Eccles (ward)

Eccles (ward)
Eccles (ward)
	Electoral ward
	Eccles ward within Salford City Council.
	Coat of arms
	Motto(s): Let the good (or safety) of the people be the supreme (or highest) law
	Coordinates: 53.4900°N 2.3428°W
Country	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	North West England
County	Greater Manchester
Metropolitan borough	Salford
Created	May 2004
Named for	Eccles
Government UK Parliament constituency: Salford and Eccles
• Type	Unicameral
• Body	Salford City Council
• Mayor of Salford	Paul Dennett (Labour)
• Councillor	Michael Wheeler(Labour)
• Councillor	Lisa Stone (Labour)
• Councillor	Mike McCusker (Labour)
Population
• Total	11,499
	Ward profile conducted by Salford City Council in 2014[1]

Eccles (ward) is an electoral ward of Salford, England.[2] It is represented in Westminster by Rebecca Long-Bailey MP for Salford and Eccles.[3] A profile of the ward conducted by Salford City Council in 2014 recorded a population of 11,499.[1]

Councillors

The ward is represented by three councillors: Michael Wheeler (Lab),[4] Lisa Stone (Lab),[5] and Mike McCusker (Lab).[6][7]

Election
2004	Peter Hayes (Lib Dem)	Edmund Sheehy (Lab)	Alan Broughton (Lab)
2006	Jane Murphy (Lab)	Edmund Sheehy (Lab)	Alan Broughton (Lab)
2007	Jane Murphy (Lab)	Ann Davies (Con)	Alan Broughton (Lab)
2008	Jane Murphy (Lab)	Ann Davies (Con)	Judith Tope (Con)
2010	John Cullen (Lab)	Ann Davies (Con)	Judith Tope (Con)
2011	John Cullen (Lab)	Lisa Stone (Lab)	Judith Tope (Con)
By-election 20 October 2011	Michael Wheeler (Lab)[8]	Lisa Stone (Lab)	Judith Tope (Con)
2012	Michael Wheeler (Lab)	Lisa Stone (Lab)	Peter Wheeler (Lab)
2014	Michael Wheeler (Lab)	Lisa Stone (Lab)	Peter Wheeler (Lab)
2015	Michael Wheeler (Lab)	Lisa Stone (Lab)	Peter Wheeler (Lab)
2016	Michael Wheeler (Lab)	Lisa Stone (Lab)	Peter Wheeler (Lab)
2018	Michael Wheeler (Lab)	Lisa Stone (Lab)	Peter Wheeler (Lab)[9]
By-election 27 September 2018	Michael Wheeler (Lab)	Lisa Stone (Lab)	Mike McCusker[6]

indicates seat up for re-election. indicates seat won in by-election.

Elections in 2010s

By-election 27 September 2018

By-election 27 September 2018[6][9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Mike McCusker*	1,071	54.5
	Conservative	Andrew Darlington	474	24.1
	Liberal Democrats	Jake Overend	156	7.9
	Green	Helen Alker	123	6.2
	UKIP	Keith Hallam	100	5.1
	Women's Equality	Caroline Stephanie Dean	39	2
Majority			597	30.4
Turnout			1966	20.92

May 2018

2018[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Michael Wheeler*	1,748	60.3
	Conservative	David Hotchkin	638	22.0
	Green	Helen Alker	185	6.4
	Liberal Democrats	Guy Otten	169	5.8
	UKIP	Keith Hallam	134	4.6
	Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts	Matt Kilsby	23	0.8
Majority			1,110	38.3
Turnout			2,902	31.33
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2016

2016[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Wheeler*	1,873	61.7	+13.4
	Conservative	Jonathan Alan Boot	707	23.3	-1.6
	Green	Helen Margaret Alker	284	9.4	+3.3
	Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts	Sally Griffiths	173	5.7	+3.4
Majority			1,166	38.4	+15
Turnout			3,037	34.9	-27.1
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2015

2015[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lisa Margaret Stone*	2,612	48.3	-14.3
	Conservative	Linda Goodall	1,347	24.9	-14.1
	UKIP	Robert Wakefield	739	13.7	N/A
	Green	Emma Van Dyke	327	6.1	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Val Kelly	257	4.8	-4.8
	Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts	Sally Griffiths	122	2.3	N/A
Majority			1,265	23.4	-11.4
Turnout			5,404	62.0
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2014

2014[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Michael Joseph Wheeler	1,861	62.6
	Conservative	Julie Fensome	827	27.8
	Liberal Democrats	Val Kelly	287	9.6
Majority			1,034	34.8
Turnout			2,975
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2012

2012[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Wheeler	1,462	53.3	+15.7
	Conservative	Nicholas Johnson	662	24.1	−22.6
	UKIP	Alan Wright	281	10.2	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Val Kelly	212	7.7	−8.0
	Independent	Kyle Wells	127	4.6	N/A
Majority			800	29.2
Turnout			2,778	30.7	−5.6
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

