2008 Salford City Council election

The 2008 Salford City Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Salford City Council in England. One third of the council was up for election. The Labour Party lost six seats but stayed in overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 31.3%.

The composition of the Council following the 2008 elections:

	Seats	±
Labour	36	-6
Conservative	13	+3
Liberal Democrat	10	+2
Community Action	1	+1

Election result

Salford Local Election Result 2008
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Labour	10	0	6	-6	50.0	34.8	17,899	-4.7%
Conservative	5	3	0	+3	25.0	34.0	17,472	+4.6%
Liberal Democrats	4	2	0	+2	20.0	21.3	10,949	-0.4%
Community Action	1	1	0	+1	5.0	3.5	1,805
BNP	0	0	0	0	0	3.6	1,871
Independent	0	0	0	0	0	2.4	1,238
UKIP	0	0	0	0	0	0.3	149

Ward results

Barton ward

Barton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Mullen	1,039	41.0	−3.2
	Conservative	Abdul Mannan	701	27.7	+6.2
	Liberal Democrats	Ronald Benjamin	489	19.3	−0.2
	Independent	Alan Valentine	303	12.0	−2.9
Majority			338	13.3
Turnout				28.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Boothstown And Ellenbrook ward

Boothstown and Ellenbrook
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Cheetham	1,867	67.7	+8.8
	Liberal Democrats	Catherine Connett	452	16.4	+0.7
	Labour	Abdul Shahid	437	15.9	−4.2
Majority			1,415	51.3
Turnout				36.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Broughton ward

Broughton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Jim King	1,185	58.1	−3.8
	Liberal Democrats	Bernard Carson	472	23.1	−1.2
	Conservative	David Wolfson	383	18.8	+5.0
Majority			713	35.0
Turnout				26.4
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

Cadishead ward

Cadishead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lyn Bramer-Kelly	1,047	38.9	+2.0
	Labour	Jimmy Hunt	865	32.1	−4.4
	Community Action	Chris Dickenson	653	24.2	+3.9
	Liberal Democrats	Melanie Owen	130	4.8	−1.6
Majority			182	6.8
Turnout				36.9
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Claremont ward

Claremont
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Norman Owen	1,277	42.8	+5.2
	Labour	Peter Wheeler	737	24.7	−7.2
	Conservative	Chris Allcock	525	17.6	−1.0
	BNP	Edward O’Sullivan	295	9.9	−2.0
	UKIP	Robert Wakefield	149	5.0	N/A
Majority			540	18.1
Turnout				36.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Eccles ward

Eccles
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Judith Tope	1,422	46.7	+2.9
	Labour	Alan Broughton	1,144	37.6	−2.1
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Ferrer	479	15.7	−0.7
Majority			278	9.1
Turnout				36.2
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Irlam ward

Irlam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Community Action	Rick Houlton	1,152	41.2	+9.6
	Conservative	Stephen Fitzsimmons	832	29.8	+7.6
	Labour	Roger Jones	650	23.3	−15.6
	Liberal Democrats	Mariska Jones	161	5.8	−1.6
Majority			320	11.4
Turnout				38.4
	Community Action gain from Labour		Swing

Irwell Riverside ward

Irwell Riverside
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stephen Coen	888	50.9	−5.5
	Liberal Democrats	Kenneth Mckelvey	337	19.3	−2.1
	Conservative	David Lewis	286	16.4	+5.6
	BNP	Anthony Healey	233	13.4	+2.0
Majority			551	31.6
Turnout				20.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Kersal ward

Kersal
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Connor	1,385	49.7	+7.5
	Conservative	Shneur Odze	1,046	37.5	−3.3
	Liberal Democrats	Harold Kershner	356	12.8	−4.2
Majority			339	12.2
Turnout				34.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Langworthy ward

Langworthy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Lynn Drake	1,049	46.5	+8.0
	Labour	Andy, Salmon	878	38.9	−9.2
	Conservative	Helen Vernon	330	14.6	+1.3
Majority			171	7.6
Turnout				24.9
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Little Hulton ward

Little Hulton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Pat Ryan	1,021	46.8	−6.2
	Conservative	Elaine West	488	22.4	+6.2
	BNP	Vinnie Coleman	404	18.5	+4.6
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Carson	270	12.4	−4.6
Majority			533	24.4
Turnout				23.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Ordsall ward

Ordsall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ray Mashiter	860	54.9	−0.3
	Conservative	Yan Cockayne	358	22.9	+6.3
	Liberal Democrats	Liam Starkey	348	22.2	+2.8
Majority			502	32.0
Turnout				23.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Pendlebury ward

Pendlebury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Barry Warner	975	36.9	−9.2
	Conservative	Peter Allcock	826	31.2	+7.9
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Corry	375	14.2	−2.8
	BNP	Wayne Taylor	352	13.3	−0.3
	Independent	Stuart Cremins	117	4.4	(+4.4)
Majority			149	5.7
Turnout				29.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Swinton North ward

Swinton North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Derek Antrobus	1,122	41.7	−8.6
	Conservative	Shirley Walsh	947	35.2	+9.9
	Liberal Democrats	Tamara Cooke	624	23.2	−1.3
Majority			175	6.5
Turnout				31.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Swinton South ward

Swinton South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Martin O’Neill	1,150	43.1	+1.6
	Labour	Valerie Burgoyne	642	24.1	−3.9
	Conservative	Hilary Brunyee	527	19.8	+5.9
	Independent	Dave Kelly	347	13.0	+4.3
Majority			508	19.0
Turnout				32.3
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Walkden North ward

Walkden North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Vincent Devine	1,033	47.3	−2.3
	Conservative	Eileen MacDonald	756	34.6	+7.7
	Liberal Democrats	Thomas Fernley	395	18.1	+5.8
Majority			277	12.7
Turnout				26.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Walkden South ward

Walkden South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nicky Turner	1,649	50.6	−0.4
	Labour	Brendan Ryan	815	25.0	−2.1
	Liberal Democrats	Pauline Ogden	458	14.1	+5.2
	BNP	Tommy Cavanagh	336	10.3	+3.0
Majority			834	25.6
Turnout				40.3
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Weaste & Seedley ward

Weaste and Seedley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Janice Heywood	1,282	52.5	+7.5
	Labour Co-op	Tony Harold	682	27.9	−13.4
	Conservative	Heather Grant	478	19.6	+6.0
Majority			600	24.6
Turnout				29.4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Winton ward

Winton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Lancaster	959	36.3	−5.1
	Conservative	Gary Green	593	22.4	+2.8
	Independent	Paul Doyle	471	17.8	+17.8
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Plaister	369	14.0	−25.0
	BNP	Thomas Williams	251	9.5	+9.5
Majority			366	13.9
Turnout				30.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Worsley ward

Worsley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Karen Garrido	2,411	69.5	+6.0
	Labour	John Ferguson	582	16.8	−0.6
	Liberal Democrats	Sheila Mulleady	476	13.7	+0.7
Majority			1,829	52.7
Turnout				42.1
	Conservative hold		Swing