Salford City Council | |
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Executive mayor elected every four years Third of council elected three years out of four | |
Type | |
Type | |
Houses | Unicameral |
Term limits | None |
History | |
Founded | 1 April 1974 |
Leadership | |
Gina Reynolds, Labour since May 2023 | |
Leader of the Opposition | Robin Garrido, Conservative |
Chief executive | Tom Stannard since 1 February 2021 [1] |
Structure | |
Seats | 60 [2] |
Council political groups |
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Joint committees | Greater Manchester Combined Authority Greater Manchester Police, Fire and Crime Panel |
Elections | |
Council voting system | First past the post |
Mayor voting system | Supplementary vote |
Last Council election | 2023 (one third of councillors) 2022 (one third of councillors) 2021 (all 60 councillors) 2024 (one third of councillors) |
Next Council election | 2025 (one third of councillors) |
Motto | |
Let the good (or safety) of the people be the supreme (or highest) law | |
Meeting place | |
Salford Civic Centre, Chorley Road, Swinton | |
Website | |
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Salford City Council is the local authority of the City of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. It is a metropolitan borough council, one of ten in Greater Manchester and one of 36 in the metropolitan counties of England, and provides the majority of local government services in Salford. It is a constituent council of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority.
The directly elected mayor is Paul Dennett [3] and the civic mayor for 2023-2024 is Gina Reynolds. [4]
The council is based at Salford Civic Centre with additional offices in Eccles.
Some services, including property, highways and infrastructure, planning and building control were provided by Urban Vision, a public-private partnership formed in 2005 between SCC, Capita and Galliford Try. [5] Services returned to the council after the contract with Urban Vision finished on 31 January 2020. [6]
Since 1973 political control of the council has been held by the Labour Party. [7]
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 | |||||
Sept 2017 | 49 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 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 |
This section's factual accuracy may be compromised due to out-of-date information. The reason given is: boundary changes and an all-out election in 2021.(November 2021) |
Each ward is represented by three councillors. [8]
Parliamentary constituency | Ward | Councillor | Party | Term of office | |
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Blackley and Broughton constituency | Broughton | Jim King | Labour Co-op | 2021-23 | |
Maria Brabiner | Labour Co-op | 2021-24 | |||
John Merry | Labour | 2022-26 | |||
Kersal and Broughton Park | Ari Leitner | Conservative | 2021-23 | ||
Arnold Saunders | Conservative | 2021-24 | |||
Avrohom Walters | Independent | 2022-26 | |||
Salford and Eccles constituency | Blackfriars and Trinity | Stephen Coen | Labour | 2021-23 | |
Jane Hamilton | Labour | 2021-24 | |||
Roseanna Wain | Labour | 2022-26 | |||
Claremont | Mike Pevitt | Labour | 2021-23 | ||
Barbara Bentham | Labour | 2021-24 | |||
Neil Reynolds | Labour | 2022-26 | |||
Eccles | Mike McCusker | Labour | 2021-23 | ||
Sharmina August | Labour | 2021-24 | |||
Nathaniel Tetteh | Labour | 2022-26 | |||
Ordsall | Ray Mashiter | Labour | 2021-23 | ||
Tanya Burch | Labour | 2021-24 | |||
Chris Twells | Liberal Democrats | 2022-26 | |||
Pendlebury and Clifton | Barry Warner | Labour | 2021-23 | ||
Damian Bailey | Labour | 2021-24 | |||
Sophia Linden | Labour | 2022-26 | |||
Pendleton and Charlestown | Wilson Nkurunziza | Labour | 2021-23 | ||
Michelle Barnes | Labour | 2021-24 | |||
John Warmisham | Labour | 2022-26 | |||
Quays | Jake Rowland | Labour | 2021-23 | ||
Ann-Marie Humphreys | Labour | 2021-24 | |||
Alex Warren | Liberal Democrats | 2022-26 | |||
Swinton and Wardley | Bill Hinds | Labour | 2021-23 | ||
Jim Dawson | Labour | 2021-24 | |||
Gina Reynolds | Labour | 2022-26 | |||
Swinton Park | Jim Cammell | Labour | 2021-23 | ||
Heather Fletcher | Labour | 2021-24 | |||
Stuart Dickman | Labour | 2022-26 | |||
Weaste & Seedley | Madeline Wade | Labour | 2021-23 | ||
Philip Cusack | Labour | 2021-24 | |||
Alexis Shama | Labour Co-op | 2022-26 | |||
Worsley and Eccles South constituency | Barton and Winton | David Lancaster | Labour | 2021-23 | |
Paula Boshell | Labour | 2021-24 | |||
John Mullen | Labour | 2022-26 | |||
Boothstown and Ellenbrook | Darren Ward | Conservative | 2021-23 | ||
Bob Clarke | Conservative | 2021-24 | |||
Les Turner | Conservative | 2022-26 | |||
Cadishead and Lower Irlam | Hannah Robinson-Smith | Labour | 2021-23 | ||
Lewis Nelson | Labour | 2021-24 | |||
Yolande Amana-Ghola | Labour | 2022-26 | |||
Higher Irlam and Peel Green | Roger Jones | Labour Co-op | 2021-23 | ||
Tracy Kelly | Labour | 2021-24 | |||
Mishal Saeed | Labour | 2022-26 | |||
Little Hulton | Rob Sharpe | Labour | 2021-23 | ||
Kate Lewis | Labour | 2021-24 | |||
Teresa Pepper | Labour | 2022-26 | |||
Walkden North | Samantha Bellamy | Labour | 2021-23 | ||
Adrian Brocklehurst | Labour Co-op | 2021-24 | |||
Jack Youd | Labour | 2022-26 | |||
Walkden South | Margaret Morris | Labour | 2022-23 | ||
Joshua Brooks | Labour | 2021-24 | |||
Irfan Syed | Labour | 2022-26 | |||
Worsley and Westwood Park | Robin Garrido | Conservative | 2021-23 | ||
Karen Garrido | Conservative | 2021-24 | |||
Adam Kealey | Conservative | 2022-26 |
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