# 2004 Salford City Council election

The 2004 Salford City Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Salford City Council in England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes having taken place since the last election in 2003. The Labour Party kept overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 35.53%.

## Election result

Salford Local Election Result 2004 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 44 | -7 | 73.3 | 48.2 | 59,925 | -4.6% |
| Liberal Democrats | 8 | +3 | 13.3 | 27.4 | 34,068 | +6.4% |
| Conservative | 8 | +5 | 13.3 | 23.0 | 28,654 | -0.4% |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 964 | +0.8% |
| Independent | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.4 | 463 | -2.0% |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 304 | +0.2% |

## Ward results
### Barton

Barton (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Mullen | 1,238 | | |
| | Labour | Neville Clark | 1,135 | | |
| | Labour | David Jolley | 984 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Patten | 855 | | |
| | Conservative | Renee Holt | 725 | | |
| | Conservative | Alan Nicholls | 692 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,629 | 32.5 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Boothstown and Ellenbrook

Boothstown and Ellenbrook (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Beryl Howard | 1,458 | | |
| | Conservative | Robin Garrido | 1,363 | | |
| | Conservative | Christine Gray | 1,309 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Dunn | 986 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gary Riding | 912 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joan Higgin | 691 | | |
| | Labour | Neville Gregory | 526 | | |
| | Labour | Michael Felse | 474 | | |
| | Labour | Andrew Nicol | 464 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,183 | 40.9 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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### Broughton

Broughton (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James King | 1,263 | | |
| | Labour | Bernard Murphy | 1,241 | | |
| | Labour | John Merry | 1,133 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Carson | 744 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ronald Benjamin | 615 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Ferrnley | 577 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,573 | 28.1 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Cadishead

Cadishead (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James Hunt | 1,140 | | |
| | Labour | Christine Hudson | 1,119 | | |
| | Labour | Keith Mann | 949 | | |
| | Conservative | Leslie Taylor | 780 | | |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Hill | 766 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mariska Jones | 559 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,313 | 36.3 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Claremont

Claremont (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Norman Owen | 1,505 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Cooke | 1,166 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Timothy Perkins | 1,074 | | |
| | Labour | Louise Baxter | 964 | | |
| | Labour | Peter Wheeler | 848 | | |
| | Labour | James Short | 830 | | |
| | Conservative | Sydney Cooper | 764 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,151 | 39.4 | |
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### Eccles

Eccles (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Broughton | 1,247 | | |
| | Labour | Edmund Sheehy | 1,167 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Hayes | 1,019 | | |
| | Labour | Jane Murphy | 928 | | |
| | Conservative | Michael Edwards | 919 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Lomax | 814 | | |
| | Conservative | Christine Upton | 785 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,879 | 39.1 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Irlam

Irlam (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Jones | 1,073 | | |
| | Labour | Joseph Kean | 922 | | |
| | Labour | Roger Lightup | 842 | | |
| | Conservative | Joyce Collins | 679 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Race | 606 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,122 | 32.1 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Irwell Riverside

Irwell Riverside (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joseph Holt | 925 | | |
| | Labour | Joseph Murphy | 868 | | |
| | Labour | James Hulmes | 819 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Corry | 616 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lynn Drake | 573 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Eisen | 536 | | |
| | Conservative | Edith Moores | 324 | | |
| | BNP | Anthony Wentworth | 304 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,965 | 28.0 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Kersal

Kersal (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Connor | 1,615 | | |
| | Labour | George Wilson | 1,196 | | |
| | Labour | Ann-Marie Humphreys | 1,128 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eric Sievers | 1,105 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Harold Kershner | 1,101 | | |
| | Conservative | Jeremiah Horgan | 791 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bernard Carson | 612 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,548 | 40.9 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Langworthy

Langworthy (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andrew Salmon | 1,195 | | |
| | Labour | Jane Hepworth | 973 | | |
| | Labour | John Warmisham | 917 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Deas | 639 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roy Laurence | 599 | | |
| | Liberal | Christopher Barnes | 552 | | |
| | Conservative | Anthony Healey | 448 | | |
| | Liberal | Robin Radnell | 412 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,735 | 30.8 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Little Hulton

