Salford City Council election, 1999
Elections to Salford Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election. The Labour Party kept overall control of the councill.[1] Overall turnout was 21.85%.
After the election, the composition of the council was
Election result
Salford Local Election Result 1999 |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Labour |
18 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
90 |
59.1 |
21,332 |
-2.4% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
2 |
1 |
0 |
+1 |
10 |
22.1 |
7,967 |
+2.6% |
|
Conservative |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
18.7 |
6,741 |
+0.0% |
|
Public Transport Users |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.2 |
62 |
+0.2% |
Ward results
Barton |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Beverley Collins |
1,173 |
73.5 |
-3.8 |
|
Conservative |
Ruth Brook |
238 |
14.9 |
+2.3 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Peter Brown |
184 |
11.5 |
+1.4 |
Majority |
935 |
58.6 |
-6.1 |
Turnout |
1,595 |
20.4 |
+2.2 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Blackfriars |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Benjamin Wallsworth |
694 |
75.2 |
-3.5 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Bernard Carson |
229 |
24.8 |
+11.3 |
Majority |
465 |
50.4 |
-14.8 |
Turnout |
923 |
15.8 |
+2.3 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Broughton |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Bernard Murphy |
955 |
77.4 |
+2.4 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Sheilah Wallace |
279 |
22.6 |
+10.5 |
Majority |
676 |
54.8 |
-7.3 |
Turnout |
1,234 |
19.8 |
+2.3 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Cadishead |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
James Hunt |
993 |
58.1 |
-3.8 |
|
Conservative |
Thomas Holt |
588 |
34.4 |
+5.5 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Yvonne Dippnall |
129 |
7.5 |
-1.7 |
Majority |
405 |
23.7 |
-9.3 |
Turnout |
1,710 |
26.1 |
+4.6 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Claremont |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Norman Owen |
1,114 |
43.1 |
+6.9 |
|
Labour |
James Short |
1,071 |
41.5 |
-5.0 |
|
Conservative |
Sydney Cooper |
397 |
15.4 |
-1.9 |
Majority |
43 |
1.6 |
|
Turnout |
2,582 |
26.3 |
+4.8 |
|
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour |
Swing |
|
|
Eccles |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Margaret Morris |
1,259 |
56.3 |
-4.7 |
|
Conservative |
Michael Edwards |
618 |
27.6 |
+6.1 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Sara Bradbury |
359 |
16.1 |
-1.5 |
Majority |
641 |
28.7 |
-10.8 |
Turnout |
2,236 |
24.5 |
+3.7 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Irlam |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
John Jones |
1,112 |
61.7 |
-18.6 |
|
Conservative |
Elizabeth Hill |
522 |
29.0 |
+29.0 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Julie Wenham |
167 |
9.3 |
-10.4 |
Majority |
590 |
32.7 |
-27.9 |
Turnout |
1,801 |
24.9 |
+5.3 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Kersal |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
George Wilson |
965 |
61.8 |
-6.8 |
|
Conservative |
George Herrick |
390 |
25.0 |
+0.4 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
John Gray |
207 |
13.3 |
+6.5 |
Majority |
575 |
36.8 |
-7.2 |
Turnout |
1,562 |
17.9 |
-4.2 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Langworthy |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Andrew Leaston |
654 |
68.0 |
-3.9 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Emma Rogers |
308 |
32.0 |
+19.9 |
Majority |
346 |
36.0 |
-23.8 |
Turnout |
962 |
15.3 |
+0.1 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Little Hulton |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Marion Wordsworth |
963 |
72.8 |
|
|
Conservative |
Robert McHale |
209 |
15.8 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Edward Dippnall |
151 |
11.4 |
|
Majority |
754 |
57.0 |
|
Turnout |
1,323 |
17.5 |
+0.5 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Ordsall |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Susan Miller |
594 |
78.0 |
-5.2 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Christopher Barnes |
168 |
22.0 |
+13.4 |
Majority |
426 |
56.0 |
-18.6 |
Turnout |
762 |
14.8 |
+3.7 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Pendlebury |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Eric Burgoyne |
1,566 |
71.7 |
-1.2 |
|
Conservative |
Marjorie Weston |
310 |
16.5 |
+1.6 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Valerie Gregory |
308 |
16.3 |
+4.2 |
Majority |
1,258 |
55.2 |
-2.8 |
Turnout |
2,184 |
20.7 |
+1.7 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Pendleton |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
John Warmisham |
1,002 |
74.2 |
-1.6 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Lynn Drake |
199 |
14.7 |
+0.5 |
|
Conservative |
Hillary Lingard |
150 |
11.1 |
+1.1 |
Majority |
803 |
59.5 |
-2.1 |
Turnout |
1,351 |
19.2 |
+3.2 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Swinton North |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
James Dawson |
1,333 |
66.1 |
-2.8 |
|
Conservative |
Neil Levay |
381 |
18.9 |
+1.7 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Nina Richards |
240 |
11.9 |
-2.1 |
|
Public Transport Users |
Robin Polack |
62 |
3.1 |
+3.1 |
Majority |
952 |
47.2 |
-4.5 |
Turnout |
2,016 |
22.3 |
+3.0 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Swinton South |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Douglas Daniels |
1,197 |
52.1 |
+2.4 |
|
Conservative |
Christine Upton |
736 |
32.0 |
-1.5 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Paul Gregory |
366 |
15.9 |
-1.0 |
Majority |
461 |
20.1 |
+3.9 |
Turnout |
2,299 |
23.3 |
+3.1 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Walkden North |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Vincent Devine |
1,426 |
83.0 |
+3.6 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Audrey Hunt |
292 |
17.0 |
+7.0 |
Majority |
1,134 |
66.0 |
-2.8 |
Turnout |
1,718 |
20.4 |
+3.0 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Walkden South |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Audrey Judge |
1,424 |
54.2 |
-0.5 |
|
Conservative |
John Mosley |
642 |
24.4 |
-0.2 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
David Cowpe |
563 |
21.4 |
+0.7 |
Majority |
782 |
29.8 |
-0.3 |
Turnout |
2,629 |
21.8 |
+1.8 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Weaste & Seedley |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Alan Clague |
1,014 |
61.8 |
+5.5 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Neville Rogers |
374 |
22.8 |
-0.3 |
|
Conservative |
Wendy Powell |
254 |
15.5 |
-5.1 |
Majority |
640 |
39.0 |
+5.8 |
Turnout |
1,642 |
21.7 |
-0.0 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Winton |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
David Lancaster |
1,295 |
68.0 |
-1.5 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Susan Carson |
610 |
32.0 |
+18.2 |
Majority |
685 |
36.0 |
-16.8 |
Turnout |
1,905 |
20.8 |
+3.6 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Worsley & Boothstown |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Anthony Holt |
1,720 |
46.9 |
-8.6 |
|
Conservative |
Karen Garrido |
1,306 |
35.6 |
+8.1 |
|
Labour |
Ronald Carney |
642 |
17.5 |
+0.5 |
Majority |
414 |
11.3 |
-16.7 |
Turnout |
3,668 |
33.0 |
+3.3 |
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
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