Photo: Anthony Parkes · CC BY-SA 2.0Labour holds a majority on Salford City Council
Eccles is run by Salford City Council. Labour has a majority on Salford City Council. Most of Eccles is in Worsley and Eccles (MP Michael Wheeler, Labour); 2% of residents are in Salford (MP Rebecca Long Bailey, Labour).
£2,594
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Eccles’s politics has changed since 2021
A majority on Salford City Council
Labour holds a majority on Salford City Council: 34 of its 60 seats as elected. Reform UK holds 14, the Conservatives 6, the Greens 3, the Liberal Democrats 2 and independents 1. Who’s in charge ↓
The 2026 vote
Across Eccles’s wards, Reform UK took 35.6%, Labour took 33.8% and the Greens took 17.1% of votes in May 2026. In 2024, Reform UK had 0%. How Eccles has voted ↓
Council tax
A Band D bill in Eccles is £2,594 for 2026–27; Salford City Council keeps 83% of it. The council area’s Band D has risen 63% in ten years, against England’s 56%. Council money ↓
Written from the data on this page: Democracy Club results since May 2021, the UK Parliament Members API and MHCLG council tax.
Who holds the seats
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 31 of Salford’s 60 seats to run the council alone.
- Labour34
- Reform UK14
- Conservative6
- Green3
- Liberal Democrat2
- Independent1
Latest election: May 2026.
Seats are counted from election results: each ward’s most recent winners until its seats are filled. Councillors who have since changed party or resigned aren’t reflected, and which parties lead the council, and who is leader, comes from the council itself.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), elections since May 2021; seats per ward from its EveryElection.
The councils that run Eccles
One council runs every main service here.
Every main council service: schools, social care, roads, bins, planning, housing and libraries.
Led by an elected mayor: Paul Dennett (Labour), elected May 2024
Website ↗Transport, skills and regeneration across several council areas. It is led by an elected mayor.
Mayor: Bev Craig (Labour and Co-operative), elected July 2026
Who to ask
From GOV.UK’s “Understand how your council works”: here one council runs every main service.
All of Eccles is unparished: there is no parish or town council, so the council runs local matters itself and no parish precept is added to the bill.
Councils from ONS lookups (wards and councils May 2026, parishes 2025), names and websites from GOV.UK’s local council finder; parish councils from MHCLG’s 2026–27 list of precepting parishes.
From the council to Westminster
Every elected tier that speaks for Eccles, from the most recent elections.
- 1Salford City Council4 wards · 12 councillorsLabour 8 · Reform UK 3 · Conservative 1 · all 12
- 2Mayor of SalfordSalford City Council · elected May 2024Paul Dennett
- 3Mayor of Greater ManchesterGreater Manchester · elected July 2026Bev Craig
- 4House of CommonsSplit between 2 constituencies
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. Tap an MP’s name for their contact page on parliament.uk.
12 councillors for 4 wards
Wards with at least 2% of the town’s residents, or half their own inside it. Each shows who won its most recent elections, newest first, until its seats are filled.
- John MullenLabour · May 2026
- Michael James FelseReform UK · April 2026 · by-election
- Jacqui FahyLabour · May 2024
- Nathaniel Djangmah TettehLabour · May 2026
- Lisa MuirLabour · October 2024 · by-election
- Sharmina AugustLabour · May 2024
- Christopher EvansReform UK · May 2026
- Tracy KellyLabour · May 2024
- John David WalshLabour · May 2023
- Kaiden Jason MorrisonReform UK · May 2026
- James PradyLabour · May 2024
- Robin GarridoConservative · May 2023
Show as a table
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barton & Wintonall in Eccles · 15,747 residents3 seats · May 2026, April 2026, May 2024 | 3 | John MullenMichael James Felseby-electionJacqui Fahy | May 2026, April 2026, May 2024 |
| Ecclesall in Eccles · 14,359 residents3 seats · May 2026, October 2024, May 2024 | 3 | Nathaniel Djangmah TettehLisa Muirby-electionSharmina August | May 2026, October 2024, May 2024 |
| Higher Irlam & Peel Green43% in Eccles · 5,990 residents3 seats · May 2026, May 2024, May 2023 | 3 | Christopher EvansTracy KellyJohn David Walsh | May 2026, May 2024, May 2023 |
| Worsley & Westwood Park36% in Eccles · 4,366 residents3 seats · May 2026, May 2024, May 2023 | 3 | Kaiden Jason MorrisonJames PradyRobin Garrido | May 2026, May 2024, May 2023 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. Salford City Council’s website lists who sits now.
Results from Democracy Club’s candidates database (CC BY 4.0; elections since May 2021) and ward seats from its EveryElection, matched to ONS wards (May 2026) and county divisions (May 2025).
Labour led each vote to 2024; Reform UK led in 2026
Share of all votes cast for candidates in Eccles’s wards at each scheduled council election since 2021. A gap is a year with no election here.
Seats won at each election
Show as a table
| Party | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | 5.7% | 2.5% | 10% | 12.7% | 17.1% |
| Labour | 56.3% | 58.9% | 59.3% | 59.9% | 33.8% |
| Liberal Democrat | 4.2% | 9.4% | 4.6% | 3.5% | 3.8% |
| Conservative | 26.8% | 28.3% | 25.1% | 22.1% | 9.1% |
| Reform UK | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 35.6% |
| Core Independents | 5.3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
In 2026, Labour won 2 and Reform UK won 2 of the 4 seats up in Eccles’s wards.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0). Where a ward elects several councillors at once, each voter has that many votes; all of them count here.
