28.7
Conservative Mandy Unwin48419.7-2.5
Green Jackie Anderson2158.8N/A
Liberal Democrats Melanie Owen943.8-3.5
Majority1,174
Turnout 2,46134.2
Labour hold Swing

Irwell Riverside ward

Irwell Riverside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen Ord 1,460 68.5 +12.1
Liberal Democrats Janice Taylor2029.5-11.9
BNP Gary Tumulty1677.8-3.6
UKIP Alan Wright924.3N/A
Majority1,251
Turnout 2,15823.1
Labour hold Swing

Kersal ward

Kersal
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Wilson* 1,566 52.7 +10.5
Conservative David Wolfson1,03734.9-5.9
UKIP Doreen Pilling2087.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Harold Kershner1615.4-11.6
Majority1,251
Turnout 2,15823.1
Labour hold Swing

Langworthy ward

Langworthy
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gina Loveday* 1,400 58.5 +10.4
Liberal Democrats Steve Middleton36815.4-23.1
Conservative George Darlington1988.3-5.1
BNP Keith Fairhurst1677.0N/A
UKIP Graeme Hulse1616.7N/A
TUSC Andy Behan984.1N/A
Majority1,032
Turnout 2,41526.1
Labour hold Swing

Little Hulton ward

Little Hulton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Val Burgoyne 1,522 66.5 +13.5
Conservative Con Wright29713.0-3.2
English Democrat David Johnson2008.7N/A
UKIP Ian Smith1657.2N/A
Liberal Democrats David Cowpe1064.6-12.4
Majority1,225
Turnout 1,22529.3
Labour hold Swing

Ordsall ward

Ordsall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Dobbs* 1,236 52.9 -2.3
TUSC George Tapp38116.3N/A
Conservative Marvin Herron33914.5-2.1
Liberal Democrats Kate Middleton28012.0-7.4
UKIP Michael Beesley1024.4-4.4
Majority855
Turnout 2,36726.1
Labour hold Swing

Pendlebury ward

Pendlebury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Ferguson 1,811 60.7 +14.6
Conservative Keyth Scoles53918.1-5.3
BNP Wayne Taylor2046.8-6.8
UKIP John Brereton1846.2N/A
Liberal Democrats Christine Corry1615.3-11.6
IndependentStuart Cremins852.8N/A
Majority1,272
Turnout 3,00133
Labour hold Swing

Swinton North ward

Swinton North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Dawson* 1,813 61.1 +9.8
Conservative Mark Unwin70623.8-1.5
Green Reg Howard2518.5N/A
Liberal Democrats Valerie Gregory1966.6-17.8
Majority1,107
Turnout 2,98434.5
Labour hold Swing

Swinton South ward

Swinton South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Norbert Potter 1,356 47.4 +19.4
Green Joe O'Neill48116.8N/A
Conservative Christine Allcock55319.3+5.4
Liberal Democrats Valerie Kelly2779.7-31.9
UKIP Angela Duffy1946.8N/A
Majority803
Turnout 2,88234.7
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Walkden North ward

Walkden North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Pennington* 1,604 64.5 +14.9
Conservative Chris Bates38715.6-11.3
English Democrat Laurence Depares1937.8N/A
UKIP Paul Woodburn1887.6-3.6
Liberal Democrats Pauline Ogden1164.7-7.6
Majority1,217
Turnout 2,51529.8
Labour hold Swing

Walkden South ward

Walkden South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Iain Lindley* 1,784 49.7 -1.3
Labour Tracy Kelly1,37938.4+11.3
UKIP Albert Redshaw1674.7N/A
Liberal Democrats Susan Carson1424.0-4.9
English Democrat Paul Whitelegg1173.3N/A
Majority40511.3+7.4
Turnout 44.3
Conservative hold Swing

Weaste & Seedley ward

Weaste and Seedley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Jan Rochford 1,333 48.0 +6.6
IndependentGeoff Ainsworth*43915.8N/A
Liberal Democrats John Deas40614.6-30.4
Conservative Christopher Davies37713.6+0.0
Green Andy Olsen2228.0N/A
Majority894
Turnout 2,79933.3
Labour Co-op gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Winton ward

Winton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paula Boshell* 1,617 61.0 +19.6
Conservative Anne Broomhead47517.91.8
UKIP Bernard Gill1937.3N/A
BNP Stuart Henshaw1385.2N/A
TUSC Tony Moore1033.9N/A
Liberal Democrats Stephen Plaister1244.7-34.3
Majority1,142
Turnout 2,66830.8
Labour hold Swing

Worsley ward

Worsley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Chris Clarkson 1,761 47.9 -15.6
Labour Gena Merrett1,13730.9+13.5
Liberal Democrats Robert Boyd44812.2-0.8
UKIP Andrew Townsend3308.9N/A
Majority62416.9-9.1
Conservative hold Swing

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