Salford Council election, 2008

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Elections to Salford Council were held on 1 May 2008. 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%.

After the election, the composition of the council was

• Labour 36
• Conservative 13
• Liberal Democrat 10
• Community Action 1

Contents 1 Election result 2 Candidates 2.1 Barton ward 2.2 Boothstown And Ellenbrook ward 2.3 Broughton ward 2.4 Cadishead ward 2.5 Claremont ward 2.6 Eccles ward 2.7 Irlam ward 2.8 Irwell Riverside ward 2.9 Kersal ward 2.10 Langworthy ward 2.11 Little Hulton ward 2.12 Ordsall ward 2.13 Pendlebury ward 2.14 Swinton North ward 2.15 Swinton South ward 2.16 Walkden North ward 2.17 Walkden South ward 2.18 Weaste And Seedley ward 2.19 Winton ward 2.20 Worsley ward 3 References

[edit] Election result

Salford Local Election Result 2008
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net Gain/Loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/-
	Labour	16	0	6	-6	50.0	34.8	17899	-4.7%
	Conservative	2	3	0	+3	25.0	34.0	17472	+4.6%
	Liberal Democrat	2	2	0	+2	20.0	21.3	10949	-0.4%
	Community Action	0	1	0	+1	5.0	3.5	1805
	British National Party	0	0	0	0	0	3.6	1871
	Independent	0	0	0	0	0	2.4	1238
	UK Independence	0	0	0	0	0	0.3	149

[edit] Candidates

[edit] Barton ward

Barton ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Ronald Benjamin	489	19.3	-0.2
	Conservative	Abdul Mannan	701	27.7	+6.2
	Labour	John Mullen	1039	41.0	-3.2
	Independent	Alan Valentine	303	12.0	-2.9
Majority			338	13.3
Turnout				28.4
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] Boothstown And Ellenbrook ward

Boothstown And Ellenbrook ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Cheetham	1867	67.7	+8.8
	Liberal Democrat	Catherine Connett	452	16.4	+0.7
	Labour	Abdul Shahid	437	15.9	-4.2
Majority			1415	51.3
Turnout				36.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

[edit] Broughton ward

Broughton ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Bernard Carson	472	23.1	-1.2
	Labour Co-op	Jim King	1185	58.1	-3.8
	Conservative	David Wolfson	383	18.8	+5.0
Majority			713	35.0
Turnout				26.4
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

[edit] Cadishead ward

Cadishead ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lyn Bramer-Kelly	1047	38.9	+2.0
	Community Action	Chris Dickenson	653	24.2	+3.9
	Labour	Jimmy Hunt	865	32.1	-4.4
	Liberal Democrat	Melanie Owen	130	4.8	-1.6
Majority			182	6.8
Turnout				36.9
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

[edit] Claremont ward

Claremont ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Chris Allcock	525	17.6	-1.0
	British National Party	Edward O’Sullivan	295	9.9	-2.0
	Liberal Democrat	Norman Owen	1277	42.8	+5.2
	UK Independence	Robert Wakefield	149	5.0	(+5.0)
	Labour	Peter Wheeler	737	24.7	-7.2
Majority			540	18.1
Turnout				36.2
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

[edit] Eccles ward

Eccles ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan Broughton	1144	37.6	-2.1
	Liberal Democrat	Stephen Ferrer	479	15.7	-0.7
	Conservative	Judith Tope	1422	46.7	+2.9
Majority			278	9.1
Turnout				36.2
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

[edit] Irlam ward

Irlam ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stephen Fitzsimmons	832	29.8	+7.6
	Community Action	Rick Houlton	1152	41.2	+9.6
	Liberal Democrat	Mariska Jones	161	5.8	-1.6
	Labour	Roger Jones	650	23.3	-15.6
Majority			320	11.4
Turnout				38.4
	Community Action gain from Labour		Swing

[edit] Irwell Riverside ward

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

[edit] Kersal ward

Kersal ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Connor	1385	49.7	+7.5
	Liberal Democrat	Harold Kershner	356	12.8	-4.2
	Conservative	Shneur Odze	1046	37.5	-3.3
Majority			339	12.2
Turnout				34.4
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] Langworthy ward

Langworthy ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Lynn Drake	1049	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 Democrat gain from Labour		Swing

[edit] Little Hulton ward

Little Hulton ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Susan Carson	270	12.4	-4.6
	British National Party	Vinnie Coleman	404	18.5	+4.6
	Labour	Pat Ryan	1021	46.8	-6.2
	Conservative	Elaine West	488	22.4	+6.2
Majority			533	24.4
Turnout				23.7
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] Ordsall ward

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

[edit] Pendlebury ward

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

[edit] Swinton North ward

Swinton North ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Derek Antrobus	1122	41.7	-8.6
	Liberal Democrat	Tamara Cooke	624	23.2	-1.3
	Conservative	Shirley Walsh	947	35.2	+9.9
Majority			175	6.5
Turnout				31.3
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] Swinton South ward

Swinton South ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Hilary Brunyee	527	19.8	+5.9
	Labour	Valerie Burgoyne	642	24.1	-3.9
	Independent	Dave Kelly	347	13.0	+4.3
	Liberal Democrat	Martin O’Neill	1150	43.1	+1.6
Majority			508	19.0
Turnout				32.3
	Liberal Democrat gain from Labour		Swing

[edit] Walkden North ward

Walkden North ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Vincent Devine	1033	47.3	-2.3
	Liberal Democrat	Thomas Fernley	395	18.1	+5.8
	Conservative	Eileen MacDonald	756	34.6	+7.7
Majority			277	12.7
Turnout				26.0
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] Walkden South ward

Walkden South ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	British National Party	Tommy Cavanagh	336	10.3	+3.0
	Liberal Democrat	Pauline Ogden	458	14.1	+5.2
	Labour	Brendan Ryan	815	25.0	-2.1
	Conservative	Nicky Turner	1649	50.6	-0.4
Majority			834	25.6
Turnout				40.3
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

[edit] Weaste And Seedley ward

Weaste And Seedley ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Heather Grant	478	19.6	+6.0
	Labour Co-op	Tony Harold	682	27.9	-13.4
	Liberal Democrat	Janice Heywood	1282	52.5	+7.5
Majority			600	24.6
Turnout				29.4
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

[edit] Winton ward

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

[edit] Worsley ward

Worsley ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Ferguson	582	16.8	-0.6
	Conservative	Karen Garrido	2411	69.5	+6.0
	Liberal Democrat	Sheila Mulleady	476	13.7	+0.7
Majority			1829	52.7
Turnout				42.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Preceded by Salford Council election, 2007

Salford local elections

Succeeded by Salford Council election, 2010

[edit] References

• Salford Council election, 2008 - nominations
• Salford Councillors