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Salford 2022

Local elections held 5 May 2022.

20 ward races

20 seats

5 elected below the proportional quota

25.0% of seats below quota

How to read this page

Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share that would be needed to be guaranteed that seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.

Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.

If votes were counted by party

Across the 20 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 20 seats had been allocated to those vote totals in proportion (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.

Party	Votes	Vote %	Seats won	% of seats	Proportional seats	Proportional %	Δ
Labour Party	25,051	53.7%	15	75.0%	12	60.0%	+3
Conservative and Unionist Party	9,745	20.9%	2	10.0%	4	20.0%	-2
Liberal Democrats	5,919	12.7%	2	10.0%	3	15.0%	-1
Green Party	3,038	6.5%	0	0.0%	1	5.0%	-1
ND	1,139	2.4%	1	5.0%	0	0.0%	+1
Independent	871	1.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
BRITF	508	1.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
WEP	265	0.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	99	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	46,635	100.0%	20	100.0%	20	100.0%	0

Vote share vs seats won

The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.

Vote share

Actual seats

Proportional seats

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Kersal & Broughton Park · 1 seat · won at 38.4% · +11.6 pts below quota
Ordsall · 1 seat · won at 46.1% · +3.9 pts below quota
Walkden South · 1 seat · won at 47.1% · +2.9 pts below quota
Worsley & Westwood Park · 1 seat · won at 48.4% · +1.6 pts below quota
Boothstown & Ellenbrook · 1 seat · won at 49.0% · +1.0 pts below quota
Walkden North · 1 seat · won at 51.7% · above quota
Swinton Park · 1 seat · won at 57.6% · above quota
Claremont · 1 seat · won at 57.9% · above quota
Eccles · 1 seat · won at 60.2% · above quota
Quays · 1 seat · won at 60.5% · above quota
Cadishead & Lower Irlam · 1 seat · won at 60.7% · above quota
Swinton & Wardley · 1 seat · won at 61.4% · above quota
Pendlebury & Clifton · 1 seat · won at 62.5% · above quota
Higher Irlam & Peel Green · 1 seat · won at 63.9% · above quota
Little Hulton · 1 seat · won at 64.1% · above quota
Broughton · 1 seat · won at 64.3% · above quota
Weaste & Seedley · 1 seat · won at 65.0% · above quota
Blackfriars & Trinity · 1 seat · won at 66.5% · above quota
Pendleton & Charlestown · 1 seat · won at 67.0% · above quota
Barton & Winton · 1 seat · won at 72.4% · above quota

Race results

Kersal & Broughton Park · single-seat

Marginal winner 38.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +11.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,630

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Walter A.	ND	1,009	38.4%	Elected
2	Carney A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	791	30.1%
3	Mgbeokwere C.	Labour Party	696	26.5%
4	Twells J.	Liberal Democrats	134	5.1%

Electorate 9,451 · Ballots cast 2,630 · EC ward code E05013026 · Back to ward index

Ordsall · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +3.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,822

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Twells C.	Liberal Democrats	840	46.1%	Elected
2	Walsh J.	Labour Party	748	41.1%
3	Smith N.	Green Party	234	12.8%

Electorate 7,958 · Ballots cast 1,822 · EC ward code E05013028 · Back to ward index

Walkden South · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,720

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Syed I.	Labour Party	1,281	47.1%	Elected
2	Husain A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	674	24.8%
3	Dylan T.	Green Party	494	18.2%
4	Murphy P.	Liberal Democrats	271	10.0%

Electorate 8,948 · Ballots cast 2,720 · EC ward code E05013035 · Back to ward index

Worsley & Westwood Park · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +1.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,000

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Kealey A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,451	48.4%	Elected
2	Davies T.	Labour Party	1,298	43.3%
3	Blessing J.	Liberal Democrats	251	8.4%

Electorate 8,920 · Ballots cast 3,000 · EC ward code E05013037 · Back to ward index

Boothstown & Ellenbrook · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +1.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,623

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Turner L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,777	49.0%	Elected
2	Bashir M.	Labour Party	1,143	31.5%
3	Chisnall I.	Liberal Democrats	383	10.6%
4	Battersby D.	Green Party	320	8.8%

Electorate 9,726 · Ballots cast 3,623 · EC ward code E05013020 · Back to ward index

Walkden North · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.7 pts Valid ballots 2,348

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Youd J.	Labour Party	1,213	51.7%	Elected
2	Simon A.	BRITF	508	21.6%
3	Masood A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	269	11.5%
4	Battersby F.	Green Party	215	9.2%
5	Grant J.	Liberal Democrats	143	6.1%

Electorate 9,372 · Ballots cast 2,348 · EC ward code E05013034 · Back to ward index

Swinton Park · single-seat

Marginal winner 57.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −7.6 pts Valid ballots 2,658

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Dickman S.	Labour Party	1,530	57.6%	Elected
2	Meades D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	497	18.7%
3	O'Neill J.	Independent	237	8.9%
4	McLellan J.	Liberal Democrats	210	7.9%
5	Balkind H.	Green Party	184	6.9%

Electorate 9,413 · Ballots cast 2,658 · EC ward code E05013033 · Back to ward index

Claremont · single-seat

Marginal winner 57.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −7.9 pts Valid ballots 2,760

