# Walkden North

Walkden North is an area and electoral ward of Salford, England. It is represented in Westminster by Yasmin Quereshi MP for Bolton South and Walkden. Information from the 2021 Census recorded a population of 13,555.

## Councillors

The ward is represented by three councillors:
* Adrian Brocklehurst (The Labour and Co-operative Party)
* Samantha (Sammie) Bellamy (The Labour Party)
* Jack Youd (The Labour Party)
Councillor Jack Youd is Deputy City Mayor and Lead Member for Finance, Support Services and Regeneration. Cllr Youd is a Unison Trade Union Official, Company Secretary of the Salford Unemployed and Community Resource Centre and a School Governor at Christ the King Primary School. His partner is an Assistant Head Teacher.
Councillor Sammie Bellamy is Deputy Chair of Health and Adult Scrutiny Panel. Councillor Bellamy is on the Forhousing Customer Committee and owns a property in Winton.
Councillor Adrian Brocklehurst is Chair of the Children's Scrutiny Panel. Councillor Brocklehurst is employed as a Health and Safety Manager at Manchester City Council and owns a property in Walkden.
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
| 2004 | Barbara Miller (Lab) | William Pennington (Lab) | Vincent Devine (Lab) |
| 2006 | Barbara Miller (Lab) | William Pennington (Lab) | Vincent Devine (Lab) |
| 2007 | Barbara Miller (Lab) | William Pennington (Lab) | Vincent Devine (Lab) |
| 2008 | Barbara Miller (Lab) | William Pennington (Lab) | Vincent Devine (Lab) |
| 2010 | Adrian Brocklehurst (Lab Co-op) | William Pennington (Lab) | Vincent Devine (Lab) |
| By-election 3 March 2011 | Adrian Brocklehurst (Lab Co-op) | William Pennington (Lab) | Brendan Ryan (Lab) |
| 2011 | Adrian Brocklehurst (Lab Co-op) | William Pennington (Lab) | Brendan Ryan (Lab) |
| 2012 | Adrian Brocklehurst (Lab Co-op) | William Pennington (Lab) | Brendan Ryan (Lab) |
| 2014 | Adrian Brocklehurst (Lab Co-op) | William Pennington (Lab) | Brendan Ryan (Lab) |
| 2015 | Adrian Brocklehurst (Lab Co-op) | Samantha Bellamy (Lab) | Brendan Ryan (Lab) |
| 2016 | Adrian Brocklehurst (Lab Co-op) | Samantha Bellamy (Lab) | Brendan Ryan (Lab) |
| 2018 | Adrian Brocklehurst (Lab Co-op) | Samantha Bellamy (Lab) | Brendan Ryan (Lab) |
| 2019 | Adrian Brocklehurst (Lab Co-op) | Samantha Bellamy (Lab) | Brendan Ryan (Lab) |
| 2021 | Adrian Brocklehurst (Lab Co-op) | Samantha Bellamy (Lab) | Jack Youd (Lab) |
| 2022 | Adrian Brocklehurst (Lab Co-op) | Samantha Bellamy (Lab) | Jack Youd (Lab) |
| 2023 | Adrian Brocklehurst (Lab Co-op) | Samantha Bellamy (Lab) | Jack Youd (Lab) |
| 2024 | Adrian Brocklehurst (Lab Co-op) | Samantha Bellamy (Lab) | Jack Youd (Lab) |
indicates seat up for re-election.  indicates seat won in by-election.

## Elections in 2020s
### May 2024

2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Adrian Brocklehurst* | 1,351 | 62.4 | +6.9 |
| | Reform UK | Craig Birtwistle | 321 | 14.8 | +11.8 |
| | Conservative | Kausar George | 230 | 10.6 | ±0.0 |
| | Green | Frederick Battersby | 177 | 8.2 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Scott Turner-Preece | 73 | 3.4 | −1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1030 | 47.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2165 | 22.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,614 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2023

2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sammie Bellamy* | 1,244 | 55.5 | +4.0 |
| | Britain First | Ashlea Simon | 405 | 18.1 | −3.5 |
| | Conservative | Derek Barry Meades | 238 | 10.6 | −0.8 |
| | Green | Frederick Roy Battersby | 162 | 7.2 | −1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Vanessa Lewis | 113 | 5.0 | −1.1 |
| | Reform UK | Craig Birtwistle | 68 | 3.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 839 | 37.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,240 | 23.6 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,490 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2022

2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jack Youd* | 1,213 | 51.5 | −11.0 |
| | Britain First | Ashlea Simon | 508 | 21.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Adrees Masood | 269 | 11.4 | −11.6 |
| | Green | Frederick Battersby | 215 | 9.1 | −9.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Grant | 143 | 6.1 | −4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 705 | 29.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,357 | 25.15 | +1.76 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,372 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2021

