The Local Government elections, Salford City Mayor election and Greater Manchester Mayor election took place on Thursday 2 May 2024.
Salford City Mayor election results
The total number of votes given for each candidate was as follows:
Candidate |
Party |
Votes cast |
Jillian Rose Collinson |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
10,930 |
Paul Dennett |
Labour Party |
30,753 |
Sally Griffiths |
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition |
2,681 |
David Jones |
Green Party |
5,623 |
- Elected: Paul Dennett
- Electorate: 193,084
- Total number of votes cast: 49,987
- Turnout percentage: 25.89%
The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:
- Want of official mark: 0
- Voting for more than one candidate: 87
- Writing or mark by which voter could be identified: 2
- Unmarked or void for uncertainty: 601
Total number of rejected ballot papers: 690
Greater Manchester Combined Authority Mayoral Election results in Salford
The total number of verified ballot papers was: 51,405
The total number of votes given for each candidate was as follows:
Candidate name |
Party (if any) |
Votes cast |
Austin, Jake |
Liberal Democrats |
1,477 |
Barker, Dan |
Reform UK |
3,711 |
Buckley, Nick |
Independent |
2,195 |
Burnham, Andy |
Labour and Co-operative Party |
34,748 |
Evans, Laura |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
5,869 |
Spencer, Hannah |
Green Party |
3,059 |
- Total number of votes: 51,059
- Elected: Andy Burnham
The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:
- Want of official mark: 0
- Voting for more than one candidate: 59
- Writing or mark by which voter could be identified: 2
- Unmarked or void for uncertainty: 285
Total number of rejected ballot papers: 346
Further information is published on the Greater Manchester Elects website.
Local election results
Salford City Council comprises 20 electoral wards with three councillors representing each ward.
The city council is controlled by the Labour party, the political composition of the city council is:
Party |
Councillors |
Labour |
50 |
Conservative |
7 |
Liberal Democrat |
2 |
Independent |
1 |
The full details of local election results can be seen below.
Barton and Winton
Candidate |
Party |
Votes cast |
DUKE. Antony
|
Liberal Democrats |
228 |
FAHY, Jacqui
|
Labour Party |
1,633 |
MEADES-SMITH, Janet Alison
|
The Conservative Party Candidate |
375 |
SMITH, Jack
|
Green Party |
386 |
- Elected: Jacqui Fahy, Labour Party
- Electorate: 10,729
- Percentage poll: 24.7%
- Total number of votes cast: 2,650
- Want of the official mark: 0
- Voting for more than one candidate: 1
- Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified: 0
- Unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty: 27
- The total number of ballot papers rejected: 28
Blackfriars and Trinity
Candidate |
Party |
Votes cast |
HAMILTON, Jane Elizabeth
|
Labour Party |
1,433 |
JONES, David
|
Green Party |
587 |
OXBROW, Stuart Michael
|
Liberal Democrats |
139 |
WALSH, Craig Russell
|
The Conservative Party Candidate |
164 |
- Elected: Jane Elizabeth Hamilton, Labour Party
- Electorate: 9,439
- Percentage poll: 25.11%
- Total number of votes cast: 2,370
- Want of the official mark: 0
- Voting for more than one candidate: 5
- Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified: 0
- Unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty: 42
- The total number of ballot papers rejected: 47
Boothstown and Ellenbrook
Candidate |
Party |
Vote Cast |
BATTERSBY, Diana Joy
|
Green Party |
263 |
CHISNALL, Ian Leslie
|
Liberal Democrats |
82 |
CLARKE, Bob
|
The Conservative Party Candidate |
2,339 |
MATTHEWS, Darren Morris
|
Labour Party |
1,092 |
- Elected: Bob Clarke, The Conservative Party Candidate
- Electorate: 9,705
- Percentage poll: 39.25%
- Total number of votes cast: 3,809
- Want of the official mark: 0
- Voting for more than one candidate: 3
- Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified: 0
- Unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty: 30
- The total number of ballot papers rejected: 33
Broughton
Candidate |
Party |
Votes cast |
AFTAB, Saqib
|
