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Election results: 7 May 2026

The Local Government election took place on Thursday 7 May 2026.

  • Total turnout: 34.33%

  • Total electorate: 197,471

Composition of the council after the election

Salford City Council comprises 20 electoral wards with three councillors representing each ward.

The city council is controlled by the Labour party, the political composition of the city council is:

Party

Councillors

Labour

34

Reform UK

14

Conservative

6

Green Party

3

Liberal Democrat

1

Independent

1

Democratic Socialist Party

1

About the count

The count for the local elections (one councillor for each of the 20 wards except for Cadishead and Lower Irlam where there is another vacancy, so 21 councillors will be elected) took place overnight on Thursday 7 May 2026 at the Salford Community Stadium. You can watch a live stream of the count and results below.

Local election results

The result of the  local election will be published below on the night of the election and on our Instagram, X and Facebook pages.

Barton and Winton

Candidate

Party

Votes cast

DOWNIE, Kirsty Anne

Independent

65

DUKE, Antony Ian

Liberal Democrats

135

EARNSHAW, Yvonne

Reform UK

1,306

MULDOON, Holly Ann

Conservative Party

184

MULLEN, John

Labour Party

1,348

WINSTANLEY-SHARPLES, Babak

Green Party

586

  • Elected: John Mullen

  • Electorate: 10,890

  • Percentage poll: 33.37%

  • Total number of votes cast: 3,634

  • Want of the official mark: 0

  • Voting for more than one candidate: 2

  • Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified: 0

  • Unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty: 8

  • The total number of ballot papers rejected: 10

Blackfriars and Trinity

Candidate

Party

Votes cast

JONES, David

Green Party

1,611

MATTHEWS, Darren

Labour Party

563

ROSCOE, Christopher

Reform UK

295

WALSH, Craig Russell

Conservative Party

141

WESTLEY, Brian

Liberal Democrats

451

  • Elected: David Jones

  • Electorate: 10,634

  • Percentage poll: 28.84%

  • Total number of votes cast: 3,067

  • Want of the official mark: 0

  • Voting for more than one candidate: 2

  • Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified: 0

  • Unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty: 4

  • The total number of ballot papers rejected: 6

Boothstown and Ellenbrook

Candidate

Party

Votes cast

BARRINGTON, Jan

Conservative Party

1,616

BATES, Graham

Liberal Democrats

279

DAWSON, Paige

Green Party

587

KASHIF, Muhammad

Labour Party

699

MATHER, Terry

Reform UK

1,486

  • Elected: Jan Barrington

  • Electorate: 9,679

  • Percentage poll: 48.29%

  • Total number of votes cast: 4,674

  • Want of the official mark: 0

  • Voting for more than one candidate: 2

  • Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified: 0

  • Unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty: 5

  • The total number of ballot papers rejected: 7

Broughton

Candidate

Party

Votes cast

ALLEN, Kathleen Frances

Green Party

570

ASSAM, Patience

Conservative Party

156

BARDSLEY, Gary Mark

Reform UK

797

CAFFREY, Hugh Patrick

Independent

40

MERRY, John David

Labour Party

803

THOMAS, Ben

Liberal Democrats

87

  • Elected: John Merry

  • Electorate: 10,095

  • Percentage poll: 24.44%

  • Total number of votes cast: 2,467

  • Want of the official mark: 0

  • Voting for more than one candidate: 3

  • Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified: 0

  • Unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty: 11

  • The total number of ballot papers rejected: 14

Cadishead and Lower Irlam

There are two vacancies in this ward. The candidate with the most votes will serve a term until 2030. The candidate with the second most votes will serve a term until 2028.

Candidate

Party

Votes cast

AINSCOUGH, Skye

Conservative Party

247

GRAVENER, Alex

Green Party

410

HART, James Richard

Reform UK

1,626

MCLAUGHLIN, Bill

Labour Party

1,281

MEDLEY, Leighton James

Reform UK

1,494

OAK, Ninad Vivek

Liberal Democrats

115

OCHOGA, Ceewhy

Labour Party

847

THOMASON, Jonathan

Conservative Party

212

WILSON, Matty

Green Party

362

  • Elected: 

