Salford City Council election, 2002
Elections to Salford Council were held on 2 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election. The Labour Party kept overall control of the council.[1] Overall turnout was 25.07%.
After the election, the composition of the council was
Election result
Salford Local Election Result 2002 |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Labour |
18 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
90.0 |
52.9 |
21,254 |
+9.0% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
2 |
1 |
0 |
+1 |
10.0 |
25.5 |
10,247 |
+1.0% |
|
Conservative |
0 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
17.8 |
7,162 |
-9.9% |
|
Liberal |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.6 |
645 |
-0.2% |
|
Independent |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.5 |
596 |
+1.1% |
|
Green |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.4 |
141 |
+0.4% |
|
Socialist Alliance |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.3 |
119 |
+0.3% |
Ward results
Barton |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
David Jolley |
1,097 |
66.1 |
+10.6 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Ian Mathieson |
308 |
18.6 |
-1.8 |
|
Conservative |
Leslie Taylor |
255 |
15.4 |
-8.6 |
Majority |
789 |
47.5 |
+16.0 |
Turnout |
1,660 |
22.1 |
+3.7 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Blackfriars |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Joseph Murphy |
840 |
73.6 |
+14.1 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Gary Riding |
209 |
18.3 |
-22.2 |
|
Liberal |
Paul Rigby |
92 |
8.1 |
+8.1 |
Majority |
631 |
55.3 |
+34.3 |
Turnout |
1,141 |
19.9 |
+6.5 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Broughton |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
John Merry |
963 |
70.7 |
-2.5 |
|
Independent |
Sydney Hastings |
222 |
16.3 |
+16.3 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Jatinder Seehra |
177 |
13.0 |
-13.8 |
Majority |
739 |
54.4 |
+8.0 |
Turnout |
1,362 |
24.0 |
+4.9 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Cadishead |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Keith Mann |
938 |
50.2 |
|
|
Conservative |
Thomas Holt |
603 |
32.3 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
John Wenham |
163 |
8.7 |
|
|
Independent |
Neil Taylor |
163 |
8.7 |
|
Majority |
335 |
17.9 |
|
Turnout |
1,867 |
28.7 |
+5.5 |
|
Labour gain from Conservative |
Swing |
|
|
Claremont |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Timothy Perkins |
1,531 |
56.4 |
+7.7 |
|
Labour |
Peter Wheeler |
1,185 |
43.6 |
+15.1 |
Majority |
346 |
12.8 |
-7.4 |
Turnout |
2,716 |
28.1 |
+2.4 |
|
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour |
Swing |
|
|
Eccles |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Alan Broughton |
1,395 |
56.1 |
+10.5 |
|
Conservative |
Michael Edwards |
619 |
24.9 |
-10.6 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Christine Lomax |
473 |
19.0 |
+0.1 |
Majority |
776 |
31.2 |
+21.1 |
Turnout |
2,487 |
27.7 |
+3.2 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Irlam |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Joseph Kean |
922 |
49.5 |
-0.6 |
|
Conservative |
Elizabeth Hill |
596 |
32.0 |
-4.7 |
|
Independent |
Nicholas Wood |
182 |
9.8 |
+9.8 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Julie Wenham |
164 |
8.8 |
-4.4 |
Majority |
326 |
17.5 |
+4.1 |
Turnout |
1,864 |
25.4 |
+3.2 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Kersal |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Peter Connor |
1,576 |
73.2 |
+16.3 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Susan Carson |
578 |
26.8 |
+12.5 |
Majority |
998 |
46.4 |
+12.7 |
Turnout |
2,154 |
25.3 |
+7.2 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Langworthy |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Andrew Salmon |
545 |
48.4 |
+6.1 |
|
Liberal |
Christopher Barnes |
290 |
25.7 |
-7.8 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Jeffrey Flint |
257 |
22.8 |
-1.4 |
|
Socialist Alliance |
Peter Hayes |
35 |
3.1 |
+3.1 |
Majority |
255 |
22.7 |
+13.9 |