The Conservative Party Candidate |
213 |
BRABINER, Maria
|
Labour Party |
1,440 |
HENRY, David Joseph
|
Green Party |
271 |
WEB, Ben
|
Liberal Democrats |
120 |
- Elected: Maria Brabiner, Labour Party
- Electorate: 9,951
- Percentage poll: 20.93%
- Total number of votes cast: 2,083
- Want of the official mark: 0
- Voting for more than one candidate: 8
- Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified: 0
- Unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty: 31
- The total number of ballot papers rejected: 39
Cadishead and Lower Irlam
Candidate |
Party |
Vote Cast |
NELSON, Lewis Eric
|
Labour Party |
2,024 |
RANSLEY, Jane Mary
|
Green Party |
156 |
RICHMAN, Michael
|
The Conservative Party Candidate |
287 |
- Elected: Lewis Eric Nelson, Labour Party
- Electorate: 9,437
- Percentage poll: 26.54%
- Total number of votes cast: 2,505
- Want of the official mark: 0
- Voting for more than one candidate: 6
- Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified: 0
- Unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty: 32
- The total number of ballot papers rejected: 38
Claremont
Candidate |
Party |
Vote Cast |
BENTHAM, Barbara Anne
|
Labour Party |
1,991 |
HUSAIN, Alima
|
The Conservative Party Candidate |
245 |
MCKINLAY, Ian Alexander
|
Liberal Democrats |
255 |
SEED, Christopher Frederick
|
Green Party
|
458 |
- Elected: Barbara Anne Bentham, Labour Party
- Electorate: 9,860
- Percentage poll: 30.34%
- Total number of votes cast: 2,992
- Want of the official mark: 0
- Voting for more than one candidate: 2
- Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified: 0
- Unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty: 41
- The total number of ballot papers rejected: 43
Eccles
Candidate |
Party |
Votes cast |
AUGUST, Sharmina
|
Labour Party |
2,121 |
GRIFFITHS, Sally
|
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|
198 |
SMITH, Nicola
|
Green Party
|
479 |
WORCESTER, Paul Lionel Albert
|
The Conservative Party Candidate |
565 |
- Elected: Sharmina August, Labour Party
- Electorate: 11,069
- Percentage poll: 30.72%
- Total number of votes cast: 3,400
- Want of the official mark: 0
- Voting for more than one candidate: 2
- Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified: 0
- Unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty: 35
- The total number of ballot papers rejected: 37
Higher Irlam and Peel Green
Candidate |
Party |
Vote Cast |
ASHMALL, Nathan David
|
Green Party |
322 |
CHAPMAN, Dorothy
|
The Conservative Party Candidate |
349 |
KELLY, Tracy
|
Labour Party |
1,431 |
- Elected: Tracy Kelly, Labour Party
- Electorate: 9,716
- Percentage poll: 22.03%
- Total number of votes cast: 2,140
- Want of the official mark: 0
- Voting for more than one candidate: 5
- Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified: 0
- Unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty: 33
- The total number of ballot papers rejected: 38
Kersal and Broughton Park
Candidate |
Party |
Votes cast |
KASHIF, Muhammad
|
Labour Party |
779 |
SAUNDERS, Arnie
|
The Conservative Party Candidate |
1,289 |
SCROGGIE, Nel
|
Green Party |
183 |
THOMAS, Ben
|
Liberal Democrats |
115 |
- Elected: Arnie Saunders, The Conservative Party Candidate
- Electorate: 9,615
- Percentage poll: 24.93%
- Total number of votes cast: 2,397
- Want of the official mark: 0
- Voting for more than one candidate: 6
- Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified: 0
- Unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty: 25
- The total number of ballot papers rejected: 31
Little Hulton
Candidate |
Party |
Vote Cast |
DAVIES, Tony
|
Labour Party |
1,173 |
SAUNDERS, Myrella
|
The Conservative Party Candidate |
285 |
WOOD, Jane
|
Green Party |
227 |
- Elected: Tony Davies, Labour Party
- Electorate: 9,203
- Percentage poll: 18.58%
- Total number of votes cast: 1,710
- Want of the official mark: 0
- Voting for more than one candidate: 3
- Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified: 0
- Unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty: 22
- The total number of ballot papers rejected: 25
Ordsall
Two councillors will be elected from the Ordsall ward.
