Coun Tim Perkins, who has a reputation for being outspoken and robust in council debates, will not stand for re-election in May. He had been tipped as a possible future leader of the Liberal Democrats in Salford.
He said: "I think the Lib Dems have had a period of drift nationally and I would like to see how things develop."
He admitted that his Liberal Democrat party membership had lapsed and he had no plans to renew it.
"I've been impressed with the new regime of the Conservative Party under David Cameron and I will be watching to see how effective they are," he said.
Asked if he might come back into politics with a new look Conservative Party, he said: "I would not rule that out".
Coun Perkins was elected in Claremont ward in 2002 and re-elected in 2004. He stood as a parliamentary candidate in Bolton North East in 2001 and against Education Minister, Ruth Kelly in Bolton West, last year.
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Typical of the wishy washy Lib Dems in Salford.
They are the most negative group of people I have ever come across.
I hope the people of Claremont ward now realise that a Lib Dem vote is a wasted vote.
Yeah cos that will really further his political ambitions becoming a Tory in Salford - This man is another one of those pathetic attention seekers.
Who gives a monkeys which party people like him are in?
Let him have the same free choice just like us voters do. Give the man some respect for standing up for his convictions. If he thinks that the Tories are going places, let him join them. Be thankful he isn't joining another waste of space like UKIP or the BNP.
Good luck to him.
It seemsthat Cllr. Perkins had already been a member of Labour, the SDP, the Conservatives, the Pro-European Conservatives and the Green Party before joining the Lib Dems. So much for standing up for his principals. That kind of political flip-flopping makes Cameron's ideology-lite Tories the ideal choice for his next move.