Irwell Riverside (ward)

Irwell Riverside (ward) is an electoral ward of Salford, England.^[2] The ward is bounded by meanders of the River Irwell and includes the main University of Salford campus.

Irwell Riverside (ward)
Electoral ward
Irwell Riverside ward within Salford City Council.
Coat of arms
Motto:  Let the good (or safety) of the people be the supreme (or highest) law
Coordinates: 53.4958°N 2.2800°W / 53.4958; -2.2800
Country	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	North West England
County	Greater Manchester
Metropolitan borough	Salford
Created	May 2004
Named for	River Irwell, Salford
Government   UK Parliament constituency: Salford and Eccles
• Type	Unicameral
• Body	Salford City Council
• Mayor of Salford	Paul Dennett (Labour)
• Councillor	Jane Hamilton (Lab)
• Councillor	Stephen Ord (Lab)
• Councillor	Stephen Coen (Lab)
Population
• Total	12,939
Ward profile conducted by Salford City Council in 2014.[1]

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 12,939.^[1]

Councillors

The ward is represented by three councillors:

• Jane Hamilton (Lab)^[4]
• Ray Walker (Lab)^[5]
• Stephen Coen (Lab)^[6]

Election	Councillor		Councillor		Councillor
2004		James Hulmes (Lab)		Joseph Murphy (Lab)		Joseph Holt (Lab)
2006		James Hulmes (Lab)		Joseph Murphy (Lab)		Stephen Coen (Lab)
2007		James Hulmes (Lab)		Joseph Murphy (Lab)		Stephen Coen (Lab)
2008		James Hulmes (Lab)		Joseph Murphy (Lab)		Stephen Coen (Lab)
By-election 21 May 2009		Matt Mold (Lab)[7]		Joseph Murphy (Lab)		Stephen Coen (Lab)
2010		Matt Mold (Lab)		Joseph Murphy (Lab)[8]		Stephen Coen (Lab)
2011		Matt Mold (Lab)		Stephen Ord (Lab)		Stephen Coen (Lab)
2012		Matt Mold (Lab)		Stephen Ord (Lab)		Stephen Coen (Lab)
2014		Jane Hamilton (Lab)		Stephen Ord (Lab)		Stephen Coen (Lab)
2015		Jane Hamilton (Lab)		Stephen Ord (Lab)		Stephen Coen (Lab)
2016		Jane Hamilton (Lab)		Stephen Ord (Lab)		Stephen Coen (Lab)
2018		Jane Hamilton (Lab)		Stephen Ord (Lab)		Stephen Coen (Lab)
2019		Jane Hamilton (Lab)		Ray Walker (Lab)		Stephen Coen (Lab)

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

Elections in 2010s

May 2019

2019^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ray Walker*	829	48.62
	Green	Wendy Olsen	352	20.65
	UKIP	John L Froggatt	254	14.9
	Conservative	Michael Richman	132	7.74
	Liberal Democrats	Ionel Mereuta	123	7.21
Majority			477	27.97
Turnout			1,705	22.33
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2018

2018^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jane Hamilton*	1,053	66.0
	Conservative	Max Dowling	189	11.8
	Green	Wendy Olsen	178	11.2
	UKIP	Jonathan Marsden	97	6.1
	Liberal Democrats	Valerie Smith	78	4.9
Majority			864	54.2
Turnout			1,601	19.98
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2016

2016^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stephen Coen*	1,055	58.0	+3.2
	UKIP	Katherine Alder	316	17.4	+1.5
	Green	Wendy Kay Olsen	233	12.8	−1.0
	Conservative	Thomas Richard Chambers	180	9.9	−2.3
	TUSC	Benjamin Wilkes	35	1.9	−0.5
Majority			739	40.6	+1.7
Turnout			1,819	25.5	−13.4
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2015

2015^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stephen Stuart Ord*	2,124	54.8	+5.5
	UKIP	Katherine Alder	617	15.9	−6.0
	Green	Wendy Olsen	537	13.8	+2.8
	Conservative	Jessica Taberner	472	12.2	+3.0
	TUSC	Jamie Carr	92	2.4	−2.8
	BNP	Carl Lawson	37	1.0	−2.4
Majority			1,507	38.9
Turnout			3,879	53.4
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2014

2014^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jane Elizabeth Hamilton	1,044	49.3
	UKIP	Janice Taylor	464	21.9
	Green	Emma Sarah Louise Van Dyke	233	11.0
	Conservative	Helen Vaudrey	194	9.2
	TUSC	Graham Cooper	110	5.2
	BNP	Gary Tumulty	73	3.4
Majority			580	27.4
Turnout			2,118
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2012

2012^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stephen Coen*	1,208	70.3	+19.4
	BNP	Gary Tumulty	202	11.8	−1.6
	Liberal Democrats	Steve Middleton	158	9.2	−10.1
	Conservative	David Lewis	150	8.7	−7.7
Majority			1,006	58.6
Turnout			1,734	18.4	−2.2
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2011

2011^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stephen Ord[8]	1,460	68.5	+12.1
	Liberal Democrats	Janice Taylor	202	9.5	−11.9
	BNP	Gary Tumulty	167	7.8	−3.6
	UKIP	Alan Wright	92	4.3	N/A
Majority			1,251
Turnout			2,158	23.1
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2010

2010^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Matt Mold*	1,790	44.9	−6.0
	Liberal Democrats	Damien Shannon	1,070	26.9	+7.6
	Conservative	Christine Yates	492	12.3	−4.1
	BNP	Gary Tumulty	409	10.3	−3.1
	Green	Rob Mitchell	195	4.9	+4.9
Majority			720	18.1	−13.5
Turnout			3,985	43.5	+22.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in 2000s

By-election 21 May 2009^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Matt Mold*	1,790	37.6	−13.3
	Liberal Democrats	Steven Ian Middleton	293	18.2	−1.1
	BNP	Gary Tumulty	276	17.1	+3.8
	Conservative	Chris Bates	189	11.7	−4.7
	Green	Rob Mitchell	125	7.8	+7.8
	UKIP	Duran Benjamin O'Dwyer	123	7.6	+7.6
Majority			1,497	19.4
Turnout			1,612	17.6
	Labour hold		Swing

2008^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stephen Coen	888	50.9	−5.5
	Liberal Democrats	Kenneth Mckelvey	337	19.3	−2.1
	Conservative	David Lewis	286	16.4	+5.6
	BNP	Anthony Healey	233	13.4	+2.0
Majority			551	31.6
Turnout				20.6
	Labour hold		Swing

2007^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joseph Murphy*	1,051	56.4
	Liberal Democrats	Kenneth McKelvey	399	21.4
	BNP	Anthony Healey	212	11.4
	Conservative	Nicolette Turner	202	10.8
Majority			652
Turnout			1,864	21.2
	Labour hold		Swing

2006^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Hulmes	716
	Labour	Stephen Coen	675
	Liberal Democrats	Kenneth McKelvey	611
	Conservative	Edith Moores	284
	Conservative	Jack Stockford	173
Turnout			2,459	20.4	−7.6
	Labour hold		Swing

2004^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joseph Holt	925
	Labour	Joseph Murphy	868
	Labour	James Hulmes	819
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Corry	616
	Liberal Democrats	Lynn Drake	573
	Liberal Democrats	James Eisen	536
	Conservative	Edith Moores	324
	BNP	Anthony Wentworth	304
Turnout			4,965	28.0
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

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