Salford Council election, 2006

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Elections to Salford Council were held on 4th 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

[edit] 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%
  British National Party 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%

[edit] 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
British National Party 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


Preceded by
Salford Council election, 2004		 Salford local elections Succeeded by
Salford Council election, 2007