Salford council election, 2023

04/05/2023 · 20 wards · 21 seats contested

Most seats
18
Labour Party
Seats contested
21
across 20 wards
Turnout
24.1%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 18 +3 26,746 56.8% +3.1
Conservative and Unionist Party 3 +1 10,979 23.3% +2.4
Green Party 0 +0 4,368 9.3% +2.8
Liberal Democrats 0 -2 3,830 8.1% -4.6
Independent 0 -1 411 0.9% -3.4
Britain First 0 +0 405 0.9% -0.2
Women's Equality Party 0 +0 109 0.2% -0.3
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 +0 93 0.2% -0.0
Reform UK 0 +0 68 0.1% —
Social Democratic Party 0 +0 40 0.1% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2022. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 21
Conservative and Unionist Party 21
Labour Party 21
Green Party 20
Liberal Democrats 20
Independent 2
Britain First 1
Reform UK 1
Social Democratic Party 1
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 1
Women's Equality Party 1

A party standing a full slate could field 21 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Barton & Winton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party David Anthony Lancaster Elected 1,561 68.5% -3.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Bernard Darrel Goldfine 320 14.0% -5.9
Green Party Daniel Towers 262 11.5% —
Liberal Democrats Antony Ian Duke 135 5.9% -1.8
Majority1,241
Turnout21.0%
Registered electors10,666
Ballots cast2,278

Labour Party hold

Blackfriars & Trinity

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Emma Louise Cammell Elected 1,025 60.6% -5.9
Green Party David Jones 455 26.9% +7.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Charlie Ng 150 8.9% —
Liberal Democrats Scott James Turner-Preece 62 3.7% -9.9
Majority570
Turnout19.0%
Registered electors8,772
Ballots cast1,692

Labour Party hold

Boothstown & Ellenbrook

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Darren Ward Elected 1,874 56.1% +7.0
Labour Party Su Matthews 1,065 31.9% +0.3
Liberal Democrats Ian Chisnall 222 6.6% -3.9
Green Party Diana Joy Battersby 180 5.4% -3.4
Majority809
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors9,691
Ballots cast3,341

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Broughton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Jim King Elected 1,333 70.8% +6.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Patience Assam 273 14.5% +3.1
Green Party David Joseph Henry 194 10.3% +1.7
Liberal Democrats Ben Web 83 4.4% -4.9
Majority1,060
Turnout20.0%
Registered electors9,714
Ballots cast1,883

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Cadishead & Lower Irlam

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Hannah Jane Robinson-Smith Elected 1,562 74.2% +13.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Jackie Moutaine 424 20.1% -0.5
Liberal Democrats Ninad Vivek Oak 120 5.7% -13.0
Majority1,138
Turnout23.0%
Registered electors9,399
Ballots cast2,106

Labour Party hold

Claremont

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Mike Pevitt Elected 1,606 61.8% +3.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Myrella Saunders 397 15.3% +1.1
Green Party Christopher Frederick Seed 316 12.2% +2.4
Liberal Democrats Ian Alexander McKinlay 279 10.7% +4.0
Majority1,209
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors9,748
Ballots cast2,598

Labour Party hold

Eccles

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Mike McCusker Elected 2,022 66.0% +5.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Karim Benze 482 15.7% -6.7
Green Party Nicola Smith 373 12.2% +4.1
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Sally Griffiths 93 3.0% +0.0
Liberal Democrats John Richard Bridges 92 3.0% -3.3
Majority1,540
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors10,983
Ballots cast3,062

Labour Party hold

Higher Irlam & Peel Green

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party John David Walsh Elected 1,280 65.8% +1.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Lionel Albert Worcester 357 18.3% -0.1
Green Party Jack Smith 193 9.9% —
Liberal Democrats Spencer Martin Fairbrother 116 6.0% -11.7
Majority923
Turnout20.0%
Registered electors9,670
Ballots cast1,946

Labour Party hold

Kersal & Broughton Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Ari Leitner Elected 1,629 58.6% +28.5
Labour Party Philip Wilson-Marks 756 27.2% +0.7
Independent Yirmiyahu Harari 157 5.6% -32.7
Green Party James Thomas Bullen 137 4.9% —
Liberal Democrats Jamie Twells 102 3.7% -1.4
Majority873
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors9,491
Ballots cast2,781