    • 1 James Richard Hart

    • 2 Leighton James Medley

  • Electorate: 9,434

  • Percentage poll: 37.47%

  • Total number of votes cast: 7,070

  • Want of the official mark: 0

  • Voting for more than one candidate: 0

  • Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified: 0

  • Unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty: 16

  • The total number of ballot papers rejected: 16

  • The number of unused votes was: 460

Claremont

Candidate

Party

Votes cast

BATES, Christopher

Reform UK

1,497

MCKINLAY, Ian Alexander

Liberal Democrats

209

REYNOLDS, Neil Andrew

Labour Party

1,262

SEED, Christopher
Frederick

Green Party

732

WEST, Janet

Conservative Party 

234

  • Elected: Christopher Bates

  • Electorate: 9,853

  • Percentage poll: 40.01%

  • Total number of votes cast: 3,942

  • Want of the official mark: 0

  • Voting for more than one candidate: 0

  • Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified: 0

  • Unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty: 8

  • The total number of ballot papers rejected: 8

Eccles

Candidate

Party

Votes cast

ADSHEAD, Denis Allen

Reform UK

1,207

GRIFFITHS, Sally

Trade Unionist and
Socialist Coalition

32

LAING, Sara Joanne

Green Party

875

REYGAN, Janet CGN

Conservative Party

338

TETTEH, Nathaniel
Djangmah

Labour Party

1,663

WELLS, Daniel Lee

Liberal Democrats

186

  • Elected: Nathaniel Djangmah Tetteh

  • Electorate: 11,099

  • Percentage poll: 38.52%

  • Total number of votes cast: 4,309

  • Want of the official mark: 0

  • Voting for more than one candidate: 1

  • Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified: 0

  • Unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty: 7

  • The total number of ballot papers rejected: 8

Higher Irlam and Peel Green

Candidate

Party

Votes cast

EVANS, Christopher

Reform UK

1,403

KLINE, Akiva

Conservative Party

192

PARKINSON, Andrew Neil

Green Party

495

SAEED, Mishal

Labour Party

938

  • Elected: Christopher Evans

  • Electorate: 9,669

  • Percentage poll: 31.46%

  • Total number of votes cast: 3,042

  • Want of the official mark: 0

  • Voting for more than one candidate: 9

  • Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified: 0

  • Unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty: 5

  • The total number of ballot papers rejected: 14

Kersal and Broughton Park

Candidate

Party

Votes cast

AHMADZADEH, Hormoz

Green Party

381

CARNEY, Adam Robert

Conservative Party

454

FAN, Simon

Reform UK

731

MURPHY, Declan Curtis

Labour Party

454

WALTERS, Andrew Avrohom
Yitzchok

Independent

1,016

  • Elected: Andrew Walters

  • Electorate: 9,670

  • Percentage poll: 31.53%

  • Total number of votes cast: 3,049

  • Want of the official mark: 0

  • Voting for more than one candidate: 6

  • Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified: 2

  • Unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty: 5

  • The total number of ballot papers rejected: 13

Little Hulton

Candidate

Party

Votes cast

ASHDOWN, Mike

Green Party

334

CRODEN, Lewis

Reform UK

1,121

FASAN, Anne

Conservative Party

185

OXBROW, Stuart

Liberal Democrats

103

PEPPER, Teresa Christina

Labour Party

837

  • Elected: Lewis Croden

  • Electorate: 9,410

  • Percentage poll: 27.48%

  • Total number of votes cast: 2,586

  • Want of the official mark: 0

  • Voting for more than one candidate: 2

  • Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified: 0

  • Unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty: 4

  • The total number of ballot papers rejected: 6

Ordsall

Candidate

Party

Votes cast

BARCLAY, Craig Stephen

Reform UK

428

GRANT, John

Liberal Democrats

332

KEVILLE, Brendan

Labour Party

772

NG, Charlie

Conservative Party

147

STOCKLEY, Martyn

Green Party

1,125

  • Elected: Martyn Stockley

  • Electorate: 9,943

  • Percentage poll: 28.27%

  • Total number of votes cast: 2,811

  • Want of the official mark: 0

  • Voting for more than one candidate: 2

  • Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified: 0

  • Unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty: 5

  • The total number of ballot papers rejected: 7

Pendlebury and Clifton

Candidate

Party

Votes cast

GRANT, Angela May

Conservative Party

268

LEWIS, Susan Vanessa

Liberal Democrats

168

MGBEOKWERE, Chichi

Labour and Co-Operative Party

755

NADIN, Andrew

Green Party

456

ROWLAND, Natalie Anne

Reform UK

1,627

  • Elected: Natalie Anne Rowland

  • Electorate: 9,043

  • Percentage poll: 36.27%

  • Total number of votes cast: 3,280

  • Want of the official mark: 0

  • Voting for more than one candidate: 0

  • Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified: 0

  • Unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty: 6

  • The total number of ballot papers rejected: 6

Pendleton and Charlestown

Candidate

Party

Votes cast

AJIBOLA, Ayotunde Adedeji

Conservative Party

254

ALLEN, Jacob John

Independent

54

BEHAN, Andrew Stephen

