See also: Walkden North.
| Official Name: | Walkden South |
| Settlement Type: | Electoral ward |
| Motto: | Let the good (or safety) of the people be the supreme (or highest) law |
| Coordinates: | 53.5198°N -2.3963°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United Kingdom |
| Subdivision Type1: | Constituent country |
| Subdivision Name1: | England |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | North West England |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Greater Manchester |
| Subdivision Type4: | Metropolitan borough |
| Subdivision Name4: | Salford |
| Established Title: | Created |
| Established Date: | May 2004 |
| Named For: | Southern Walkden |
| Government Footnotes: | UK Parliament constituency: Worsley and Eccles South |
| Government Type: | Unicameral |
| Governing Body: | Salford City Council |
| Leader Party: | Labour |
| Leader Title: | Mayor of Salford |
| Leader Name: | Paul Dennett |
| Leader Title1: | Councillor |
| Leader Name1: | Irfan Syed (Labour) |
| Leader Title2: | Councillor |
| Leader Name2: | Joshua Brooks (Labour) |
| Leader Title3: | Councillor |
| Leader Name3: | Hilaria Asumu (Labour and Co-operative) |
| Population Total: | 11,715 |
| Footnotes: | Ward profile conducted by Salford City Council[1] |
Walkden South is an area and electoral ward of Salford, England.[2] It is represented in Westminster by Yasmin Quereshi MP for Bolton South and Walkden.[3] The 2021 Census recorded a ward population of 11,715.[4]
The ward is represented by three councillors:
Councillor Syed is an Advisor to the social enterprise Visible Outcomes 4U Limited. His partner is listed as a Director, along with fellow Salford City Councillor Wilson Nkurunziza.[8] [9] Councillor Syed is Chair of the Salford City Council Health and Adults Scrutiny Committee.
Councillor Joshua Brooks works at the IT company CDW Limited. He is a school governor at St Joseph the Worker Roman Catholic Primary School and Treasurer of Friends of Walkden Station.[10]
Councillor Hilaria Asumu is a Director of a childcare business called SafeHausUK,[11] at her home in Worsley village. Her partner works at Manchester University and the NHS.[12]
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | David Lewis (Con) | Iain Lindley (Con) | Stanley Witkowski (Lab) | ||||
| 2006 | Les Turner (Con) | Iain Lindley (Con) | Stanley Witkowski (Lab) | ||||
| 2007 | Les Turner (Con) | Iain Lindley (Con) | Stanley Witkowski (Lab) | ||||
| 2008 | Les Turner (Con) | Iain Lindley (Con) | Nicky Turner (Con) | ||||
| 2010 | Les Turner (Con) | Iain Lindley (Con) | Nicky Turner (Con) | ||||
| 2011 | Les Turner (Con) | Iain Lindley (Con) | Nicky Turner (Con) | ||||
| 2012 | Les Turner (Con) | Iain Lindley (Con) | Richard Critchley (Lab) | ||||
| 2014 | Les Turner (Con) | Iain Lindley (Con) | Richard Critchley (Lab) | ||||
| 2015 | Les Turner (Con) | Iain Lindley (Con) | Richard Critchley (Lab) | ||||
| 2016 | Les Turner (Con) | Iain Lindley (Con) | Richard Critchley (Lab) | ||||
| 2018 | Laura Edwards (Lab) | Iain Lindley (Con) | Richard Critchley (Lab) | ||||
| 2019 | Joshua Brooks (Lab) | Laura Edwards (Lab) | Richard Critchley (Lab) | ||||
| 2021 | Joshua Brooks (Lab) | Irfan Syed (Lab) | Margaret Ann Morris (Lab) | ||||
| 2022 | Joshua Brooks (Lab) | Irfan Syed (Lab) | Margaret Ann Morris (Lab) | ||||
| 2023 | Joshua Brooks (Lab) | Irfan Syed (Lab) | Hilaria Asumu (Lab) | ||||
| 2024 | Joshua Brooks (Lab) | Irfan Syed (Lab) | Hilaria Asumu (Lab) | ||||