Claremont (ward)
Electoral ward
Claremont ward within Salford City Council.
Claremont ward within Salford City Council.
Coat of arms of Claremont (ward)
Coat of arms
Motto: 
Let the good (or safety) of the people be the supreme (or highest) law
Coordinates: 53°29′58″N 2°18′54″W / 53.4995°N 2.3149°W / 53.4995; -2.3149
CountryUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionNorth West England
CountyGreater Manchester
Metropolitan boroughSalford
CreatedMay 2004
Named forClaremont
Government
  UK Parliament constituency: Salford and Eccles
 • TypeUnicameral
 • BodySalford City Council
 • Mayor of SalfordPaul Dennett (Labour)
 • CouncillorNeil Reynolds (Labour)
 • CouncillorMike Pevitt (Labour)
 • CouncillorBarbara Bentham (Labour)
Population
 • Total10,166
Ward profile conducted by Salford City Council in 2014[1]

Claremont (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 10,166.[1]

Councillors

The ward is represented by three councillors: Neil Reynolds (Lab),[4] Mike Pevitt (Lab),[5] and Barbara Bentham (Lab).[6]

Election Councillor Councillor Councillor
2004 Stephen Cooke (Lib Dem) Timothy Perkins (Lib Dem) Norman Owen (Lib Dem)
2006 Margaret Ferrer (Lib Dem) Timothy Perkins (Lib Dem) Norman Owen (Lib Dem)
2007 Margaret Ferrer (Lib Dem) Janice Taylor (Lib Dem) Norman Owen (Lib Dem)
2008 Margaret Ferrer (Lib Dem) Janice Taylor (Lib Dem) Norman Owen (Lib Dem)
2010 Sareda Dirir (Lab) Janice Taylor (Lib Dem) Norman Owen (Lib Dem)
2011 Sareda Dirir (Lab) Joseph Johnson (Lab) Norman Owen (Lib Dem)
2012 Sareda Dirir (Lab) Joseph Johnson (Lab) Sue Pugh (Lab)
2014 Sareda Dirir (Lab) Joseph Johnson (Lab) Sue Pugh (Lab)
2015 Sareda Dirir (Lab) Joe Murphy (Lab) Sue Pugh (Lab)
2016 Sareda Dirir (Lab) Joe Murphy (Lab) Barbara Bentham (Lab)
By-election
8 June 2017 		Neil Reynolds (Lab)[7][8] Joe Murphy (Lab) Barbara Bentham (Lab)
By-election
5 October 2017 		Neil Reynolds (Lab) Mike Pevitt (Lab)[9][10] Barbara Bentham (Lab)
2018 Neil Reynolds (Lab) Mike Pevitt (Lab) Barbara Bentham (Lab)
2019 Neil Reynolds (Lab) Mike Pevitt (Lab) Barbara Bentham (Lab)
2021 Neil Reynolds (Lab) Mike Pevitt (Lab) Barbara Bentham (Lab)

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

Elections in 2020s

May 2022

2022[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Neil Reynolds* 1,599 57.6 +3.3
Conservative Bernard Goldfine 391 14.1 -1.7
Independent Mary Ferrar 315 11.3 -2.3
Green Christopher Seed 269 9.7 -6.0
Liberal Democrats Gizella Hughes 186 6.7 -8.5
Majority 1,208 43.5
Turnout 2,776 28.3 -4.0
Registered electors 9,814
Labour hold Swing

May 2021

2021[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Barbara Bentham 1,745 54.3 N/A
Labour Michael Pevitt 1,413 43.9 N/A
Labour Neil Reynolds 1,372 42.7 N/A
Conservative Jonathan Grosskopf 507 15.8 N/A
Green Robert Stephenson 504 15.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Jake Overend 489 15.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats Patricia Murphy 441 13.7 N/A
Independent Mary Ferrer 438 13.6 N/A
Conservative Myrella Saunders 427 13.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats John Grant 414 12.9 N/A
Conservative Jackie Mountaine 399 12.4 N/A
Turnout 3,216 32.26 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Elections in 2010s

May 2019

2019[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Thomas Pevitt* 860 34.5
UKIP James Miller 409 16.4
Green Bryan Blears 379 15.2
Liberal Democrats Jake Overend 320 12.8
Conservative Jackie Mountaine 290 11.6
Independent Mary Ferrer 235 9.4
Majority 451
Turnout 2,505 30.36
Labour hold Swing

May 2018

2018[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Neil Reynolds* 1,167 49.2
Conservative Charlotte Woods 473 19.9
Liberal Democrats Stef Lorenz 406 17.1
Independent Mary Ferrer 200 8.4
Green Daniel Towers 117 4.9
Majority 694 29.4
Turnout 2,372 28.7
Labour hold Swing

