The 2016 Salford City Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Salford City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections and the Salford Mayoral election.[1] In April 2016, it was revealed that the Liberal Democrats would not be fielding any candidates in Salford.[2]
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:[3] [4]
valign=centre colspan="2" style="width: 230px" | Party | valign=top style="width: 30px" | Previous council | valign=top style="width: 30px" | New council |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 50 | 50 | |||
Conservative | 9 | 9 | |||
Independent | 1 | 1 | |||
Total | 60 | 60 | |||
Working majority |
Asterisks denote incumbent Councillors seeking re-election.
There was a by-election held on 2 March 2017 following the resignation of the incumbent councillor. The ward was gained by the Conservative Party candidate, a local rabbi.[5]