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The Commission is carrying out an electoral review of Salford City Council.
The aim of the electoral review is to recommend ward boundaries that mean each councillor represents approximately the same number of voters.
We also aim to ensure that the ward boundaries reflect the interests and identities of local communities, as well as promoting effective local government.
To achieve these aims, we need to re-draw ward boundaries across Salford. You can find out more about the review below.
Date from: | Date to: | |
Consultation on warding arrangements | 26 June 2018 | 3 September 2018 |
Consultation on draft recommendations | 6 November 2018 | 14 January 2019 |
Final recommendations published | 26 March 2019 |
The Salford (Electoral Changes) Order 2019, to implement recommendations made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) for new electoral arrangements in Salford, was made on 15th July 2019.
New ward arrangements for Salford have now successfully completed a 40 day period of Parliamentary scrutiny and will come into force at the local elections in May 2020.
The Order for Salford City Council can be viewed through the following link.
On 17 July 2019, the Salford] (Electoral Changes) Order 2019 was laid in draft in Parliament.
The draft order, if made, would give effect to the final recommendations that were consulted on during the Local Government Boundary Commission for England’s review of electoral arrangements in Salford and published on 26 March 2019.
The draft order will be laid in Parliament for a period of 40 sitting days. Parliament can either accept or reject our recommendations. If accepted, the new electoral arrangements will come into force at the next scheduled elections for Salford in May 2020.
The draft order can be viewed here.
On 26 March 2019, we published final recommendations for future electoral arrangements in Salford City Council.
We have now completed our electoral review of Salford.
- Final recommendations report for Salford City Council
- Final recommendations map for Salford City Council - please note: this map is very large and may take some time to download.
- Summary of the Salford report
- News release
- Letter to the Chief Executive of Salford Council
- Mapping files*
To view an interactive map of the final recommendations, visit our consultation area. You can view both the existing and proposed boundaries, and search by area or postcode.
The changes we have proposed must now be approved by Parliament.
A draft Order - the legal document which brings into force our recommendations - will now be laid before Parliament.
The draft Order will provide for the new electoral arrangements for Salford City Council to come into effect at the local elections in 2020.
Opinion Survey
We would be grateful if you could please spare some time to participate in our online survey. The survey seeks feedback on the review processes and procedures, to identify improvements that can be made.
*This data has been derived by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) from the OS OpenData Boundary-Line product during the course of its electoral review of this authority. Its use is governed by the terms of the OS OpenData Licence Agreement. The data is provided in good faith by the LGBCE and is provided for information purposes only. It should not be used for canvasing or other purpose that might give the user any commercial gain.
The consultation on the Commission’s draft recommendations for Salford City Council closed on 14 January 2019.
Listed below are the submissions we received:
* Please note this will open as a zip file
This stage of consultation closed on 14 January 2019.
On 6 November 2018, we published our draft recommendations for the electoral review of Salford City Council.
- Draft recommendations report for Salford City Council
- Draft recommendations map for Salford City Council - please note: this map is very large and may take some time to download.
- Summary of the Salford report
- News release
- Letter sent to the Chief Executive of Salford City Council
- Promotional poster
- Electoral figures
To view an interactive map of the draft recommendations, visit our consultation area. You can view both the existing and proposed boundaries, search by area or postcode, and have your say. A non-interactive image of the proposed ward boundaries is also available.
You can make a submission to the Salford City Council electoral review:
- through our consultation area,
- by e-mailing [email protected], or
- writing to the following address:
The Review Officer (Salford)
Local Government Boundary Commission for England
1st Floor, Windsor House
50 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0TL
Information on how reviews work is available on our How Reviews Work Page.
You may also wish to read our document Electoral Reviews: Technical Guidance, which contains guidance on the review process and information on the legislation reviews are carried out under.
The consultation on the warding arrangements for Salford City Council closed on 3 September 2018.
Listed below are the submissions we received:
From 26 June 2018 to 3 September 2018, we are accepting opinions and comments (submissions) from the public on where you believe ward boundaries should be in Salford City Council.
The Commission now needs information from people and groups across Salford to help it to produce new wards boundaries to accommodate 60 councillors.
For more information, see our:
- News release
- Letter to the Chief Executive of Salford City Council
- Electoral figures
- Promotional poster
- Salford polling district map (Please note, polling district mapping data has been supplied by Salford City Council and may contain boundary errors.)
To view an interactive map of the existing warding boundaries, visit our consultation area. You can search by area or postcode, and have your say. A non-interactive image of the current ward boundaries is also available.
You can make a submission to the Salford electoral review:
- through our consultation area,
- by e-mailing [email protected], or
- writing to the following address:
Local Government Boundary Commission for England
1st Floor, Windsor House
50 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0TL
Information on how reviews work is available on our How Reviews Work Page.
For a quick guide on how to propose a pattern of wards, click here.
You may also wish to read our document Electoral Reviews: Technical Guidance, which contains guidance on the review process and information on the legislation reviews are carried out under.
As part of the initial stages of the review, we consulted with Salford City Council on the most appropriate number of councillors to be elected to the council in future.
We received 2 submissions on council size:
The Commission is minded to recommend that 60 councillors should serve Salford City Council in the future. This is no change from the current number of councillors.
The Boundary Committee for England (BCFE) began reviewing the electoral arrangements on 8 May 2002.
The Order implementing The Electoral Commission's decision on the final recommendations of this review can be viewed on Her Majesty's Stationery Office's website. The current boundaries of the electoral wards and divisions can be viewed on Ordnance Survey's election maps website. Parish warding is not shown on the election maps website. It can be seen on the mapping from the Committee's final recommendations below; any modifications are listed in the Explanatory Note at the back of the Order.
Final recommendations, These were published on 27 August 2003.
Map 1 Existing wards in Salford;
Map 2 Our final recommendations for Salford;
Map A1 Illustrates the proposed ward boundaries and indicates ares shown in more detail on the large maps;
Large map 1, large map 2 and large map 3 illustrate existing and proposed warding arrangements for Salford.
Draft recommendations, published on 25 Febrauary 2003.
Map 1 Existing wards in Salford;
Map 2 Our draft recommendations for Salford;
Map 3 illustrates, in outline form, the proposed ward boundaries and indicates the areas which are shown in more detail in the large maps.
Large map 1, Large map 2 and Large map 3 illustrate the existing and proposed warding arrangements for Salford.