Local results in the general election: 5 May 2005

Election results for Salford City Council seats are available on this website at www.salford.gov.uk/resultsarchive. Results dating back to 1998 are available online.

General Election

In May 2005 a general election was held in the United Kingdom. The results for the three Salford constituencies of Eccles, Salford and Worsley are published below:

Eccles - Labour hold

    Electorate: 69,006
Jane Brophy Liberal Democrat 6,429
Thelma Matuk Conservative 6,816
Peter Reeve UK Independence Party 1,685
Ian Stewart Labour 19,702
Void votes: 82  
Percentage poll: 50.2% Total votes cast: 34,632

Salford - Labour hold

    Electorate: 53,294
Hazel Blears Labour 13,007
Laetitia Cash Conservative 3,440
Lisa Duffy UK Independence Party 1,091
Norman Owen Liberal Democrat 5,062
Void votes: 70  
Percentage poll: 42.54% Total votes cast: 22,600

Worsley - Labour hold

    Electorate: 69,534
Richard Clayton Liberal Democrat 6,902
Graham Evans Conservative 9,491
Bernard Gill UK Independence Party 1,694
Barbara Keeley Labour 18,859
Void votes: 68  
Percentage poll: 53.3% Total votes cast: 37,014

Useful links

BBC Election 2005

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