Candidate |
Party |
Votes cast |
BURCH, Tanya
|
Labour Party |
1,292 |
GRANT, John Brian Frederick
|
Liberal Democrats |
335 |
KEVILLE, Brendan
|
Labour Party
|
1,127 |
NG, Charlie
|
The Conservative Party Candidate |
202 |
OWENS, Jack
|
Green Party |
391 |
SCANTLEBURY, Michael George
|
Green Party |
361 |
TALUKDAR, Jay
|
The Conservative Party Candidate |
135 |
- Elected:
- 1. Tanya Burch, Labour Party
- 2. Brendan Keville, Labour Party
- Electorate: 9,285
- Percentage poll: 23.88%
- The number of unused votes: 549
- Want of the official mark: 0
- Voting for more than one candidate: 0
- Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified: 0
- Unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty: 21
- The total number of ballot papers rejected: 21
Pendlebury and Clifton
Candidate |
Party |
Votes cast |
ALLEN, Kathleen Frances
|
Green Party |
330 |
GRANT, Angela May
|
The Conservative Party Candidate |
517 |
MATTHEWS, Su
|
Labour Party |
1,341 |
- Elected: Su Matthews, Labour Party
- Electorate: 9,020
- Percentage poll: 24.71%
- Total number of votes cast: 2,229
- Want of the official mark: 0
- Voting for more than one candidate: 0
- Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified: 0
- Unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty: 41
- The total number of ballot papers rejected: 41
Pendleton and Charlestown
Candidate |
Party |
Vote Cast |
BARNES, Michele
|
Labour Party |
1,367 |
CARNEY, Adam Robert
|
The Conservative Party Candidate |
330 |
SKYRME, Adam
|
Green Party |
278 |
THOMPSON, Kenneth William
|
Liberal Democrats |
158 |
- Elected: Michele Barnes, Labour Party
- Electorate: 9,843
- Percentage poll: 22.07%
- Total number of votes cast: 2,172
- Want of the official mark: 0
- Voting for more than one candidate: 6
- Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified: 9
- Unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty: 24
- The total number of ballot papers rejected: 39
Quays
Candidate |
Party |
Vote Cast |
MCCOY, Liz
|
Labour Party |
756 |
MEADES, Derek Barry
|
The Conservative Party Candidate |
161 |
MOORE, Jonathan David
|
Liberal Democrats |
794 |
ROMERO O`BRIEN, Andrea
|
Green Party |
312 |
- Elected: Jonathan David Moore, Liberal Democrats
- Electorate: 8,398
- Percentage poll: 24.21%
- Total number of votes cast: 2,033
- Want of the official mark: 0
- Voting for more than one candidate: 1
- Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified: 0
- Unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty: 9
- The total number of ballot papers rejected: 10
Swinton and Wardley
Candidate |
Party |
Votes cast |
DAWSON, Jim
|
Labour Party |
1,818 |
MOUNTAINE, Jackie
|
The Conservative Party Candidate |
381 |
O`NEILL, Joseph James
|
Independent |
331 |
WAITE, Liam James Cantona
|
Green Party |
246 |
- Elected: Jim Dawson, Labour Party
- Electorate: 9,473
- Percentage poll: 29.60%
- Total number of votes cast: 2,804
- Want of the official mark: 0
- Voting for more than one candidate: 0
- Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified: 0
- Unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty: 28
- The total number of ballot papers rejected: 28
Swinton Park
Candidate |
Party |
Votes cast |
CROSTON, Glenn
|
The Conservative Party Candidate |
558 |
FLETCHER, Heather Dawn
|
Labour Party |
1,671 |
MCLELLAN, John Howard
|
Liberal Democrats |
230 |
SWARBRICK, Lisa
|
Green Party |
311 |
- Elected: Heather Dawn Fletcher, Labour Party
- Electorate: 9,507
