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Salford 2018

Local elections held 3 May 2018.

20 ward races
20 seats
3 elected below the proportional quota
15.0% 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 they'd need to clinch the 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 signed gap as points below quota (a negative number) — the editorial indictment. Above-quota results clear the bar 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 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 Party24,30253.3%1785.0%1260.0%+5
Conservative Party12,65527.7%315.0%630.0%-3
Liberal Democrats2,4905.5%00.0%15.0%-1
Green Party2,4805.4%00.0%15.0%-1
Independent1,7213.8%00.0%00.0%0
UK Independence Party (UKIP)1,5943.5%00.0%00.0%0
EDP1630.4%00.0%00.0%0
Social Democratic Party1300.3%00.0%00.0%0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition690.2%00.0%00.0%0
Total45,604100.0%20100.0%20100.0%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 2018 election (current) and immediately before it (2017). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2018 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.

Current (2018)
Previous (2017)

Wards in this council

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

Race results

Cadishead · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 41.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −8.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,331

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
1Joan WalshLabour Party95941.1%−8.9 ptsElected
2Marcus GrahamIndependent75232.3%
3Catherine BisbeyConservative Party46119.8%
4Diane CawoodGreen Party1285.5%
5Benjamin WebLiberal Democrats311.3%

EC ward code E05000762 · Back to ward index

Irlam · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 44.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −5.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,110

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
1Roger JonesLabour Party93644.4%−5.6 ptsElected
2Darren GouldenIndependent76936.4%
3James MountConservative Party35716.9%
4James BlessingLiberal Democrats482.3%

EC ward code E05000765 · Back to ward index

Claremont · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 49.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −0.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,363

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
1Neil ReynoldsLabour Party1,16749.4%−0.6 ptsElected
2Charlotte WoodsConservative Party47320.0%
3Stef LorenzLiberal Democrats40617.2%
4Mary FerrerIndependent2008.5%
5Daniel TowersGreen Party1175.0%

EC ward code E05000763 · Back to ward index

Walkden South · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 50.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +0.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,889

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
1Laura EdwardsLabour Party1,46050.5%+0.5 ptsElected
2Anne BroomheadConservative Party1,15740.0%
3Thomas DylanGreen Party1595.5%
4David CowpeLiberal Democrats1133.9%

EC ward code E05000775 · Back to ward index

Swinton South · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 53.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +3.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,209

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
1Stuart DickmanLabour Party1,18553.6%+3.6 ptsElected
2Adam CarneyConservative Party49122.2%
3Craig HolmesEDP1637.4%
4Nicola SmithGreen Party1376.2%
5Joe O'NeillSocial Democratic Party1305.9%
6Jade O'NeilLiberal Democrats1034.7%

EC ward code E05000773 · Back to ward index

Boothstown and Ellenbrook · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 56.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +6.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,582

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
1Jillian CollinsonConservative Party1,45756.4%+6.4 ptsElected
2Phil CusackLabour Party90635.1%
3Ian McKinlayLiberal Democrats873.4%
4Morvern RennieGreen Party752.9%
5Arthur SnelgroveUK Independence Party (UKIP)572.2%

EC ward code E05000760 · Back to ward index

Pendlebury · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 58.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +8.2 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
1Sophia LindenLabour Party1,26258.2%+8.2 ptsElected
2Dorothy ChapmanConservative Party53124.5%
3Beth WallerLiberal Democrats1517.0%
4Seamus MartinUK Independence Party (UKIP)1476.8%
5Alastair DewberryGreen Party793.6%

EC ward code E05000771 · Back to ward index

Worsley · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 59.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +9.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,889

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
1Les TurnerConservative Party1,70559.0%+9.0 ptsElected
2Tony DaviesLabour Party84129.1%
3Sara RyderLiberal Democrats1856.4%
4Christopher BertenshawGreen Party1585.5%

EC ward code E05000778 · Back to ward index

Kersal · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 59.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +9.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,812

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
1Ari LeitnerConservative Party1,66059.0%+9.0 ptsElected
2Ann-Marie HumphreysLabour Party91032.4%
3Stuart OxbrowGreen Party943.3%
4Lucas WebberLiberal Democrats782.8%
5John RobertsUK Independence Party (UKIP)702.5%

