# Claremont (ward)

Claremont (ward) is an electoral ward of Salford, England. It is represented in Westminster by Rebecca Long-Bailey MP for Salford and Eccles. A profile of the ward conducted by Salford City Council in 2014 recorded a population of 10,166.

## Councillors

The ward is represented by three councillors: Neil Reynolds (Lab), Mike Pevitt (Lab), and Barbara Bentham (Lab).
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
| 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) | Joe Murphy (Lab) | Barbara Bentham (Lab) |
| By-election 5 October 2017 | Neil Reynolds (Lab) | Mike Pevitt (Lab) | 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
### May 2022

2022 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,208 | 43.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,776 | 28.3 | −4.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,814 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2021

2021 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 3,216 | 32.26 | N/A |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

## Elections in 2010s
### May 2019

2019 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 451 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,505 | 30.36 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### May 2018

2018 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 694 | 29.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,372 | 28.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### October 2017

By-election, October 2017 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 271 | 17.55 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,550 | 18.53 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### June 2017

By-election, June 2017 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,845 | 34.3 | +11.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,384 | 65 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2016

2016 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 628 | 23.2 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,712 | 33.4 | −29.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2015

2015 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,221 | 23.4 | +12.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,173 | 62.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2014

2014 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 326 | 11.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,937 | 34.91 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### May 2012

2012 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 613 | 22.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,785 | 34.0 | −2.6 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### May 2011

2011 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 731 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,115 | 38.2 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### May 2010

2010 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 54 | 1.1 | −17.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,056 | 62.6 | +26.4 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

## Elections in 2000s

2008 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 540 | 18.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
2007 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 150 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,648 | 32.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
2006 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 455 | 17.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,624 | 33.2 | −6.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | | |
2004 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 7,151 | 39.4 | |
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