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Reynolds N.	Labour Party	1,599	57.9%	Elected
2	Goldfine B.	Conservative and Unionist Party	391	14.2%
3	Ferrer M.	Independent	315	11.4%
4	Seed C.	Green Party	269	9.7%
5	Hughes G.	Liberal Democrats	186	6.7%

Electorate 9,814 · Ballots cast 2,760 · EC ward code E05013023 · Back to ward index

Eccles · single-seat

Marginal winner 60.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −10.2 pts Valid ballots 3,264

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Tetteh N.	Labour Party	1,964	60.2%	Elected
2	Bates C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	731	22.4%
3	Hamilton C.	Green Party	265	8.1%
4	Bradfield O.	Liberal Democrats	205	6.3%
5	Griffiths S.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	99	3.0%

Electorate 10,978 · Ballots cast 3,264 · EC ward code E05013024 · Back to ward index

Quays · single-seat

Marginal winner 60.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −10.5 pts Valid ballots 1,614

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Warren A.	Liberal Democrats	976	60.5%	Elected
2	Tresadern P.	Labour Party	503	31.2%
3	Staniforth L.	Green Party	135	8.4%

Electorate 6,766 · Ballots cast 1,614 · EC ward code E05013031 · Back to ward index

Cadishead & Lower Irlam · single-seat

Marginal winner 60.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −10.7 pts Valid ballots 2,100

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Amana-Ghola Y.	Labour Party	1,274	60.7%	Elected
2	Farooq A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	433	20.6%
3	Clark J.	Liberal Democrats	393	18.7%

Electorate 9,459 · Ballots cast 2,100 · EC ward code E05013022 · Back to ward index

Swinton & Wardley · single-seat

Marginal winner 61.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −11.4 pts Valid ballots 2,604

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Reynolds G.	Labour Party	1,600	61.4%	Elected
2	Husain A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	423	16.2%
3	Sampson M.	Independent	319	12.3%
4	Waite L.	Green Party	155	6.0%
5	Watkins G.	Liberal Democrats	107	4.1%

Electorate 9,286 · Ballots cast 2,604 · EC ward code E05013032 · Back to ward index

Pendlebury & Clifton · single-seat

Marginal winner 62.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −12.5 pts Valid ballots 2,095

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Linden S.	Labour Party	1,309	62.5%	Elected
2	Mountaine J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	550	26.3%
3	McKinlay I.	Liberal Democrats	236	11.3%

Electorate 9,081 · Ballots cast 2,095 · EC ward code E05013029 · Back to ward index

Higher Irlam & Peel Green · single-seat

Marginal winner 63.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −13.9 pts Valid ballots 2,062

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Saeed M.	Labour Party	1,317	63.9%	Elected
2	Aftab S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	381	18.5%
3	Thompson K.	Liberal Democrats	364	17.7%

Electorate 9,733 · Ballots cast 2,062 · EC ward code E05013025 · Back to ward index

Little Hulton · single-seat

Marginal winner 64.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −14.1 pts Valid ballots 1,662

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Pepper T.	Labour Party	1,066	64.1%	Elected
2	Chapman D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	395	23.8%
3	Oxbrow S.	Green Party	113	6.8%
4	Robbins S.	Liberal Democrats	88	5.3%

Electorate 9,248 · Ballots cast 1,662 · EC ward code E05013027 · Back to ward index

Broughton · single-seat

Marginal winner 64.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −14.3 pts Valid ballots 1,998

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Merry J.	Labour Party	1,284	64.3%	Elected
2	Assam P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	227	11.4%
3	Wynne A.	Liberal Democrats	185	9.3%
4	Henry D.	Green Party	172	8.6%
5	Leech E.	ND	130	6.5%

Electorate 9,704 · Ballots cast 1,998 · EC ward code E05013021 · Back to ward index

Weaste & Seedley · single-seat

Marginal winner 65.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −15.0 pts Valid ballots 2,003

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Shama A.	Labour Party	1,302	65.0%	Elected
2	Heilbron P.	Liberal Democrats	436	21.8%
3	Humphery D.	WEP	265	13.2%

Electorate 10,767 · Ballots cast 2,003 · EC ward code E05013036 · Back to ward index

Blackfriars & Trinity · single-seat

Marginal winner 66.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −16.5 pts Valid ballots 1,501

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Wain R.	Labour Party	998	66.5%	Elected
2	Jones D.	Green Party	299	19.9%
3	Allen J.	Liberal Democrats	204	13.6%

Electorate 7,804 · Ballots cast 1,501 · EC ward code E05013019 · Back to ward index

Pendleton & Charlestown · single-seat

Marginal winner 67.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −17.0 pts Valid ballots 1,722

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Warmisham J.	Labour Party	1,154	67.0%	Elected
2	Friedman M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	266	15.4%
3	Nadin A.	Green Party	183	10.6%
4	Wade S.	Liberal Democrats	119	6.9%

Electorate 8,972 · Ballots cast 1,722 · EC ward code E05013030 · Back to ward index

Barton & Winton · single-seat

Marginal winner 72.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −22.4 pts Valid ballots 2,449

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Mullen J.	Labour Party	1,772	72.4%	Elected
2	Richman M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	489	20.0%
3	Duke A.	Liberal Democrats	188	7.7%

Electorate 10,613 · Ballots cast 2,449 · EC ward code E05013018 · Back to ward index