Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Salford was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 15,101 votes over Reform UK. This page covers every general election in Salford from 1832 to 2024.
This constituency elected more than one MP at once in some years. Before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 (and in a shrinking number of boroughs through 1948), most UK constituencies elected two or more MPs together by "multi-member plurality" (block vote): each elector could cast one vote per available seat, and the top vote-getters overall were all elected. In those elections below, "Elected" lists every MP returned, "Votes" is the count that secured the last seat, and "Majority" is the gap between that seat and the first candidate who missed out.
Full Election History, 1832–2024
Election
Elected
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Majority
Turnout
1832
Joseph Brotherton (Radical)
712
57.9%
William Garnett (Conservative)
194 (15.8 pts)
82.2%
1835
Joseph Brotherton (Radical)
795
58.2%
John Dugdale (Conservative)
223 (16.3 pts)
58.5%
1837
Joseph Brotherton (Radical)
890
50.1%
William Garnett (Conservative)
2 (0.1 pts)
67.7%
1841
Joseph Brotherton (Radical)
991
53.2%
William Garnett (Conservative)
118 (6.3 pts)
76.3%
1847
Joseph Brotherton (Radical)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1852
Joseph Brotherton (Radical)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1857
William Nathaniel Massey (Radical)
1,880
59.8%
Elkanah Armitage (Radical)
616 (19.6 pts)
78.1%
1859
William Nathaniel Massey (Liberal)
1,919
51.8%
Henry Ashworth (Liberal)
132 (3.6 pts)
87.8%
1865
John Cheetham (Liberal)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1868
Charles Edward Cawley (Conservative); William Thomas Charley (Conservative)
6,181
25.6% (top seat)
John Cheetham (Liberal)
40 (0.2 pts)
77.7%
1874
Charles Edward Cawley (Conservative); William Thomas Charley (Conservative)
6,987
25.4% (top seat)
Joseph Kay (Liberal)
160 (0.6 pts)
71.8%
1880
Benjamin Armitage (Liberal); Robert Arthur Arnold (Liberal)
11,110
28.6% (top seat)
William Thomas Charley (Conservative)
2,710 (7.0 pts)
87.1%
1997
Hazel Blears (Labour)
22,848
69.0%
Elliot Bishop (Conservative)
17,069 (51.5 pts)
56.5%
2001
Hazel Blears (Labour)
14,649
65.1%
Norman Owen (Liberal Democrat)
11,012 (48.9 pts)
41.6%
2005
Hazel Blears (Labour)
13,007
57.6%
Norman Owen (Liberal Democrat)
7,945 (35.1 pts)
42.4%
2024
Rebecca Long-Bailey (Labour)
21,132
53.2%
Keith Whalley (Reform UK)
15,101 (38.0 pts)
47.7%
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1832
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Joseph Brotherton
Radical
712
57.9%
Yes
William Garnett
Conservative
518
42.1%
No
1835
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Joseph Brotherton
Radical
795
58.2%
Yes
John Dugdale
Conservative
572
41.8%
No
1837
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Joseph Brotherton
Radical
890
50.1%
Yes
William Garnett
Conservative
888
49.9%
No
1841
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Joseph Brotherton
Radical
991
53.2%
Yes
William Garnett
Conservative
873
46.8%
No
1847
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Joseph Brotherton
Radical
Unopposed
Yes
1852
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Joseph Brotherton
Radical
Unopposed
Yes
1857
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
William Nathaniel Massey
Radical
1,880
59.8%
Yes
Elkanah Armitage
Radical
1,264
40.2%
No
1859
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
William Nathaniel Massey
Liberal
1,919
51.8%
Yes
Henry Ashworth
Liberal
1,787
48.2%
No
1865 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
John Cheetham
Liberal
Unopposed
Yes
1868 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Charles Edward Cawley
Conservative
6,312
25.6%
Yes
William Thomas Charley
Conservative
6,181
25.1%
Yes
John Cheetham
Liberal
6,141
24.9%
No
Henry Rawson
Liberal
6,018
24.4%
No
1874 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Charles Edward Cawley
Conservative
7,003
25.4%
Yes
William Thomas Charley
Conservative
6,987
25.4%
Yes
Joseph Kay
Liberal
6,827
24.8%
No
Henry Lee
Liberal
6,709
24.4%
No
1880 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Benjamin Armitage
Liberal
11,116
28.6%
Yes
Robert Arthur Arnold
Liberal
11,110
28.5%
Yes
William Thomas Charley
Conservative
8,400
21.6%
No
Oliver Ormerod Walker
Conservative
8,302
21.3%
No
1997
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Hazel Blears
Labour
22,848
69.0%
Yes
Elliot Bishop
Conservative
5,779
17.4%
No
Norman Owen
Liberal Democrat
3,407
10.3%
No
Robert Cumpsty
Referendum Party
926
2.8%
No
Susan Herman
Natural Law
162
0.5%
No
2001
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Hazel Blears
Labour
14,649
65.1%
Yes
Norman Owen
Liberal Democrat
3,637
16.2%
No
Christopher King
Conservative
3,446
15.3%
No
Peter Grant
Socialist Alliance
414
1.8%
No
Sheilah Wallace
Independent
216
1.0%
No
Roy Masterson
Independent
152
0.7%
No
2005
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Hazel Blears
Labour
13,007
57.6%
Yes
Norman Owen
Liberal Democrat
5,062
22.4%
No
Laetitia Cash
Conservative
3,440
15.2%
No
Lisa Duffy
UKIP
1,091
4.8%
No
2024
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Rebecca Long-Bailey
Labour
21,132
53.2%
Yes
Keith Whalley
Reform UK
6,031
15.2%
No
Wendy Olsen
Green
5,188
13.1%
No
Hilary Scott
Conservative
3,583
9.0%
No
Jake Austin
Liberal Democrat
2,752
6.9%
No
Mustafa Abdullah
Workers Party of Britain
791
2.0%
No
Stephen Lewthwaite
Social Democratic Party
227
0.6%
No
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
Salford has been contested at 16 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Radical, Liberal, Conservative, Labour.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Salford in the 2024 general election?
Labour won Salford in 2024 with 21,132 votes (53.2%), a majority of 15,101 votes over Reform UK in second place.
Which parties have won Salford since 1832?
Since 1832, Salford has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, Radical.
What was the closest result in Salford?
The closest result on record for Salford was 1837, when Radical beat Conservative by just 2 votes (0.1 percentage points).
Did Salford ever elect more than one MP at a time?
Yes -- like most UK constituencies before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, Salford elected multiple MPs at once in some elections on this page (a system called multi-member plurality, or 'block vote'), each voter casting one vote per available seat.