The results of Salford’s local elections have been announced.
The political makeup of the council remains the same – 51 Labour – 8 Conservative and 1 Independent.
50,256 votes were cast – 30% of the electorate turned out to vote.
The count was carried out at the AJ Bell Stadium.
The results in each ward are as follows: (*means sitting councillor and in bold is the winner)
Salford 2016 Local Election candidates by ward.
Barton- Labour hold
Hilary Brunyee – Conservative Party 287
John Anthony Mullen*– Labour Party 1398
Wayne Tomlinson – British Resistance 17
Daniel Towers – Green Party 124
Glyn Alan Wright – UKIP 445
Susan Katrina Wright – TUSC –46
Majority – 953
Turnout – 27%
Total votes – 2317
Void votes – 20
Boothstown & Ellenbrook (no sitting councillor up for election this year. Seat previously Conservative.) Conservative hold.
Lauren Amy Barnes – Green Party 192
Bob Clarke – Conservative Party 1389
Joseph William Evans – UKIP 386
Lee Colin Rowbotham – Labour Party 739
Kit Watson – TUSC 23
Majority – 650
Turnout – 37%
Total votes – 2744
Void votes – 15
Broughton – Labour hold
David Jones – Green Party 159
Jim King* – Labour and Co-Operative Party 1580
Shneur Zalman Odze – UKIP 368
Yonie Saunders – Conservative Party 280
Andrew Sherratt – TUSC 39
Majority – 1212
Turnout – 26%
Total votes – 2452
Void votes – 26
Cadishead (no sitting councillor up for election this year. Seat previously Labour). Labour hold
Melissa Andrews – TUSC 38
Diane Cawood – Green Party 158
Dorothy Chapman – Conservative Party 367
Stephen Ferrer – UKIP 409
John David Walsh – Labour Party 1220
Majority – 811
Turnout – 28%
Total votes – 2209
Void votes – 17
Claremont (no sitting councillor up for election this year. Seat previously Labour) Labour hold
Barbara Anne Bentham – Labour Party 1294
Mary Ferrer – UKIP 666
Bob Goodall – Conservative Party 489
Dane Alexander Yates – Green Party 245
Majority – 628
Turnout – 33%
Total votes – 2712
Void votes – 18
Eccles – Labour hold
Helen Margaret Alker – Green Party 284
Jonathan Alan Boot – Conservative Party 707
Sally Griffiths – TUSC 173
Peter Wheeler* – Labour Party 1873
Majority – 1166
Turnout – 35%
Total votes – 3037
Void votes – 29
Irlam – Labour hold
Noel Gaskell – Conservative Party 248
Tracy Jane Kelly* – Labour Party 1118
Michelle Joy O’Mahoney – TUSC 43
Brian Norman Robinson – UKIP 435
Barry Woodling – Green Party 58
Majority – 683
Turnout – 28%
Total votes – 1917
Void votes – 14
Irwell Riverside – Labour hold
Katherine Alder – UKIP 316
Thomas Richard Chambers – Conservative Party 180
Stephen Coen* – Labour Party 1055
Wendy Kay Olsen – Green Party 233
Benjamin Wilkes – TUSC 35
Majority – 739
Turnout – 26%
Total votes – 1819
Void votes – 18
Kersal – Labour hold
Peter Connor* – Labour Party 1219
Seamus Martin – UKIP 283
Alan Metcalfe – TUSC 31
Jason Peter Reading – Green Party 113
Arnold Saunders – Conservative Party 942
Majority – 277
Turnout – 31%
Total votes – 2611
Void votes – 23
Langworthy (no sitting councillor up for election this year. Seat previously Labour). Labour hold
Christopher Barnes – UKIP 586
Mark Breeze – Independent 264
Andrew Carss – TUSC 45
Paul Anthony Longshaw – Labour Party 1142
Ian Macdonald – Conservative Party 151
