2015 Salford City Council election

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Map of the results of the 2015 Salford council election. Labour in red and Conservatives in blue. Salford UK local election 2012 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2015 Salford council election. Labour in red and Conservatives in blue.

The 2015 Salford City Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Salford City Council in England. [1] This was the same day as other local elections, and the 2015 United Kingdom general election. The last time these seats were contested was in 2011.

Contents

The composition of the Council following the 2015 elections:

PartySeats  ±  
Labour 520
Conservative 80

Wards

The electoral division results listed below [1] are based on the changes from the 2014 elections, [2] not taking into account any mid-term by-elections or party defections. Asterisks denote incumbent Councillors seeking re-election.

Barton ward

Barton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michele Barnes 2,656 57.1 -3.9
Conservative Robert Bingham1,01521.8+2.0
Green Linda Margaret Davies4359.4N/A
BNP Wayne Peter Tomlinson2715.8N/A
TUSC Andrew Carrs2264.9-14.3
Majority1,64135.3
Turnout 4,65253.3
Labour hold Swing

Boothstown & Ellenbrook ward

Boothstown and Ellenbrook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robin Garrido* 2,924 57.8 +15.7
Labour Lee Colin Rowbotham1,58031.2+3.9
Green Linda Margaret Davies4108.1-1.6
TUSC Wayne Peter Tomlinson1092.2N/A
Majority1,34426.5-15.6
Turnout 5,06367.5
Conservative hold Swing

Broughton ward

Broughton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Charlie Mcintyre* 2,918 66.5 +6.6
Conservative Yonie Saunders72016.4+9.8
Green David Jones44410.1+3.3
TUSC Alan Metcalfe2295.2+3.1
Majority2,19850.1+14.9
Turnout 4,39147.1
Labour hold Swing

Cadishead ward

Cadishead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jimmy Hunt* 2,506 55.6 -10.0
Conservative Dorothy Chapman1,31529.2+8.1
Green Alan Dominic Valentine4059.0N/A
TUSC Diane Natalie Cawood2445.4-2.2
Majority1,19126.4-7.6
Turnout 4,50555.4
Labour hold Swing

Claremont ward

Claremont
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joe Murphy* 2,335 45.1 +3.2
UKIP Mary Ferrer1,12421.7-9.1
Conservative Bob Goodall1,01419.6+4.4
Liberal Democrats Ronnie Benjamin3156.1+1.3
Green Rene Iacopini3055.9+0.4
TUSC Matt Kilsby801.5-0.3
Majority1,22123.4+12.3
Turnout 5,17362.8
Labour hold Swing

Eccles ward

Eccles
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lisa Margaret Stone* 2,612 48.3 -14.3
Conservative Linda Goodall1,34724.9-14.1
UKIP Robert Wakefield73913.7N/A
Green Emma Van Dyke3276.1N/A
Liberal Democrats Val Kelly2574.8-4.8
TUSC Sally Griffiths1222.3N/A
Majority1,26523.4-11.4
Turnout 540462.0
Labour hold Swing

Irlam ward

Irlam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Taylor 1,935 50.0 -6.4
UKIP Brian Norman Robinson91023.5N/A
Conservative Noel Gaskell72718.80.0
Green Paul Scott Hardwick2155.6N/A
TUSC Eric Thorpe471.2N/A
Independent Jackie Anderson250.6N/A
Majority1,20831.2-6.4
Turnout 3,87155.2
Labour hold Swing

Irwell Riverside ward

Irwell Riverside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen Stuart Ord* 2,124 54.8 +5.5
UKIP Katherine Alder61715.9-6.0
Green Wendy Olsen53713.8+2.8
Conservative Jessica Taberner47212.2+3.0
TUSC Jamie Carr922.4-2.8
BNP Carl Lawson371.0-2.4
Majority1,50738.9
Turnout 3,87953.4
Labour hold Swing

Kersal ward

Kersal
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harry Davies 2,110 48.5 -6.2
Conservative Arnold Saunders1,87243.0+25.2
Green Jason Reading2505.7N/A
TUSC Farid Norat892.0N/A
Majority2385.5-21.6
Turnout 4,35551.6
Labour hold Swing

