# 2018 Salford City Council election

The 2018 Salford City Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Salford City Council in England.
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council before the elections:
| Party | Party | Previous council | New council |
| | Labour | 49 | 50 |
| | Conservative | 9 | 9 |
| | Independent | 2 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| Working majority | Working majority | 38 | 40 |

## Ward results

Asterisk denotes the sitting councillor.

### Barton

Barton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | David Jolley* | 1,348 | 64.2 |
| | Conservative | Eileen MacDonald | 396 | 18.8 |
| | UKIP | Janice Snelgrove | 170 | 8.1 |
| | Green | Jennifer Mellish | 111 | 5.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rhona Brown | 76 | 3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 952 | 45.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,110 | 22.85 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Boothstown and Ellenbrook

Boothstown and Ellenbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jillian Collinson* | 1,456 | 56.4 |
| | Labour | Phil Cusack | 906 | 35.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian McKinlay | 87 | 3.4 |
| | Green | Morvern Rennie | 75 | 2.9 |
| | UKIP | Arthur Snelgrove | 57 | 2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 551 | 21.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,586 | 34.08 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Broughton

Broughton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Merry* | 1,492 | 67.0 |
| | Conservative | Gilliam MacKenzie | 369 | 16.6 |
| | Green | David Jones | 141 | 6.3 |
| | UKIP | Nicola Williamson | 135 | 6.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Dean | 90 | 4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,123 | 50.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,237 | 22.19 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Cadishead

Cadishead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Joan Walsh | 959 | 41.1 |
| | Independent | Marcus Graham | 752 | 32.3 |
| | Conservative | Catherine Bisbey | 461 | 19.8 |
| | Green | Diane Cawood | 128 | 5.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Benjamin Web | 31 | 1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 207 | 8.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,332 | 28.71 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Claremont

Claremont :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Neil Reynolds* | 1,167 | 49.2 |
| | Conservative | Charlotte Woods | 473 | 19.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stef Lorenz | 406 | 17.1 |
| | Independent | Mary Ferrer | 200 | 8.4 |
| | Green | Daniel Towers | 117 | 4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 694 | 29.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,372 | 28.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Eccles

Eccles :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Michael Wheeler* | 1,748 | 60.3 |
| | Conservative | David Hotchkin | 638 | 22.0 |
| | Green | Helen Alker | 185 | 6.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Guy Otten | 169 | 5.8 |
| | UKIP | Keith Hallam | 134 | 4.6 |
| | TUSC | Matt Kilsby | 23 | 0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,110 | 38.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,902 | 31.33 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Irlam

Irlam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour Co-op | Roger Jones* | 936 | 44.4 |
| | Independent | Darren Goulden | 769 | 36.4 |
| | Conservative | James Mount | 357 | 16.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Blessing | 48 | 2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 167 | 7.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,116 | 30.28 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | |

### Irwell Riverside

Irwell Riverside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jane Hamilton* | 1,053 | 66.0 |
| | Conservative | Max Dowling | 189 | 11.8 |
| | Green | Wendy Olsen | 178 | 11.2 |
| | UKIP | Jonathan Marsden | 97 | 6.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Valerie Smith | 78 | 4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 864 | 54.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,601 | 19.98 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Kersal

Kersal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ari Leitner | 1,660 | 59.0 |
| | Labour | Anne-Marie Humphreys* | 910 | 32.4 |
| | Green | Stuart Oxbrow | 94 | 3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lucas Kane Webber | 78 | 2.8 |
| | UKIP | John Roberts | 70 | 2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 750 | 26.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,821 | 35.21 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Langworthy

Langworthy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Warmisham* | 1,055 | 60.8 |
| | Conservative | Craig Thompson | 202 | 11.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jake Overend | 183 | 10.6 |
| | UKIP | Stacey Olsen | 147 | 8.5 |
| | Green | Ian Pattinson | 147 | 8.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 853 | 49.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,741 | 19.54 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Little Hulton

Little Hulton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Collette Weir* | 1,186 | 67.4 |
| | Conservative | Nathan James | 461 | 26.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lee Westley | 113 | 6.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 725 | 41.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,771 | 19.88 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Ordsall

Ordsall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Tanya Burch* | 1,583 | 65.2 |
| | Conservative | Joshua Nelson | 367 | 15.1 |
| | Green | Emma Van Dyke | 263 | 10.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Grant | 215 | 8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,216 | 50.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,448 | 19.26 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Pendlebury

Pendlebury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sophia Linden | 1,262 | 58.2 |
| | Conservative | Dorothy Chapman | 531 | 24.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Beth Waller | 151 | 7.0 |
| | UKIP | Seamus Martin | 147 | 6.8 |
| | Green | Alastair Dewberry | 79 | 3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 731 | 33.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,175 | 24.05 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Swinton North

Swinton North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Bill Hinds* | 1,385 | 60.5 |
| | Conservative | Andy Cheetham | 513 | 22.4 |
| | UKIP | Andy Olsen | 168 | 7.3 |
| | Green | Liam Waite | 131 | 5.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adam Slack | 91 | 4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 872 | 38.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,292 | 27.34 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Swinton South

Swinton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Stuart Dickman | 1,185 | 53.6 |
| | Conservative | Adam Carney | 491 | 22.2 |
| | English Democrat | Craig Holmes | 163 | 7.4 |
| | Green | Nicola Smith | 137 | 6.2 |
| | SDP | Joe O’Neill | 130 | 5.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jade O’Neil | 103 | 4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 694 | 31.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,544 | 26.56 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | |

### Walkden North

Walkden North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour Co-op | Adrian Brocklehurst* | 1,201 | 53.9 |
| | Conservative | James Macdonald | 421 | 18.9 |
| | UKIP | Bernard Gill | 148 | 6.6 |
| | Green | Diana Battersby | 114 | 5.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joseph Harmer | 73 | 3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 780 | 35.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,961 | 24.48 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | |

### Walkden South

Walkden South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Laura Edwards | 1,460 | 50.5 |
| | Conservative | Anne Broomhead | 1,157 | 40.0 |
| | Green | Thomas Dylan | 159 | 5.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Cowpe | 113 | 3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 303 | 10.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,895 | 35.30 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Weaste and Seedley

Weaste and Seedley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour Co-op | Ronnie Wilson* | 1,302 | 59.8 |
| | Conservative | Nicky Turner | 390 | 17.9 |
| | UKIP | Barrie Fallows | 205 | 9.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andy Markham | 147 | 6.7 |
| | Green | Rob Stephenson | 134 | 6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 912 | 41.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,185 | 23.52 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | |

### Winton

Winton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Margaret Morris* | 1,323 | 63.5 |
| | Conservative | George Darlington | 417 | 20.0 |
| | Green | Jenna Murray | 129 | 6.2 |
| | UKIP | Brian Robinson | 116 | 5.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart Thomas | 53 | 2.5 |
| | TUSC | Sally Griffiths | 46 | 2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 906 | 43.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,091 | 23.09 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Worsley

Worsley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Les Turner | 1,705 | 59.0 |
| | Labour | Tony Davies | 841 | 29.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sara Ryder | 185 | 6.4 |
| | Green | Christopher Bertenshaw | 158 | 5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 864 | 29.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,896 | 35.56 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |