← Salford (all cycles) · 2 May 2024 cohort

Salford 2024

Local elections held 2 May 2024.

20 ward races
21 seats
2 elected below the proportional quota
9.5% 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 Party30,56658.3%1885.7%1361.9%+5
Conservative Party10,83720.7%29.5%419.0%-2
Green Party6,55512.5%00.0%314.3%-3
Liberal Democrats2,9525.6%14.8%14.8%0
Independent6421.2%00.0%00.0%0
Reform UK3210.6%00.0%00.0%0
WEP2400.5%00.0%00.0%0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition1980.4%00.0%00.0%0
Communist Party of Britain770.1%00.0%00.0%0
Total52,388100.0%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 2024 election (current) and immediately before it (2023). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2024 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.

Current (2024)
Previous (2023)

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. 39.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −10.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,023

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
1Moore, J.Liberal Democrats79439.2%−10.8 ptsElected
2McCoy, L.Labour Party75637.4%
3Romero O'Brien, A.Green Party31215.4%
4Meades, D.Conservative Party1618.0%

Electorate 8,398 · EC ward code E05013031 · Back to ward index

Worsley and Westwood Park · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 49.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −1.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,174

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
1Prady, J.Labour Party1,55649.0%−1.0 ptsElected
2Ormston, L.Conservative Party1,20137.8%
3Laing, S.Green Party2467.8%
4Blessing, J.Liberal Democrats1715.4%

Electorate 8,952 · EC ward code E05013037 · Back to ward index

Walkden South · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 52.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +2.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,010

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
1Brooks, J.Labour Party1,57552.3%+2.3 ptsElected
2Bates, C.Conservative Party74024.6%
3Whitelegg, P.Independent31110.3%
4Dylan, T.Green Party2448.1%
5Blessing, R.Liberal Democrats1404.7%

Electorate 9,178 · EC ward code E05013035 · Back to ward index

Kersal and Broughton Park · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 54.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +4.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,366

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
1Saunders, A.Conservative Party1,28954.5%+4.5 ptsElected
2Kashif, M.Labour Party77932.9%
3Scroggie, N.Green Party1837.7%
4Thomas, B.Liberal Democrats1154.9%

Electorate 9,615 · EC ward code E05013026 · Back to ward index

Swinton Park · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 60.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +10.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,770

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
1Fletcher, H.Labour Party1,67160.3%+10.3 ptsElected
2Croston, G.Conservative Party55820.1%
3Swarbrick, L.Green Party31111.2%
4McLellan, J.Liberal Democrats2308.3%

Electorate 9,507 · EC ward code E05013033 · Back to ward index

Weaste and Seedley · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 60.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +10.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,622

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
1Cusack, P.Labour Party1,59560.8%+10.8 ptsElected
2Nadin, A.Green Party32712.5%
3Whitehouse, D.Conservative Party27110.3%
4Wood-Hope, C.WEP2409.2%
5Oak, N.Liberal Democrats1124.3%
6Neville, C.Communist Party of Britain772.9%

Electorate 11,090 · EC ward code E05013036 · Back to ward index

Pendlebury and Clifton · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 61.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +11.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,188

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
1Matthews, S.Labour Party1,34161.3%+11.3 ptsElected
2Grant, A.Conservative Party51723.6%
3Allen, K.Green Party33015.1%

Electorate 9,020 · EC ward code E05013029 · Back to ward index

Blackfriars and Trinity · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 61.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +11.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,323

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
1Hamilton, J.Labour Party1,43361.7%+11.7 ptsElected
2Jones, D.Green Party58725.3%
3Walsh, C.Conservative Party1647.1%
4Oxbrow, S.Liberal Democrats1396.0%

Electorate 9,439 · EC ward code E05013019 · Back to ward index

Boothstown and Ellenbrook · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 61.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +11.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,776

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
1Clarke, B.Conservative Party2,33961.9%+11.9 ptsElected
2Matthews, D.Labour Party1,09228.9%
3Battersby, D.Green Party2637.0%
4Chisnall, I.Liberal Democrats822.2%

