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

## Election result

Salford Local Election Result 2008 :
| Party | 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 | 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 | Majority | Majority | 338 | 13.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Boothstown And Ellenbrook ward

Boothstown and Ellenbrook :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,415 | 51.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Broughton ward

Broughton :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 713 | 35.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 26.4 | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |

### Cadishead ward

Cadishead :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 182 | 6.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.9 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Claremont ward

Claremont :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 540 | 18.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Eccles ward

Eccles :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 278 | 9.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.2 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Irlam ward

Irlam :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 320 | 11.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.4 | |
| | Community Action gain from Labour | Community Action gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Irwell Riverside ward

Irwell Riverside :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 551 | 31.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 20.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Kersal ward

Kersal :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 339 | 12.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Langworthy ward

Langworthy :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 171 | 7.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 24.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Little Hulton ward

Little Hulton :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 533 | 24.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 23.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Ordsall ward

Ordsall :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 502 | 32.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 23.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Pendlebury ward

Pendlebury :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 149 | 5.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Swinton North ward

Swinton North :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 175 | 6.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Swinton South ward

Swinton South :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 508 | 19.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Walkden North ward

Walkden North :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 277 | 12.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 26.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Walkden South ward

Walkden South :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 834 | 25.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.3 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Weaste & Seedley ward

Weaste and Seedley :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 600 | 24.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Winton ward

Winton :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 366 | 13.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Worsley ward

Worsley :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,829 | 52.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |