The results are in for the 2016 local elections.
Salford City Council will retain the exact same makeup as both Labour and the Conservatives held on to all their seats that were up for election this year.
Voter turnout was recorded at 30%.
Both major parties dominate the political makeup of the cities council; sharing 59 of the 60 seats between them, with only one independent councillor sitting in the local authority.
Despite Labour holding on to their dominant 51 seats in Salford, they will be disappointed that they couldn’t challenge the Tories more in traditional Conseravtive strongholds.
In Boothstown and Ellenbrook, and Worsley, The Conservatives held sizable majorities.
The closest race was fought in Kersel.
Targeted as a possible gain by The Conservatives, nominee Arnold Saunders came close to beating current councillor Peter Connor.
However, the Labour member managed to secure a slim majority of 277 in a closely fought ward.
UKIP also had a moderately successful night despite not winning any seats on the council, picking up a number of second place finishes in wards such as Broughton, Cadishead and in particular Pendlebury, where they were the only party that came close to defeating Labour incumbent Barry Warner.
