Salford City Council elections

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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]

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Political control

From 1889 to 1974 Salford was a county borough, independent of any county council. [2] Under the Local Government Act 1972 it had its territory enlarged and became a metropolitan borough, with Greater Manchester County Council providing county-level services. The first election to the reconstituted city council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its revised powers on 1 April 1974. Greater Manchester County Council was abolished in 1986 and Salford became a unitary authority. The Labour Party has held a majority of the seats on the city council since the reforms of 1974: [3] [4]

PartyPeriod
Labour 1974–present

Leadership

Prior to 2012, political leadership was provided by the leader of the council. The leaders from 1974 to 2012 were: [5]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Les Hough [6] Labour 197426 Apr 1987
Ken Edwards [7] Labour 20 May 1987May 1988
Bill Hinds [8] [9] Labour May 1988May 2003
John Merry Labour May 20036 May 2012

In 2012 the council changed to having a directly elected mayor. The mayors since 2012 have been:

MayorPartyFromTo
Ian Stewart Labour 7 May 20128 May 2016
Paul Dennett Labour 9 May 2016

Council elections

Borough result maps

By-election results

May 1996 to May 1998

Cadishead By-election 1 May 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 2,654 62.3 −21.1
Conservative 1,14126.8+26.8
Liberal Democrats 46610.9−5.7
Majority1,51235.5
Turnout 4,261
Labour hold Swing
Winton By-election 1 May 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 3,963 68.3 −7.4
Conservative 1,03417.8−4.7
Liberal Democrats 80713.9+2.6
Majority2,92950.5
Turnout 5,804
Labour hold Swing
Walkden North By-Election 4 December 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 705 78.6 −4.1
Liberal Democrats 10812.0+4.8
Conservative 849.4−0.7
Majority59766.6
Turnout 89710.5
Labour hold Swing

May 2000 to May 2002

Barton By-election 7 June 2001 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Neville Clarke2,07064.1+8.6
Liberal Democrats Margaret Powis59418.4−2.0
Conservative Judith Tope56417.5−6.6
Majority1,47645.7
Turnout 3,22842.8+24.4
Labour hold Swing
Ordsall By-election 7 June 2001 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Susan Slater1,02558.7−6.9
Liberal Democrats Ann Gibbons58733.6+8.6
Independent Sheila Wallace814.6+4.6
Socialist Alliance Gary Duke543.1+3.1
Majority43825.1
Turnout 1,747
Labour hold Swing

May 2004 to May 2006

Eccles By-election 25 November 2004 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jane Murphy84240.4+1.3
Conservative Michael Edwards67732.5+3.6
Liberal Democrats Deborah Rushton56627.1−4.9
Majority1657.9
Turnout 2,08526.3−12.8
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Langworthy By-election 10 March 2005 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gina Loveday72055.4+13.2
Liberal Democrats John Deas41031.6+9.1
Conservative Jeremiah Horgan16913.0−2.8
Majority31023.8
Turnout 1,30314.8−16.0
Labour hold Swing
Ordsall By-election 10 March 2005 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Harold43959.9+21.3
Liberal Democrats Bernard Carson14419.6−11.1
Conservative Johnathan Thomason9613.1−3.6
Green Jadwiga Irksa324.4+4.4
Independent Alan Valentine223.0−11.0
Majority29540.3
Turnout 73412.6−15.6
Labour hold Swing
Swinton South By-election 10 March 2005 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Valerie Burgoyne64334.9−2.2
Liberal Democrats Joseph O'Neill57931.5−0.8
Conservative Christopher Davies54329.5+0.0
Green Ian Davies764.1+4.1
Majority643.4
Turnout 1,84322.1−14.4
Labour hold Swing
Barton By-election 29 September 2005 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Norbert Potter67645.6+1.6
Liberal Democrats Roy Laurence38926.2−4.1
Conservative Judith Tope18912.7−13.0
UKIP Bernard Gill1379.2+9.2
Independent Alan Valentine936.3+6.3
Majority28719.4
Turnout 1,48917.1−15.4
Labour hold Swing

May 2008 to May 2010

Pendlebury by-election 19 March 2009 [15] [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Ferguson1,05538.2+1.3
Conservative Jillian Collinson87431.6+0.4
BNP Eddy O'Sullivan37313.5+0.2
Liberal Democrats Paul Gregory36813.3-0.9
Independent Stuart Cremins491.8-2.6
Green Diana Battersby431.6+1.6
Majority1816.6
Turnout 2,76230.7
Labour hold Swing
Irwell Riverside By-election 21 May 2009 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Matt Mold60637.6-13.3
Liberal Democrats Steven Middleton29318.2-1.1
BNP Gary Tumulty27617.1+3.8
Conservative Chris Bates18911.7-4.7
Green Rob Mitchell1257.8+7.8
UKIP Duran O'Dwyer1237.6+7.6
Majority31319.4
Turnout 1,61217.6
Labour hold Swing

