# Irwell Riverside (ward)

Irwell Riverside (ward) is an electoral ward of Salford, England. The ward is bounded by meanders of the River Irwell and includes the main University of Salford campus.
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 12,939.

## Councillors

The ward is represented by three councillors:
* Jane Hamilton (Lab)
* Ray Walker (Lab)
* Stephen Coen (Lab)
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
| 2004 | James Hulmes (Lab) | Joseph Murphy (Lab) | Joseph Holt (Lab) |
| 2006 | James Hulmes (Lab) | Joseph Murphy (Lab) | Stephen Coen (Lab) |
| 2007 | James Hulmes (Lab) | Joseph Murphy (Lab) | Stephen Coen (Lab) |
| 2008 | James Hulmes (Lab) | Joseph Murphy (Lab) | Stephen Coen (Lab) |
| By-election 21 May 2009 | Matt Mold (Lab) | Joseph Murphy (Lab) | Stephen Coen (Lab) |
| 2010 | Matt Mold (Lab) | Joseph Murphy (Lab) | Stephen Coen (Lab) |
| 2011 | Matt Mold (Lab) | Stephen Ord (Lab) | Stephen Coen (Lab) |
| 2012 | Matt Mold (Lab) | Stephen Ord (Lab) | Stephen Coen (Lab) |
| 2014 | Jane Hamilton (Lab) | Stephen Ord (Lab) | Stephen Coen (Lab) |
| 2015 | Jane Hamilton (Lab) | Stephen Ord (Lab) | Stephen Coen (Lab) |
| 2016 | Jane Hamilton (Lab) | Stephen Ord (Lab) | Stephen Coen (Lab) |
| 2018 | Jane Hamilton (Lab) | Stephen Ord (Lab) | Stephen Coen (Lab) |
| 2019 | Jane Hamilton (Lab) | Ray Walker (Lab) | Stephen Coen (Lab) |
indicates seat up for re-election.  indicates seat won in by-election.

## Elections in 2010s
### May 2019

2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ray Walker* | 829 | 48.62 |
| | Green | Wendy Olsen | 352 | 20.65 |
| | UKIP | John L Froggatt | 254 | 14.9 |
| | Conservative | Michael Richman | 132 | 7.74 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ionel Mereuta | 123 | 7.21 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 477 | 27.97 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,705 | 22.33 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### May 2018

2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jane Hamilton* | 1,053 | 66.0 |
| | Conservative | Max Dowling | 189 | 11.8 |
| | Green | Wendy Olsen | 178 | 11.2 |
| | UKIP | Jonathan Marsden | 97 | 6.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Valerie Smith | 78 | 4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 864 | 54.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,601 | 19.98 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### May 2016

2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stephen Coen* | 1,055 | 58.0 | +3.2 |
| | UKIP | Katherine Alder | 316 | 17.4 | +1.5 |
| | Green | Wendy Kay Olsen | 233 | 12.8 | −1.0 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Richard Chambers | 180 | 9.9 | −2.3 |
| | TUSC | Benjamin Wilkes | 35 | 1.9 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 739 | 40.6 | +1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,819 | 25.5 | −13.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2015

2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stephen Stuart Ord* | 2,124 | 54.8 | +5.5 |
| | UKIP | Katherine Alder | 617 | 15.9 | −6.0 |
| | Green | Wendy Olsen | 537 | 13.8 | +2.8 |
| | Conservative | Jessica Taberner | 472 | 12.2 | +3.0 |
| | TUSC | Jamie Carr | 92 | 2.4 | −2.8 |
| | BNP | Carl Lawson | 37 | 1.0 | −2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,507 | 38.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,879 | 53.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2014

2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jane Elizabeth Hamilton | 1,044 | 49.3 |
| | UKIP | Janice Taylor | 464 | 21.9 |
| | Green | Emma Sarah Louise Van Dyke | 233 | 11.0 |
| | Conservative | Helen Vaudrey | 194 | 9.2 |
| | TUSC | Graham Cooper | 110 | 5.2 |
| | BNP | Gary Tumulty | 73 | 3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 580 | 27.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,118 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### May 2012

2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stephen Coen* | 1,208 | 70.3 | +19.4 |
| | BNP | Gary Tumulty | 202 | 11.8 | −1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Middleton | 158 | 9.2 | −10.1 |
| | Conservative | David Lewis | 150 | 8.7 | −7.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,006 | 58.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,734 | 18.4 | −2.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2011

2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stephen Ord | 1,460 | 68.5 | +12.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janice Taylor | 202 | 9.5 | −11.9 |
| | BNP | Gary Tumulty | 167 | 7.8 | −3.6 |
| | UKIP | Alan Wright | 92 | 4.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,251 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,158 | 23.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2010

2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Matt Mold* | 1,790 | 44.9 | −6.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Damien Shannon | 1,070 | 26.9 | +7.6 |
| | Conservative | Christine Yates | 492 | 12.3 | −4.1 |
| | BNP | Gary Tumulty | 409 | 10.3 | −3.1 |
| | Green | Rob Mitchell | 195 | 4.9 | +4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 720 | 18.1 | −13.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,985 | 43.5 | +22.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

## Elections in 2000s

By-election 21 May 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Matt Mold* | 1,790 | 37.6 | −13.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steven Ian Middleton | 293 | 18.2 | −1.1 |
| | BNP | Gary Tumulty | 276 | 17.1 | +3.8 |
| | Conservative | Chris Bates | 189 | 11.7 | −4.7 |
| | Green | Rob Mitchell | 125 | 7.8 | +7.8 |
| | UKIP | Duran Benjamin O'Dwyer | 123 | 7.6 | +7.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,497 | 19.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,612 | 17.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stephen Coen | 888 | 50.9 | −5.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Mckelvey | 337 | 19.3 | −2.1 |
| | Conservative | David Lewis | 286 | 16.4 | +5.6 |
| | BNP | Anthony Healey | 233 | 13.4 | +2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 551 | 31.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 20.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Joseph Murphy* | 1,051 | 56.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenneth McKelvey | 399 | 21.4 |
| | BNP | Anthony Healey | 212 | 11.4 |
| | Conservative | Nicolette Turner | 202 | 10.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 652 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,864 | 21.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James Hulmes | 716 | | |
| | Labour | Stephen Coen | 675 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenneth McKelvey | 611 | | |
| | Conservative | Edith Moores | 284 | | |
| | Conservative | Jack Stockford | 173 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,459 | 20.4 | −7.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joseph Holt | 925 | | |
| | Labour | Joseph Murphy | 868 | | |
| | Labour | James Hulmes | 819 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Corry | 616 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lynn Drake | 573 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Eisen | 536 | | |
| | Conservative | Edith Moores | 324 | | |
| | BNP | Anthony Wentworth | 304 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,965 | 28.0 | |
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