Salford City Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council being elected each time. Salford City Council is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2020, 60 councillors have been elected from 20 wards. [1]
Since 1973 political control of the council has been held by the Labour Party. [2] [3] [4]
Year | Labour | Conservative | Lib Dems | Independent | Community Action | |||||
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2024 | 50 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||
2023 | 49 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||
2022 | 49 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||
2021 | 52 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
2019 | 51 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
2018 | 50 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
2016 | 50 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
2015 | 52 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
2014 | 52 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
2012 | 52 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
2011 | 44 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |||||
2010 | 39 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | |||||
2008 | 36 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 1 | |||||
2007 | 44 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |||||
2006 | 44 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |||||
2004 | 44 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |||||
2003 | 51 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |||||
2002 | 52 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||||
2000 | 52 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||||
1999 | 56 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||
1998 | 57 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||
1997 | 57 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||
1996 | 57 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||
1995 | 55 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
1994 | 54 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
1993 | 54 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
1992 | 54 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
1991 | 56 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
1990 | 55 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 2,654 | 62.3 | −21.1 | ||
Conservative | 1,141 | 26.8 | +26.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 466 | 10.9 | −5.7 | ||
Majority | 1,512 | 35.5 | |||
Turnout | 4,261 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | 3,963 | 68.3 | −7.4 | ||
Conservative | 1,034 | 17.8 | −4.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 807 | 13.9 | +2.6 | ||
Majority | 2,929 | 50.5 | |||
Turnout | 5,804 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 705 | 78.6 | −4.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 108 | 12.0 | +4.8 | ||
Conservative | 84 | 9.4 | −0.7 | ||
Majority | 597 | 66.6 | |||
Turnout | 897 | 10.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Neville Clarke | 2,070 | 64.1 | +8.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Margaret Powis | 594 | 18.4 | −2.0 | |
Conservative | Judith Tope | 564 | 17.5 | −6.6 | |
Majority | 1,476 | 45.7 | |||
Turnout | 3,228 | 42.8 | +24.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Susan Slater | 1,025 | 58.7 | −6.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ann Gibbons | 587 | 33.6 | +8.6 | |
Independent | Sheila Wallace | 81 | 4.6 | +4.6 | |
Socialist Alliance | Gary Duke | 54 | 3.1 | +3.1 | |
Majority | 438 | 25.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,747 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jane Murphy | 842 | 40.4 | +1.3 | |
Conservative | Michael Edwards | 677 | 32.5 | +3.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Deborah Rushton | 566 | 27.1 | −4.9 | |
Majority | 165 | 7.9 | |||
Turnout | 2,085 | 26.3 | −12.8 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gina Loveday | 720 | 55.4 | +13.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Deas | 410 | 31.6 | +9.1 | |
Conservative | Jeremiah Horgan | 169 | 13.0 | −2.8 | |
Majority | 310 | 23.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,303 | 14.8 | −16.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | James Harold | 439 | 59.9 | +21.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Bernard Carson | 144 | 19.6 | −11.1 | |
Conservative | Johnathan Thomason | 96 | 13.1 | −3.6 | |
Green | Jadwiga Irksa | 32 | 4.4 | +4.4 | |
Independent | Alan Valentine | 22 | 3.0 | −11.0 | |
Majority | 295 | 40.3 | |||
Turnout | 734 | 12.6 | −15.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Valerie Burgoyne | 643 | 34.9 | −2.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Joseph O'Neill | 579 | 31.5 | −0.8 | |
Conservative | Christopher Davies | 543 | 29.5 | +0.0 | |
Green | Ian Davies | 76 | 4.1 | +4.1 | |
Majority | 64 | 3.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,843 | 22.1 | −14.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Norbert Potter | 676 | 45.6 | +1.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Roy Laurence | 389 | 26.2 | −4.1 | |
Conservative | Judith Tope | 189 | 12.7 | −13.0 | |
UKIP | Bernard Gill | 137 | 9.2 | +9.2 | |
Independent | Alan Valentine | 93 | 6.3 | +6.3 | |
Majority | 287 | 19.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,489 | 17.1 | −15.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | John Ferguson | 1,055 | 38.2 | +1.3 | |
Conservative | Jillian Collinson | 874 | 31.6 | +0.4 | |
BNP | Eddy O'Sullivan | 373 | 13.5 | +0.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Gregory | 368 | 13.3 | -0.9 | |
Independent | Stuart Cremins | 49 | 1.8 | -2.6 | |
Green | Diana Battersby | 43 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 181 | 6.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,762 | 30.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Matt Mold | 606 | 37.6 | -13.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Steven Middleton | 293 | 18.2 | -1.1 | |
BNP | Gary Tumulty | 276 | 17.1 | +3.8 | |
Conservative | Chris Bates | 189 | 11.7 | -4.7 | |
Green | Rob Mitchell | 125 | 7.8 | +7.8 | |
UKIP | Duran O'Dwyer | 123 | 7.6 | +7.6 | |
Majority | 313 | 19.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,612 | 17.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Brendan Patrick Ryan | 1,291 | |||
Conservative | Chris Bates | 209 | |||
English Democrat | Laurence Depares | 125 | |||
BNP | Keith Fairhurst | 92 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Susan Carson | 62 | |||
Majority | 1,082 | ||||
Turnout | 1,786 | 20.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Michael Wheeler | 1,227 | 54.46 | ||
Conservative | Nicholas Johnson | 701 | 31.11 | ||
BNP | Kay Pollitt | 147 | 6.52 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Valerie Kelly | 125 | 5.54 | ||
Independent | Alan Dominic Valentine | 53 | 2.35 | ||
Majority | 526 | ||||
Turnout | 2,253 | 25.15 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Paul Wilson | 785 | 44.4 | -10.3 | |
UKIP | Glyn Wright | 401 | 22.7 | +22.7 | |
Conservative | Adam Kennaugh | 260 | 14.7 | +2.0 | |
Green | Mary Ferrer | 80 | 4.5 | +4.5 | |
BNP | Kay Pollitt | 74 | 4.2 | -4.5 | |
Independent | Matt Simpson | 64 | 3.6 | +3.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Valerie Kelly | 58 | 3.3 | -15.4 | |
TUSC | Terry Simmons | 30 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
Independent | Alan Valentine | 15 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
Majority | 384 | ||||
Turnout | 1778 | 19.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Election followed the death of Councillor Janet Rochford (Labour).
