2008 Salford City Council election

2008 UK local government election

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Results of the 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 |   ±

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| Labour | 36 | -6
| Conservative | 13 | +3
| Liberal Democrat | 10 | +2
| Community Action | 1 | +1

## Election result

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Salford Local Election Result 2008  Party  | Seats  | Gains  | Losses  | Net gain/loss  | Seats %  | Votes %  | Votes  | +/−

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| 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  | 0.0  | 3.6  | 1,871  |
| Independent | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0.0  | 2.4  | 1,238  |
| UKIP | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0.0  | 0.3  | 149  |

## Ward results

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### Barton ward

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Barton Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Boothstown and Ellenbrook Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Broughton Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Cadishead Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Claremont Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Eccles Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Irlam Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Irwell Riverside Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Kersal Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Langworthy Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Little Hulton Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Ordsall Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Pendlebury Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Swinton North Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Swinton South Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Walkden North Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Walkden South Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Weaste and Seedley Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Winton Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Worsley Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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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