May 2010 to May 2011

Walkden North by-election, 3 March 2011 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Brendan Patrick Ryan1,291
Conservative Chris Bates209
English Democrat Laurence Depares125
BNP Keith Fairhurst92
Liberal Democrats Susan Carson62
Majority1,082
Turnout 1,78620.9
Labour hold Swing

May 2011 to May 2012

Eccles By-election, 20 October 2011 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Wheeler1,22754.46
Conservative Nicholas Johnson70131.11
BNP Kay Pollitt1476.52
Liberal Democrats Valerie Kelly1255.54
Independent Alan Dominic Valentine532.35
Majority526
Turnout 2,25325.15

May 2012 to May 2014

Weaste and Seedley By-election, 20 June 2013 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Wilson78544.4-10.3
UKIP Glyn Wright40122.7+22.7
Conservative Adam Kennaugh26014.7+2.0
Green Mary Ferrer804.5+4.5
BNP Kay Pollitt744.2-4.5
Independent Matt Simpson643.6+3.6
Liberal Democrats Valerie Kelly583.3-15.4
TUSC Terry Simmons301.7+1.7
Independent Alan Valentine150.8+0.8
Majority384
Turnout 177819.9
Labour hold Swing

Election followed the death of Councillor Janet Rochford (Labour).

Weaste and Seedley By-election, 10 October 2013 [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen Hesling80352.9
UKIP Glyn Wright28018.4
Conservative Adam Kennaugh24015.8
Independent Matt Simpson966.3
Green Andrew Olsen422.8
BNP Kay Pollitt291.9
TUSC Terry Simmons241.4
Majority52334.5
Turnout 1,51816.6
Labour hold Swing
Swinton South By-election, 7 January 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Neil Blower66145.1-0.5
Conservative Anne Broomhead29820.3+4.3
UKIP Robert Wakefield21514.7+14.7
Green Joe O'Neill19613.4-3.4
English Democrat Paul Whitelegg543.7-1.1
TUSC Steve Cullen432.9+2.9
Majority363
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Election followed the death of Councillor Norbert Potter (Labour).

May 2016 to May 2018

Kersal By-election, 2 March 2017 [22] [23] [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Arnold Saunders85042.0-1.4
Labour Mike Pevitt55327.3-21.5
Independent Jonny Wineberg35417.5+17.5
UKIP Christopher Barnes1829.0+9.0
Green Jason Reading482.4-3.4
Liberal Democrats Adam Slack391.9+1.9
Majority29714.6
Turnout 2,03324.12
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Election followed the death of Councillor Harry Davies (Labour).

Claremont By-election, 8 June 2017 [25] [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Neil Andrew Reynolds 3,300 61.58
Conservative Charlotte Woods1,45527.15
Liberal Democrats Stef Lorenz3195.95
Green Daniel Towers2364.40
The Republic PartyStuart Cremins490.91
Majority1,84534.43
Turnout 5,38465
Labour hold Swing

Election follows the resignation of Councillor Sareda Dirir (Labour).

Claremont By-election, 5 October 2017 [27] [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mike Pevitt 718 46.50
Conservative Charlotte Woods44728.95
Independent Mary Ferrer17111.08
Liberal Democrats Stef Lorenz16210.49
Green Daniel Towers462.98
Majority27117.55
Turnout 1,55018.53
Labour hold Swing

Election followed the death of Councillor Joe Murphy (Labour).

Langworthy By-election, 14 December 2017 [29] [30] [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Wilson Nkurunziza 601 57.7
Conservative James Ian Mount18317.6
Liberal Democrats Jake Overend12512.0
Green Ian Pattinson726.9
Independent Michael James Felse555.3
Majority47645.7
Turnout 1,04111.8
Labour hold Swing

Election followed the death of Councillor Paul Longshaw (Labour).

May 2018 to May 2019

Eccles By-election, 27 September 2018 [32] [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mike McCusker* 1,071 54.5
Conservative Andrew Darlington47424.1
Liberal Democrats Jake Overend1567.9
Green Helen Alker1236.2
UKIP Keith Hallam1005.1
Women's Equality Caroline Stephanie Dean392
Majority59730.4
Turnout 196620.92
Labour hold Swing

Election followed the resignation of Councillor Peter Wheeler (Labour).

May 2021 to May 2022

Blackfriars and Trinity By-election, 4 November 2021 [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Roseanna Wain 408 51.8 -2.3
Green David Jones16020.3-6.4
Liberal Democrats Joseph Allen15219.3+13.0
Conservative Christopher Bates688.6+0.8
Majority24831.5
Turnout 78810.1
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg2.1

Election followed the death of Councillor Raymond Walker (Labour).

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