2012 Salford City Council election

2012 UK local government election

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The 2012 Salford City Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Salford City Council in England. One third of the council was up for election with councillors elected in 2008 Salford Council election defending their seats. Vote shares are calculated against the previous election to the corresponding seat. There was also an election for mayor, and other local elections on the same date.

The composition of the Council following the 2012 elections is:

	Seats	±
Labour	52	+8
Conservative	8	-3
Liberal Democrat	0	–3
Community Action	0	-2

Ward results

Asterisks denote incumbent Councillors seeking re-election. Vote share changes compared with corresponding 2008 election.

Barton ward

Barton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Mullen	1,347	61.2	+24.9
	Independent	Josephine Crawford	475	21.5	N/A
	Conservative	Abdul Mannan	282	12.8	−11.6
	Liberal Democrats	Ronald Benjamin	101	4.6	−12.5
Majority			872	39.5
Turnout			2,241	24.8	−7.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Boothstown & Ellenbrook ward

Boothstown and Ellenbrook
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andy Cheetham*	1,179	49.4	−18.4
	Labour	Mike Pevitt	778	32.6	+16.7
	UKIP	Paul Woodburn	181	7.6	N/A
	Green	Tom Dylan	134	5.6	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	James Gregory	115	4.8	−11.6
Majority			401	16.8
Turnout			2,404	31.3	−4.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Broughton ward

Broughton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jim King*	1,291	53.8	−4.3
	UKIP	Shneur Odze	829	34.6	N/A
	Conservative	Antony Yates	118	4.9	−13.9
	Liberal Democrats	Bernard Carson	81	3.4	−2.8
	Green	David Joseph Henry	80	3.9	N/A
Majority			462	19.3
Turnout			2,420	27.9	+1.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Cadishead ward

Cadishead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Walsh	1,419	65.6	+33.5
	Conservative	Marvin Herron	378	17.5	−21.4
	BNP	Brenda Leather	277	12.8	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	John Deas	90	4.2	−0.7
Majority			1,041	48.1
Turnout			2,178	27.5	−9.4
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Claremont ward

Claremont
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sue Pugh	1,310	47.5	+22.8
	Liberal Democrats	Norman Owen*	697	25.3	−17.5
	Conservative	Chris Bates	250	9.1	−8.5
	UKIP	Glyn Wright	234	8.5	+3.5
	BNP	Eddy O'Sullivan	198	7.2	−2.7
	Community Action	Matthew Andrews	69	2.5	N/A
Majority			613	22.2
Turnout			2,785	34.0	−2.6
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Eccles ward

Eccles
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Wheeler	1,462	53.3	+15.7
	Conservative	Nicholas Johnson	662	24.1	−22.6
	UKIP	Alan Wright	281	10.2	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Val Kelly	212	7.7	−8.0
	Independent	Kyle Wells	127	4.6	N/A
Majority			800	29.2
Turnout			2,778	30.7	−5.6
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Irlam ward

Irlam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tracy Kelly	1,415	75.2	+54.3
	Conservative	Hilary Brunyee	343	18.2	−8.5
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Boyd	124	6.6	+1.4
Majority			1,072	57.0	3115
Turnout			1,919	26.5	−11.9
	Labour gain from Community Action		Swing

Irwell Riverside ward

Irwell Riverside
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stephen Coen*	1,208	70.3	+19.4
	BNP	Gary Tumulty	202	11.8	−1.6
	Liberal Democrats	Steve Middleton	158	9.2	−10.1
	Conservative	David Lewis	150	8.7	−7.7
Majority			1,006	58.6
Turnout			1,734	18.4	−2.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Kersal ward

Kersal
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Connor*	1,519	67.5	+17.8
	Conservative	David Wolfson	548	24.4	−13.2
	Liberal Democrats	Harold Kershner	183	8.1	−4.6
Majority			971	43.2
Turnout			2,275	26.8	−7.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Langworthy ward

Langworthy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Dennett	1,269	60.0	+21.1
	Liberal Democrats	Lynn Drake*	416	19.7	−26.8
	BNP	David Spencer	282	13.3	N/A
	Conservative	Christopher Davies	147	7.0	−7.7
Majority			853	40.4
Turnout			2,159	22.8	−2.1
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Little Hulton ward

