Results for the election held on 4 May 2000

The Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties both gained seats but Labour retained overall control, in Thursday 4 May elections in Salford.

The Conservatives won three seats - in Cadishead, Worsley and Boothstown and Swinton South.

The Liberal Democrats won two seats - in Weaste and Seedley, and Claremont.

Labour lost four seats on the night, but comfortably stayed in control.

The balance of the 60-seat city council is now Labour 52, Liberal Democrats 5 and Conservatives 3.

*Denotes retiring councillor

CADISHEAD WARD	Party	Votes	Electorate 6,509
Thomas E Holt	Conservative	632	Elected
*Christine Hudson	Labour	736	Elected
Emma Rogers	Liberal Democrat	148
Neville Rogers	Liberal Democrat	136
Leslie G Taylor	Conservative	536
Charles N Wood	Labour	595
Percentage poll 23.24%			Total votes cast 2,783

IRLAM WARD	Party	Votes	Electorate 7,324
Elizabeth A Hill	Conservative	596
*Roger W Lightup	Labour	814	Elected
Julie Wenham	Liberal Democrat	214
Percentage poll 22.17%			Total votes cast 1,624

WINTON WARD	Party	Votes	Electorate 9,094
*David Eglin	Labour	838	Elected
Pauline O Ogden	Liberal Democrat	436
Judith A Tope	Conservative	402
Percentage poll 18.43			Total votes cast 1,676

BARTON WARD	Party	Votes	Electorate 7,677
Ruth N Brook	Conservative	340
*Kenneth Memory	Labour	786	Elected
Margaret J Powls	Liberal Democrat	289
Percentage poll 18.43			Total votes cast 1,415

ECCLES WARD	Party	Votes	Electorate 9,101
Michael R Edwards	Conservative	791
Christine A Lomax	Liberl Democrat	422
*Edmund Sheehy	Labour	1015	Elected
Percentage poll 24.48%			Total votes cast 2,228

SWINTON SOUTH WARD	Party	Votes	Electorate 9,881
Paul J Gregory	Liberal Democrat	469
James Short	Labour	851
Christine G Upton	Conservative	984	Elected
Percentage poll 23.31%			Total votes cast 2,304

PENDLEBURY WARD	Party	Votes	Electorate 10.53
Valerie A Gregory	Liberal Democrat	461
*Patricia M Lea	Labour	1023	Elected
Marjorie E Weston	Conservative	540
Percentage poll 19.22%			Total votes cast 2,024

SWINTON NORTH WARD	Party	Votes	Electorate 8,988
*Charles W V Hinds	Labour	915	Elected
Neil Levay	Conservative	551
Lynda Revell	Liberal Democrat	410
Percentage poll 20.87%			Total votes cast 1,876

WORSLEY & BOOTHSTOWN WARD	Party	Votes	Electorate 11,246
Sara P Bradbury	Liberal Democrat	1474
Karen M Garrido	Conservative	1597	Elected
Peter J Wheeler	Labour	447
Percentage poll 31.28%			Total votes cast 3,518

WALKDEN SOUTH WARD	Party	Votes	Electorate 12,052
Audrey Hunt	Liberal Democrat	554
Peter McHale	Independent	128
John G Mosley	Conservative	830
*Stanley A Witkowski	Labour	1008	Elected
Percentage poll 20.91%			Total votes cast 2,520

WALKDEN NORTH WARD	Party	Votes	Electorate 8,368
Lisa M Dugmore	Conservative	279
Melvyn Higson	Re-elect	411
*Elizabeth Payne	Labour	880	Elected
Barbara M Wolstencroft	Liberal Democrat	147
Percentage poll 20.52%			Total votes cast 1,717

LITTLE HULTON WARD	Party	Votes	Electorate 7,295
Jean Blainey	Liberal Democrat	163
Jane E McInnes	Conservative	226
*Alice Smyth	Labour	725	Elected
Percentage poll 15.27			Total votes cast 1,114

KERSAL WARD	Party	Votes	Electorate 8,614
Cameron U Barlow	Salford Liberal Party	88
Hillary C Lingard	Conservative	362
Davina A Miller	Labour	890	Elected
Samuel L Portnoy	Liberal Democrat	223
Percentage poll 18.14%			Total votes cast 1,563

BROUGHTON WARD	Party	Votes	Electorate 5,941
Susan C Carson	Liberal Democrat	304
*James King	Labour & Cooperative Party	832	Elected
Percentage poll 19.12%			Total votes cast 1,136

BLACKFRIARS WARD	Party	Votes	Electorate 5,700
*John W Hincks	Labour	455	Elected
Marshall Peach	Liberal Democrat	310
Percentage poll 13.42%			Total votes cast 765

ORDSALL WARD	Party	Votes	Electorate 5,191
Charles Broadhurst	Salford Liberal Party	66
Peter W Dobbs	Labour	426	Elected
Ann Gibbons	Save Markendale Nursery	232
Mariska W Jones	Liberal Democrat	75
Percentage poll 15.39%			Total votes cast 799

LANGWORTHY WARD	Party	Votes	Electorate 5,692
Christopher Barnes	Salford Liberal Party	323
Christopher Beaumont	Labour	407	Elected
Barrie Jones	Liberal Democrat	233
Percentage poll 16.92%			Total votes cast 963

PENDLETON WARD	Party	Votes	Electorate 6,762
Lynn E Drake	Liberal Democrat	152
*Joseph Holt	Labour	652	Elected
Edith Moores	Conservative	200
Andrew Priest	Salford Liberal Party	149
Percentage poll 17.05%			Total votes cast 1,153