Swinton South
Electoral ward in England
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Swinton South was an electoral ward of Salford, England between 2004 and 2021.[2] It was 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]
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CountryUnited Kingdom
CreatedMay 2004
Swinton South | |
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Swinton South 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 Swinton South | |
| Coordinates: 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 |
| Abolished | May 2021 |
| Named for | Swinton |
| Government UK Parliament constituency: Salford and Eccles | |
| • Type | Unicameral |
| • Body | Salford City Council |
| • Mayor of Salford | Paul Dennett (Labour) |
| Population | |
• Total | 11,458 |
| Ward profile conducted by Salford City Council in 2014.[1] | |
The ward was abolished following a review by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England[4]
Councillors
The ward was represented by three councillors:
| 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)[5] | 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)[6][7] | 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)[8] | Heather Fletcher (Lab) | ||||||
| 2016 | Howard Balkind (Lab Co-op) | Neil Watkin (Ind) | Heather Fletcher (Lab) | ||||||
| November 2017 | Howard Balkind (Ind)[9] | Neil Watkin (Ind) | Heather Fletcher (Lab) | ||||||
| 2018 | Stuart Dickman (Lab) | Neil Watkin (Ind) | Heather Fletcher (Lab) | ||||||
| 2019 | Stuart Dickman (Lab) | Jim Cammell (Lab) | Heather Fletcher (Lab) | ||||||
| 2021 | Ward abolished | ||||||||
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.[10]
Elections in 2010s
May 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jim Cammell | 815 | 34.7 | ||
| Independent | Carol Margaret Boyce | 565 | 24.1 | ||
| UKIP | Stacey Olsen | 347 | 14.8 | ||
| Conservative | Catherine Bisbey | 304 | 12.9 | ||
| Green | Samuel Clarke | 187 | 8.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | James Karl Blessing | 130 | 5.5 | ||
| Majority | 250 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,367 | 28.73 | |||
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
May 2018
| 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
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Neil Blower* Independent from 2016 [8] |
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
By-election 7 January 2014
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Martin O’Neill Independent from 2009 [5] |
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) | |||||