Claremont (ward)

CreatedMay 2004

Claremont (ward)
Electoral ward
Claremont ward within Salford City Council.
Coat of arms
Motto: Let the good (or safety) of the people be the supreme (or highest) law
Interactive map of Claremont (ward)
Coordinates: 53°29′58″N 2°18′54″W / 53.4995°N 2.3149°W / 53.4995; -2.3149
Country	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	North West England
County	Greater Manchester
Metropolitan borough	Salford
Created	May 2004
Named after	Claremont
Government UK Parliament constituency: Salford and Eccles
• Type	Unicameral
• Body	Salford City Council
• Mayor of Salford	Paul Dennett (Labour)
• Councillor	Neil Reynolds (Labour)
• Councillor	Mike Pevitt (Labour)
• Councillor	Barbara Bentham (Labour)
Population
• Total	10,166
Ward profile conducted by Salford City Council in 2014^[1]

Claremont (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 10,166.^[1]

The ward is represented by three councillors: Neil Reynolds (Lab),^[4] Mike Pevitt (Lab),^[5] and Barbara Bentham (Lab).^[6]

Election
2004	Stephen Cooke (Lib Dem)	Timothy Perkins (Lib Dem)	Norman Owen (Lib Dem)
2006	Margaret Ferrer (Lib Dem)	Timothy Perkins (Lib Dem)	Norman Owen (Lib Dem)
2007	Margaret Ferrer (Lib Dem)	Janice Taylor (Lib Dem)	Norman Owen (Lib Dem)
2008	Margaret Ferrer (Lib Dem)	Janice Taylor (Lib Dem)	Norman Owen (Lib Dem)
2010	Sareda Dirir (Lab)	Janice Taylor (Lib Dem)	Norman Owen (Lib Dem)
2011	Sareda Dirir (Lab)	Joseph Johnson (Lab)	Norman Owen (Lib Dem)
2012	Sareda Dirir (Lab)	Joseph Johnson (Lab)	Sue Pugh (Lab)
2014	Sareda Dirir (Lab)	Joseph Johnson (Lab)	Sue Pugh (Lab)
2015	Sareda Dirir (Lab)	Joe Murphy (Lab)	Sue Pugh (Lab)
2016	Sareda Dirir (Lab)	Joe Murphy (Lab)	Barbara Bentham (Lab)
By-election 8 June 2017	Neil Reynolds (Lab)^[7]^[8]	Joe Murphy (Lab)	Barbara Bentham (Lab)
By-election 5 October 2017	Neil Reynolds (Lab)	Mike Pevitt (Lab)^[9]^[10]	Barbara Bentham (Lab)
2018	Neil Reynolds (Lab)	Mike Pevitt (Lab)	Barbara Bentham (Lab)
2019	Neil Reynolds (Lab)	Mike Pevitt (Lab)	Barbara Bentham (Lab)
2021	Neil Reynolds (Lab)	Mike Pevitt (Lab)	Barbara Bentham (Lab)

indicates seat up for re-election. indicates seat won in by-election.

Elections in 2020s

2022^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Neil Reynolds*	1,599	57.6	+3.3
	Conservative	Bernard Goldfine	391	14.1	−1.7
	Independent	Mary Ferrar	315	11.3	−2.3
	Green	Christopher Seed	269	9.7	−6.0
	Liberal Democrats	Gizella Hughes	186	6.7	−8.5
Majority			1,208	43.5
Turnout			2,776	28.3	−4.0
Registered electors			9,814
	Labour hold		Swing

