Salford City Council election, 2008

Elections to Salford Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election. The Labour Party lost six seats but stayed in overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 31.3%.

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Salford Local Election Result 2008
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 16 0 6 -6 50.0 34.8 17,899 -4.7%
  Conservative 2 3 0 +3 25.0 34.0 17,472 +4.6%
  Liberal Democrat 2 2 0 +2 20.0 21.3 10,949 -0.4%
  Community Action 0 1 0 +1 5.0 3.5 1,805
  BNP 0 0 0 0 0 3.6 1,871
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0 2.4 1,238
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 149

Ward results

Barton ward

Barton ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Mullen 1,039 41.0 -3.2
Conservative Abdul Mannan 701 27.7 +6.2
Liberal Democrat Ronald Benjamin 489 19.3 -0.2
Independent Alan Valentine 303 12.0 -2.9
Majority 338 13.3
Turnout 28.4
Labour hold Swing

Boothstown And Ellenbrook ward

Boothstown And Ellenbrook ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Cheetham 1,867 67.7 +8.8
Liberal Democrat Catherine Connett 452 16.4 +0.7
Labour Abdul Shahid 437 15.9 -4.2
Majority 1,415 51.3
Turnout 36.2
Conservative hold Swing

Broughton ward

Broughton ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Jim King 1,185 58.1 -3.8
Liberal Democrat Bernard Carson 472 23.1 -1.2
Conservative David Wolfson 383 18.8 +5.0
Majority 713 35.0
Turnout 26.4
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Cadishead ward

Cadishead ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lyn Bramer-Kelly 1,047 38.9 +2.0
Labour Jimmy Hunt 865 32.1 -4.4
Community Action Chris Dickenson 653 24.2 +3.9
Liberal Democrat Melanie Owen 130 4.8 -1.6
Majority 182 6.8
Turnout 36.9
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Claremont ward

Claremont ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Norman Owen 1,277 42.8 +5.2
Labour Peter Wheeler 737 24.7 -7.2
Conservative Chris Allcock 525 17.6 -1.0
BNP Edward O’Sullivan 295 9.9 -2.0
UKIP Robert Wakefield 149 5.0 N/A
Majority 540 18.1
Turnout 36.2
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Eccles ward

Eccles ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Judith Tope 1,422 46.7 +2.9
Labour Alan Broughton 1,144 37.6 -2.1
Liberal Democrat Stephen Ferrer 479 15.7 -0.7
Majority 278 9.1
Turnout 36.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Irlam ward

Irlam ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Community Action Rick Houlton 1,152 41.2 +9.6
Conservative Stephen Fitzsimmons 832 29.8 +7.6
Labour Roger Jones 650 23.3 -15.6
Liberal Democrat Mariska Jones 161 5.8 -1.6
Majority 320 11.4
Turnout 38.4
Community Action gain from Labour Swing

Irwell Riverside ward

Irwell Riverside ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stephen Coen 888 50.9 -5.5
Liberal Democrat Kenneth Mckelvey 337 19.3 -2.1
Conservative David Lewis 286 16.4 +5.6
BNP Anthony Healey 233 13.4 +2.0
Majority 551 31.6
Turnout 20.6
Labour hold Swing

Kersal ward

Kersal ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Connor 1,385 49.7 +7.5
Conservative Shneur Odze 1,046 37.5 -3.3
Liberal Democrat Harold Kershner 356 12.8 -4.2
Majority 339 12.2
Turnout 34.4
Labour hold Swing

Langworthy ward

Langworthy ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Lynn Drake 1,049 46.5 +8.0
Labour Andy, Salmon 878 38.9 -9.2
Conservative Helen Vernon 330 14.6 +1.3
Majority 171 7.6
Turnout 24.9
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing

Little Hulton ward

Little Hulton ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Pat Ryan 1,021 46.8 -6.2
Conservative Elaine West 488 22.4 +6.2
BNP Vinnie Coleman 404 18.5 +4.6
Liberal Democrat Susan Carson 270 12.4 -4.6
Majority 533 24.4
Turnout 23.7
Labour hold Swing

Ordsall ward

Ordsall ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ray Mashiter 860 54.9 -0.3
Conservative Yan Cockayne 358 22.9 +6.3
Liberal Democrat Liam Starkey 348 22.2 +2.8
Majority 502 32.0
Turnout 23.4
Labour hold Swing

Pendlebury ward

Pendlebury ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Barry Warner 975 36.9 -9.2
Conservative Peter Allcock 826 31.2 +7.9
Liberal Democrat Christine Corry 375 14.2 -2.8
BNP Wayne Taylor 352 13.3 -0.3
Independent Stuart Cremins 117 4.4 (+4.4)
Majority 149 5.7
Turnout 29.6
Labour hold Swing

Swinton North ward

Swinton North ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Derek Antrobus 1,122 41.7 -8.6
Conservative Shirley Walsh 947 35.2 +9.9
Liberal Democrat Tamara Cooke 624 23.2 -1.3
Majority 175 6.5
Turnout 31.3
Labour hold Swing

Swinton South ward

Swinton South ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Martin O’Neill 1,150 43.1 +1.6
Labour Valerie Burgoyne 642 24.1 -3.9
Conservative Hilary Brunyee 527 19.8 +5.9
Independent Dave Kelly 347 13.0 +4.3
Majority 508 19.0
Turnout 32.3
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing

Walkden North ward

Walkden North ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Vincent Devine 1,033 47.3 -2.3
Conservative Eileen MacDonald 756 34.6 +7.7
Liberal Democrat Thomas Fernley 395 18.1 +5.8
Majority 277 12.7
Turnout 26.0
Labour hold Swing

Walkden South ward

Walkden South ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nicky Turner 1,649 50.6 -0.4
Labour Brendan Ryan 815 25.0 -2.1
Liberal Democrat Pauline Ogden 458 14.1 +5.2
BNP Tommy Cavanagh 336 10.3 +3.0
Majority 834 25.6
Turnout 40.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Weaste And Seedley ward

Weaste And Seedley ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Janice Heywood 1,282 52.5 +7.5
Labour Co-op Tony Harold 682 27.9 -13.4
Conservative Heather Grant 478 19.6 +6.0
Majority 600 24.6
Turnout 29.4
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Winton ward

Winton ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Lancaster 959 36.3 -5.1
Conservative Gary Green 593 22.4 +2.8
Independent Paul Doyle 471 17.8 (+17.8)
Liberal Democrat Stephen Plaister 369 14.0 -25.0
BNP Thomas Williams 251 9.5 (+9.5)
Majority 366 13.9
Turnout 30.6
Labour hold Swing

Worsley ward

Worsley ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Karen Garrido 2,411 69.5 +6.0
Labour John Ferguson 582 16.8 -0.6
Liberal Democrat Sheila Mulleady 476 13.7 +0.7
Majority 1,829 52.7
Turnout 42.1
Conservative hold Swing

References

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