2012 Salford City Council election

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Map of the results of the 2012 Salford council election. Labour in red and Conservatives in blue. Salford UK local election 2012 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2012 Salford council election. Labour in red and Conservatives in blue.

The 2012 Salford City Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Salford City Council in England. One third of the council was up for election with councillors elected in 2008 Salford Council election defending their seats. Vote shares are calculated against the previous election to the corresponding seat. There was also an election for mayor, [1] and other local elections on the same date.

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The composition of the Council following the 2012 elections is: [2]

PartySeats  ±  
Labour 52+8
Conservative 8-3
Liberal Democrat 0–3
Community Action 0-2

Ward results

Asterisks denote incumbent Councillors seeking re-election. Vote share changes compared with corresponding 2008 election.

Barton ward

Barton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Mullen 1,347 61.2 +24.9
Independent Josephine Crawford47521.5N/A
Conservative Abdul Mannan28212.8−11.6
Liberal Democrats Ronald Benjamin1014.6−12.5
Majority87239.5
Turnout 2,24124.8−7.3
Labour hold Swing

Boothstown & Ellenbrook ward

Boothstown and Ellenbrook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andy Cheetham* 1,179 49.4 −18.4
Labour Mike Pevitt77832.6+16.7
UKIP Paul Woodburn1817.6N/A
Green Tom Dylan1345.6N/A
Liberal Democrats James Gregory1154.8−11.6
Majority40116.8
Turnout 2,40431.3−4.9
Conservative hold Swing

Broughton ward

Broughton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jim King* 1,291 53.8 −4.3
UKIP Shneur Odze 82934.6N/A
Conservative Antony Yates1184.9−13.9
Liberal Democrats Bernard Carson813.4−2.8
Green David Joseph Henry 803.9N/A
Majority46219.3
Turnout 2,42027.9+1.5
Labour hold Swing

Cadishead ward

Cadishead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Walsh 1,419 65.6 +33.5
Conservative Marvin Herron37817.5−21.4
BNP Brenda Leather27712.8N/A
Liberal Democrats John Deas904.2−0.7
Majority1,04148.1
Turnout 2,17827.5−9.4
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Claremont ward

Claremont
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sue Pugh 1,310 47.5 +22.8
Liberal Democrats Norman Owen*69725.3−17.5
Conservative Chris Bates2509.1−8.5
UKIP Glyn Wright2348.5+3.5
BNP Eddy O'Sullivan1987.2−2.7
Community Action Matthew Andrews692.5N/A
Majority61322.2
Turnout 2,78534.0−2.6
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Eccles ward

Eccles
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Wheeler 1,462 53.3 +15.7
Conservative Nicholas Johnson66224.1−22.6
UKIP Alan Wright28110.2N/A
Liberal Democrats Val Kelly2127.7−8.0
Independent Kyle Wells1274.6N/A
Majority80029.2
Turnout 2,77830.7−5.6
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Irlam ward

Irlam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tracy Kelly 1,415 75.2 +54.3
Conservative Hilary Brunyee34318.2−8.5
Liberal Democrats Robert Boyd1246.6+1.4
Majority1,07257.03115
Turnout 1,91926.5−11.9
Labour gain from Community Action Swing

Irwell Riverside ward

Irwell Riverside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen Coen* 1,208 70.3 +19.4
BNP Gary Tumulty20211.8−1.6
Liberal Democrats Steve Middleton1589.2−10.1
Conservative David Lewis1508.7−7.7
Majority1,00658.6
Turnout 1,73418.4−2.2
Labour hold Swing

Kersal ward

Kersal
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Connor* 1,519 67.5 +17.8
Conservative David Wolfson54824.4−13.2
Liberal Democrats Harold Kershner1838.1−4.6
Majority97143.2
Turnout 2,27526.8−7.6
Labour hold Swing

Langworthy ward

Langworthy
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Dennett 1,269 60.0 +21.1
Liberal Democrats Lynn Drake*41619.7−26.8
BNP David Spencer28213.3N/A
Conservative Christopher Davies1477.0−7.7
Majority85340.4
Turnout 2,15922.8−2.1
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Little Hulton ward