Ian Pattinson – Green Party 139
Majority – 556
Turnout – 28%
Total votes – 2353
Void votes – 26
Little Hulton (NOTE: 2 vacancies and no sitting councillor up for election this year. Both seats previously Labour) Labour hold
Frederick Roy Battersby – Green Party 210
Phil Bridge – UKIP 648
Nathan Ian James – Conservative Party 317
Matthew William Lightfoot – Conservative Party 229
Robert Andrew Sharpe – Labour Party 1171 – (elected to serve four year term to May 2020)
Bod Skoczypec – UKIP 416
Colette Weir – Labour Party 837 (elected to serve two year term to May 2018)
Majority – not applicable as two candidates elected
Turnout – 24%
Total votes – 3828
Void votes – 14
Ordsall – Labour hold
Adam Robert Carney – Conservative Party 370
Owen Martin Hammond – UKIP 280
Ray Mashiter* – Labour Party 1521
Ashley Jade Taylor – TUSC 48
Emma Sarah Louise Van Dyke – Green Party 331
Majority – 1151
Turnout – 25%
Total votes – 2583
Void votes – 33
Pendlebury – Labour hold
Paul Brighouse – Green Party 161
Stuart Cremins – The Republic Party 21
Jonathan Grosskopf – Conservative Party 373
Andy Olsen – UKIP 728
Barry Warner* – Labour Party 1287
Sean Warren – TUSC 77
Majority – 559
Turnout – 30%
Total votes – 2660
Void votes – 13
Swinton North – Labour hold
Derek Antrobus* – Labour and Co-Operative Party 1340
Sharon Bulmer – Conservative Party 500
Stacey Olsen – UKIP 619
Norma Frances Parkinson-Green – TUSC 67
Steven John Willett – Green Party 137
Majority – 721
Turnout – 32%
Total votes – 2663
Void votes – 27
Swinton South (no sitting councillor up for election this year) Labour hold
Heather Fletcher – Labour Party 1105
Craig Holmes – English Democrats 43
Matt’ Kilsby – TUSC 49
Joe O’Neill – UKIP 579
Eddy O’Sullivan –British Resistance 9
Nicola Smith – Green Party 161
Nicky Turner – Conservative Party 443
Majority – 526
Turnout – 30%
Total votes – 2389
Void votes – 27
Walkden North – Labour hold
Diana Joy Battersby – Green Party 130
Bernard Gill – UKIP 526
Shazia Qayyum – Conservative Party 243
Brendan Patrick Ryan* – Labour Party 1146
Terry Simmons – TUSC 60
Majority – 620
Turnout – 25%
Total votes – 2118
Void votes – 13
Walkden South – Labour hold
Anne Susan Broomhead – Conservative Party 1266
Jamie Carr – TUSC 29
Richard John Critchley* – Labour Party 1421
Thomas Matthew Dylan – Green Party 149
Ann Lord – UKIP 390
Majority – 155
Turnout – 42%
Total votes – 3276
Void votes – 21
Weaste & Seedley – Labour hold
Barrie Michael Fallows – UKIP 591
Becci Heagney – TUSC 65
Stephen Hesling* – Labour Party 1268
Adam Charles Edward Kennaugh – Conservative Party 342
Rob Stephenson – Green Party 172
Majority – 677
Turnout – 28%
Total votes – 2460
Void votes – 22
Winton – Labour hold
George Andrew Darlington – Conservative Party 404
Paul Michael Doyle – Independent 271
David Anthony Lancaster* – Labour Party 1381
Susan Mary O’Shea – Green Party 171
Rob Royle – TUSC 143
Majority – 977
Turnout – 28%
Total votes – 2370
Void votes – 18
Worsley – Conservative hold
Christopher Bertenshaw – Green Party 179
Stuart James Dickman – Labour Party 846
Karen Garrido* – Conservative Party 1833
Thomas James Alexander Thurman – TUSC 26
Andrew Townsend – UKIP 372
Majority – 987
Turnout – 40%
Total votes – 3274
Void votes – 18
