Salford City Council election, 2007
Elections to Salford Council were held on 3 May 2007 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 2007 |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Labour |
42 |
1 |
3 |
-2 |
70 |
42.7 |
19,067 |
|
|
Conservative |
10 |
2 |
0 |
+2 |
16.7 |
29.6 |
14,163 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
13.3 |
25.8 |
10,484 |
|
|
BNP |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.9 |
1,372 |
|
|
UKIP |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.5 |
708 |
|
|
Community Action |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.5 |
1,185 |
|
|
Green |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.5 |
517 |
|
|
Independent |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.5 |
234 |
|
|
English Democrats |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.5 |
210 |
|
Ward results
Barton |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Norbert Potter* |
1,026 |
44.2 |
|
|
Conservative |
Abdul Mannan |
498 |
21.4 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Ronald Benjamin |
453 |
19.5 |
|
|
UKIP |
Alan Valentine |
345 |
14.9 |
|
Majority |
528 |
|
|
Turnout |
2,322 |
26.1 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Boothstown and Ellenbrook |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Robin Garrido* |
1,520 |
58.9 |
|
|
Labour |
Philip Cusack |
518 |
20.1 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Matthew Drake |
404 |
15.7 |
|
|
Green |
Roy Battersby |
137 |
5.3 |
|
Majority |
1,002 |
|
|
Turnout |
2,579 |
34.1 |
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Broughton |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Charles McIntyre |
1,196 |
61.9 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Bernard Carson |
471 |
24.4 |
|
|
Conservative |
Colin Moore |
266 |
13.8 |
|
Majority |
725 |
|
|
Turnout |
1,933 |
25.5 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Claremont |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Janice Taylor |
995 |
37.6 |
|
|
Labour |
Peter Wheeler |
845 |
31.9 |
|
|
Conservative |
Tim Perkins |
492 |
18.6 |
|
|
BNP |
Edward O'Sullivan |
316 |
11.9 |
|
Majority |
150 |
|
|
Turnout |
2,648 |
32.7 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Irwell Riverside |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Joseph Murphy* |
1,051 |
56.4 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Kenneth McKelvey |
399 |
21.4 |
|
|
BNP |
Anthony Healey |
212 |
11.4 |
|
|
Conservative |
Nicolette Turner |
202 |
10.8 |
|
Majority |
652 |
|
|
Turnout |
1,864 |
21.2 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Kersal |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
George Wilson* |
1,059 |
42.2 |
|
|
Conservative |
Shneur Odze |
1,025 |
40.8 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Harold Kershner |
426 |
17.0 |
|
Majority |
34 |
|
|
Turnout |
2,510 |
31.8 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Langworthy |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Gina Loveday* |
1,038 |
48.1 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Lynn Drake |
830 |
38.5 |
|
|
Conservative |
Helen Vernon |
288 |
13.4 |
|
Majority |
208 |
|
|
Turnout |
2,156 |
24.5 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Little Hulton |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Alice Smyth* |
1,050 |
53.0 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
David Cowpe |
337 |
17.0 |
|
|
Conservative |
Andrew Cheetham |
321 |
16.2 |
|
|
BNP |
Vinnie Coleman |
275 |
13.9 |
|
Majority |
713 |
|
|
Turnout |
1,983 |
22.4 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Ordsall |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Peter Dobbs* |
688 |
55.2 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Stephen Plaister |
242 |
19.4 |
|
|
Conservative |
Yan Cockayne |
207 |
16.6 |
|
|
UKIP |
Duran O'Dwyer |
110 |
8.8 |
|
Majority |
446 |
|
|
Turnout |
1,247 |
20.1 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Pendlebury |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Maureen Lea* |
1,167 |
46.1 |
|
|
Conservative |
Peter Allcock |
592 |
23.4 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Katherine Ferrer |
429 |
16.9 |
|
|
BNP |
Wayne Taylor |
344 |
13.6 |
|
Majority |
575 |
|
|
Turnout |
2,532 |
28.8 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Swinton North |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
James Dawson* |
1,295 |
50.3 |
|
|
Conservative |
Michael Edwards |
652 |
25.3 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Tamara Cooke |
629 |
24.4 |
|
Majority |
643 |
|
|
Turnout |
2,576 |
30.5 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Swinton South |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Steve Cooke |
1,114 |
41.6 |
|
|
Labour |
John Cullen* |
750 |
28.0 |
|
|
Conservative |
Christine Allcock |
372 |
13.9 |
|
|
Independent |
Dave Kelly |
234 |
8.7 |
|
|
English Democrats |
Chris Roscoe |
210 |
7.8 |
|
Majority |
364 |
|
|
Turnout |
2,680 |
32.2 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour |
Swing |
|
|
Walkden North |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
William Pennington* |
1,123 |
49.6 |
|
|
Conservative |
Judith Tope |
609 |
26.9 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Pauline Ogden |
279 |
12.3 |
|
|
UKIP |
Bernard Gill |
253 |
11.2 |
|
Majority |
514 |
|
|
Turnout |
2,264 |
27.3 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Walkden South |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Iain Lindley* |
1,578 |
51.0 |
|
|
Labour |
Adrian Brocklehurst |
839 |
27.1 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Susan Carson |
274 |
8.9 |
|
|
BNP |
Tommy Cavanagh |
225 |
7.3 |
|
|
Green |
Simon Battersby |
179 |
5.8 |
|
Majority |
739 |
|
|
Turnout |
3,095 |
38.2 |
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Weaste & Seedley |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Geoffrey Ainsworth* |
1,086 |
45.0 |
|
|
Labour |
Stephen Race |
997 |
41.4 |
|
|
Conservative |
Hilary Brunyee |
328 |
13.6 |
|
Majority |
89 |
|
|
Turnout |
2,411 |
29.5 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Winton |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Paula Boshell |
941 |
41.4 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
John Pooley* |
886 |
39.0 |
|
|
Conservative |
Gary Green |
447 |
19.7 |
|
Majority |
55 |
|
|
Turnout |
2,274 |
26.2 |
|
|
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat |
Swing |
|
|
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