2008 Salford City Council election
The 2008 Salford City Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Salford City Council in England. 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%.
The composition of the Council following the 2008 elections:
Party | Seats | ± | |
---|---|---|---|
Labour | 36 | -6 | |
Conservative | 13 | +3 | |
Liberal Democrat | 10 | +2 | |
Community Action | 1 | +1 |
Election result
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 10 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 50.0 | 34.8 | 17,899 | -4.7% | |
Conservative | 5 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 25.0 | 34.0 | 17,472 | +4.6% | |
Liberal Democrats | 4 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 20.0 | 21.3 | 10,949 | -0.4% | |
Community Action | 1 | 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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Mullen | 1,039 | 41.0 | -3.2 | |
Conservative | Abdul Mannan | 701 | 27.7 | +6.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andrew Cheetham | 1,867 | 67.7 | +8.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Jim King | 1,185 | 58.1 | -3.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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
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 Democrats | Melanie Owen | 130 | 4.8 | -1.6 | |
Majority | 182 | 6.8 | |||
Turnout | 36.9 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Claremont ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 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 Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Eccles ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Judith Tope | 1,422 | 46.7 | +2.9 | |
Labour | Alan Broughton | 1,144 | 37.6 | -2.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Ferrer | 479 | 15.7 | -0.7 | |
Majority | 278 | 9.1 | |||
Turnout | 36.2 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
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 Democrats | Mariska Jones | 161 | 5.8 | -1.6 | |
Majority | 320 | 11.4 | |||
Turnout | 38.4 | ||||
Community Action gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Irwell Riverside ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stephen Coen | 888 | 50.9 | -5.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Peter Connor | 1,385 | 49.7 | +7.5 | |
Conservative | Shneur Odze | 1,046 | 37.5 | -3.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Harold Kershner | 356 | 12.8 | -4.2 | |
Majority | 339 | 12.2 | |||
Turnout | 34.4 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Langworthy ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 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 Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
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 Democrats | Susan Carson | 270 | 12.4 | -4.6 | |
Majority | 533 | 24.4 | |||
Turnout | 23.7 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Ordsall ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ray Mashiter | 860 | 54.9 | -0.3 | |
Conservative | Yan Cockayne | 358 | 22.9 | +6.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Liam Starkey | 348 | 22.2 | +2.8 | |
Majority | 502 | 32.0 | |||
Turnout | 23.4 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Pendlebury ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Barry Warner | 975 | 36.9 | -9.2 | |
Conservative | Peter Allcock | 826 | 31.2 | +7.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Derek Antrobus | 1,122 | 41.7 | -8.6 | |
Conservative | Shirley Walsh | 947 | 35.2 | +9.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Tamara Cooke | 624 | 23.2 | -1.3 | |
Majority | 175 | 6.5 | |||
Turnout | 31.3 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Swinton South ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 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 Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Walkden North ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Vincent Devine | 1,033 | 47.3 | -2.3 | |
Conservative | Eileen MacDonald | 756 | 34.6 | +7.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Thomas Fernley | 395 | 18.1 | +5.8 | |
Majority | 277 | 12.7 | |||
Turnout | 26.0 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Walkden South ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nicky Turner | 1,649 | 50.6 | -0.4 | |
Labour | Brendan Ryan | 815 | 25.0 | -2.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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 & Seedley ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 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 Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
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 Democrats | 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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Karen Garrido | 2,411 | 69.5 | +6.0 | |
Labour | John Ferguson | 582 | 16.8 | -0.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sheila Mulleady | 476 | 13.7 | +0.7 | |
Majority | 1,829 | 52.7 | |||
Turnout | 42.1 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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