Labour and Co-Operative Party

807

CALLAGHAN, Matthew

Green Party

725

STONE-SHAW, Daryl

Reform UK

963

THOMPSON, Kenneth

Liberal Democrats

143

  • Elected: Daryl Stone-Shaw

  • Electorate: 10,281

  • Percentage poll: 28.78%

  • Total number of votes cast: 2,959

  • Want of the official mark: 0

  • Voting for more than one candidate: 2

  • Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified: 0

  • Unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty: 11

  • The total number of ballot papers rejected: 13

Quays

Candidate

Party

Votes cast

HAMMOND, Owen Martin

Reform UK

170

HAROLD, Daniel

Labour Party

294

HEILBRON, Paul

Liberal Democrats

874

ROMERO
O`BRIEN, Andrea

Green Party

1,062

SLAWTHER, Gary Michael

Conservative Party

103

  • Elected: Andrea Romero O'Brien

  • Electorate: 9,889

  • Percentage poll: 25.3%

  • Total number of votes cast: 2,509

  • Want of the official mark: 0

  • Voting for more than one candidate: 1

  • Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified: 0

  • Unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty: 5

  • The total number of ballot papers rejected: 6

Swinton and Wardley

Candidate

Party

Votes cast

JONES, Peter Charles

Reform UK

1,543

MCCOY, Liz

Labour Party

980

O`NEILL, Joe

Independent

114

SEENEY, Colin

Liberal Democrats

156

SPRATT, Andy

Conservative Party

258

STRONG, Anton

Green Party

627

  • Elected: Peter Charles Jones

  • Electorate: 9,457

  • Percentage poll: 39%

  • Total number of votes cast: 3,688

  • Want of the official mark: 0

  • Voting for more than one candidate: 2

  • Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified: 0

  • Unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty: 8

  • The total number of ballot papers rejected: 10

Swinton Park

Candidate

Party

Votes cast

BARGHIAN, Farzam

Green Party

570

MCLELLAN, John

Liberal Democrats

252

PUCHALSKA, Monika Katarzyna

Reform UK

1,450

ROBSON, Karl Robert

Labour Party

1,160

WONG, Andrew

Conservative Party

333

  • Elected: Monika Katarzyna Puchalska

  • Electorate: 9,571

  • Percentage poll: 39.45%

  • Total number of votes cast: 3,776

  • Want of the official mark: 0

  • Voting for more than one candidate: 3

  • Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified: 0

  • Unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty: 8

  • The total number of ballot papers rejected: 11

Walkden North

Candidate

Party

Votes cast

HENDERSON, Miles Alexander

Reform UK

1,209

KENYON, Adam

Green Party

427

ROYLE, Arlene

Conservative Party

181

WHITELEGG, Paul Anthony

Independent

276

YOUD, Jack Leslie

Labour Party

953

  • Elected: Miles Alexander Henderson

  • Electorate: 9,539

  • Percentage poll: 32.4%

  • Total number of votes cast: 3,056

  • Want of the official mark: 0

  • Voting for more than one candidate: 3

  • Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified: 0

  • Unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty: 7

  • The total number of ballot papers rejected: 10

Walkden South

Candidate

Party

Votes cast

BIRTWISTLE, Craig Thomas

Advance UK

101

FITZSIMMONS, Rachel Lindsey

Green Party

679

MUNTU, Guy

Conservative Party

518

SYED, Irfan

Labour Party

1.228

VORONOV, Ivan

Reform UK

1,422

  • Elected: Ivan Voronov

  • Electorate: 9,289

  • Percentage poll: 42.67%

  • Total number of votes cast: 3,964

  • Want of the official mark: 0

  • Voting for more than one candidate: 3

  • Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified: 0

  • Unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty: 13

  • The total number of ballot papers rejected: 16

Weaste and Seedley

Candidate

Party

Votes cast

BROOMHEAD, Anne

Conservative Party

212

DOYLE, Paul

Reform UK

1,173

ROBERTSON, James

Green Party

949

SCOTT, Oliver James
Ritchie

Liberal Democrats

192

SHAMA, Alexis Murura

Labour Party

926

WARMISHAM, John David

Your Party

66

  • Elected: Paul Doyle

  • Electorate: 11,146

  • Percentage poll: 31.68%

  • Total number of votes cast: 3,531

  • Want of the official mark: 0

  • Voting for more than one candidate: 2

  • Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified: 1

  • Unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty: 10

  • The total number of ballot papers rejected: 13

Worsley and Westwood Park

Candidate

Party

Votes cast

ATLEY, JP

Labour Party

1,047

BLESSING, James Kar

Liberal Democrats

242

MORRISON, Kaiden Jason

Reform UK

1,342

RAJPURA, Seema Azam

Green Party

571

WHITEHOUSE, Daniel

Conservative Party

635

  • Elected: Kaiden Jason Morrison

  • Electorate: 8,880

  • Percentage poll: 43.59%

  • Total number of votes cast: 3,871

  • Want of the official mark: 0

  • Voting for more than one candidate: 1

  • Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified: 0

  • Unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty: 6

  • The total number of ballot papers rejected: 7

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