Salford City Council election, 2006

Elections to Salford Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 28.1%.

After the election, the composition of the council was

• Labour 44
• Conservative 8
• Liberal Democrat 8

Election result

Salford Local Election Result 2006
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	16	0	1	-1	66.7	42.7	19,634	-5.5%
	Conservative	3	0	0	0	12.5	29.6	13,632	+6.6%
	Liberal Democrat	3	2	0	+2	12.5	25.8	11,854	-1.6%
	BNP	0	0	0	0	0	0.9	424	+0.7%
	Independent	0	0	1	-1	0	0.5	244	+0.1%
	Green	0	0	0	0	0	0.5	224	+0.5%

Ward results

Barton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Jolley	971	45.3
	Liberal Democrat	Roy Laurence	511	23.9
	Conservative	Gary Green	416	19.4
	Independent	Alan Valentine	244	11.4
Majority			460	21.4
Turnout			2,142	25.1	-7.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Boothstown and Ellenbrook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christine Gray	1,354	54.3
	Labour	Philip Cusack	615	24.7
	Liberal Democrat	Ronald Benjamin	300	12.0
	Green	Roy Battersby	224	9.0
Majority			739	29.6
Turnout			2,493	33.3	-7.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Broughton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Merry	1,077	56.3
	Liberal Democrat	Susan Carson	557	29.1
	Conservative	Hilary Brunyee	278	14.5
Majority			520	27.2
Turnout			1,912	26.4	-1.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Cadishead

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Keith Mann	1,118	53.2
	Conservative	Elizabeth Hill	982	46.8
Majority			136	6.4
Turnout			2,100	30.1	-6.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Claremont

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Margaret Ferrer	1,162	44.3
	Labour	Peter Wheeler	707	26.9
	BNP	Edward O'Sullivan	424	16.2
	Conservative	Catherine Edwards	331	12.6
Majority			455	17.4
Turnout			2,624	33.2	-6.2
	Liberal Democrat gain from Independent		Swing

Eccles

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jane Murphy	1,038	39.2
	Conservative	Ann Davies	975	36.9
	Liberal Democrat	Christine Lomax	632	23.9
Majority			63	2.3
Turnout			2,645	33.6	-5.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Irlam

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Roger Lightup	905	49.6
	Conservative	Joyce Collins	585	32.1
	Liberal Democrat	Mariska Jones	334	18.3
Majority			320	17.5
Turnout			1,824	25.9	-6.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Irwell Riverside (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Hulmes	716
	Labour	Stephen Coen	675
	Liberal Democrat	Kenneth McKelvey	611
	Conservative	Edith Moores	284
	Conservative	Jack Stockford	173
Turnout			2,459	20.4	-7.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Kersal

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ann-Marie Humphreys	1,077	47.2
	Liberal Democrat	Harold Hershner	642	28.1
	Conservative	Colin Moore	563	24.7
Majority			435	19.1
Turnout			2,282	29.9	-11.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Langworthy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Warmisham	890	46.8
	Liberal Democrat	Lynn Drake	758	39.9
	Conservative	Sydney Cooper	253	13.3
Majority			132	6.9
Turnout			1,901	23.5	-7.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Little Hulton (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Eric Burgoyne	890
	Labour	Patricia Ryan	862
	Liberal Democrat	David Cowpe	375
	Conservative	Nicolette Turner	341
	Liberal Democrat	Thomas Fernley	296
	Conservative	Elaine West	274
Turnout			3,038	19.8	-11.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Ordsall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan Clague	584	52.4
	Liberal Democrat	Stephen Plaister	287	25.8
	Conservative	Nicholas Grant	243	21.8
Majority			297	26.6
Turnout			1,114	21.1	-7.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Pendlebury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bernard Lea	1,143	49.1
	Conservative	Peter Allcock	643	27.6
	Liberal Democrat	Christine Corry	543	23.3
Majority			500	21.5
Turnout			2,329	27.4	-7.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Swinton North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Charles Hinds	1,107	46.8
	Conservative	Michael Edward	662	28.0
	Liberal Democrat	Paul Gregory	596	25.2
Majority			455	18.8
Turnout			2,365	28.6	-6.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Swinton South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Joseph O'Neill	965	40.4
	Labour	Charles McIntyre	842	35.2
	Conservative	Christine Allcock	584	24.4
Majority			123	5.2
Turnout			2,391	29.1	-7.4
	Liberal Democrat gain from Labour		Swing

Walkden North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Barbara Miller	1,062	55.2
	Conservative	Walter Edwards	542	28.2
	Liberal Democrat	Margita Shevchikova	319	16.6
Majority			520	27.0
Turnout			1,923	24.0	-10.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Walkden South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Leslie Turner	1,385	47.5
	Labour	Adrian Brocklehurst	900	30.9
	Liberal Democrat	Pauline Ogden	632	21.7
Majority			485	16.6
Turnout			2,917	38.9	-1.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Weaste & Seedley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	John Deas	1,003	44.9
	Labour	Stephen Race	888	39.7
	Conservative	Jonathan Thomason	345	15.4
Majority			115	5.2
Turnout			2,236	28.9	-8.5
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Winton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Margaret Morris	994	47.0
	Liberal Democrat	Philip Ward	682	32.2
	Conservative	Judith Tope	439	20.8
Majority			555	14.8
Turnout			2,115	25.0	-9.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Worsley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Graham Compton	1,980	61.8
	Liberal Democrat	James Gregory	649	20.3
	Labour	Warren Coates	573	17.9
Majority			1,331	41.5
Turnout			3,202	37.8	-12.6
	Conservative hold		Swing