← Salford (all cycles) · 4 May 2023 cohort

Salford 2023

Local elections held 4 May 2023.

20 ward races
21 seats
3 elected below the proportional quota
14.3% of seats below quota
5 unfairly awarded seats
23.8% of seats unfairly awarded

Each race compares the marginal winner's share of valid ballots to the proportional quota — the share they'd need under any common proportional method. How the numbers are derived →

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 shared out in proportion to votes received (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; negative are parties it under-represented.

PartyVotesVote %Seats won% of seatsProportional seatsProportional %Δ
Labour Party26,74656.8%1885.7%1361.9%+5
Conservative Party10,97923.3%314.3%523.8%-2
Green Party4,3689.3%00.0%29.5%-2
Liberal Democrats3,8308.1%00.0%14.8%-1
Independent4110.9%00.0%00.0%0
Britain First4050.9%00.0%00.0%0
WEP1090.2%00.0%00.0%0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition930.2%00.0%00.0%0
Reform UK680.1%00.0%00.0%0
Social Democratic Party400.1%00.0%00.0%0
Total47,049100.0%21100.0%21100.0%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

Council composition: what this election replaced

Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2023 election (current) and immediately before it (2022). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2023 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.

Current (2023)
Previous (2022)

Wards in this council

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

Race results

Quays · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 45.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −4.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,639

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Rowland, J.Labour Party74145.2%−4.8 ptsElected
2Moore, J.Liberal Democrats61337.4%
3Nadin, A.Green Party1509.2%
4Swift, D.Conservative Party1358.2%

Electorate 7,456 · Back to ward index

Ordsall · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 48.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −1.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,926

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Grogan, B.Labour Party93148.3%−1.7 ptsElected
2Heilbron, P.Liberal Democrats69536.1%
3Ransley, J.Green Party19510.1%
4Wade-Gledhill, E.Conservative Party1055.5%

Electorate 8,618 · Back to ward index

Worsley and Westwood Park · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 48.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −1.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,875

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Garrido, R.Conservative Party1,39248.4%−1.6 ptsElected
2Mullen, M.Labour Party1,16640.6%
3Bertenshaw, C.Green Party1936.7%
4Blessing, J.Liberal Democrats1244.3%

Electorate 8,922 · Back to ward index

Walkden South · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 52.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +2.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,507

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Asumu, H.Labour Party1,31852.6%+2.6 ptsElected
2Hainey, J.Conservative Party75430.1%
3Totterdill, A.Green Party25710.3%
4Blessing, R.Liberal Democrats1787.1%

Electorate 9,001 · Back to ward index

Walkden North · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 55.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +5.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,230

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Bellamy, S.Labour Party1,24455.8%+5.8 ptsElected
2Simon, A.Britain First40518.2%
3Meades, D.Conservative Party23810.7%
4Battersby, F.Green Party1627.3%
5Lewis, S.Liberal Democrats1135.1%
6Birtwistle, C.Reform UK683.0%

Electorate 9,490 · Back to ward index

Boothstown and Ellenbrook · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 56.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +6.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,341

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Ward, D.Conservative Party1,87456.1%+6.1 ptsElected
2Matthews, S.Labour Party1,06531.9%
3Chisnall, I.Liberal Democrats2226.6%
4Battersby, D.Green Party1805.4%

Electorate 9,691 · Back to ward index

Kersal and Broughton Park · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 58.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +8.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,781

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Leitner, A.Conservative Party1,62958.6%+8.6 ptsElected
2Wilson-Marks, P.Labour Party75627.2%
3Harari, Y.Independent1575.6%
4Bullen, J.Green Party1374.9%
5Twells, J.Liberal Democrats1023.7%

Electorate 9,491 · Back to ward index

Blackfriars and Trinity · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 60.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +10.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,692

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Cammell, E.Labour Party1,02560.6%+10.6 ptsElected
2Jones, D.Green Party45526.9%
3Ng, C.Conservative Party1508.9%
4Turner-Preece, S.Liberal Democrats623.7%

Electorate 8,772 · Back to ward index

Claremont · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 61.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +11.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,598

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Pevitt, M.Labour Party1,60661.8%+11.8 ptsElected
2Saunders, M.Conservative Party39715.3%
3Seed, C.Green Party31612.2%
4Mckinlay, I.Liberal Democrats27910.7%

