The results of Salford’s Local Election for 2022 have been announced with the Liberal Democrats Chris Twells and Alex Warren taking seats in Orsdall and the Quays and the Conservatives taking back a seat in Worsley and Westwood Park. The only independent on the council also managed to retain his seat.
The political makeup of the council has changed and is now:
Labour 49 seats
Conservative eight seats
Liberal Democrats two seats
Independent one seat
The turnout for the election, held on Thursday 5 May, was 25.27 per cent with 47,009 votes cast.
The polls closed at 10pm on Thursday 5 May and the verification and count took place at the AJ Bell Stadium overnight.
Returning Officer Tom Stannard made the announcements in each ward which was also livestreamed for people watching at home. The final ward was announced at approximately 3.30am.
Tom said:
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“The people of Salford have had their say on who they want to represent them in their area.
“This was a chance for local people to have their voices heard and I would like to thank all those who voted and put democracy into action.”
Salford is made up of 20 wards and each ward has three seats in it. At this count one seat in each ward was up for election.
For full details you can find the complete election results on the councils website.
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