2026 Salford City Council election
2026 English local government election
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The 2026 Salford City Council election will take place on Thursday 7 May 2026, alongside other local elections in the United Kingdom. One third of the 60 members of Salford City Council in Greater Manchester will be elected.
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Council composition
| After 2024 election | Before 2026 election | ||||
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| Party | Seats | Party | Seats | ||
| Labour | 50 | Labour | 46 | ||
| Conservative | 7 | Conservative | 7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | Liberal Democrats | 2 | ||
| Your Party | N/A | Your Party | 1 | ||
| Independent | 1 | Independent | 2 | ||
| Reform | 0 | Reform | 1 | ||
| Vacant | N/A | Vacant | 1 | ||
Changes 2024–2026:
- September 2024: Sharmina August (Labour) resigns – by-election held October 2024[2]
- October 2024: Lisa Muir (Labour) wins by-election[3]
- March 2025: John Warmisham (Labour) leaves party to sit as an independent[4]
- May 2025: Bill Hinds (Labour) leaves party to sit as an independent[b][5]
- November 2025: Roseanna Wain (Labour) resigns – seat left vacant until 2026 election[c][6]
- December 2025: John Warmisham (Independent) joins Your Party[7]
- February 2026: David Lancaster (Labour) dies – by-election held April 2026[c][9]
- April 2026: Michael Felse (Reform) gains by-election from Labour[10]
Background
Salford City Council was created in 1974. The city has always voted strongly for Labour. The party has governed in majority since the creation of the council, and has held at least 60% of the council's seats for the entirety of the 21st century.[11][12] The Conservatives have formed the principal opposition since 2008; prior to this, the Liberal Democrats formed the principal opposition from 1996 to 2004, and held an equal number of seats as the Conservatives from 2004 to 2008.
The 2024 election saw Labour increase their majority despite losing a seat to the Liberal Democrats, by taking one seat from the Conservatives and one from an independent.[13] The 20 seats up for election in 2026 were last contested in 2022. In that election, Labour won 15 seats (down 3), the Conservatives won 2 (up 1), the Liberal Democrats won 2 (up 1), and independents won 1 (up 1).[14] The vacant seat in Blackfriars and Trinity was last held by Labour.
Summary
Election result
| 2026 Salford City Council election | ||||||||||
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| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Labour | 32 | |||||||||
| Conservative | 5 | |||||||||
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | |||||||||
| Independent | 1 | |||||||||
| Reform | 1 | |||||||||
| Your Party | 0 | |||||||||
| Green | 0 | |||||||||
| Advance UK | 0 | |||||||||
| TUSC | 0 | |||||||||
Incumbents
| Ward | Incumbent councillor | Party | Re-standing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barton & Winton | John Mullen | Labour | Yes | |
| Blackfriars & Trinity | Roseanna Wain[d] | Labour | No | |
| Boothstown & Ellenbrook | Les Turner | Conservative | No | |
| Broughton | John Merry | Labour | Yes | |
| Cadishead & Lower Irlam | Yolande Ghola | Labour | No | |
| Claremont | Neil Reynolds | Labour | Yes | |
| Eccles | Nathaniel Tetteh | Labour | Yes | |
| Higher Irlam & Peel Green | Mishal Saeed | Labour | Yes | |
| Kersal & Broughton Park | Andrew Walters | Independent | Yes | |
| Little Hulton | Teresa Pepper | Labour | Yes | |
| Ordsall | Brandan Keville | Labour | Yes | |
| Pendlebury & Clifton | Chioma Mgbeokwere | Labour | Yes | |
| Pendleton & Charlestown | John Warmisham[e] | Your Party | Yes[f] | |
| Quays | Paul Hellbron | Liberal Democrats | Yes | |
| Swinton & Wardley | Gina Reynolds | Labour | No | |
| Swinton Park | Stuart Dickman | Labour | No | |
| Walkden North | Jack Youd | Labour | Yes | |
| Walkden South | Irfan Syed | Labour | Yes | |
| Weaste & Seedley | Alexis Sharma | Labour | Yes | |
| Worsley & Westwood Park | Adam Kealey | Conservative | No | |
Wards
Barton and Winton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Kirsty Anne Downie | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Antony Ian Duke | ||||
| Reform | Yvonne Earnshaw | ||||
| Conservative | Holly Ann Muldoon | ||||
| Labour | John Mullen | ||||
| Green | Babak Winstanley Sharples | ||||
Blackfriars and Trinity
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | David Jones | ||||
| Labour | Darren Matthews | ||||
| Reform | Christopher Roscoe | ||||
| Conservative | Craig Russel Walsh | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Westley | ||||
Boothstown and Ellenbrook
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jan Barrington | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Graham Bates | ||||
| Green | Paige Dawson | ||||