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stephen Hesling | 803 | 52.9 | ||
UKIP | Glyn Wright | 280 | 18.4 | ||
Conservative | Adam Kennaugh | 240 | 15.8 | ||
Independent | Matt Simpson | 96 | 6.3 | ||
Green | Andrew Olsen | 42 | 2.8 | ||
BNP | Kay Pollitt | 29 | 1.9 | ||
TUSC | Terry Simmons | 24 | 1.4 | ||
Majority | 523 | 34.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,518 | 16.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Neil Blower | 661 | 45.1 | -0.5 | |
Conservative | Anne Broomhead | 298 | 20.3 | +4.3 | |
UKIP | Robert Wakefield | 215 | 14.7 | +14.7 | |
Green | Joe O'Neill | 196 | 13.4 | -3.4 | |
English Democrat | Paul Whitelegg | 54 | 3.7 | -1.1 | |
TUSC | Steve Cullen | 43 | 2.9 | +2.9 | |
Majority | 363 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Election followed the death of Councillor Norbert Potter (Labour).
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Arnold Saunders | 850 | 42.0 | -1.4 | |
Labour | Mike Pevitt | 553 | 27.3 | -21.5 | |
Independent | Jonny Wineberg | 354 | 17.5 | +17.5 | |
UKIP | Christopher Barnes | 182 | 9.0 | +9.0 | |
Green | Jason Reading | 48 | 2.4 | -3.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Adam Slack | 39 | 1.9 | +1.9 | |
Majority | 297 | 14.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,033 | 24.12 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Election followed the death of Councillor Harry Davies (Labour).
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Neil Andrew Reynolds | 3,300 | 61.58 | ||
Conservative | Charlotte Woods | 1,455 | 27.15 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Stef Lorenz | 319 | 5.95 | ||
Green | Daniel Towers | 236 | 4.40 | ||
The Republic Party | Stuart Cremins | 49 | 0.91 | ||
Majority | 1,845 | 34.43 | |||
Turnout | 5,384 | 65 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Election follows the resignation of Councillor Sareda Dirir (Labour).
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mike Pevitt | 718 | 46.50 | ||
Conservative | Charlotte Woods | 447 | 28.95 | ||
Independent | Mary Ferrer | 171 | 11.08 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Stef Lorenz | 162 | 10.49 | ||
Green | Daniel Towers | 46 | 2.98 | ||
Majority | 271 | 17.55 | |||
Turnout | 1,550 | 18.53 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Election followed the death of Councillor Joe Murphy (Labour).
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Wilson Nkurunziza | 601 | 57.7 | ||
Conservative | James Ian Mount | 183 | 17.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Jake Overend | 125 | 12.0 | ||
Green | Ian Pattinson | 72 | 6.9 | ||
Independent | Michael James Felse | 55 | 5.3 | ||
Majority | 476 | 45.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,041 | 11.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Election followed the death of Councillor Paul Longshaw (Labour).
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mike McCusker* | 1,071 | 54.5 | ||
Conservative | Andrew Darlington | 474 | 24.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Jake Overend | 156 | 7.9 | ||
Green | Helen Alker | 123 | 6.2 | ||
UKIP | Keith Hallam | 100 | 5.1 | ||
Women's Equality | Caroline Stephanie Dean | 39 | 2 | ||
Majority | 597 | 30.4 | |||
Turnout | 1966 | 20.92 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Election followed the resignation of Councillor Peter Wheeler (Labour).
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Roseanna Wain | 408 | 51.8 | -2.3 | |
Green | David Jones | 160 | 20.3 | -6.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Joseph Allen | 152 | 19.3 | +13.0 | |
Conservative | Christopher Bates | 68 | 8.6 | +0.8 | |
Majority | 248 | 31.5 | |||
Turnout | 788 | 10.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 2.1 | |||
Election followed the death of Councillor Raymond Walker (Labour).
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