EC ward code E05000767 · Back to ward index

Weaste and Seedley · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 59.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +9.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,178

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
1Ronnie WilsonLabour Party1,30259.8%+9.8 ptsElected
2Nicky TurnerConservative Party39017.9%
3Barrie FallowsUK Independence Party (UKIP)2059.4%
4Andy MarkhamLiberal Democrats1476.7%
5Rob StephensonGreen Party1346.2%

EC ward code E05000776 · Back to ward index

Eccles · 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. 2,897

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
1Michael WheelerLabour Party1,74860.3%+10.3 ptsElected
2David HotchkinConservative Party63822.0%
3Helen AlkerGreen Party1856.4%
4Guy OttenLiberal Democrats1695.8%
5Keith HallamUK Independence Party (UKIP)1344.6%
6Matt KilsbyTrade Unionist and Socialist Coalition230.8%

EC ward code E05000764 · Back to ward index

Swinton North · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 60.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +10.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,288

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
1Bill HindsLabour Party1,38560.5%+10.5 ptsElected
2Andy CheethamConservative Party51322.4%
3Andy OlsenUK Independence Party (UKIP)1687.3%
4Liam WaiteGreen Party1315.7%
5Adam SlackLiberal Democrats914.0%

EC ward code E05000772 · Back to ward index

Langworthy · 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. 1,734

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
1John WarmishamLabour Party1,05560.8%+10.8 ptsElected
2Craig ThompsonConservative Party20211.6%
3Jake OverendLiberal Democrats18310.6%
4Stacey OlsenUK Independence Party (UKIP)1478.5%
5Ian PattinsonGreen Party1478.5%

EC ward code E05000768 · Back to ward index

Walkden North · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 61.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +11.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,957

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
1Adrian BrocklehurstLabour Party1,20161.4%+11.4 ptsElected
2James MacdonaldConservative Party42121.5%
3Bernard GillUK Independence Party (UKIP)1487.6%
4Diana BattersbyGreen Party1145.8%
5Joseph HarmerLiberal Democrats733.7%

EC ward code E05000774 · Back to ward index

Winton · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 63.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +13.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,084

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
1Margaret MorrisLabour Party1,32363.5%+13.5 ptsElected
2George DarlingtonConservative Party41720.0%
3Jenna MurrayGreen Party1296.2%
4Brian RobinsonUK Independence Party (UKIP)1165.6%
5Stuart ThomasLiberal Democrats532.5%
6Sally GriffithsTrade Unionist and Socialist Coalition462.2%

EC ward code E05000777 · Back to ward index

Barton · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 64.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +14.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,101

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
1David JolleyLabour Party1,34864.2%+14.2 ptsElected
2Eileen MacdonaldConservative Party39618.8%
3Janice SnelgroveUK Independence Party (UKIP)1708.1%
4Jennifer MellishGreen Party1115.3%
5Rhona BrownLiberal Democrats763.6%

EC ward code E05000759 · Back to ward index

Ordsall · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 65.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +15.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,428

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
1Tanya BurchLabour Party1,58365.2%+15.2 ptsElected
2Joshua NelsonConservative Party36715.1%
3Emma van DykeGreen Party26310.8%
4John GrantLiberal Democrats2158.9%

EC ward code E05000770 · Back to ward index

Irwell Riverside · 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. 1,595

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
1Jane HamiltonLabour Party1,05366.0%+16.0 ptsElected
2Max DowlingConservative Party18911.8%
3Wendy OlsenGreen Party17811.2%
4Jonathan MarsdenUK Independence Party (UKIP)976.1%
5Valerie SmithLiberal Democrats784.9%

EC ward code E05000766 · Back to ward index

Broughton · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 67.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +17.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,227

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
1John MerryLabour Party1,49267.0%+17.0 ptsElected
2Gillian MackenzieConservative Party36916.6%
3David JonesGreen Party1416.3%
4Nicola WilliamsonUK Independence Party (UKIP)1356.1%
5Paul DeanLiberal Democrats904.0%

EC ward code E05000761 · Back to ward index

Little Hulton · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 67.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +17.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,760

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
1Colette WeirLabour Party1,18667.4%+17.4 ptsElected
2Nathan JamesConservative Party46126.2%
3Lee WestleyLiberal Democrats1136.4%

EC ward code E05000769 · Back to ward index