Salford general election 2024 results in full

Labour’s firm grip on Salford got even tighter after Rebecca Long-Bailey saw her majority increase. The constituency has been staunchly Red for decades.

There were no shocks this time around as Ms Long-Bailey increased her majority to 21,132 - 15,000 more than second-place Reform candidate Keith Whalley.

The battle for second place fiercely fought between the Conservatives, Reform and the Greens.

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Although Covid stopped the new MP from attending the election count, the former shadow education secretary was elated with her victory. Ms Long-Bailey appeared via a TV monitor at the count at Salford Community Stadium.

She said: “I am honoured and humbled to receive the support from the people of Salford. I am always grateful to represent them as their member of parliament.

“We could be looking at a Labour government and that represents a huge opportunity to really start and get the investment and support Salford deserves.”

Conservative group leader Robin Garrido was relaxed throughout the night as he awaited the inevitable following a crushing exit poll result for the Tories nationally.

The turnout in Salford was 47.7 per cent - 14 per cent lower than in 2019.

Many voters in Salford said they felt forgotten and wanted to see better investment in deprived areas. Their elected MP referenced those issues following her victory and doubled down on her call for a cash injection from the government.

Ms Long-Bailey added: “So many areas of Salford require investment. There are so many different pots of public money available and I am ready to support any avenue we choose to go down.

“The significant impact would be in housebuilding for affordable homes as well as the regeneration of the public realms. It’s a dream to finally be working under a Labour government. I hope they will be more amenable when I go with a wish list for Salford.”

She also referenced Ingleside Birth Centre, which has not been in operation since January 2022 due to staffing issues. The new Salford MP wants to see this brought back, with mothers from Salford having to travel miles to give birth now Salford Royal no longer has a maternity unit.

Her constituency significantly altered following the boundary changes, swapping out large swathes of Eccles and Swinton for Broughton. This result alongside the neighbouring constituency win for the reds in Worsley and Eccles and Bolton South and Walkden means Labour maintain their stranglehold over the whole Salford borough.