- Percentage poll: 29.55%
- Total number of votes cast: 2,809
- Want of the official mark: 0
- Voting for more than one candidate: 4
- Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified: 0
- Unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty: 35
- The total number of ballot papers rejected: 39
Walkden North
Candidate |
Party |
Vote Cast |
BATTERSBY, Frederick Roy
|
Green Party |
177 |
BIRTWISTLE, Craig Thomas
|
Reform UK |
321 |
BROCKLEHURST, Adrian
|
Labour Party |
1,351 |
GEORGE, Kausar
|
The Conservative Party Candidate |
230 |
TURNER-PREECE, Scott James
|
Liberal Democrats |
73 |
- Elected: Adrian Brocklehurst, Labour Party
- Electorate: 9,614
- Percentage poll: 22.52%
- Total number of votes cast: 2,165
- Want of the official mark: 0
- Voting for more than one candidate: 2
- Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified: 0
- Unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty: 11
- The total number of ballot papers rejected: 13
Walkden South
Candidate |
Party |
Vote Cast |
BATES, Christopher Alan
|
The Conservative Party Candidate |
740 |
BLESSING, Rowan Cerys
|
Liberal Democrats |
140 |
BROOKS, Joshua
|
Labour Party |
1,575 |
DYLAN, Tom
|
Green Party |
244 |
WHITELEGG, Paul Anthony
|
Independent |
311 |
- Elected: Joshua Brooks, Labour Party
- Electorate: 9,178
- Percentage poll: 33.06%
- Total number of votes cast: 3,034
- Want of the official mark: 0
- Voting for more than one candidate: 0
- Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified: 0
- Unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty: 24
- The total number of ballot papers rejected: 24
Weaste and Seedley
Candidate |
Party |
Votes cast |
CUSACK, Phil
|
Labour Party |
1,595 |
NADIN, Andrew
|
Green Party |
327 |
NEVILLE, Chris
|
Communist Party of Britain |
77 |
OAK, Ninad Vivek
|
Liberal Democrats |
112 |
WHITEHOUSE, Dan
|
The Conservative Party Candidate
|
271 |
WOOD-HOPE, Carmen
|
Womens Equality Party |
240 |
- Elected: Phil Cusack, Labour Party
- Electorate: 11,090
- Percentage poll: 24.01%
- Total number of votes cast: 2,663
- Want of the official mark: 0
- Voting for more than one candidate: 11
- Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified: 1
- Unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty: 29
- The total number of ballot papers rejected: 41
Worsley and Westwood Park
Candidate |
Party |
Vote Cast |
BLESSING, James Karl
|
Liberal Democrats |
171 |
LAING, Sara Joanne
|
Green Party |
246 |
ORMSTON, Lewis
|
The Conservative Party Candidate |
1,201 |
PRADY, James
|
Labour Party |
1,556 |
- Elected: James Prady, Labour Party
- Electorate: 8,952
- Percentage poll: 35.75%
- Total number of votes cast: 3,200
- Want of the official mark: 0
- Voting for more than one candidate: 5
- Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified: 0
- Unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty: 21
- The total number of ballot papers rejected: 26
The verification of all ballot papers took place overnight on Thursday 2 May 2024.
Watch the stream of the verification.
The count for Greater Manchester Combined Authority Mayor and Salford City Mayor took place on Saturday 4 May 2024. Watch the stream of the Saturday count.
The count for local elections (one councillor for each of 20 wards except for Ordsall where there was another vacancy so 21 councillors were elected) took place on Sunday 5 May 2024. Watch the stream of the Sunday count.
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