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For the area of Walkden, Greater Manchester, see Walkden. See also: Walkden North

Electoral ward in England
Walkden South
Electoral ward
Walkden South ward within Salford City Council.Walkden South ward within Salford City Council.
Coat of arms of Walkden SouthCoat 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
CountryUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionNorth West England
CountyGreater Manchester
Metropolitan boroughSalford
CreatedMay 2004
Named forSouthern Walkden
Government
 • TypeUnicameral
 • BodySalford City Council
 • Mayor of SalfordPaul Dennett (Labour)
 • CouncillorIrfan Syed (Labour)
 • CouncillorJoshua Brooks (Labour)
 • CouncillorHilaria Asumu (Labour and Co-operative)
Population
 • Total11,715
Ward profile conducted by Salford City Council

Walkden South is an area and electoral ward of Salford, England. It is represented in Westminster by Yasmin Quereshi MP for Bolton South and Walkden. The 2021 Census recorded a ward population of 11,715.

Councillors

The ward is represented by three councillors:

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. 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.

Councillor Hilaria Asumu is a Director of a childcare business called SafeHausUK, at her home in Worsley village. Her partner works at Manchester University and the NHS.

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

2024
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

2023
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

2022
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

2021
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)

2019
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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