I don’t have access to live/verified sources in this moment to reliably confirm the very latest news on the Salford by-election. What I can share from the most recent item I can see is that a Salford ward by-election in April 2026 (Barton and Winton) was won by Reform UK with a low turnout (about 17.82%), following the vacancy created by the death of Councillor David Lancaster earlier in 2026.[1]
If you tell me which by-election seat/ward you mean (or the date), I can narrow this down to the exact result coverage you want—e.g., Reform vs Labour margin, voter turnout, candidate names, and what local parties said immediately after the count.
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The inside track on how Labour strongholds crumbled as Reform and Greens surged across Salford on election night.
salfordnow.substack.comSalford's local election count is underway tonight, with voters across the borough deciding who will take control of key council seats.
www.salfordcityradio.comReform UK and the Green Party were the winners at the ballot box in the Salford City Council elections as […]
www.salfordnow.co.ukSee all 7 candidates in the UK Parliamentary general election on 4 Jul 2024: Rebecca Long-Bailey (Labour Party) Keith Whalley (Reform UK) Wendy Olsen (Green Party) Hilary Jane Scott (Conservative and Unionist Party) Jake Austin (Liberal Democrats) Mustafa Abdullah (Workers Party of Britain) Stephen James Lewthwaite (Social Democratic Party)
whocanivotefor.co.ukThe inside track on how Labour strongholds crumbled as Reform and Greens surged across Salford on election night.
salfordnow.substack.comThe salford by election did more than fill a vacant seat. It delivered Reform UK a first councillor in Salford, exposed a once-safe Labour ward to serious pressure, and did so on a turnout of just 17. 82%. With 1, 941 votes cast and only three rejected papers, the result was close enough to feel …
www.el-balad.comLabour retains its Salford majority, losing one seat to the Lib Dems and taking one from the Tories.
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