October 2017

By-election, October 2017[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mike Pevitt 718 46.50
Conservative Charlotte Woods 447 28.95
Independent Mary Ferrer 171 11.08
Liberal Democrats Stef Lorenz 162 10.49
Green Daniel Towers 46 2.98
Majority 271 17.55
Turnout 1,550 18.53
Labour hold Swing

June 2017

By-election, June 2017[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Neil Andrew Reynolds 3,300 61.3 +13.6
Conservative Charlotte Woods 1,455 27.0 +9.0
Liberal Democrats Stef Lorenz 319 5.9 +5.9
Green Daniel Towers 236 4.4 -4.6
The Republic Party Stuart Cremins 49 0.9 +0.9
Majority 1,845 34.3 +11.1
Turnout 5,384 65
Labour hold Swing

May 2016

2016[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Barbara Anne Bentham 1,294 47.7 +2.6
UKIP Mary Ferrer 666 24.6 +2.9
Conservative Bob Goodall 489 18.0 -1.6
Green Dane Alexander Yates 245 9.0 +3.1
Majority 628 23.2 -0.2
Turnout 2,712 33.4 -29.4
Labour hold Swing

May 2015

2015[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joe Murphy* 2,335 45.1 +3.2
UKIP Mary Ferrer 1,124 21.7 -9.1
Conservative Bob Goodall 1,014 19.6 +4.4
Liberal Democrats Ronnie Benjamin 315 6.1 +1.3
Green Rene Iacopini 305 5.9 +0.4
TUSC Matt Kilsby 80 1.5 -0.3
Majority 1,221 23.4 +12.3
Turnout 5,173 62.8
Labour hold Swing

May 2014

2014[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sareda Dirir 1,230 41.9
UKIP Mary Ferrer 904 30.8
Conservative Bob Goodall 446 15.2
Green Rene Iacopini 163 5.5
Liberal Democrats Ronnie Benjamin 142 4.8
TUSC Matthew David Kilsby 52 1.8
Majority 326 11.1
Turnout 2,937 34.91
Labour hold Swing

May 2012

2012[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sue Pugh 1,310 47.5 +22.8
Liberal Democrats Norman Owen* 697 25.3 −17.5
Conservative Chris Bates 250 9.1 −8.5
UKIP Glyn Wright 234 8.5 +3.5
BNP Eddy O'Sullivan 198 7.2 −2.7
Community Action Matthew Andrews 69 2.5 N/A
Majority 613 22.2
Turnout 2,785 34.0 −2.6
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

May 2011

2011[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joseph Johnson 1,540 49.8 +17.9
Liberal Democrats Mary Ferrer 809 26.2 -11.4
Conservative Nicholas Johnson 460 14.9 -3.7
UKIP Glyn Wright 282 9.1 N/A
Majority 731
Turnout 3,115 38.2
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

May 2010

2010[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sareda Dirir 1,837 36.3 +11.6
Liberal Democrats Mary Ferrer* 1,783 35.3 -7.5
Conservative Hilary Brunyee 887 17.5 -0.1
BNP Martin Jackson 386 7.6 -2.3
Independent Robert Wakefield 143 2.8 +2.8
Majority 54 1.1 -17.0
Turnout 5,056 62.6 +26.4
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Elections in 2000s

2008[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Norman Owen 1,277 42.8 +5.2
Labour Peter Wheeler 737 24.7 -7.2
Conservative Chris Allcock 525 17.6 -1.0
BNP Edward O’Sullivan 295 9.9 -2.0
UKIP Robert Wakefield 149 5.0 N/A
Majority 540 18.1
Turnout 36.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
2007[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Janice Taylor 995 37.6
Labour Peter Wheeler 845 31.9
Conservative Tim Perkins 492 18.6
BNP Edward O'Sullivan 316 11.9
Majority 150
Turnout 2,648 32.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
2006[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Margaret Ferrer 1,162 44.3
Labour Peter Wheeler 707 26.9
BNP Edward O'Sullivan 424 16.2
Conservative Catherine Edwards 331 12.6
Majority 455 17.4
Turnout 2,624 33.2 -6.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing
2004[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Norman Owen 1,505
Liberal Democrats Stephen Cooke 1,166
Liberal Democrats Timothy Perkins 1,074
Labour Louise Baxter 964
Labour Peter Wheeler 848
Labour James Short 830
Conservative Sydney Cooper 764
Turnout 7,151 39.4
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

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