2026 Salford City Council election

2026 Salford City Council election

The 2026 Salford City Council election will take place on Thursday 7 May 2026, alongside other local elections in the United Kingdom. One third of the 60 members of Salford City Council in Greater Manchester will be elected.

Council composition

2026 Salford City Council election

After 2024 election	Before 2026 election
Party	Seats	Party	Seats
	Labour	50		Labour	46
	Conservative	7		Conservative	7
	Liberal Democrats	2		Liberal Democrats	2
	Your Party	N/A		Your Party	1
	Independent	1		Independent	2
	Vacant	N/A		Vacant	2

• September 2024: Sharmina August (Labour) resigns – by-election held October 2024 • October 2024: Lisa Muir (Labour) wins by-election • March 2025: John Warmisham (Labour) leaves party to sit as an independent • May 2025: Bill Hinds (Labour) leaves party to sit as an independent • November 2025: Roseanna Wain (Labour) resigns – seat left vacant until 2026 election • December 2025: John Warmisham (Independent) joins Your Party • February 2026: David Lancaster (Labour) dies – seat left vacant until 2026 election

Background

2026 Salford City Council election

Salford City Council was created in 1974. The city has always voted strongly for Labour. The party has governed in majority since the creation of the council, and has held at least 60% of the council's seats for the entirety of the 21st century. The Conservatives have formed the principal opposition since (/wiki/2008SalfordCityCouncilelection); prior to this, the Liberal Democrats formed the principal opposition from (/wiki/1996SalfordCityCouncilelection?action=edit&redlink=1) to (/wiki/2004SalfordCityCouncilelection), and held an equal number of seats as the Conservatives from 2004 to 2008.

The (/wiki/2024SalfordCityCouncilelection) election saw Labour increase their majority despite losing a seat to the Liberal Democrats, by taking one seat from the Conservatives and one from an independent. The 20 seats up for election in 2026 were last contested in (/wiki/2022SalfordCityCouncilelection). In that election, Labour won 15 seats (down 3), the Conservatives won 2 (up 1), the Liberal Democrats won 2 (up 1), and independents won 1 (up 1). The vacant seat in Blackfriars and Trinity was last held by Labour.

Summary

Election result

2026 Salford City Council election
Party	This election	Full council	This election
Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour				33
	Conservative				5
	Liberal Democrats				1
	Independent				1
	Your Party				0
	Reform				0
	Green				0

Incumbents

2026 Salford City Council election

<table><thead><tr><th>Ward</th><th>Incumbent councillor</th><th>Party</th><th>Re-standing</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Barton & Winton</td><td>John Mullen</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Blackfriars & Trinity</td><td>Roseanna Wain</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>No</td></tr><tr><td>Boothstown & Ellenbrook</td><td>Les Turner</td><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Broughton</td><td>John Merry</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Cadishead & Lower Irlam</td><td>Yolande Ghola</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Claremont</td><td>Neil Reynolds</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Eccles</td><td>Nathaniel Tetteh</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Higher Irlam & Peel Green</td><td>Mishal Saeed</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kersal & Broughton Park</td><td>Andrew Walters</td><td></td><td>Independent</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Little Hulton</td><td>Teresa Pepper</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ordsall</td><td>Brandan Keville</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Pendlebury & Clifton</td><td>Chioma Mgbeokwere</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Pendleton & Charlestown</td><td>John Warmisham</td><td></td><td>Your Party</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Quays</td><td>Paul Hellbron</td><td></td><td>Liberal Democrats</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Swinton & Wardley</td><td>Gina Reynolds</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Swinton Park</td><td>Stuart Dickman</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Walkden North</td><td>Jack Youd</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Walkden South</td><td>Irfan Syed</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Weaste & Seedley</td><td>Alexis Sharma</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Worsley & Westwood Park</td><td>Adam Kealey</td><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>