Electorate 9,705 · EC ward code E05013020 · Back to ward index

Barton and Winton · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 62.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +12.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,622

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
1Fahy, J.Labour Party1,63362.3%+12.3 ptsElected
2Smith, J.Green Party38614.7%
3Meades-Smith, J.Conservative Party37514.3%
4Duke, A.Liberal Democrats2288.7%

Electorate 10,729 · EC ward code E05013018 · Back to ward index

Walkden North · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 62.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +12.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,152

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
1Brocklehurst, A.Labour Party1,35162.8%+12.8 ptsElected
2Birtwistle, C.Reform UK32114.9%
3George, K.Conservative Party23010.7%
4Battersby, F.Green Party1778.2%
5Turner-Preece, S.Liberal Democrats733.4%

Electorate 9,614 · EC ward code E05013034 · Back to ward index

Eccles · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 63.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +13.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,363

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
1August, S.Labour Party2,12163.1%+13.1 ptsElected
2Worcester, P.Conservative Party56516.8%
3Smith, N.Green Party47914.2%
4Griffiths, S.Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition1985.9%

Electorate 11,069 · EC ward code E05013024 · Back to ward index

Pendleton and Charlestown · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 64.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +14.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,133

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
1Barnes, M.Labour Party1,36764.1%+14.1 ptsElected
2Carney, A.Conservative Party33015.5%
3Skyrme, A.Green Party27813.0%
4Thompson, K.Liberal Democrats1587.4%

Electorate 9,843 · EC ward code E05013030 · Back to ward index

Swinton and Wardley · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 65.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +15.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,776

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
1Dawson, J.Labour Party1,81865.5%+15.5 ptsElected
2Mountaine, J.Conservative Party38113.7%
3O'Neill, J.Independent33111.9%
4Waite, L.Green Party2468.9%

Electorate 9,473 · EC ward code E05013032 · Back to ward index

Claremont · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 67.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +17.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,949

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
1Bentham, B.Labour Party1,99167.5%+17.5 ptsElected
2Seed, C.Green Party45815.5%
3McKinlay, I.Liberal Democrats2558.6%
4Husain, A.Conservative Party2458.3%

Electorate 9,860 · EC ward code E05013023 · Back to ward index

Higher Irlam and Peel Green · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 68.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +18.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,102

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
1Kelly, T.Labour Party1,43168.1%+18.1 ptsElected
2Chapman, D.Conservative Party34916.6%
3Ashmall, N.Green Party32215.3%

Electorate 9,716 · EC ward code E05013025 · Back to ward index

Little Hulton · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 69.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +19.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,685

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
1Davies, T.Labour Party1,17369.6%+19.6 ptsElected
2Saunders, M.Conservative Party28516.9%
3Wood, J.Green Party22713.5%

Electorate 9,203 · EC ward code E05013027 · Back to ward index

Broughton · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 70.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +20.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,044

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
1Brabiner, M.Labour Party1,44070.5%+20.5 ptsElected
2Henry, D.Green Party27113.3%
3Aftab, S.Conservative Party21310.4%
4Web, B.Liberal Democrats1205.9%

Electorate 9,951 · EC ward code E05013021 · Back to ward index

Ordsall · 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. 58.7% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +25.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,922

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
1Burch, T.Labour Party1,29233.6%67.2%+33.9 ptsElected
2Keville, B.Labour Party1,12729.3%58.7%+25.3 ptsElected
3Owens, J.Green Party39110.2%20.3%
4Scantlebury, M.Green Party3619.4%18.8%
5Grant, J.Liberal Democrats3358.7%17.4%
6Ng, C.Conservative Party2025.3%10.5%
7Talukdar, J.Conservative Party1353.5%7.0%

Electorate 9,285 · EC ward code E05013028 · Back to ward index

Cadishead and Lower Irlam · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 82.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +32.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,467

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
1Nelson, L.Labour Party2,02482.0%+32.0 ptsElected
2Richman, M.Conservative Party28711.6%
3Ransley, J.Green Party1566.3%

Electorate 9,437 · EC ward code E05013022 · Back to ward index