Langworthy ward

Langworthy
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gina Claire Reynolds* 2,424 54.9 -3.0
UKIP Andy Olsen1,06524.1-16.8
Conservative Nicky Turner46010.4+0.8
Green Ian Pattinson3417.7N/A
TUSC Sean Warren982.2N/A
Majority1,35930.8+13.8
Turnout 4,41252.0
Labour hold Swing

Little Hulton ward

Little Hulton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kate Lewis 2,281 52.9 -7.8
UKIP Stephen Ferrer1,03824.1N/A
Conservative Nathan Ian James66915.5-2.8
TUSC Terry Simmons1593.7-17.3
Green Kieren John Luke King1503.5N/A
Majority1,24328.8-10.9
Turnout 4,31246.9
Labour hold Swing

Ordsall ward

Ordsall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter William Dobbs* 2,950 50.6 -4.8
Conservative Jonathan Boot1,22421.0+3.7
Green Jim Alayo-Arnabat82514.1-5.5
UKIP Christopher Barnes66511.4N/A
TUSC Stephanie Vickers1462.5-5.3
Majority1,72629.6-6.3
Turnout 5,83252.9
Labour hold Swing

Pendlebury ward

Pendlebury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op John Ferguson* 2,501 48.5 -0.7
UKIP Stacey Olsen1,29525.1-6.4
Conservative Glenis Purcell1,02419.9+5.1
Green Chrissy Brand2354.6N/A
TUSC Jake Newton781.5N/A
Majority1,20623.4+5.7
Turnout 5,15657.1
Labour hold Swing

Swinton North ward

Swinton North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jim Dawson* 2,716 54.3 +4.8
UKIP John Mark Deas1,06621.3-7.2
Conservative Sharon Bulmer1,03520.7+3.0
TUSC Norma Frances Parkinson-Green1633.3N/A
Majority1,65033.0+12.0
Turnout 5,00659.3
Labour hold Swing

Swinton South ward

Councillor Neil Blower subsequently became an Independent in February 2016. [3]

Swinton South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Neil Blower* 2,228 46.7 +5.2
UKIP Joe O'Neill1,08622.8-13.3
Conservative Anne Broomhead1,05422.1+4.1
Green Sean Anthony Fairbrother2645.5N/A
TUSC Jill Royle1112.3-2.2
Majority1,14224.0+18.6
Turnout 4,76757.6
Labour hold Swing

Walkden North ward

Walkden North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Samantha Bellamy 2,263 49.7 -14.1
UKIP Bernie Gill1,09424.0+16.5
Conservative Daniel Hill86619+3.6
Green Usama Absar Ahmed1884.2N/A
TUSC Andrew Carrs1182.6N/A
Majority1,16925.7-22.7
Turnout 4,55053.4+23.6
Labour hold Swing

Walkden South ward

Walkden South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Iain Lindley* 2,162 41.4 -8.3
Labour Rob Sharpe1,96937.7-0.6
UKIP Albert Redshaw74914.4+9.8
Green Thomas Dylan2384.6N/A
TUSC Tom Thurman761.5N/A
Majority1933.7-7.5
Turnout 5,21965.2+20.9
Conservative hold Swing

Weaste & Seedley ward

Weaste and Seedley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Ronald Wilson* 2,279 46.0 -11.0
UKIP Barrie Fallows1,08021.8N/A
Conservative Adam Charles Edward Kennaugh81316.4-7.0
Green Peter John Mulleady3537.1N/A
Liberal Democrats Robert Vaughan2855.8N/A
TUSC Paul Quinn1222.5-17.2
Majority1,19924.2-9.2
Turnout 4,95255.8
Labour hold Swing

Winton ward

Winton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paula Boshell* 2,693 56.1 +4.0
Conservative George Andrew Darlington1,02021.2+5.7
Independent Paul Doyle53311.1-9.0
Green Helen Margaret Alker3306.9N/A
TUSC Stephen Cullen1823.8N/A
Majority1,67334.8+2.9
Turnout 4,80255.5
Labour hold Swing

Worsley ward

Worsley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Chris Clarkson* 3,054 52.5 +6.1
Labour John Roberts1,53326.4-4.4
UKIP Andrew Townsend77013.2+4.3
Green Chris Bertenshaw3806.5N/A
TUSC Kit Watson440.8N/A
Majority1,52126.2+10.5
Turnout 5,81471.1+27.5
Conservative hold Swing

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