Swinton South (ward)
Swinton South (ward) | |
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![]() Swinton South ward within Salford City Council. | |
Motto: Let the good (or safety) of the people be the supreme (or highest) law | |
Coordinates: 53°30′17″N 2°20′07″W / 53.5047°N 2.3354°W | |
Country | United Kingdom |
Constituent country | England |
Region | North West England |
County | Greater Manchester |
Metropolitan borough | Salford |
Created | May 2004 |
Named for | Swinton |
Government UK Parliament constituency: Salford and Eccles | |
• Type | Unicameral |
• Body | Salford City Council |
• Mayor of Salford | Paul Dennett (Labour) |
• Councillor | Stuart Dickman (Labour) |
• Councillor | Neil Watkin (Independent) |
• Councillor | Heather Fletcher (Labour) |
Population | |
• Total | 11,458 |
Ward profile conducted by Salford City Council in 2014.[1] |
Swinton South (ward) is an electoral ward of Salford, England.[2] It is represented in Westminster by Rebecca Long-Bailey MP for Salford and Eccles.[3] A profile of the ward conducted by Salford City Council in 2014 recorded a population of 11,458.[1]
The ward is to be abolished following a review by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England[4]
Councillors
[edit]The ward is represented by three councillors: Stuart Dickman (Lab),[5] Neil Watkin (Ind),[6] and Heather Fletcher (Lab)[7]
Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2004 | Charles McIntyre (Lab) | Howard Balkind (Lab Co-op) | Douglas Daniels (Lab) | |||
2006 | Joseph O'Neill (Lib Dem) | Howard Balkind (Lab Co-op) | Douglas Daniels (Lab) | |||
2007 | Joseph O'Neill (Lib Dem) | Steve Cooke (Lib Dem) | Douglas Daniels (Lab) | |||
2008 | Joseph O'Neill (Lib Dem) | Steve Cooke (Lib Dem) | Martin O’Neill (Lib Dem) | |||
2009 | Joseph O'Neill (Ind)[8] | Steve Cooke (Lib Dem) | Martin O’Neill (Lib Dem) | |||
2010 | Howard Balkind (Lab Co-op) | Steve Cooke (Lib Dem) | Martin O’Neill (Lib Dem) | |||
2011 | Howard Balkind (Lab Co-op) | Norbert Potter (Lab) | Martin O’Neill (Lib Dem) | |||
2012 | Howard Balkind (Lab Co-op) | Norbert Potter (Lab) | Gena Merrett (Lab) | |||
By-election 7 January 2014 | Howard Balkind (Lab Co-op) | Neil Watkin (Lab)[9][10] | Gena Merrett (Lab) | |||
2014 | Howard Balkind (Lab Co-op) | Neil Watkin (Lab) | Gena Merrett (Lab) | |||
2015 | Howard Balkind (Lab Co-op) | Neil Watkin (Lab) | Gena Merrett (Lab) | |||
February 2016 | Howard Balkind (Lab Co-op) | Neil Watkin (Ind)[11] | Heather Fletcher (Lab) | |||
2016 | Howard Balkind (Lab Co-op) | Neil Watkin (Ind) | Heather Fletcher (Lab) | |||
November 2017 | Howard Balkind (Ind)[12] | Neil Watkin (Ind) | Heather Fletcher (Lab) | |||
2018 | Stuart Dickman (Lab) | Neil Watkin (Ind) | Heather Fletcher (Lab) |
indicates seat up for re-election. indicates seat won in by-election. indicates councillor defected.
- NB: Neil Watkin is an author who also uses the name Neil Blower.[13]
Elections in 2010s
[edit]May 2018
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stuart Dickman | 1,185 | 53.6 | ||
Conservative | Adam Carney | 491 | 22.2 | ||
English Democrat | Craig Holmes | 163 | 7.4 | ||
Green | Nicola Smith | 137 | 6.2 | ||
SDP | Joe O’Neill | 130 | 5.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Jade O’Neil | 103 | 4.7 | ||
Majority | 694 | 31.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,544 | 26.56 | |||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
May 2016
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Heather Fletcher | 1,105 | 46.3 | −0.4 | |
UKIP | Joe O'Neill | 579 | 24.2 | +1.4 | |
Conservative | Nicky Turner | 443 | 18.5 | −3.6 | |
Green | Nicola Smith | 161 | 6.7 | +1.2 | |
TUSC | Matt Kilsby | 49 | 2.1 | −0.2 | |
English Democrat | Craig Holmes | 43 | 1.8 | N/A | |
British Resistance | Eddy O'Sullivan | 9 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 526 | 22.0 | −2.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,389 | 29.3 | −28.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
May 2015
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Neil Blower* Independent from 2016 [11] | 2,228 | 46.7 | +5.2 | |
UKIP | Joe O'Neill | 1,086 | 22.8 | −13.3 | |
Conservative | Anne Broomhead | 1,054 | 22.1 | +4.1 | |
Green | Sean Anthony Fairbrother | 264 | 5.5 | N/A | |
TUSC | Jill Royle | 111 | 2.3 | −2.2 | |
Majority | 1,142 | 24.0 | +18.6 | ||
Turnout | 4,767 | 57.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
May 2014
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Howard Saul Balkind | 1,004 | 41.5 | ||
UKIP | Joe O'Neill | 874 | 36.1 | ||
Conservative | Anne Broomhead | 435 | 18.0 | ||
TUSC | Steve Cullen | 108 | 4.5 | ||
Majority | 130 | 5.4 | |||
Turnout | 2421 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
By-election 7 January 2014
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Neil Blower | 661 | |||
Conservative | Anne Broomhead | 298 | |||