| Labour | Muhammad Kashif | ||||
| Reform | Terry Mather | ||||
Broughton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Kathleen Frances Allen | ||||
| Conservative | Patience Assam | ||||
| Reform | Gary Mark Bardsley | ||||
| Independent | Hugh Patrick Caffrey | ||||
| Labour | John David Merry | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Ben Thomas | ||||
Cadishead and Lower Irlam
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Skye Ainscough | ||||
| Green | Alex Gravender | ||||
| Reform | James Richard Hart | ||||
| Labour | Bill McLaughlin | ||||
| Reform | Leighton James Medley | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Ninad Vivek Oak | ||||
| Labour | Ceewhy Ochoga | ||||
| Conservative | Jonathan Thomason | ||||
| Green | Matty Wilson | ||||
Claremont
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Chris Bates | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Alexander McKinlay | ||||
| Labour | Neil Andrew Reynolds | ||||
| Green | Frederick Christopher Seed | ||||
| Conservative | Janet West | ||||
Eccles
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Denis Allen Adshead | ||||
| TUSC | Sally Griffiths | ||||
| Green | Sara Joanne Laing | ||||
| Conservative | Janet CGN Reygan | ||||
| Labour | Nathaniel Djangmah Tetteh | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Daniel Lee Wells | ||||
Higher Irlam and Peel Green
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Christopher Evans | ||||
| Conservative | Akiva Kline | ||||
| Green | Andrew Neil Parkinson | ||||
| Labour | Mishal Saeed | ||||
Kersal and Broughton Park
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Hormoz Ahmadzadeh | ||||
| Conservative | Adam Robert Carney | ||||
| Reform | Simon Fan | ||||
| Labour | Declan Curtis Murphy | ||||
| Independent | Andrew Avrohom Yitzchok Walters | ||||
Little Hulton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Mike Ashdown | ||||
| Reform | Lewis Croden | ||||
| Conservative | Anne Fasan | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Stuart Oxbrow | ||||
| Labour | Teresa Christina Pepper | ||||
Ordsall
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Craig Stephen Barclay | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | John Grant | ||||
| Labour | Brendan Keville | ||||
| Conservative | Charlie Ng | ||||
| Green | Martyn Stockley | ||||
Pendlebury and Clifton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Angela May Grant | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Vanessa Lewis | ||||
| Labour | Chichi Mgbeokwere | ||||
| Green | Andrew Nadin | ||||
| Reform | Natalie Anne Rowland | ||||
Pendleton and Charlestown
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ayotunde Adedeji Ajibola | ||||
| Independent | Jacob John Allen | ||||
| Labour Co-op | Andrew Stephen Behan | ||||
| Green | Matthew Callaghan | ||||
| Reform | Daryl Stone-Shaw | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Thompson | ||||
Quays
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Owen Martin Hammond | ||||
| Labour | Daniel Harold | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Heilbron | ||||
| Green | Andrea Romero O’Brien | ||||
| Conservative | Gary Michael Slawther | ||||
Swinton and Wardley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Peter Charles Jones | ||||
| Labour | Liz McCoy | ||||
| Independent | Joe O’Neill | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Colin Seeney | ||||
| Conservative | Andy Spratt | ||||
| Green | Anton Strong | ||||
Swinton Park
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Farzam Barghian | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | John McLellan | ||||
| Reform | Monika Katarzyna Puchalska | ||||
| Labour | Karl Robert Robson | ||||
| Conservative | Andrew Wong | ||||
Walkden North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Miles Alexander Henderson | ||||
| Green | Adam Kenyon | ||||
| Conservative | Arlene Royle | ||||
| Independent | Paul Anthony Whitelegg | ||||
| Labour | Jack Leslie Youd | ||||
Walkden South
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advance UK | Craig Thomas Birtwistle | ||||
| Green | Rachel Lindsey Fitzsimmons | ||||
| Conservative | Guy Muntu | ||||
| Labour | Irfan Syed | ||||
| Reform | Ivan Voronov | ||||
Weaste and Seedley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Anne Broomhead | ||||
| Reform | Paul Doyle | ||||
| Green | James Robertson | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Oliver James Ritchie Scott | ||||
| Labour | Alexis Murura Shama | ||||
| Your Party | John David Warmisham | ||||
Worsley and Westwood Park
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | JP Atley | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | James Karl Blessing | ||||
| Reform | Kaiden Jason Morrison | ||||
| Green | Seema Azam Rajpura | ||||
| Conservative | Daniel Whitehouse | ||||