Little Hulton (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Doris Fernandez | 1,300 | | |
| | Labour | Alice Smyth | 1,256 | | |
| | Labour | Eric Burgoyne | 1,234 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Cowpe | 523 | | |
| | Conservative | William MacDonald | 493 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pauline Ogden | 484 | | |
| | Conservative | David Owen | 455 | | |
| | Conservative | Elaine West | 425 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,170 | 30.8 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Ordsall

Ordsall (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Susan Slater | 665 | | |
| | Labour | Peter Dobbs | 639 | | |
| | Labour | Alan Clague | 541 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Bowers | 530 | | |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Thomason | 288 | | |
| | Independent | Alan Valentine | 241 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,904 | 28.2 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Pendlebury

Pendlebury (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Barry Warner | 1,207 | | |
| | Labour | Patricia Lea | 1,096 | | |
| | Labour | Bernard Lea | 1,000 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Ferrer | 872 | | |
| | Conservative | John Booth | 707 | | |
| | Conservative | Bridie Madden | 674 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,556 | 35.1 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Swinton North

Swinton North (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Derek Antrobus | 1,326 | | |
| | Labour | James Dawson | 1,286 | | |
| | Labour | Charles William Hinds | 1,147 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Valerie Gregory | 1,039 | | |
| | Conservative | Patricia Mills | 798 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,596 | 35.3 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Swinton South

Swinton South (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Douglas Daniels | 1,158 | | |
| | Labour | John Cullen | 1,102 | | |
| | Labour | Charles McIntyre | 1,016 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karl Henshall | 1,006 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joseph O'Neill | 992 | | |
| | Conservative | Catherine Edwards | 954 | | |
| | Conservative | George Woods | 597 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,825 | 36.5 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Walkden North

Walkden North (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Vincent Devine | 1,349 | | |
| | Labour | William Pennington | 1,288 | | |
| | Labour | Barbara Miller | 1,162 | | |
| | Conservative | Walter Edwards | 617 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Daryll Toone | 599 | | |
| | Conservative | Eileen MacDonald | 566 | | |
| | Conservative | Graham Bedingham | 508 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,089 | 34.2 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Walkden South

Walkden South (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stanley Witkowski | 1,031 | | |
| | Conservative | Iain Lindley | 1,010 | | |
| | Conservative | David Lewis | 1,008 | | |
| | Conservative | Glenis Purcell | 978 | | |
| | Labour | Valerie Burgoyne | 928 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Deborah Rushton | 921 | | |
| | Labour | Norbert Potter | 858 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Grant | 855 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Brown | 825 | | |
| | Independent | David Bowers | 222 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,636 | 40.7 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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### Weaste & Seedley

Weaste and Seedley (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janice Heywood | 1,298 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Ainsworth | 1,264 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rick Powell | 1,158 | | |
| | Labour | James Harold | 916 | | |
| | Labour | Bernadette Wright | 907 | | |
| | Labour | Stephen Coen | 796 | | |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Wakefield | 538 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,877 | 37.4 | |
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### Winton

Winton (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Lancaster | 1,194 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Pooley | 1,029 | | |
| | Labour | Margaret Morris | 1,014 | | |
| | Labour | Michelle Wilkinson | 981 | | |
| | Conservative | Gary Green | 754 | | |
| | Conservative | Judith Tope | 728 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,700 | 34.0 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
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### Worsley

Worsley (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Karen Garrido | 1,725 | | |
| | Conservative | James McDonald | 1,567 | | |
| | Conservative | Graham Compton | 1,461 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Boyd | 1,230 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sara Bradbury | 837 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Gregory | 700 | | |
| | Labour | Alan Brocklehurst | 485 | | |
| | Labour | Warren Coates | 483 | | |
| | Labour | Philip Cusack | 437 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,925 | 50.4 | |
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