Walkden South

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Walkden South
Electoral ward
Walkden South (Salford City Council ward).png
Walkden South ward within Salford City Council.
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Coat of arms
Motto: 
Let the good (or safety) of the people be the supreme (or highest) law
Coordinates: 53°31′11″N2°23′47″W / 53.5198°N 2.3963°W / 53.5198; -2.3963 Coordinates: 53°31′11″N2°23′47″W / 53.5198°N 2.3963°W / 53.5198; -2.3963
Country United Kingdom
Constituent country England
Region North West England
County Greater Manchester
Metropolitan borough Salford
CreatedMay 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)
 • CouncillorLaura Edwards (Labour)
 • CouncillorJoshua Brooks (Labour)
 • CouncillorRichard Critchley (Labour)
Population
 • Total10,185
Ward profile conducted by Salford City Council in 2014. [1]

Walkden South is an area and electoral ward of Salford, England. [2] It is represented in Westminster by Barbara Keeley MP for Worsley and Eccles South. [3] A profile of the ward conducted by Salford City Council in 2014 recorded a population of 10,185. [1]

Contents

Councillors

The ward is represented by three councillors:

ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor
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)

  indicates seat up for re-election.

Elections in 2010s

May 2018

2018 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Laura Edwards 1,460 50.5
Conservative Anne Broomhead1,15740.0
Green Thomas Dylan1595.5
Liberal Democrats David Cowpe1133.9
Majority30310.5
Turnout 2,89535.30
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

May 2016

2016 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard John Critchley*1,42143.4+5.7
Conservative Anne Susan Broomhead1,26638.6-2.8
UKIP Ann Lord39011.9-2.5
Green Thomas Matthew Dylan1494.5+0.1
TUSC Jamie Carr290.9-0.6
Majority1554.7
Turnout 3,27641.8-23.4
Labour hold Swing

May 2015

2015 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Iain Lindley*2,16241.4-8.3
Labour Rob Sharpe1,96937.7-0.6
UKIP Albert Redshaw74914.4+9.8
Green Thomas Dylan2384.6N/A
TUSC Thomas Thurman761.5N/A
Majority1933.7-7.5
Turnout 5,21965.2+20.9
Conservative hold Swing

May 2014

2014 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Les Turner*1,18638+0.1
Labour Robert Andrew Sharpe1,10535.5+1.5
UKIP Albert Redshaw62620.1N/A
Green Matthew J R Clark1454.7N/A
English Democrat Paul Whitelegg551.8-2
Majority812.6-1.3
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

May 2012

2012 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Critchley1,16940.1+15.1
Conservative Anne Broomhead1,11638.3−12.3
UKIP Albert Redshaw2699.2N/A
Green Diana Battersby1595.5N/A
Liberal Democrats Susan Carson1053.6−10.5
English Democrat Paul Whitelegg883.0N/A
Majority531.8
Turnout 2,94335.9−4.4
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

May 2011

2011 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Iain Lindley*1,78449.7-1.3
Labour Tracy Kelly1,37938.4+11.3
UKIP Albert Redshaw1674.7N/A
Liberal Democrats Susan Carson1424.0-4.9
English Democrat Paul Whitelegg1173.3N/A
Majority40511.3+7.4
Turnout 44.3

May 2010

2010 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Les Turner*2,02637.7-12.9
Labour Brendan Ryan1,81533.8+8.8
Liberal Democrats Pauline Ogden1,01518.9+4.8
BNP Tommy Cavanagh2855.3-5.0
English Democrat Paul Whitelegg2033.8+3.8
Majority2113.9-21.7
Turnout 5,37366.7+26.4
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in 2000s

2008 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nicky Turner1,64950.6-0.4
Labour Brendan Ryan81525.0-2.1
Liberal Democrats Pauline Ogden45814.1+5.2
BNP Tommy Cavanagh33610.3+3.0
Majority83425.6
Turnout 40.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
2007 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Iain Lindley*1,57851.0
Labour Adrian Brocklehurst83927.1
Liberal Democrats Susan Carson2748.9
BNP Tommy Cavanagh2257.3
Green Simon Battersby1795.8
Majority739
Turnout 3,09538.2
Conservative hold Swing
2006 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Leslie Turner1,38547.5
Labour Adrian Brocklehurst90030.9
Liberal Democrats Pauline Ogden63221.7
Majority48516.6
Turnout 2,91738.9-1.8
Conservative hold Swing
2004 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stanley Witkowski1,031
Conservative Iain Lindley1,010
Conservative David Lewis1,008
Conservative Glenis Purcell978
Labour Valerie Burgoyne928
Liberal Democrats Deborah Rushton921
Labour Norbert Potter858
Liberal Democrats John Grant855
Liberal Democrats Peter Brown825
Independent David Bowers222
Turnout 8,63640.7
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

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