By-election 20 October 2011

By-election 20 October 2011[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Michael Wheeler	1,227	54.46
	Conservative	Nicholas Johnson	701	31.11
	BNP	Kay Pollitt	147	6.52
	Liberal Democrats	Valerie Kelly	125	5.54
	Independent	Alan Dominic Valentine	53	2.35
Majority			526
Turnout			2,260	25.15
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2011

2011[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lisa Stone	1,877	55.1	+15.4
	Conservative	Ann Davies*	950	27.9	-15.9
	UKIP	Paul Doyle	368	10.8	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Ferrer	213	6.3	-10.2
Majority			927
Turnout			3,529	38.3
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

May 2010

2010[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Cullen	2,216	41.1	+3.5
	Conservative	Abdul Mannan	1,625	30.2	-16.5
	Liberal Democrats	Valerie Kelly	1,298	24.1	+8.4
	Independent	Tim Perkins	214	4.0	+4.0
Majority			591	11.0	+1.9
Turnout			5,387	61.7	+25.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in 2000s

2008[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Judith Tope	1,422	46.7	+2.9
	Labour	Alan Broughton	1,144	37.6	-2.1
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Ferrer	479	15.7	-0.7
Majority			278	9.1
Turnout				36.2
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

2007[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Ann Davies	1,303	43.8
	Labour	Eddie Sheehy*	1,180	39.7
	Liberal Democrats	Mariska Jones	489	16.5
Majority			123
Turnout			2,972	35.9
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

2006[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jane Murphy	1,038	39.2
	Conservative	Ann Davies	975	36.9
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Lomax	632	23.9
Majority			63	2.3
Turnout			2,645	33.6	-5.5
	Labour hold		Swing

2004[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Alan Broughton	1,247
	Labour	Edmund Sheehy	1,167
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Hayes	1,019
	Labour	Jane Murphy	928
	Conservative	Michael Edwards	919
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Lomax	814
	Conservative	Christine Upton	785
Turnout			6,879	39.1
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

References

Eccles Ward Profile (pdf). salford.gov.uk. Salford City Council. March 2016.
"Your Councillors". sccdemocracy.salford.gov.uk. Salford City Council. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
"Rebecca Long Bailey MP". parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
"Councillor Michael Wheeler". sccdemocracy.salford.gov.uk. Salford City Council. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
"Councillor Lisa Stone". sccdemocracy.salford.gov.uk. Salford City Council. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
Britain Elects [@britainelects] (27 September 2018). "Eccles (Salford) result: LAB: 54.6% (-7.1) CON: 24.1% (+0.9) LDEM: 7.9% (+7.9) GRN: 6.3% (-3.1) UKIP: 5.1% (+5.1) WEP: 2.0% (+2.0) Labour HOLD. Chgs. w/ 2016" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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"By-election result: 20 October 2011". sccdemocracy.salford.gov.uk. Salford City Council. 20 October 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
Staff writer (6 August 2018). "Salford Labour councillor resigns". Salford Star. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
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[Eccles_2014-1] Eccles Ward Profile (pdf). salford.gov.uk. Salford City Council. March 2016.

[2] "Your Councillors". sccdemocracy.salford.gov.uk. Salford City Council. Retrieved 11 April 2017.

[3] "Rebecca Long Bailey MP". parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 April 2017.

[4] "Councillor Michael Wheeler". sccdemocracy.salford.gov.uk. Salford City Council. Retrieved 11 April 2017.

[5] "Councillor Lisa Stone". sccdemocracy.salford.gov.uk. Salford City Council. Retrieved 11 April 2017.

[SCC_270918-6] Britain Elects [@britainelects] (27 September 2018). "Eccles (Salford) result: LAB: 54.6% (-7.1) CON: 24.1% (+0.9) LDEM: 7.9% (+7.9) GRN: 6.3% (-3.1) UKIP: 5.1% (+5.1) WEP: 2.0% (+2.0) Labour HOLD. Chgs. w/ 2016" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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[SCC_201011-8] "By-election result: 20 October 2011". sccdemocracy.salford.gov.uk. Salford City Council. 20 October 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2017.

[Star_060818-9] Staff writer (6 August 2018). "Salford Labour councillor resigns". Salford Star. Retrieved 17 September 2018.

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[Eccles_2015-12] "Election results: 7 May 2015". salford.gov.uk. Salford City Council. Archived from the original on 6 April 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.

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[Eccles_2012-14] "Election results: 3 May 2012". salford.gov.uk. Salford City Council. Archived from the original on 6 April 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.

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[Eccles_2010-16] "Election results: 6 May 2010". salford.gov.uk. Salford City Council. Archived from the original on 6 April 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.

[Eccles_2008-17] "Local Election Results 2008". andrewteale.me.uk. Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 17 April 2017.

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