2021^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Barbara Bentham	1,745	54.3	N/A
	Labour	Michael Pevitt	1,413	43.9	N/A
	Labour	Neil Reynolds	1,372	42.7	N/A
	Conservative	Jonathan Grosskopf	507	15.8	N/A
	Green	Robert Stephenson	504	15.7	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Jake Overend	489	15.2	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia Murphy	441	13.7	N/A
	Independent	Mary Ferrer	438	13.6	N/A
	Conservative	Myrella Saunders	427	13.3	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	John Grant	414	12.9	N/A
	Conservative	Jackie Mountaine	399	12.4	N/A
Turnout			3,216	32.26	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Michael Thomas Pevitt*	860	34.5
	UKIP	James Miller	409	16.4
	Green	Bryan Blears	379	15.2
	Liberal Democrats	Jake Overend	320	12.8
	Conservative	Jackie Mountaine	290	11.6
	Independent	Mary Ferrer	235	9.4
Majority			451
Turnout			2,505	30.36
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Mike Pevitt	718	46.50
	Conservative	Charlotte Woods	447	28.95
	Independent	Mary Ferrer	171	11.08
	Liberal Democrats	Stef Lorenz	162	10.49
	Green	Daniel Towers	46	2.98
Majority			271	17.55
Turnout			1,550	18.53
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Neil Andrew Reynolds	3,300	61.3	+13.6
	Conservative	Charlotte Woods	1,455	27.0	+9.0
	Liberal Democrats	Stef Lorenz	319	5.9	+5.9
	Green	Daniel Towers	236	4.4	−4.6
	The Republic Party	Stuart Cremins	49	0.9	+0.9
Majority			1,845	34.3	+11.1
Turnout			5,384	65
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Barbara Anne Bentham	1,294	47.7	+2.6
	UKIP	Mary Ferrer	666	24.6	+2.9
	Conservative	Bob Goodall	489	18.0	−1.6
	Green	Dane Alexander Yates	245	9.0	+3.1
Majority			628	23.2	−0.2
Turnout			2,712	33.4	−29.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joe Murphy*	2,335	45.1	+3.2
	UKIP	Mary Ferrer	1,124	21.7	−9.1
	Conservative	Bob Goodall	1,014	19.6	+4.4
	Liberal Democrats	Ronnie Benjamin	315	6.1	+1.3
	Green	Rene Iacopini	305	5.9	+0.4
	TUSC	Matt Kilsby	80	1.5	−0.3
Majority			1,221	23.4	+12.3
Turnout			5,173	62.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Neil Reynolds*	1,167	49.2
	Conservative	Charlotte Woods	473	19.9
	Liberal Democrats	Stef Lorenz	406	17.1
	Independent	Mary Ferrer	200	8.4
	Green	Daniel Towers	117	4.9
Majority			694	29.4
Turnout			2,372	28.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Sareda Dirir	1,230	41.9
	UKIP	Mary Ferrer	904	30.8
	Conservative	Bob Goodall	446	15.2
	Green	Rene Iacopini	163	5.5
	Liberal Democrats	Ronnie Benjamin	142	4.8
	TUSC	Matthew David Kilsby	52	1.8
Majority			326	11.1
Turnout			2,937	34.91
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sue Pugh	1,310	47.5	+22.8
	Liberal Democrats	Norman Owen*	697	25.3	−17.5
	Conservative	Chris Bates	250	9.1	−8.5
	UKIP	Glyn Wright	234	8.5	+3.5
	BNP	Eddy O'Sullivan	198	7.2	−2.7
	Community Action	Matthew Andrews	69	2.5	N/A
Majority			613	22.2
Turnout			2,785	34.0	−2.6
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joseph Johnson	1,540	49.8	+17.9
	Liberal Democrats	Mary Ferrer	809	26.2	−11.4
	Conservative	Nicholas Johnson	460	14.9	−3.7
	UKIP	Glyn Wright	282	9.1	N/A
Majority			731
Turnout			3,115	38.2
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sareda Dirir	1,837	36.3	+11.6
	Liberal Democrats	Mary Ferrer*	1,783	35.3	−7.5
	Conservative	Hilary Brunyee	887	17.5	−0.1
	BNP	Martin Jackson	386	7.6	−2.3
	Independent	Robert Wakefield	143	2.8	+2.8
Majority			54	1.1	−17.0
Turnout			5,056	62.6	+26.4
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Norman Owen	1,277	42.8	+5.2
	Labour	Peter Wheeler	737	24.7	−7.2
	Conservative	Chris Allcock	525	17.6	−1.0
	BNP	Edward O’Sullivan	295	9.9	−2.0
	UKIP	Robert Wakefield	149	5.0	N/A
Majority			540	18.1
Turnout				36.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Janice Taylor	995	37.6
	Labour	Peter Wheeler	845	31.9
	Conservative	Tim Perkins	492	18.6
	BNP	Edward O'Sullivan	316	11.9
Majority			150
Turnout			2,648	32.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret Ferrer	1,162	44.3
	Labour	Peter Wheeler	707	26.9
	BNP	Edward O'Sullivan	424	16.2
	Conservative	Catherine Edwards	331	12.6
Majority			455	17.4
Turnout			2,624	33.2	−6.2
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Norman Owen	1,505
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Cooke	1,166
	Liberal Democrats	Timothy Perkins	1,074
	Labour	Louise Baxter	964
	Labour	Peter Wheeler	848
	Labour	James Short	830
	Conservative	Sydney Cooper	764
Turnout			7,151	39.4
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)