Electorate 9,748 · Back to ward index

Swinton Park · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 63.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +13.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,501

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Cammell, J.Labour Party1,59063.6%+13.6 ptsElected
2Friedman, M.Conservative Party45918.4%
3McLellan, J.Liberal Democrats2369.4%
4Swarbrick, L.Green Party2168.6%

Electorate 9,418 · Back to ward index

Swinton and Wardley · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 63.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +13.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,536

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Hinds, B.Labour Party1,62163.9%+13.9 ptsElected
2Wanjiku, S.Conservative Party36114.2%
3O'Neill, J.Independent25410.0%
4Waite, L.Green Party1807.1%
5Watkins, G.Liberal Democrats1204.7%

Electorate 9,383 · Back to ward index

Higher Irlam and Peel Green · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 65.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +15.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,946

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Walsh, J.Labour Party1,28065.8%+15.8 ptsElected
2Worcester, P.Conservative Party35718.3%
3Smith, J.Green Party1939.9%
4Fairbrother, S.Liberal Democrats1166.0%

Electorate 9,670 · Back to ward index

Pendleton and Charlestown · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 65.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +15.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,723

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Nkurnziza, W.Labour Party1,13465.8%+15.8 ptsElected
2Goodman, M.Conservative Party24814.4%
3Smithson, A.Green Party21012.2%
4Thomas, B.Liberal Democrats1317.6%

Electorate 9,388 · Back to ward index

Eccles · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 66.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +16.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,062

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1McCusker, M.Labour Party2,02266.0%+16.0 ptsElected
2Benze, K.Conservative Party48215.7%
3Smith, N.Green Party37312.2%
4Griffiths, S.Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition933.0%
5Bridges, J.Liberal Democrats923.0%

Electorate 10,983 · Back to ward index

Weaste and Seedley · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 66.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +16.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,170

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Youd, C.Labour Party1,43866.3%+16.3 ptsElected
2Lederberger, A.Conservative Party24411.2%
3O'Brien, A.Green Party1707.8%
4Grant, J.Liberal Democrats1697.8%
5Humphery, D.WEP1095.0%
6Lewthwaite, S.Social Democratic Party401.8%

Electorate 10,842 · Back to ward index

Little Hulton · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 68.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +18.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,531

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Sharpe, R.Labour Party1,04868.5%+18.5 ptsElected
2Chapman, D.Conservative Party30419.9%
3Oxbrow, S.Green Party1006.5%
4Robbins, S.Liberal Democrats795.2%

Electorate 9,164 · Back to ward index

Barton and Winton · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 68.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +18.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,278

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Lancaster, D.Labour Party1,56168.5%+18.5 ptsElected
2Goldfine, B.Conservative Party32014.0%
3Towers, D.Green Party26211.5%
4Duke, A.Liberal Democrats1355.9%

Electorate 10,666 · Back to ward index

Broughton · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 70.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +20.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,883

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1King, J.Labour Party1,33370.8%+20.8 ptsElected
2Assam, P.Conservative Party27314.5%
3Henry, D.Green Party19410.3%
4Web, B.Liberal Democrats834.4%

Electorate 9,714 · Back to ward index

Cadishead and Lower Irlam · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 74.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +24.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,106

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Robinson-Smith, H.Labour Party1,56274.2%+24.2 ptsElected
2Moutaine, J.Conservative Party42420.1%
3Oak, N.Liberal Democrats1205.7%

Electorate 9,399 · Back to ward index

Pendlebury and Clifton · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~2× smaller. 57.5% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +24.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,862

This is a 2-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~2×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 2, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 2. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Warner, B.Labour Party1,23433.1%66.3%+32.9 ptsElected
2Mgbeokwere, C.Labour Party1,07128.8%57.5%+24.2 ptsElected
3Carney, A.Conservative Party49913.4%26.8%
4Cunliffe, C.Conservative Party3349.0%17.9%
5Allen, K.Green Party2456.6%13.2%
6Reilly, T.Green Party1804.8%9.7%
7Thompson, K.Liberal Democrats1614.3%8.6%

Electorate 9,039 · Back to ward index