Little Hulton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Pat Ryan*	1,288	75.1	+28.3
	Conservative	Con Wright	272	15.9	−6.5
	Liberal Democrats	David Cowpe	155	9.0	−3.3
Majority			1,016	59.2
Turnout			1,755	19.1	−4.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Ordsall ward

Ordsall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ray Mashiter*	1,079	60.3	+5.4
	TUSC	George Tapp	335	18.7	N/A
	Conservative	Dave Morgan	225	12.6	−10.3
	Liberal Democrats	Kate Middleton	151	8.4	−13.8
Majority			744	41.6
Turnout			1,812	17.9	−5.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Pendlebury ward

Pendlebury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Barry Warner*	1,496	58.6	+21.7
	Conservative	Christine Gray	396	15.5	−15.7
	BNP	Wayne Taylor	240	9.4	−3.9
	Community Action	Gillian Welsh	174	6.8	N/A
	Green	Stuart Cremins	129	5.1	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Corry	119	4.7	−9.5
Majority			1,100	43.1
Turnout			2,578	27.5	−2.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Swinton North ward

Swinton North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Derek Antrobus*	1,336	50.5	+8.8
	Community Action	Michael Moulding	541	20.4	N/A
	Conservative	Shirley Walsh	326	12.3	−22.8
	English Democrat	Paul Officer	176	6.7	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Valerie Gregory	157	5.9	−17.2
	Green	Reg Howard	110	4.2	N/A
Majority			795	30.0
Turnout			2,669	30.5	−0.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Swinton South ward

Swinton South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gena Merrett	1,072	45.6	+21.5
	Green	Joe O'Neill	394	16.7	N/A
	Conservative	Jonathon Taylor	376	16.0	−3.8
	BNP	Kay Pollitt	172	7.3	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Seed	141	6.0	−37.1
	English Democrat	John Mulcahy	112	4.8	N/A
	Community Action	Geoff Ashall	86	3.7	N/A
Majority			678	28.8
Turnout			2,373	28.1	−4.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Walkden North ward

Walkden North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Brendan Ryan	1,183	61.4	+14.1
	UKIP	Bernard Gill	329	17.1	N/A
	Conservative	Ian Macdonald	232	12.0	−22.6
	English Democrat	Laurence Depares	101	5.2	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Pauline Ogden	82	4.3	−13.8
Majority			854	44.3
Turnout			1,945	22.6	−3.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Walkden South ward

Walkden South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Critchley	1,169	40.1	+15.1
	Conservative	Anne Broomhead	1,116	38.3	−12.3
	UKIP	Albert Redshaw	269	9.2	N/A
	Green	Diana Battersby	159	5.5	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Carson	105	3.6	−10.5
	English Democrat	Paul Whitelegg	88	3.0	N/A
Majority			53	1.8
Turnout			2,943	35.9	−4.4
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Weaste & Seedley ward

Weaste and Seedley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Thomas Murphy	1,240	54.7	+32.3
	Liberal Democrats	Mary Ferrer	424	18.7	−23.4
	Conservative	Adam Kennaugh	287	12.7	−3.1
	BNP	Tommy Williams	197	8.7	N/A
	Community Action	Jo Russell	119	5.2	N/A
Majority			816	36.0
Turnout			2,267	25.8	−7.5
	Labour Co-op gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Winton ward

Winton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Lancaster*	1,142	50.9	+14.7
	Independent	Paul Doyle	506	22.6	+4.7
	Conservative	Andrew Darlington	277	12.4	−10.1
	BNP	Stuart Henshaw	210	9.4	−0.1
	Liberal Democrats	Melanie Owen	107	4.8	−9.2
Majority			636	28.4
Turnout			2,255	25.5	−5.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Worsley ward

Worsley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Karen Garrido*	1,832	58.3	−11.2
	Labour	David Hierons	770	24.5	+7.7
	UKIP	Andrew Townsend	374	11.9	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Ferrer	167	5.3	−8.4
Majority			1,062	33.8
Turnout			3,172	38.4	−3.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

"Your Councillors". sccdemocracy.salford.gov.uk. Salford City Council. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
"Election results: 3 May 2012". sccdemocracy.salford.gov.uk. Salford City Council. 3 May 2012. Archived from the original on 6 April 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2017.

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