# Weaste and Seedley (ward)

Weaste and Seedley 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 12,616.

## Councillors

The ward is represented by three councillors: Ronnie Wilson (Lab Co-op), Paul Wilson (Lab), and Stephen Hesling (Lab).
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
| 2004 | Rick Powell (Lab) | Geoffrey Ainsworth (Lib Dem) | Janice Heywood (Lib Dem) |
| 2006 | John Deas (Lib Dem) | Geoffrey Ainsworth (Lib Dem) | Janice Heywood (Lib Dem) |
| 2007 | John Deas (Lib Dem) | Geoffrey Ainsworth (Lib Dem) | Janice Heywood (Lib Dem) |
| 2008 | John Deas (Lib Dem) | Geoffrey Ainsworth (Lib Dem) | Janice Heywood (Lib Dem) |
| 2010 | Ronnie Wilson (Lab Co-op) | Geoffrey Ainsworth (Ind) | Janice Heywood (Lib Dem) |
| 2011 | Ronnie Wilson (Lab Co-op) | Jan Rochford (Lab Co-op) | Janice Heywood (Lib Dem) |
| 2012 | Ronnie Wilson (Lab Co-op) | Jan Rochford (Lab Co-op) | Thomas Murphy (Lab) |
| By-election 20 June 2013 | Ronnie Wilson (Lab Co-op) | Paul Wilson (Lab) | Thomas Murphy (Lab) |
| By-election 10 October 2013 | Ronnie Wilson (Lab Co-op) | Paul Wilson (Lab) | Stephen Hesling (Lab) |
| 2014 | Ronnie Wilson (Lab Co-op) | Paul Wilson (Lab) | Stephen Hesling (Lab) |
| 2015 | Ronnie Wilson (Lab Co-op) | Paul Wilson (Lab) | Stephen Hesling (Lab) |
| 2016 | Ronnie Wilson (Lab Co-op) | Paul Wilson (Lab) | Stephen Hesling (Lab) |
| 2018 | Ronnie Wilson (Lab Co-op) | Paul Wilson (Lab) | Stephen Hesling (Lab) |
indicates seat up for re-election.

## Elections in 2010s
### May 2018

2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour Co-op | Ronnie Wilson* | 1,302 | 59.8 |
| | Conservative | Nicky Turner | 390 | 17.9 |
| | UKIP | Barrie Fallows | 205 | 9.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andy Markham | 147 | 6.7 |
| | Green | Rob Stephenson | 134 | 6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 912 | 41.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,185 | 23.52 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | |

### May 2016

2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stephen Hesling* | 1,268 | 51.5 | +5.5 |
| | UKIP | Barrie Michael Fallows | 591 | 24.0 | +2.2 |
| | Conservative | Adam Charles Edward Kennaugh | 342 | 13.9 | −2.5 |
| | Green | Rob Stephenson | 172 | 7.0 | −0.1 |
| | TUSC | Becci Heagney | 65 | 2.6 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 677 | 27.5 | +3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,460 | 28.2 | −27.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2015

2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Ronald Wilson* | 2,279 | 46.0 | −11.0 |
| | UKIP | Barrie Fallows | 1,080 | 21.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Adam Charles Edward Kennaugh | 813 | 16.4 | −7.0 |
| | Green | Peter John Mulleady | 353 | 7.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Vaughan | 285 | 5.8 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Paul Quinn | 122 | 2.5 | −17.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,199 | 24.2 | −9.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,952 | 55.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2014

2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour Co-op | Ronnie Wilson | 1,401 | 57.0 |
| | Conservative | Adam Kennaugh | 578 | 23.4 |
| | TUSC | Paul Quinn | 486 | 19.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 823 | 33.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2465 | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | |

### By-election 10 October 2013

By-election 10 October 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Stephen Hesling | 803 | 52.9 |
| | UKIP | Glyn Wright | 280 | 18.4 |
| | Conservative | Adam Kennaugh | 240 | 15.8 |
| | Independent | Matt Simpson | 96 | 6.3 |
| | Green | Andrew Olsen | 42 | 2.8 |
| | BNP | Kay Pollitt | 29 | 1.9 |
| | TUSC | Terry Simmons | 24 | 1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 523 | 34.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,518 | 16.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### By-election 20 June 2013

By-election 20 June 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Wilson | 785 | 44.4 | −10.3 |
| | UKIP | Glyn Wright | 401 | 22.7 | +22.7 |
| | Conservative | Adam Kennaugh | 260 | 14.7 | +2.0 |
| | Green | Mary Ferrer | 80 | 4.5 | +4.5 |
| | BNP | Kay Pollitt | 74 | 4.2 | −4.5 |
| | Independent | Matt Simpson | 64 | 3.6 | +3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Valerie Kelly | 58 | 3.3 | −15.4 |
| | TUSC | Terry Simmons | 30 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| | Independent | Alan Valentine | 15 | 0.8 | +0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 384 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1778 | 19.9 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2012

2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Thomas Murphy | 1,240 | 54.7 | +32.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Ferrer | 424 | 18.7 | −23.4 |
| | Conservative | Adam Kennaugh | 287 | 12.7 | −3.1 |
| | BNP | Tommy Williams | 197 | 8.7 | N/A |
| | Community Action | Jo Russell | 119 | 5.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 816 | 36.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,267 | 25.8 | −7.5 |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour Co-op gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### May 2011

2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Jan Rochford | 1,333 | 48.0 | +6.6 |
| | Independent | Geoff Ainsworth* | 439 | 15.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Deas | 406 | 14.6 | −30.4 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Davies | 377 | 13.6 | +0.0 |
| | Green | Andy Olsen | 222 | 8.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 894 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,799 | 33.3 | |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour Co-op gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### May 2010

2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Ronnie Wilson | 1,884 | 41.8 | +13.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Deas* | 1,623 | 36.0 | −16.5 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Davies | 941 | 20.9 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 261 | 5.8 | −18.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,510 | 55.3 | +25.9 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

## Elections in 2000s

2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janice Heywood | 1,282 | 52.5 | +7.5 |
| | Labour Co-op | Tony Harold | 682 | 27.9 | −13.4 |
| | Conservative | Heather Grant | 478 | 19.6 | +6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 600 | 24.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Ainsworth* | 1,086 | 45.0 |
| | Labour | Stephen Race | 997 | 41.4 |
| | Conservative | Hilary Brunyee | 328 | 13.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 89 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,411 | 29.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Deas | 1,003 | 44.9 | |
| | Labour | Stephen Race | 888 | 39.7 | |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Thomason | 345 | 15.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 115 | 5.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,236 | 28.9 | −8.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janice Heywood | 1,298 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Ainsworth | 1,264 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rick Powell | 1,158 | | |
| | Labour | James Harold | 916 | | |
| | Labour | Bernadette Wright | 907 | | |
| | Labour | Stephen Coen | 796 | | |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Wakefield | 538 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,877 | 37.4 | |
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