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2024 Salford City Council election

The 2024 Salford City Council elections took place on 2 May 2024 alongside the 2024 Greater Manchester mayoral election, 2024 Salford mayoral election and other local elections across the United Kingdom. Twenty-one seats on Salford City Council were up for election; one in each ward, and one additional seat in Ordsall to fill a casual vacancy.

2024 Salford City Council election
← 2023 2 May 2024 2025 →
21 of 60 seats on Salford City Council
31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout26% Decrease -2.20%
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Leader Paul Dennett Robin Garrido Paul Heilbron
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election 18 seats (57.3%) 3 seats (23.5%) 0 seats (8.2%)
Seats before 49 8 2
Seats after 50 7 2
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1 Steady
Council control before election

Paul Dennett
Labour

Council control after election

Paul Dennett
Labour

The Labour Party retained control of the council.[1]

Background edit

History edit

The Local Government Act 1972 created a two-tier system of metropolitan counties and districts covering Greater Manchester, Merseyside, South Yorkshire, Tyne and Wear, the West Midlands, and West Yorkshire starting in 1974. Salford was a district of the Greater Manchester metropolitan county.[2] The Local Government Act 1985 abolished the metropolitan counties, with metropolitan districts taking on most of their powers as metropolitan boroughs.

The Greater Manchester Combined Authority was created in 2011 and began electing the mayor of Greater Manchester from 2017, which was given strategic powers covering a region coterminous with the former Greater Manchester metropolitan county.[3] One member from each district council in Greater Manchester, conventionally their leader, sits on the combined authority alongside the mayor.

Since its formation, Salford City Council has continuously been under Labour control. In the most recent council election in 2022, Labour won 15 seats, with the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats winning two seats each and an independent politician winning one.[4]

As the Local Government Boundary Commission for England produced new boundaries for Manchester ahead of the 2021 election, meaning that all councillors were elected before returning to electing by thirds, candidates up for re-election in 2024 are those who came first in each ward in 2021.

Changes since last election edit

In November 2023 Liberal Democrats councillor Alex Warren (Quays ward) resigned after he took up a politically restricted role.[5] A by-election was held on 11 January 2024 which was won by Paul Heilbron for the Lib Dems.[6]

During the 2023 local elections, a minor controversy emerged when Chris Twells, a Liberal Democrat councillor for Salford Ordsall since 2022, sought to simultaneously become a councillor in Cotswold District Council, standing in the Tetbury with Upton ward over 150 miles away from Salford.[7] He subsequently won in a surprise upset,[8] although the Liberal Democrats soon suspended him.[9] Chris Twells resigned from his Ordsall seat on March 15, 2024, remaining on the Cotswold council as an independent councillor. The Ordsall seat has remained vacant until this election.[10]

Electoral process edit

The council elects its councillors in thirds, with a third being up for election every year for three years, with no election in the fourth year.[11][12] The election took place by first-past-the-post voting, with wards generally being represented by three councillors, with one elected in each election year to serve a four-year term.

All registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) living in Salford aged 18 or over were entitled to vote in the election. People who lived at two addresses in different councils, such as university students with different term-time and holiday addresses, were entitled to be registered for and vote in elections in both local authorities. Voting in-person at polling stations took place from 07:00 to 22:00 on election day, and voters will be able to apply for postal votes or proxy votes in advance of the election.

Results edit

Election result edit

2024 Salford City Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 18   1 85.7% 32 50 83.3% 30,566 58.3% +1.0%
  Conservative 2   1 9.5% 5 7 11.7% 10,837 20.7% −2.8%
  Liberal Democrats 1   0 4.8% 1 2 3.3% 2,952 5.6% −2.6%
  Green 0   0 0% 0 0 0% 6,555 12.5% +3.9%
  Independent 0   0 0% 1 1 1.7% 642 1.2% +0.3%
  Reform UK 0   0 0% 0 0 0% 321 0.6% +0.5%
  Women's Equality 0   0 0% 0 0 0% 240 0.5% +0.3%
  TUSC 0   0 0% 0 0 0% 198 0.4% +0.2%
  Communist 0   0 0% 0 0 0% 77 0.1% N/A

Ward Results edit

Salford City Council released the list of candidates in early April.[13][14]

Asterisks denote incumbent councillors seeking re-election.

