Salford City Council | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Council logo | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Tom Stannard since 1 February 2021 [2] | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 60 councillors plus elected mayor[3] |
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Political groups |
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Joint committees | Greater Manchester Combined Authority Greater Manchester Police, Fire and Crime Panel |
| Elections | |
| First past the post | |
Last election | 2 May 2024 |
Next election | 7 May 2026 |
| Motto | |
| Salus populi suprema lex (The welfare of the people is the highest law) | |
| Meeting place | |
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| Salford Civic Centre, Chorley Road, Swinton, Manchester, M27 5AW | |
| Website | |
| www | |
Salford City Council is the local authority for the City of Salford, a metropolitan borough with city status in Greater Manchester, England. It is a metropolitan borough council and provides the majority of local government services in the city. The council has been a member of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority since 2011.
The council has been under Labour majority control since the metropolitan borough was created in 1974. Since 2012 the council has been led by the directly elected Mayor of Salford, which post has been held by Paul Dennett of the Labour Party since 2016. The council is based at Salford Civic Centre in Swinton.
- ^ Stephenson, Katherine (16 May 2024). "£44,000 boost to Salford charities as new Ceremonial Mayor installed". Salford Now. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ "Salford City Council appoints new chief executive". salford.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "Open Council Data UK - compositions councillors parties wards elections". opencouncildata.co.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2020.