For the area of Walkden, Greater Manchester, see Walkden.
See also: Walkden North
Walkden South
Electoral ward
Coordinates53.5198°N 2.3963°W
CountryUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionNorth West England
CountyGreater Manchester
Metropolitan boroughSalford
CreatedMay 2004
Named forSouthern Walkden
Governing bodySalford City Council
Leader partyLabour
Mayor of SalfordPaul Dennett
CouncillorIrfan Syed (Labour)
CouncillorJoshua Brooks (Labour)
CouncillorHilaria Asumu (Labour and Co-operative)
Population total11,715

Walkden South is an area and electoral ward of Salford, England.[1] It is represented in Westminster by Yasmin Quereshi MP for Bolton South and Walkden.[2] The 2021 Census recorded a ward population of 11,715.[3]

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.[7][8] 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.[9]

Councillor Hilaria Asumu is a Director of a childcare business called SafeHausUK,[10] at her home in Worsley village. Her partner works at Manchester University and the NHS.[11]

ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor
2004David Lewis (Con)Iain Lindley (Con)Stanley Witkowski (Lab)
2006Les Turner (Con)Iain Lindley (Con)Stanley Witkowski (Lab)
2007Les Turner (Con)Iain Lindley (Con)Stanley Witkowski (Lab)
2008Les Turner (Con)Iain Lindley (Con)Nicky Turner (Con)
2010Les Turner (Con)Iain Lindley (Con)Nicky Turner (Con)
2011Les Turner (Con)Iain Lindley (Con)Nicky Turner (Con)
2012Les Turner (Con)Iain Lindley (Con)Richard Critchley (Lab)
2014Les Turner (Con)Iain Lindley (Con)Richard Critchley (Lab)
2015Les Turner (Con)Iain Lindley (Con)Richard Critchley (Lab)
2016Les Turner (Con)Iain Lindley (Con)Richard Critchley (Lab)
2018Laura Edwards (Lab)Iain Lindley (Con)Richard Critchley (Lab)
2019Joshua Brooks (Lab)Laura Edwards (Lab)Richard Critchley (Lab)
2021Joshua Brooks (Lab)Irfan Syed (Lab)Margaret Ann Morris (Lab)
2022Joshua Brooks (Lab)Irfan Syed (Lab)Margaret Ann Morris (Lab)
2023Joshua Brooks (Lab)Irfan Syed (Lab)Hilaria Asumu (Lab)
2024Joshua Brooks (Lab)Irfan Syed (Lab)Hilaria Asumu (Lab)

indicates seat up for re-election.

Elections in the 2010s

June 2019

Election deferred due to the death of a candidate[12]

References

  1. ^ "Your Councillors". sccdemocracy.salford.gov.uk. Salford City Council. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Yasmin Quereshi MP". parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Walkden South". citypopulation.de. City Population. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Councillor Irfan Syed". sccdemocracy.salford.gov.uk. Salford City Council. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Councillor Joshua Brooks". sccdemocracy.salford.gov.uk. Salford City Council. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Councillor Hilaria Asumu". sccdemocracy.salford.gov.uk. Salford City Council. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Localism Act 2011 Salford City Council's Code of Conduct for Members". Salford City Council
  8. ^ "Visible Outcomes 4U Limited overview - Find and update company information". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
  9. ^ "Localism Act 2011 Salford City Council's Code of Conduct for Members". Salford City Council. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Safehaus UK Limited filing history - Find and update company information". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
  11. ^ "Localism Act 2011 Salford City Council's Code of Conduct for Members". Salford City Council. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Election results: 2 May 2019•Salford City Council". www.salford.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-06-15.