Source:[15]

Barton and Winton Ward edit

Barton and Winton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jacqui Fahy 1,633 61.6
Green Jack Smith 386 14.6
Conservative Janet Meades-Smith 375 14.2
Liberal Democrats Antony Duke 228 8.6
Rejected ballots 28 1.1
Majority 1247 47.1
Turnout 2650 24.7
Registered electors 10,729
Labour hold Swing

Blackfriars & Trinity edit

Blackfriars and Trinity
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jane Hamilton* 1,433 60.5
Green David Jones 587 24.8
Conservative Craig Walsh 164 6.9
Liberal Democrats Stuart Oxbrow 139 5.9
Rejected ballots 47 2.0
Majority 846 35.7
Turnout 2370 25.1
Registered electors 9,439
Labour hold Swing

Boothstown & Ellenbrook edit

Boothstown and Ellenbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bob Clarke* 2,339 61.4
Labour Darren Matthews 1092 28.7
Green Diana Battersby 263 6.9
Liberal Democrats Ian Chisnall 82 2.2
Rejected ballots 33 0.9
Majority 1247 32.7
Turnout 3809 39.3
Registered electors 9,705
Conservative hold Swing

Broughton edit

Broughton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Maria Brabiner* 1,440 69.1
Green David Henry 271 13.0
Conservative Saqib Aftab 213 10.2
Liberal Democrats Ben Web 120 5.8
Rejected ballots 39 1.9
Majority 1169 56.1
Turnout 2083 20.9 +5.76
Registered electors 9,951
Labour hold Swing

Cadishead & Lower Irlam edit

Cadishead and Lower Irlam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lewis Nelson* 2,024 80.8
Conservative Michael Richman 287 11.5
Green Jane Ransley 156 6.2
Rejected ballots 38 1.5
Majority 1737 69.3
Turnout 2505 26.5
Registered electors 9,437
Labour hold Swing

Claremont edit

Claremont
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Barbara Bentham* 1,991 66.5
Green Christopher Seed 458 15.3
Liberal Democrats Ian McKinlay 255 8.5
Conservative Alima Husain 245 8.2
Rejected ballots 43 1.4
Majority 1533 51.2
Turnout 2992 30.3
Registered electors 9,860
Labour hold Swing

Eccles edit

Eccles
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sharmina August* 2,121 62.4
Conservative Paul Worcester 565 16.6
Green Nicola Smith 479 14.1
TUSC Sally Griffiths 198 5.8
Rejected ballots 37 1.1
Majority 1556 45.8
Turnout 3400 30.7
Registered electors 11,069
Labour hold Swing

Higher Irlam & Peel Green edit

Higher Irlam and Peel Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tracy Kelly* 1,431 66.9
Conservative Dorothy Chapman 349 16.3
Green Nathan Ashmall 322 15.0
Rejected ballots 38 1.8
Majority 1082 50.6
Turnout 2140 22.0
Registered electors 9,716
Labour hold Swing

Kersal & Broughton Park edit

Kersal & Broughton Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Arnie Saunders* 1,289 53.8
Labour Muhammad Kashif 779 32.5
Green Nel Scroggie 183 7.6
Liberal Democrats Ben Thomas 115 4.8
Rejected ballots 31 1.3
Majority 510 21.3
Turnout 2397 24.9
Registered electors 9,615
Conservative hold Swing

Little Hulton edit

Little Hulton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tony Davies 1,173 68.6
Conservative Myrella Saunders 285 16.7
Green Jane Wood 227 13.3
Rejected ballots 25 1.5
Majority 888 51.9
Turnout 1710 18.6
Registered electors 9,203
Labour hold Swing

Ordsall edit

Ordsall (2 seats due to Chris Twells resignation)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tanya Burch* 1,292 58.3
Labour Brendan Kerville 1,127 50.8
Green Jack Owens 391 17.6
Green Michael Scantlebury 361 16.3
Liberal Democrats John Grant 335 15.1
Conservative Charlie Ng 202 9.1
Conservative Jay Talukdar 135 6.1 '
Rejected ballots 21 0.9
Turnout 2217[16] 23.9
Registered electors 9,285
Labour hold
Labour gain from Independent

Pendlebury & Clifton edit

Pendlebury & Clifton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Su Matthews 1,341 60.2
Conservative Angela Grant 517 23.2
Green Kathleen Allen 330 14.8
Rejected ballots 41 1.8
Majority 824 37.0
Turnout 2229 24.7
Registered electors 9,020
Labour hold Swing