UKIP | Robert Wakefield | 215 | |||
Green | Joe O'Neill | 196 | |||
English Democrat | Paul Whitelegg | 54 | |||
TUSC | Steve Cullen | 43 | |||
Majority | 363 | ||||
Turnout | 1,471 | 16.24 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
May 2012
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gena Merrett | 1,072 | 45.6 | +21.5 | |
Green | Joe O'Neill | 394 | 16.7 | N/A | |
Conservative | Jonathon Taylor | 376 | 16.0 | −3.8 | |
BNP | Kay Pollitt | 172 | 7.3 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Seed | 141 | 6.0 | −37.1 | |
English Democrat | John Mulcahy | 112 | 4.8 | N/A | |
Community Action | Geoff Ashall | 86 | 3.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 678 | 28.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,373 | 28.1 | −4.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
May 2011
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Norbert Potter | 1,356 | 47.4 | +19.4 | |
Green | Joe O'Neill | 481 | 16.8 | N/A | |
Conservative | Christine Allcock | 553 | 19.3 | +5.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Valerie Kelly | 277 | 9.7 | −31.9 | |
UKIP | Angela Duffy | 194 | 6.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 803 | ||||
Turnout | 2,882 | 34.7 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
May 2010
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Howard Balkind | 1,671 | 33.7 | +9.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Gregory | 1,358 | 27.4 | −15.7 | |
Conservative | Chris Allcock | 1,055 | 21.3 | +1.5 | |
Independent | Joe O'Neill* | 837 | 16.9 | +16.9 | |
Majority | 313 | 6.3 | −12.7 | ||
Turnout | 4,954 | 60.0 | +27.7 | ||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Elections in 2000s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Martin O’Neill Independent from 2009 [8] | 1,150 | 43.1 | +1.6 | |
Labour | Valerie Burgoyne | 642 | 24.1 | −3.9 | |
Conservative | Hilary Brunyee | 527 | 19.8 | +5.9 | |
Independent | Dave Kelly | 347 | 13.0 | +4.3 | |
Majority | 508 | 19.0 | |||
Turnout | 32.3 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Steve Cooke | 1,114 | 41.6 | ||
Labour | John Cullen* | 750 | 28.0 | ||
Conservative | Christine Allcock | 372 | 13.9 | ||
Independent | Dave Kelly | 234 | 8.7 | ||
English Democrat | Chris Roscoe | 210 | 7.8 | ||
Majority | 364 | ||||
Turnout | 2,680 | 32.2 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Joseph O'Neill | 965 | 40.4 | ||
Labour | Charles McIntyre | 842 | 35.2 | ||
Conservative | Christine Allcock | 584 | 24.4 | ||
Majority | 123 | 5.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,391 | 29.1 | −7.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Douglas Daniels | 1,158 | |||
Labour | John Cullen | 1,102 | |||
Labour | Charles McIntyre | 1,016 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Karl Henshall | 1,006 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Joseph O'Neill | 992 | |||
Conservative | Catherine Edwards | 954 | |||
Conservative | George Woods | 597 | |||
Turnout | 6,825 | 36.5 | |||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Swinton South Ward Profile (PDF). Salford City Council. March 2016.
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- ^ "Rebecca Long Bailey MP". parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ Greater Manchester - Salford - Final Recommendations Report Local Government Boundary Commission for England
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- ^ "Councillor Neil Watkin". sccdemocracy.salford.gov.uk. Salford City Council. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ "Councillor Heather Fletcher". sccdemocracy.salford.gov.uk. Salford City Council. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ a b Keeling, Neal (13 December 2009). "I've quit my party, now I'm gunning for Hazel Blears". Manchester Evening News. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ a b Fitzpatrick, Kate (8 January 2014). "Former soldier wins Swinton South by-election seat for Labour". Manchester Evening News. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ a b "By-election result: 7 January 2014". sccdemocracy.salford.gov.uk. Salford City Council. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ a b Keeling, Neal (5 February 2016). "Army veteran quits as Labour councillor saying party members accused him of faking mental illness". Manchester Evening News. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ Staff writer (11 November 2017). "Salford Labour councillor accuses power grab Rebecca Long-Bailey supporters as he resigns the whip". Salford Star. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ "The pen is mightier than the sword: read Neil Blower's second exclusive short story". palamedes.co.uk. Palamedes PR. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
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