Walkden South
Walkden South | |
|---|---|
.png) Walkden South ward within Salford City Council. | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Motto: Let the good (or safety) of the people be the supreme (or highest) law | |
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| Coordinates: 53°31′11″N 2°23′47″W / 53.5198°N 2.3963°W | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | North West England |
| County | Greater Manchester |
| Metropolitan borough | Salford |
| Created | May 2004 |
| Named for | Southern Walkden |
| Government UK Parliament constituency: Worsley and Eccles South | |
| • Type | Unicameral |
| • Body | Salford City Council |
| • Mayor of Salford | Paul Dennett (Labour) |
| • Councillor | Irfan Syed (Labour) |
| • Councillor | Joshua Brooks (Labour) |
| • Councillor | Hilaria Asumu (Labour and Co-operative) |
| Population | |
• Total | 11,715 |
| Ward profile conducted by Salford City Council[1] | |
Walkden South is an area and electoral ward of Salford, England.[2] It is represented in Westminster by Yasmin Quereshi MP for Bolton South and Walkden.[3] The 2021 Census recorded a ward population of 11,715.[4]
Councillors
[edit]The ward is represented by three councillors:
- Councillor Irfan Syed (Labour)[5]
- Councillor Joshua Brooks (Labour)[6]
- Councillor Hilaria Asumu (Labour and Co-Operative)[7]
Councillor Syed is an Advisor to the social enterprise Visible Outcomes 4U Limited. His partner is listed as a Director, along with fellow Salford City Councillor Wilson Nkurunziza.[8][9] Councillor Syed is Chair of the Salford City Council Health and Adults Scrutiny Committee.
Councillor Joshua Brooks works at the IT company CDW Limited. He is a school governor at St Joseph the Worker Roman Catholic Primary School and Treasurer of Friends of Walkden Station.[10]
Councillor Hilaria Asumu is a Director of a childcare business called SafeHausUK,[11] at her home in Worsley village. Her partner works at Manchester University and the NHS.[12]
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | David Lewis (Con) | Iain Lindley (Con) | Stanley Witkowski (Lab) | |||
| 2006 | Les Turner (Con) | Iain Lindley (Con) | Stanley Witkowski (Lab) | |||
| 2007 | Les Turner (Con) | Iain Lindley (Con) | Stanley Witkowski (Lab) | |||
| 2008 | Les Turner (Con) | Iain Lindley (Con) | Nicky Turner (Con) | |||
| 2010 | Les Turner (Con) | Iain Lindley (Con) | Nicky Turner (Con) | |||
| 2011 | Les Turner (Con) | Iain Lindley (Con) | Nicky Turner (Con) | |||
| 2012 | Les Turner (Con) | Iain Lindley (Con) | Richard Critchley (Lab) | |||
| 2014 | Les Turner (Con) | Iain Lindley (Con) | Richard Critchley (Lab) | |||
| 2015 | Les Turner (Con) | Iain Lindley (Con) | Richard Critchley (Lab) | |||
| 2016 | Les Turner (Con) | Iain Lindley (Con) | Richard Critchley (Lab) | |||
| 2018 | Laura Edwards (Lab) | Iain Lindley (Con) | Richard Critchley (Lab) | |||
| 2019 | Joshua Brooks (Lab) | Laura Edwards (Lab) | Richard Critchley (Lab) | |||
| 2021 | Joshua Brooks (Lab) | Irfan Syed (Lab) | Margaret Ann Morris (Lab) | |||
| 2022 | Joshua Brooks (Lab) | Irfan Syed (Lab) | Margaret Ann Morris (Lab) | |||
| 2023 | Joshua Brooks (Lab) | Irfan Syed (Lab) | Hilaria Asumu (Lab) | |||
| 2024 | Joshua Brooks (Lab) | Irfan Syed (Lab) | Hilaria Asumu (Lab) | |||
indicates seat up for re-election.
Elections in the 2020s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Joshua Brooks* | 1,575 | 52.3 | +30.8 | |
| Green | Tom Dylan | 244 | 8.1 | −10.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rowan Cerys Blessing | 140 | 4.7 | −2.4 | |
| Conservative | Christopher Alan Bates | 740 | 24.6 | N/A | |
| Independent | Paul Whitelegg | 311 | 10.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 835 | 27.7 | +5.2 | ||
| Turnout | 3,034 | 33.06 | +4.96 | ||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Hilaria Asumu | 1,318 | 52.6 | N/A | |
| Green | Anna Elizabeth Mackinlay Totterdill | 257 | 10.2 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rowan Cerys Blessing | 178 | 7.1 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Janet Hainey | 754 | 30.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 564 | 22.5 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,532 | 28.1 | −2.5 | ||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Irfan Syed* | 1,281 | 47 | +33.5 | |
| Green | Thomas Matthew Dylan | 494 | 18.2 | +11.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Patricia Ann Murphy | 271 | 10 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Azmat Husain | 674 | 24.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 607 | 22 | +21.4 | ||
| Turnout | 2,739 | 30.61 | −4.9 | ||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Irfan Syed | 1,066 | 13.5 | N/A | |
| Labour | Margaret Ann Morris | 1,347 | 17.0 | N/A | |
| Labour | Joshua Brooks* | 1,703 | 21.5 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Lewis Croden | 1060 | 13.4 | N/A | |
| Green | Thomas Matthew Dylan | 501 | 6.3 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Lewis | 259 | 3.3 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Jason Thomas Gallagher | 978 | 12.3 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Chris Midgley | 1014 | 12.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 6 | 0.6 | −6.7 | ||
| Turnout | 7928 | 35.47 | +11.77 | ||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
