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Salford 2023

Local elections held 4 May 2023.

20 ward races

21 seats

5 elected below the proportional quota

23.8% 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 21 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	26,746	56.8%	18	85.7%	13	61.9%	+5
Conservative and Unionist Party	10,979	23.3%	3	14.3%	5	23.8%	-2
Green Party	4,368	9.3%	0	0.0%	2	9.5%	-2
Liberal Democrats	3,830	8.1%	0	0.0%	1	4.8%	-1
Independent	411	0.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Britain First	405	0.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
WEP	109	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	93	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Reform UK	68	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Social Democratic Party	40	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	47,049	100.0%	21	100.0%	21	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.

Quays · 1 seat · won at 45.2% · +4.8 pts below quota
Pendlebury & Clifton · 2 seats · won at 28.8% · +4.6 pts below quota
Ordsall · 1 seat · won at 48.3% · +1.7 pts below quota
Worsley & Westwood Park · 1 seat · won at 48.4% · +1.6 pts below quota
Walkden South · 1 seat · won at 52.6% · above quota
Walkden North · 1 seat · won at 55.8% · above quota
Boothstown & Ellenbrook · 1 seat · won at 56.1% · above quota
Kersal & Broughton Park · 1 seat · won at 58.6% · above quota
Blackfriars & Trinity · 1 seat · won at 60.6% · above quota
Claremont · 1 seat · won at 61.8% · above quota
Swinton Park · 1 seat · won at 63.6% · above quota
Swinton & Wardley · 1 seat · won at 63.9% · above quota
Higher Irlam & Peel Green · 1 seat · won at 65.8% · above quota
Pendleton & Charlestown · 1 seat · won at 65.8% · above quota
Eccles · 1 seat · won at 66.0% · above quota
Weaste & Seedley · 1 seat · won at 66.3% · above quota
Little Hulton · 1 seat · won at 68.5% · above quota
Barton & Winton · 1 seat · won at 68.5% · above quota
Broughton · 1 seat · won at 70.8% · above quota
Cadishead & Lower Irlam · 1 seat · won at 74.2% · above quota

Race results

Quays · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,639

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Rowland, J.	Labour Party	741	45.2%	Elected
2	Moore, J.	Liberal Democrats	613	37.4%
3	Nadin, A.	Green Party	150	9.2%
4	Swift, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	135	8.2%

Electorate 7,456 · Ballots cast 1,639 · Back to ward index

Pendlebury & Clifton · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 28.8% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +4.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,724

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Warner, B.	Labour Party	1,234	33.1%	Elected
2	Mgbeokwere, C.	Labour Party	1,071	28.8%	Elected
3	Carney, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	499	13.4%
4	Cunliffe, C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	334	9.0%
5	Allen, K.	Green Party	245	6.6%
6	Reilly, T.	Green Party	180	4.8%
7	Thompson, K.	Liberal Democrats	161	4.3%

Electorate 9,039 · Ballots cast 3,724 · Back to ward index

Ordsall · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +1.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,926

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Grogan, B.	Labour Party	931	48.3%	Elected
2	Heilbron, P.	Liberal Democrats	695	36.1%
3	Ransley, J.	Green Party	195	10.1%
4	Wade-Gledhill, E.	Conservative and Unionist Party	105	5.5%

Electorate 8,618 · Ballots cast 1,926 · 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 2,875

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Garrido, R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,392	48.4%	Elected
2	Mullen, M.	Labour Party	1,166	40.6%
3	Bertenshaw, C.	Green Party	193	6.7%
4	Blessing, J.	Liberal Democrats	124	4.3%

Electorate 8,922 · Ballots cast 2,875 · Back to ward index

Walkden South · single-seat

Marginal winner 52.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −2.6 pts Valid ballots 2,507

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Asumu, H.	Labour Party	1,318	52.6%	Elected
2	Hainey, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	754	30.1%
3	Totterdill, A.	Green Party	257	10.3%
4	Blessing, R.	Liberal Democrats	178	7.1%

Electorate 9,001 · Ballots cast 2,507 · Back to ward index

Walkden North · single-seat

Marginal winner 55.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.8 pts Valid ballots 2,230

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Bellamy, S.	Labour Party	1,244	55.8%	Elected
2	Simon, A.	Britain First	405	18.2%
3	Meades, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	238	10.7%
4	Battersby, F.	Green Party	162	7.3%
5	Lewis, S.	Liberal Democrats	113	5.1%
6	Birtwistle, C.	Reform UK	68	3.0%

Electorate 9,490 · Ballots cast 2,230 · Back to ward index

Boothstown & Ellenbrook · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −6.1 pts Valid ballots 3,341

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Ward, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,874	56.1%	Elected
2	Matthews, S.	Labour Party	1,065	31.9%
3	Chisnall, I.	Liberal Democrats	222	6.6%
4	Battersby, D.	Green Party	180	5.4%

Electorate 9,691 · Ballots cast 3,341 · Back to ward index

Kersal & Broughton Park · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −8.6 pts Valid ballots 2,781

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Leitner, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,629	58.6%	Elected
2	Wilson-Marks, P.	Labour Party	756	27.2%
3	Harari, Y.	Independent	157	5.6%
4	Bullen, J.	Green Party	137	4.9%
5	Twells, J.	Liberal Democrats	102	3.7%

