# Irlam (ward)

Irlam was an electoral ward of Salford, England. It was represented in Westminster by the constituency of Worsley and Eccles South. A profile of the ward conducted by Salford City Council in 2014 recorded a population of 9,857.

## Councillors

Between 2004 and 2021 the ward was represented by three councillors, each being elected for a term of four years.
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
| 2004 | | Roger Lightup (Lab) | | Joseph Kean (Lab) | | John Jones (Lab) |
| 2006 | | Roger Lightup (Lab) | | Joseph Kean (Lab) | | John Jones (Lab) |
| 2007 | | Roger Lightup (Lab) | | Joseph Kean (Lab) | | John Jones (Lab) |
| 2008 | | Roger Lightup (Lab) | | Joseph Kean (Lab) | | Rick Houlton (Community Action) |
| 2010 | | Roger Jones (Lab Co-op) | | Joseph Kean (Lab) | | Rick Houlton (Community Action) |
| 2011 | | Roger Jones (Lab Co-op) | | Joseph Kean (Lab) | | Rick Houlton (Community Action) |
| 2012 | | Roger Jones (Lab Co-op) | | Joseph Kean (Lab) | | Tracy Kelly (Lab) |
| 2014 | | Roger Jones (Lab Co-op) | | Joseph Kean (Lab) | | Tracy Kelly (Lab) |
| 2015 | | Roger Jones (Lab Co-op) | | Peter Taylor (Lab) | | Tracy Kelly (Lab) |
| 2016 | | Roger Jones (Lab Co-op) | | Peter Taylor (Lab) | | Tracy Kelly (Lab) |
| 2018 | | Roger Jones (Lab Co-op) | | Peter Taylor (Lab) | | Tracy Kelly (Lab) |
| 2019 | | Roger Jones (Lab Co-op) | | Darren Goulden (Ind) | | Tracy Kelly (Lab) |
| 2021 | Ward abolished | Ward abolished | Ward abolished | Ward abolished | Ward abolished | Ward abolished |
indicates seat up for re-election.
The ward was abolished at the 2021 Salford City Council election, and was replaced by two new wards: Cadishead and Lower Irlam and Higher Irlam and Peel Green.

## Elections in 2010s
### May 2019

2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Darren John Goulden | 856 | 39.8 |
| | Labour | Peter Taylor* | 731 | 34.0 |
| | UKIP | Brian Norman Robinson | 281 | 13.1 |
| | Conservative | Myrella Saunders | 173 | 8.1 |
| | Green | Daniel Towers | 108 | 5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 125 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,148 | 30.07 |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |

### May 2018

2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour Co-op | Roger Jones* | 936 | 44.4 |
| | Independent | Darren Goulden | 769 | 36.4 |
| | Conservative | James Mount | 357 | 16.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Blessing | 48 | 2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 167 | 7.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,116 | 30.28 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | |

### May 2016

2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tracy Jane Kelly* | 1,118 | 58.3 | +8.3 |
| | UKIP | Brian Norman Robinson | 435 | 22.7 | −0.8 |
| | Conservative | Noel Gaskell | 248 | 12.9 | −5.9 |
| | Green | Barry Woodling | 58 | 3.0 | −2.6 |
| | TUSC | Michelle Joy O'Mahoney | 43 | 2.2 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 683 | 35.6 | +4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,917 | 27.8 | −27.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2015

2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Taylor | 1,935 | 50.0 | −6.4 |
| | UKIP | Brian Norman Robinson | 910 | 23.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Noel Gaskell | 727 | 18.8 | 0.0 |
| | Green | Paul Scott Hardwick | 215 | 5.6 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Eric Thorpe | 47 | 1.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | Jackie Anderson | 25 | 0.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,208 | 31.2 | −6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,871 | 55.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2014

2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour Co-op | Roger Jones | 1,177 | 56.4 |
| | Conservative | Noel Gaskell | 393 | 18.8 |
| | Reality | Jackie Anderson | 370 | 17.7 |
| | Independent | Glenn Croston | 147 | 7.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 784 | 37.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,087 | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | |

### May 2012

2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tracy Kelly | 1,415 | 75.2 | +54.3 |
| | Conservative | Hilary Brunyee | 343 | 18.2 | −8.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Boyd | 124 | 6.6 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,072 | 57.0 | 3115 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,919 | 26.5 | −11.9 |
| | Labour gain from Community Action | Labour gain from Community Action | Swing | | |

### May 2011

2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joseph Kean* | 1,658 | 67.6 | +28.7 |
| | Conservative | Mandy Unwin | 484 | 19.7 | −2.5 |
| | Green | Jackie Anderson | 215 | 8.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Melanie Owen | 94 | 3.8 | −3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,174 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,461 | 34.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2010

2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Roger Jones | 1,791 | 44.0 | +20.7 |
| | Conservative | Chris Bates | 1,095 | 26.9 | −2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Katriona Middleton | 663 | 16.3 | +10.5 |
| | Independent | Mark Armstrong | 500 | 12.3 | +12.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 696 | 17.1 | +5.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,069 | 56.4 | +18.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

## Elections in 2000s

2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Community Action | Rick Houlton | 1,152 | 41.2 | +9.6 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Fitzsimmons | 832 | 29.8 | +7.6 |
| | Labour | Roger Jones | 650 | 23.3 | −15.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mariska Jones | 161 | 5.8 | −1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 320 | 11.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.4 | |
| | Community Action gain from Labour | Community Action gain from Labour | Swing | | |
2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Joseph Kean* | 846 | 38.9 |
| | Community Action | Rick Houlton | 689 | 31.7 |
| | Conservative | Joyce Collins | 482 | 22.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Melanie Owen | 159 | 7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 157 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,176 | 30 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Roger Lightup | 905 | 49.6 | |
| | Conservative | Joyce Collins | 585 | 32.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mariska Jones | 334 | 18.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 320 | 17.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,824 | 25.9 | −6.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Jones | 1,073 | | |
| | Labour | Joseph Kean | 922 | | |
| | Labour | Roger Lightup | 842 | | |
| | Conservative | Joyce Collins | 679 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Race | 606 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,122 | 32.1 | |
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