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Independent

Little Hulton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Rob Sharpe Elected 1,048 68.5% +4.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Dorothy Chapman 304 19.9% -3.9
Green Party Stuart Oxbrow 100 6.5% -0.3
Liberal Democrats Stuart Michael Robbins 79 5.2% -0.1
Majority744
Turnout17.0%
Registered electors9,164
Ballots cast1,531

Labour Party hold

Ordsall

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Benjamin Grogan Elected 931 48.3% +7.3
Liberal Democrats Paul Heilbron 695 36.1% -10.0
Green Party Jane Mary Ransley 195 10.1% -2.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Emma Wade-Gledhill 105 5.5% —
Majority236
Turnout22.0%
Registered electors8,618
Ballots cast1,926

Labour Party gain from Liberal Democrats

Pendlebury & Clifton 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Barry Warner Elected 1,234 66.3% +3.8
Labour Party Chichi Mgbeokwere Elected 1,071 57.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Adam Robert Carney 499 26.8% +0.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Christopher John Cunliffe 334 17.9% —
Green Party Kathleen Frances Allen 245 13.2% —
Green Party Tamara Reilly 180 9.7% —
Liberal Democrats Kenneth William Thompson 161 8.6% -2.6
Majority572
Turnout23.0%
Registered electors9,039
Ballots cast (estimated)1,862

Labour Party gain · Labour Party hold

Pendleton & Charlestown

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Wilson Nkurunziza Elected 1,134 65.8% -1.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Martin Christopher Goodman 248 14.4% -1.1
Green Party Adam John Smithson 210 12.2% +1.6
Liberal Democrats Ben Thomas 131 7.6% +0.7
Majority886
Turnout19.0%
Registered electors9,388
Ballots cast1,723

Labour Party hold

Quays

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jake Scott Rowland Elected 741 45.2% +14.0
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Moore 613 37.4% -23.1
Green Party Andrew Nadin 150 9.2% +0.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Dan Swift 135 8.2% —
Majority128
Turnout22.0%
Registered electors7,456
Ballots cast1,639

Labour Party gain from Liberal Democrats

Swinton & Wardley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Bill Hinds Elected 1,621 63.9% +2.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Sarah Wanjiku 361 14.2% -2.0
Independent Joe O'Neill 254 10.0% -2.2
Green Party Liam James Cantona Waite 180 7.1% +1.1
Liberal Democrats Gareth Watkins 120 4.7% +0.6
Majority1,260
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors9,383
Ballots cast2,536

Labour Party hold

Swinton Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jim Cammell Elected 1,590 63.6% +6.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Miranda Friedman 459 18.4% -0.3
Liberal Democrats John McLellan 236 9.4% +1.5
Green Party Lisa Swarbrick 216 8.6% +1.7
Majority1,131
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors9,418
Ballots cast2,501

Labour Party hold

Walkden North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Sammie Bellamy Elected 1,244 55.8% +4.1
Britain First Ashlea Simon 405 18.2% -3.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Derek Barry Meades 238 10.7% -0.8
Green Party Frederick Roy Battersby 162 7.3% -1.9
Liberal Democrats Susan Vanessa Lewis 113 5.1% -1.0
Reform UK Craig Thomas Birtwistle 68 3.0% —
Majority839
Turnout24.0%
Registered electors9,490
Ballots cast2,230

Labour Party hold

Walkden South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Hilaria Asumu Elected 1,318 52.6% +5.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Janet Hainey 754 30.1% +5.3
Green Party Anna Elizabeth Mackinlay Totterdill 257 10.3% -7.9
Liberal Democrats Rowan Cerys Blessing 178 7.1% -2.9
Majority564
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors9,001
Ballots cast2,507

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Weaste & Seedley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Charlotte Youd Elected 1,438 66.3% +1.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Alan Lederberger 244 11.2% —
Green Party Andrea Romero O'Brien 170 7.8% —
Liberal Democrats John Grant 169 7.8% -14.0
Women's Equality Party Donna-Maree Humphery 109 5.0% -8.2
Social Democratic Party Stephen James Lewthwaite 40 1.8% —
Majority1,194
Turnout20.0%
Registered electors10,842
Ballots cast2,170

Labour Party hold

Worsley & Westwood Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Robin Garrido Elected 1,392 48.4% +0.1
Labour Party Michelle Anne Mullen 1,166 40.6% -2.7
Green Party Christopher Bertenshaw 193 6.7% —
Liberal Democrats James Karl Blessing 124 4.3% -4.1
Majority226
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors8,922
Ballots cast2,875

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

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