Electorate 9,491 · Ballots cast 2,781 · Back to ward index

Blackfriars & Trinity · single-seat

Marginal winner 60.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −10.6 pts Valid ballots 1,692

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Cammell, E.	Labour Party	1,025	60.6%	Elected
2	Jones, D.	Green Party	455	26.9%
3	Ng, C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	150	8.9%
4	Turner-Preece, S.	Liberal Democrats	62	3.7%

Electorate 8,772 · Ballots cast 1,692 · Back to ward index

Claremont · single-seat

Marginal winner 61.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −11.8 pts Valid ballots 2,598

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Pevitt, M.	Labour Party	1,606	61.8%	Elected
2	Saunders, M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	397	15.3%
3	Seed, C.	Green Party	316	12.2%
4	Mckinlay, I.	Liberal Democrats	279	10.7%

Electorate 9,748 · Ballots cast 2,598 · Back to ward index

Swinton Park · single-seat

Marginal winner 63.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −13.6 pts Valid ballots 2,501

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Cammell, J.	Labour Party	1,590	63.6%	Elected
2	Friedman, M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	459	18.4%
3	McLellan, J.	Liberal Democrats	236	9.4%
4	Swarbrick, L.	Green Party	216	8.6%

Electorate 9,418 · Ballots cast 2,501 · Back to ward index

Swinton & Wardley · single-seat

Marginal winner 63.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −13.9 pts Valid ballots 2,536

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hinds, B.	Labour Party	1,621	63.9%	Elected
2	Wanjiku, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	361	14.2%
3	O'Neill, J.	Independent	254	10.0%
4	Waite, L.	Green Party	180	7.1%
5	Watkins, G.	Liberal Democrats	120	4.7%

Electorate 9,383 · Ballots cast 2,536 · Back to ward index

Higher Irlam & Peel Green · single-seat

Marginal winner 65.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −15.8 pts Valid ballots 1,946

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Walsh, J.	Labour Party	1,280	65.8%	Elected
2	Worcester, P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	357	18.3%
3	Smith, J.	Green Party	193	9.9%
4	Fairbrother, S.	Liberal Democrats	116	6.0%

Electorate 9,670 · Ballots cast 1,946 · Back to ward index

Pendleton & Charlestown · single-seat

Marginal winner 65.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −15.8 pts Valid ballots 1,723

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Nkurnziza, W.	Labour Party	1,134	65.8%	Elected
2	Goodman, M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	248	14.4%
3	Smithson, A.	Green Party	210	12.2%
4	Thomas, B.	Liberal Democrats	131	7.6%

Electorate 9,388 · Ballots cast 1,723 · Back to ward index

Eccles · single-seat

Marginal winner 66.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −16.0 pts Valid ballots 3,062

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	McCusker, M.	Labour Party	2,022	66.0%	Elected
2	Benze, K.	Conservative and Unionist Party	482	15.7%
3	Smith, N.	Green Party	373	12.2%
4	Griffiths, S.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	93	3.0%
5	Bridges, J.	Liberal Democrats	92	3.0%

Electorate 10,983 · Ballots cast 3,062 · Back to ward index

Weaste & Seedley · single-seat

Marginal winner 66.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −16.3 pts Valid ballots 2,170

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Youd, C.	Labour Party	1,438	66.3%	Elected
2	Lederberger, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	244	11.2%
3	O'Brien, A.	Green Party	170	7.8%
4	Grant, J.	Liberal Democrats	169	7.8%
5	Humphery, D.	WEP	109	5.0%
6	Lewthwaite, S.	Social Democratic Party	40	1.8%

Electorate 10,842 · Ballots cast 2,170 · Back to ward index

Little Hulton · single-seat

Marginal winner 68.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −18.5 pts Valid ballots 1,531

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Sharpe, R.	Labour Party	1,048	68.5%	Elected
2	Chapman, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	304	19.9%
3	Oxbrow, S.	Green Party	100	6.5%
4	Robbins, S.	Liberal Democrats	79	5.2%

Electorate 9,164 · Ballots cast 1,531 · Back to ward index

Barton & Winton · single-seat

Marginal winner 68.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −18.5 pts Valid ballots 2,278

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Lancaster, D.	Labour Party	1,561	68.5%	Elected
2	Goldfine, B.	Conservative and Unionist Party	320	14.0%
3	Towers, D.	Green Party	262	11.5%
4	Duke, A.	Liberal Democrats	135	5.9%

Electorate 10,666 · Ballots cast 2,278 · Back to ward index

Broughton · single-seat

Marginal winner 70.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −20.8 pts Valid ballots 1,883

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	King, J.	Labour Party	1,333	70.8%	Elected
2	Assam, P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	273	14.5%
3	Henry, D.	Green Party	194	10.3%
4	Web, B.	Liberal Democrats	83	4.4%

Electorate 9,714 · Ballots cast 1,883 · Back to ward index

Cadishead & Lower Irlam · single-seat

Marginal winner 74.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −24.2 pts Valid ballots 2,106

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Robinson-Smith, H.	Labour Party	1,562	74.2%	Elected
2	Moutaine, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	424	20.1%
3	Oak, N.	Liberal Democrats	120	5.7%

Electorate 9,399 · Ballots cast 2,106 · Back to ward index