2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Adrian Brocklehurst | 1,365 | 62.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | Sammie Bellamy | 1,106 | 50.7 | N/A |
| | Labour | Jack Youd | 875 | 40.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Craig Thompson | 501 | 23.0 | N/A |
| | Green | Frederick Battersby | 411 | 18.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Jon Carlyle | 400 | 18.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jessica Sutherland | 240 | 11.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,183 | 23.39 | 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 | Samantha Bellamy* | 976 | |
| | UKIP | Bernard Gill | 470 | |
| | Conservative | Ian Macdonald | 296 | |
| | Green | Christopher Seed | 255 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 506 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2005 | 21.92 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### May 2018

2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour Co-op | Adrian Brocklehurst* | 1,201 | 53.9 |
| | Conservative | James Macdonald | 421 | 18.9 |
| | UKIP | Bernard Gill | 148 | 6.6 |
| | Green | Diana Battersby | 114 | 5.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joseph Harmer | 73 | 3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 780 | 35.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,961 | 24.48 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | |

### May 2016

2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Brendan Patrick Ryan* | 1,146 | 54.1 | +4.4 |
| | UKIP | Bernard Gill | 526 | 24.8 | +0.8 |
| | Conservative | Shazia Qayyum | 243 | 11.5 | −7.5 |
| | Green | Diana Joy Battersby | 130 | 6.1 | +1.9 |
| | TUSC | Terry Simmons | 60 | 2.8 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 620 | 29.3 | +3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,118 | 25.2 | −28.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2015

2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Samantha Bellamy | 2,263 | 49.7 | −14.1 |
| | UKIP | Bernie Gill | 1,094 | 24.0 | +16.5 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Hill | 866 | 19 | +3.6 |
| | Green | Usama Absar Ahmed | 188 | 4.2 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Andrew Carrs | 118 | 2.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,169 | 25.7 | −22.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,550 | 53.4 | +23.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2014

2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Adrian Brocklehurst* | 1,144 | 48.6 | −2.3 |
| | UKIP | Bernard Gill | 717 | 30.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Daniel Hill | 261 | 11.1 | −10.8 |
| | Green | Tom Dylan | 116 | 4.9 | N/A |
| | English Democrat | Laurence Depares | 84 | 3.6 | −6.1 |
| | Independent | Paul Stephen Woodburn | 31 | 1.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 427 | 18.1 | −10.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -2.3 | |

### May 2012

2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Brendan Ryan | 1,183 | 61.4 | +14.1 |
| | UKIP | Bernard Gill | 329 | 17.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Ian Macdonald | 232 | 12.0 | −22.6 |
| | English Democrat | Laurence Depares | 101 | 5.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pauline Ogden | 82 | 4.3 | −13.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 854 | 44.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,945 | 22.6 | −3.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2011

2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Pennington* | 1,604 | 64.5 | +14.9 |
| | Conservative | Chris Bates | 387 | 15.6 | −11.3 |
| | English Democrat | Laurence Depares | 193 | 7.8 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Paul Woodburn | 188 | 7.6 | −3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pauline Ogden | 116 | 4.7 | −7.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,217 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,515 | 29.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### By-election 3 March 2011

By-election 3 March 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Brendan Patrick Ryan | 1,291 | |
| | Conservative | Chris Bates | 209 | |
| | English Democrat | Laurence Depares | 125 | |
| | BNP | Keith Fairhurst | 92 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Carson | 62 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,082 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,786 | 20.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### May 2010

2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Adrian Brocklehurst | 2,231 | 50.7 | +3.4 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Birch | 960 | 21.8 | −12.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Carson | 764 | 17.4 | −0.7 |
| | English Democrat | Laurence Depares | 424 | 9.6 | +9.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,271 | 28.9 | +16.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,398 | 52.1 | +26.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

## Elections in 2000s

2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Vincent Devine | 1,033 | 47.3 | −2.3 |
| | Conservative | Eileen MacDonald | 756 | 34.6 | +7.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Fernley | 395 | 18.1 | +5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 277 | 12.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 26.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | William Pennington* | 1,123 | 49.6 |
| | Conservative | Judith Tope | 609 | 26.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pauline Ogden | 279 | 12.3 |
| | UKIP | Bernard Gill | 253 | 11.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 514 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,264 | 27.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Barbara Miller | 1,062 | 55.2 | |
| | Conservative | Walter Edwards | 542 | 28.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margita Shevchikova | 319 | 16.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 520 | 27.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,923 | 24.0 | −10.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Vincent Devine | 1,349 | | |
| | Labour | William Pennington | 1,288 | | |
| | Labour | Barbara Miller | 1,162 | | |
| | Conservative | Walter Edwards | 617 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Daryll Toone | 599 | | |
| | Conservative | Eileen MacDonald | 566 | | |
| | Conservative | Graham Bedingham | 508 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,089 | 34.2 | |
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