Electoral ward in England
![Coat of arms of Walkden South](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Coat_of_Arms_of_Salford_City_Council.svg/90px-Coat_of_Arms_of_Salford_City_Council.svg.png)
Coat of arms
Motto: Let the good (or safety) of the people be the supreme (or highest) law |
Coordinates: 53°31′11″N 2°23′47″W / 53.5198°N 2.3963°W / 53.5198; -2.3963 |
Country | United Kingdom |
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Constituent country | England |
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Region | North West England |
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County | Greater Manchester |
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Metropolitan borough | Salford |
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Created | May 2004 |
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Named for | Southern Walkden |
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Government UK Parliament constituency: Worsley and Eccles South |
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• Type | Unicameral |
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• Body | Salford City Council |
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• Mayor of Salford | Paul Dennett (Labour) |
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• Councillor | Irfan Syed (Labour) |
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• Councillor | Joshua Brooks (Labour) |
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• Councillor | Hilaria Asumu (Labour and Co-operative) |
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Population |
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• Total | 11,715 |
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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
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
May 2024[13]
2024[14] 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 |
May 2023[15]
2023[16] 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 |
May 2022[15]
2022[17] 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 |
May 2021[15]
2021[18] 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
June 2019 (election deferred due to the death of a candidate[19])
2019[20] 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
2018[21] 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
2016[22] 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
2015[23] 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
2014[24] 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
2012[25] 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
2011[26] 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
2010[27] 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
May 2008
2008[28] 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
2007[29] 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
2006[30] 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
2004[31] 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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