Pendleton & Charlestown edit

Pendleton & Charlestown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michele Barnes* 1,367 62.9
Conservative Adam Carney 330 15.2
Green Adam Skyrme 278 12.8
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Thompson 158 7.3
Rejected ballots 39 1.8
Majority 1037 47.7
Turnout 2172 22.1
Registered electors 9,843
Labour hold Swing

Quays edit

Quays
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Moore 794 39.1 +1.9
Labour Liz McCoy 756 37.2 -7.8
Green Andrea Romero O'Brien 312 15.4 +6.2
Conservative Derek Meades 161 7.9 -0.3
Rejected ballots 10 0.5 -0.1
Majority 38 1.9
Turnout 2033 24.2 +2.1
Registered electors 8,398
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
  • Compared with 2023

Swinton & Wardley edit

Swinton & Wardley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jim Dawson* 1,818 64.8
Conservative Jackie Mountaine 381 13.6
Independent Joseph O'Neill 331 11.8
Green Liam Waite 246 8.8
Rejected ballots 28 1.0
Majority 1437 51.2
Turnout 2804 29.6
Registered electors 9,473
Labour hold Swing

Swinton Park edit

Swinton Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Heather Fletcher* 1,671 59.5
Conservative Glenn Croston 558 19.9
Green Lisa Swarbrick 311 11.1
Liberal Democrats John McLellan 230 8.2
Rejected ballots 39 1.4
Majority 1113 39.6
Turnout 2809 29.6
Registered electors 9,507
Labour hold Swing

Walkden North edit

Walkden North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Adrian Brocklehurst* 1,351 62.4
Reform UK Craig Birtwistle 321 14.8
Conservative Kausar George 230 10.6
Green Frederick Battersby 177 8.2
Liberal Democrats Scott Turner-Preece 73 3.4
Rejected ballots 13 0.6
Majority 1030 47.6
Turnout 2165 22.5
Registered electors 9,614
Labour hold Swing

Walkden South edit

Walkden South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joshua Brooks* 1,575 51.9
Conservative Christopher Bates 740 24.4
Independent Paul Whitelegg 311 10.3
Green Tom Dylan 244 8.0
Liberal Democrats Rowan Blessing 140 4.6
Rejected ballots 24 0.8
Majority 835 27.5
Turnout 3034 33.1
Registered electors 9,178
Labour hold Swing

Weaste & Seedley edit

Weaste & Seedley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Phil Cusak* 1,595 59.9
Green Andrew Nadin 327 12.3
Conservative Dan Whitehouse 271 10.2
Women's Equality Carmen Wood-Hope 240 9.0
Liberal Democrats Ninad Oak 112 4.2
Communist Chris Neville 77 2.9
Rejected ballots 41 1.5
Majority 1268 47.6
Turnout 2663 24.0
Registered electors 11,090
Labour hold Swing

Worsley & Westwood Park edit

Worsley & Westwood Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Prady 1,556 48.6
Conservative Lewis Ormston 1201 37.5
Green Sara Laing 246 7.7
Liberal Democrats James Blessing 171 5.3
Rejected ballots 26 0.8
Majority 355 11.1
Turnout 3200 35.8
Registered electors 8,952
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

References edit

  1. ^ "Labour retains Salford City Council". BBC News. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  2. ^ Local Government in England and Wales: A Guide to the New System. London: HMSO. 1974. p. 7. ISBN 0-11-750847-0.
  3. ^ "The Greater Manchester Combined Authority Order 2011". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Salford result - Local Elections 2022". BBC News. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Salford Quay's only Lib Dem councillor quits for new role". BBC News. 25 November 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  6. ^ Carey, Declan (12 January 2024). "What Salford's newest Lib Dem councillor plans to do for city after key by-election win". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Cotswolds election candidate is already a councillor 153 miles away in Greater Manchester". Gloucestershire Live. 14 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Salford councillor who won second seat 160 miles away says he will resign". The Guardian. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Lib Dem who won two seats 150 miles apart suspended". BBC. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  10. ^ "King Charles III's republican Cotswold councillor reveals date he'll quit other council he sits on 160 miles away in Greater Manchester". Gloucestershire Live. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Local government structure and elections". GOV.UK. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  12. ^ "Election Timetable in England" (PDF).
  13. ^ "Statement of persons nominated: Local elections•Salford City Council". Salford City Council. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  14. ^ Carey, Declan (8 April 2024). "Salford council local elections 2024 candidates list in full". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  15. ^ "Election results".
  16. ^ Calculated value
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