Elections in the 2010s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Joshua Brooks | 802 | 39.6% | ||
| Conservative | David Cawdrey | 654 | 32.3% | ||
| Green | Thomas Matthew Dylan | 254 | 12.6% | +7.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John-Paul Atley | 173 | 8.6% | ||
| UKIP | Tony Green | 140 | 6.9% | ||
| Majority | 148 | 7.3 | −3.2 | ||
| Turnout | 2030 | 23.7 | −11.6 | ||
| Labour hold | |||||
May 2018
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Laura Edwards | 1,460 | 50.5 | ||
| Conservative | Anne Broomhead | 1,157 | 40.0 | ||
| Green | Thomas Dylan | 159 | 5.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | David Cowpe | 113 | 3.9 | ||
| Majority | 303 | 10.5 | |||
| Turnout | 2,895 | 35.30 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
May 2016
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Richard John Critchley* | 1,421 | 43.4 | +5.7 | |
| Conservative | Anne Susan Broomhead | 1,266 | 38.6 | −2.8 | |
| UKIP | Ann Lord | 390 | 11.9 | −2.5 | |
| Green | Thomas Matthew Dylan | 149 | 4.5 | +0.1 | |
| TUSC | Jamie Carr | 29 | 0.9 | −0.6 | |
| Majority | 155 | 4.7 | |||
| Turnout | 3,276 | 41.8 | −23.4 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
May 2015
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Iain Lindley* | 2,162 | 41.4 | −8.3 | |
| Labour | Rob Sharpe | 1,969 | 37.7 | −0.6 | |
| UKIP | Albert Redshaw | 749 | 14.4 | +9.8 | |
| Green | Thomas Dylan | 238 | 4.6 | N/A | |
| TUSC | Thomas Thurman | 76 | 1.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 193 | 3.7 | −7.5 | ||
| Turnout | 5,219 | 65.2 | +20.9 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
May 2014
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Les Turner* | 1,186 | 38 | +0.1 | |
| Labour | Robert Andrew Sharpe | 1,105 | 35.5 | +1.5 | |
| UKIP | Albert Redshaw | 626 | 20.1 | N/A | |
| Green | Matthew J R Clark | 145 | 4.7 | N/A | |
| English Democrat | Paul Whitelegg | 55 | 1.8 | −2 | |
| Majority | 81 | 2.6 | −1.3 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
May 2012
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Richard Critchley | 1,169 | 40.1 | +15.1 | |
| Conservative | Anne Broomhead | 1,116 | 38.3 | −12.3 | |
| UKIP | Albert Redshaw | 269 | 9.2 | N/A | |
| Green | Diana Battersby | 159 | 5.5 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Carson | 105 | 3.6 | −10.5 | |
| English Democrat | Paul Whitelegg | 88 | 3.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 53 | 1.8 | |||
| Turnout | 2,943 | 35.9 | −4.4 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
May 2011
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Iain Lindley* | 1,784 | 49.7 | −1.3 | |
| Labour | Tracy Kelly | 1,379 | 38.4 | +11.3 | |
| UKIP | Albert Redshaw | 167 | 4.7 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Carson | 142 | 4.0 | −4.9 | |
| English Democrat | Paul Whitelegg | 117 | 3.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 405 | 11.3 | +7.4 | ||
| Turnout | 44.3 | ||||
May 2010
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Les Turner* | 2,026 | 37.7 | −12.9 | |
| Labour | Brendan Ryan | 1,815 | 33.8 | +8.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Pauline Ogden | 1,015 | 18.9 | +4.8 | |
| BNP | Tommy Cavanagh | 285 | 5.3 | −5.0 | |
| English Democrat | Paul Whitelegg | 203 | 3.8 | +3.8 | |
| Majority | 211 | 3.9 | −21.7 | ||
| Turnout | 5,373 | 66.7 | +26.4 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 2000s
[edit]May 2008
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Nicky Turner | 1,649 | 50.6 | −0.4 | |
| Labour | Brendan Ryan | 815 | 25.0 | −2.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Pauline Ogden | 458 | 14.1 | +5.2 | |
| BNP | Tommy Cavanagh | 336 | 10.3 | +3.0 | |
| Majority | 834 | 25.6 | |||
| Turnout | 40.3 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
May 2007
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Iain Lindley* | 1,578 | 51.0 | ||
| Labour | Adrian Brocklehurst | 839 | 27.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Carson | 274 | 8.9 | ||
| BNP | Tommy Cavanagh | 225 | 7.3 | ||
| Green | Simon Battersby | 179 | 5.8 | ||
| Majority | 739 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,095 | 38.2 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
May 2006
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Leslie Turner | 1,385 | 47.5 | ||
| Labour | Adrian Brocklehurst | 900 | 30.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Pauline Ogden | 632 | 21.7 | ||
| Majority | 485 | 16.6 | |||
| Turnout | 2,917 | 38.9 | −1.8 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
May 2004
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Stanley Witkowski | 1,031 | |||
| Conservative | Iain Lindley | 1,010 | |||
| Conservative | David Lewis | 1,008 | |||
| Conservative | Glenis Purcell | 978 | |||
| Labour | Valerie Burgoyne | 928 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Deborah Rushton | 921 | |||
| Labour | Norbert Potter | 858 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | John Grant | 855 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Brown | 825 | |||
| Independent | David Bowers | 222 | |||
| Turnout | 8,636 | 40.7 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
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