Little Hulton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Pat Ryan* 1,288 75.1 +28.3
Conservative Con Wright27215.9−6.5
Liberal Democrats David Cowpe1559.0−3.3
Majority1,01659.2
Turnout 1,75519.1−4.6
Labour hold Swing

Ordsall ward

Ordsall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ray Mashiter* 1,079 60.3 +5.4
TUSC George Tapp33518.7N/A
Conservative Dave Morgan22512.6−10.3
Liberal Democrats Kate Middleton1518.4−13.8
Majority74441.6
Turnout 1,81217.9−5.5
Labour hold Swing

Pendlebury ward

Pendlebury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Barry Warner* 1,496 58.6 +21.7
Conservative Christine Gray39615.5−15.7
BNP Wayne Taylor2409.4−3.9
Community Action Gillian Welsh1746.8N/A
Green Stuart Cremins1295.1N/A
Liberal Democrats Christine Corry1194.7−9.5
Majority1,10043.1
Turnout 2,57827.5−2.1
Labour hold Swing

Swinton North ward

Swinton North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Derek Antrobus* 1,336 50.5 +8.8
Community Action Michael Moulding54120.4N/A
Conservative Shirley Walsh32612.3−22.8
English Democrat Paul Officer1766.7N/A
Liberal Democrats Valerie Gregory1575.9−17.2
Green Reg Howard1104.2N/A
Majority79530.0
Turnout 2,66930.5−0.8
Labour hold Swing

Swinton South ward

Swinton South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gena Merrett 1,072 45.6 +21.5
Green Joe O'Neill39416.7N/A
Conservative Jonathon Taylor37616.0−3.8
BNP Kay Pollitt1727.3N/A
Liberal Democrats Christopher Seed1416.0−37.1
English Democrat John Mulcahy1124.8N/A
Community Action Geoff Ashall863.7N/A
Majority67828.8
Turnout 2,37328.1−4.2
Labour hold Swing

Walkden North ward

Walkden North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Brendan Ryan 1,183 61.4 +14.1
UKIP Bernard Gill32917.1N/A
Conservative Ian Macdonald23212.0−22.6
English Democrat Laurence Depares1015.2N/A
Liberal Democrats Pauline Ogden824.3−13.8
Majority85444.3
Turnout 1,94522.6−3.4
Labour hold Swing

Walkden South ward

Walkden South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Critchley 1,169 40.1 +15.1
Conservative Anne Broomhead1,11638.3−12.3
UKIP Albert Redshaw2699.2N/A
Green Diana Battersby1595.5N/A
Liberal Democrats Susan Carson1053.6−10.5
English Democrat Paul Whitelegg883.0N/A
Majority531.8
Turnout 2,94335.9−4.4
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Weaste & Seedley ward

Weaste and Seedley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Thomas Murphy 1,240 54.7 +32.3
Liberal Democrats Mary Ferrer42418.7−23.4
Conservative Adam Kennaugh28712.7−3.1
BNP Tommy Williams1978.7N/A
Community Action Jo Russell1195.2N/A
Majority81636.0
Turnout 2,26725.8−7.5
Labour Co-op gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Winton ward

Winton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Lancaster* 1,142 50.9 +14.7
Independent Paul Doyle50622.6+4.7
Conservative Andrew Darlington27712.4−10.1
BNP Stuart Henshaw2109.4−0.1
Liberal Democrats Melanie Owen1074.8−9.2
Majority63628.4
Turnout 2,25525.5−5.1
Labour hold Swing

Worsley ward

Worsley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Karen Garrido* 1,832 58.3 −11.2
Labour David Hierons77024.5+7.7
UKIP Andrew Townsend37411.9N/A
Liberal Democrats Stephen Ferrer1675.3−8.4
Majority1,06233.8
Turnout 3,17238.4−3.7
Conservative hold Swing

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