Salford City Council council election, May 2026
Results in the wards that make up Eccles, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
4 wards voted. Salford City Council elects a third of its councillors at a time, so a third of the seats were up.
No election is scheduled yet for Eccles’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗3,624 votes for candidates
4,301 votes for candidates
3,028 votes for candidates
Every ward’s result (1 more)
3,837 votes for candidates
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Eccles is split between 2 constituencies
The constituencies’ MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result.
Labour, MP since 4 July 2024
98% of Eccles’s residents live in this constituency.
Turnout 54% (England 60%).
Majority 11,091 of 42,543 votes (26.1%): wider than in 79% of England’s 543 constituencies.
Labour, MP since 7 May 2015
2% of Eccles’s residents live in this constituency.
Turnout 47% (England 60%).
Majority 15,101 of 39,704 votes (38%): wider than in 94% of England’s 543 constituencies.
42,543 votes for candidates · majority 11,091
Labour, MP since 4 July 2024.
turnout in July 2024: 42,543 votes from 78,643 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 11,091 of 42,543 votes (26.1%): wider than in 79% of England’s 543 constituencies.
Salford
39,704 votes for candidates · majority 15,101
Labour, MP since 7 May 2015.
turnout in July 2024: 39,704 votes from 83,633 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 15,101 of 39,704 votes (38%): wider than in 94% of England’s 543 constituencies.
MPs and results: UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0); constituencies from ONS (2024 boundaries). Percentages are of valid votes; turnout is votes cast over the electorate.
Eccles’s Band D council tax is £2,594 a year
Where a Band D bill goes, what it has cost over the years, and what the councils plan to spend per resident.
Salford City Council keeps £2,155.20 of a Band D bill (83%); the rest goes to the Greater Manchester Combined Authority.
Band D since 1993
Salford’s Band D bill has risen 63% in ten years, from £1,592.13 in 2016–17, against England’s average (56%). It was £706.50 in 1993–94.
Your bill by band
A Band D home in the unparished part of Salford, 2026–27, before discounts. The Valuation Office Agency’s band search gives any home’s band.
Greater Manchester’s councils
Average Band D in each council area, 2026–27, parish precepts included. Bars start at £2,000.
Council budgets per resident, 2026–27
Show as a table, with Greater Manchester
| Salford | Eccles’s councils | Greater Manchester | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult social care | £508 | £486 | £487 |
| Children’s social care | £319 | £343 | £290 |
| Roads and transport | £15 | £24 | £41 |
| Housing (not council homes’ rents) | £52 | £60 | £61 |
| Bins, street cleaning, environment | £61 | £69 | £119 |
| Libraries, leisure, culture | £50 | £55 | £44 |
| Planning and development | £69 | £28 | £26 |
| Public health | £99 | £87 | £78 |
| Running the council | £69 | £57 | £59 |
| Other | £0 | £17 | £19 |
| Total, schools apart | £1,242 | £1,226 | £1,234 |
Net budgeted service spending, MHCLG Revenue Account budget 2026–27, per resident (ONS mid-2025 estimates). Schools are left out: academies are paid for directly by government, so council school budgets depend on how many schools have converted. Greater Manchester and England: all their councils together. Police, fire and transport authorities aren’t included.
Band D: MHCLG Band D council tax 2026–27 (each authority’s own figure, excluding parish precepts) and Council Tax statistics for town and parish councils 2026–27; since 1993–94, MHCLG’s area averages including parishes.
Having a say in how Eccles is run
It takes about five minutes online; the deadline is 12 working days before a poll.
gov.uk ↗Type a postcode to write to each of its councillors and its MP.
WriteToThem ↗GOV.UK sends the report to the council that looks after the road.
gov.uk ↗Council and committee meetings are open to the public, with agendas and minutes online.
salford.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
salford.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Eccles is run
Does Eccles have a town council?
No. Eccles is unparished, so there is no town or parish council and no parish precept.
Who is the MP for Eccles?
Eccles is split between 2 constituencies: Worsley and Eccles (Michael Wheeler, Labour) and Salford (Rebecca Long Bailey, Labour). Parliament’s Find your MP service matches a postcode to its MP.
How many councillors does Eccles have?
12 ward councillors represent Eccles’s 4 wards.
When are the next elections in Eccles?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Eccles’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in Eccles?
Band D council tax in Eccles is £2,594 for 2026–27. Your bill depends on your home’s band, from A (6/9 of Band D) to H (18/9).
Who controls Salford City Council?
Labour has a majority: 34 of 60 seats as elected. The council’s website lists who leads it now.
Who won the 2026 council election in Eccles?
In Eccles’s wards on 7 May 2026, Labour 2 · Reform UK 2 of the 4 seats up. Reform UK had the largest share of votes, 35.6%.
Sources: ONS ward, county division, parish, constituency lookups (Census 2021 output areas; Open Government Licence v3.0) · GOV.UK local council finder · Democracy Club candidates (CC BY 4.0) and EveryElection · UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0) · MHCLG Band D council tax, parish precepts and Revenue Account budgets 2026–27 (OGL v3.0) · ONS mid-2025 population estimates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
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