Eighty-nine candidates bidding for seats on Salford city council have been announced ahead of the local elections on May 4. One councillor seat from each of Salford City Council’s 20 wards is up for election, apart from in Pendlebury and Clifton Ward where two seats are being contested.
Candidates had until 4pm on Tuesday (April 4) to submit their nomination papers. Returning officer Tom Stannard said: “The candidates have now been announced for the elections and I encourage all residents to vote. This year, for the first time, people who vote in person will need to show photo ID.
“If people don’t have a passport, driving licence or form of ID on the government’s approved list they can apply online for a free voter authority certificate but applications must be in by 5pm on Tuesday April 25. [They should] visit www.gov.uk/apply-for-photo-id-voter-authority-certificate to make an application online. Or if anyone needs help, they can speak to staff at Eccles, Pendleton, Swinton or Walkden Gateway or Broughton Hub.
“If you’ve just turned 18, are new to Salford or have recently moved to a new home, you’ll need to make sure you’re registered to vote in the May elections. The deadline to register to vote is Monday 17 April. It only takes five minutes and you need your national insurance number. Those who haven’t registered in time cannot vote in the May elections. People can register to vote at www.gov.uk/register-to-vote so make sure you have your say.
“If you are registered but would prefer to appoint a trusted person to vote on your behalf, known as a proxy vote, the deadline for applying for this is 5pm on Tuesday 25 April via www.salford.gov.uk/proxyvote.
“If you are registered and would prefer to vote by post the deadline to apply for this is 5pm on Tuesday 18 April at www.salford.gov.uk/postalvote. Your vote really matters.”
Councillors are elected to represent residents and their local area as well as contribute to the development of local policies in areas such as social care, housing, planning, highways, and education. This year residents can vote for one local councillor in their local ward (or vote for two in Pendlebury and Clifton ward).
The polls open at 7am on Thursday 4 May and close at 10pm. The verification and count will begin at 10pm on Thursday May 4.
The estimated time for the first ward declaration is 2am and for the full council declaration is approximately 4am. Details of the results will be shared on Salford city council’s Twitter and Facebook accounts and online at www.salford.gov.uk/electionresults
The candidates in the wards are as follows:
Barton & Winton: Antony Duke (LibDem); Bernard Goldfine (Conservative); David Anthony Lancaster (Labour); Daniel Towers (Green)
Blackfriars & Trinity: Emma Louise Cammell (Labour); David Jones (Green); NG Charlie (Conservative); Scott James Turner-Preece (LibDems)
Boothstown & Ellenbrook: Diana Joy Battersby (Green); Ian Leslie Chisnall (LibDem); Su Matthews (Labour); Darren Ward (Conservative)
Broughton: Assam Patience (Conservative); David Joseph Henry (Green); Jim King (Labour); Ben Web (LibDem)
Cadishead & Lower Irlam: Jackie Mountaine (Conservaitve); Ninad Vivek Oak (LibDem); Hannah Robinson-Smith (Labour)
Claremont: Ian Alexander McKinlay (LibDem); Michael Thoma Pevitt (Labour; Myreslla Saunders (Conservative); Christopher Seed (Green)
Eccles: Karim Benze (Conservative); John Richard Bridges (LibDem); Sally Griffiths (Trace Unionist and Socialist Coalition); Mike McCuster (Labour); Nicola Smith (Green)
Higher Irlam & Peel Green: Spencer Martin Fairbrother (LibDem); Jack Smith (Green); John David Walsh (Labour); Paul Worcester (Conservative)
Kersal & Broughton Park: James Thomas Bullen (Green); Harari Yirmiyahu (Independent); Ari Leitner (Conservative); Jamie Twells (LibDem); Philip Wilson-Marks (Labour)
Little Hulton: Dorothy Chapman (Conservative); Stuart Oxbrow (Green); Stuart Michael Robbins (LibDem) Robert Andrew Sharpe (Labour)
Ordsall: Benjamin Grogan (Labour); Paul Darren Heilbron (LibDem); Jane Ransley (Green); Emma Wade-Gledhill (Conservative)
Pendlebury & Clifton: Kathleen Frances Allen (Green); Adam Carney (Conservative); Chris Cunliffe (Conservative); Chioma Mgbeokwere (Labour); Tamara Reilly (Green); Kenneth William Thompson (LibDem); Barry Warner (Labour)
Pendleton & Charlestown: Martin Christopher Goodman (Conservative); Wilson Nkurunziza (Labour); Adam John Smithson (Green); Benjamin James Thomas (LibDem)
Quays: Jonathan Moore (LibDem); Andrew Nadin (Green); Jake Rowland (Labour); Dan Swift (Conservative)
Swinton & Wardley: Bill Hinds (Labour); Joe O’Neill (Independent); Liam James Waite (Green); Sarah Wanjiku (Conservative); Gareth Joseph Watkins (LibDem)
Swinton Park: Jim Cammell (Labour); Miranda Friedman (Conservative); John Howard McLellan (LibDem); Lisa Swarbrick (Green)
Walkden North: Frederick Roy Battersby (Green); Sammie Bellamy (Labour); Craig Birtwistle (Reform UK); Susan Vanessa Lewis (LibDem); Derek Barry Meades (Conservative); Simon Ashlea (Britain First - Housing For Locals)
Walkden South: Asumu Hilaria (Labour); Rowan Cerys Blessing (LibDem); Janet Hainey (Conservative); Anna Totterdill (Green)
Weaste & Seadley: John Grant (LibDem); Donna-Maree Louise Humphrey (Womens Equality Party; Alan Lederberger (Conservative); Stephen Lewthwaite (Social Democratic Party); Andrew Romero O’Brien (Green); Charlotte Youd (Labour)
Worsley & Westwood Park: Christopher Bertenshaw (Green); James Karl Blessing (LibDem); Robin John Garrido (Conservative); Michelle Mullen (Labour)
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