Turnout |
1,127 |
21.1 |
+4.2 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Little Hulton |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Doris Fernandez |
885 |
66.2 |
+1.1 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Jean Blainey |
230 |
17.2 |
+2.6 |
|
Conservative |
Walter Edwards |
222 |
16.6 |
-3.7 |
Majority |
655 |
49.0 |
+4.2 |
Turnout |
1,337 |
19.1 |
+3.8 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Ordsall |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Susan Slater |
520 |
60.0 |
+6.7 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Ann Gibbons |
257 |
29.7 |
+20.3 |
|
Liberal |
Philippa Hanley |
60 |
6.9 |
-1.4 |
|
Independent |
Sheilah Wallace |
29 |
3.3 |
+3.3 |
Majority |
263 |
30.3 |
+6.0 |
Turnout |
866 |
17.4 |
+2.0 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Pendlebury |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Barry Warner |
1,589 |
63.3 |
+12.8 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
James Gregory |
471 |
18.8 |
-4.0 |
|
Conservative |
Marjorie Weston |
449 |
17.9 |
-8.8 |
Majority |
1,118 |
44.5 |
+20.7 |
Turnout |
2,509 |
24.4 |
+5.2 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Pendleton |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
James Hulmes |
916 |
68.6 |
+12.1 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Lynn Drake |
335 |
25.1 |
+11.9 |
|
Socialist Alliance |
James Knowles |
84 |
6.3 |
+6.3 |
Majority |
581 |
43.5 |
+4.3 |
Turnout |
1,335 |
20.3 |
+3.2 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Swinton North |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Derek Antrobus |
1,298 |
58.5 |
+9.7 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Valerie Gregory |
477 |
21.5 |
-0.4 |
|
Conservative |
Wendy Powell |
445 |
20.0 |
-9.4 |
Majority |
821 |
37.0 |
+17.6 |
Turnout |
2,220 |
24.9 |
+4.0 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Swinton South |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
John Cullen |
1,216 |
45.3 |
+8.4 |
|
Conservative |
Peter Allcock |
912 |
34.0 |
-8.7 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Paul Gregory |
555 |
20.7 |
+0.3 |
Majority |
304 |
11.3 |
+5.5 |
Turnout |
2,683 |
27.5 |
+4.2 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Walkden North |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
William Pennington |
1,251 |
70.6 |
+19.3 |
|
Conservative |
Declan Harrington |
261 |
14.7 |
-1.5 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Pauline Ogden |
260 |
14.7 |
+6.1 |
Majority |
990 |
55.9 |
+28.5 |
Turnout |
1,772 |
21.9 |
+1.4 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Walkden South |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Valerie Burgoyne |
1,341 |
45.2 |
+5.2 |
|
Conservative |
John Mosley |
961 |
32.4 |
-0.5 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Peter Brown |
663 |
22.4 |
+0.4 |
Majority |
380 |
12.8 |
+5.7 |
Turnout |
2,965 |
24.6 |
+3.7 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Weaste & Seedley |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Anthony Ullman |
969 |
46.4 |
+13.3 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Margaret Powls |
916 |
43.9 |
-1.4 |
|
Liberal |
Andrew Priest |
203 |
9.7 |
+9.7 |
Majority |
53 |
2.5 |
-9.7 |
Turnout |
2,088 |
28.8 |
+2.9 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Winton |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Michelle Wilkinson |
1,172 |
58.5 |
+8.5 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Sara Bradbury |
451 |
22.5 |
-3.5 |
|
Conservative |
Judith Tope |
379 |
18.9 |
-5.1 |
Majority |
721 |
36.0 |
+12.0 |
Turnout |
2,002 |
22.6 |
+4.2 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Worsley & Boothstown |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Robert Boyd |
1,772 |
44.2 |
+2.3 |
|
Conservative |
Beryl Howard |
1,460 |
36.4 |
-9.0 |
|
Labour |
Warren Coates |
636 |
15.9 |
+3.2 |
|
Green |
Ian Davies |
141 |
3.5 |
+3.5 |
Majority |
312 |
7.8 |
+4.3 |
Turnout |
4,009 |
35.9 |
+4.6 |
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
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