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.[1] Overall turnout was 28.1%.
After the election, the composition of the council was
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 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
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