In the
most recent council election in 2022,
Labour won 15 seats, with the
Conservatives and
Liberal Democrats winning two seats each and an
independent politician winning one. As the
Local Government Boundary Commission for England produced new boundaries for Salford ahead of the
2021 election, meaning that all councillors were elected before returning to electing by thirds, candidates up for re-election in 2024 are those who came first in each ward in 2021.
Changes since last election In November 2023 Liberal Democrats councillor Alex Warren (Quays ward) resigned after he took up a politically restricted role. A by-election was held on 11 January 2024 which was won by Paul Heilbron for the Lib Dems. During the 2023 local elections, Chris Twells, the Liberal Democrat councillor for Ordsall since 2022, sought to simultaneously become a councillor in
Cotswold District Council, standing in the Tetbury with Upton ward. He subsequently won both seats, with the Cotswold one being an upset victory in a previously safe Conservative seat. Twells resigned his Ordsall seat on March 15, 2024. The seat was therefore
vacant and a by-election was held on the same day as the 2024 local elections. == Electoral process ==