title: Eccles (ward)
text: # Eccles (ward)
  
  Eccles (ward) 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 11,499.
  
  ## Councillors
  
  The ward is represented by three councillors: Sharmina August (Lab), Mike McCusker (Lab), and Nathaniel Tetteh (Lab).
  
  | Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 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) | 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) |
  | By-election 27 September 2018 | Michael Wheeler (Lab) | Lisa Stone (Lab) | Mike McCusker |
  | 2019 | Michael Wheeler (Lab) | Sharmina August (Lab) | Mike McCusker (Lab) |
  
  indicates seat up for re-election.  indicates seat won in by-election.
  
  ## Elections in 2010s
  
  ### May 2019
  
  2019 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Sharmina August | 1,272 | 44.5 |
  | | Conservative | David William Hotchkin | 463 | 16.2 |
  | | UKIP | Keith Carter Hallam | 361 | 12.6 |
  | | Green | Helen Alker | 356 | 12.4 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Lucas Webber | 198 | 6.9 |
  | | Independent | Stef Lorenz | 93 | 3.3 |
  | | Women's Equality | Annie Wood | 86 | 3.0 |
  | | Socialist Alternative | Sally Griffiths | 31 | 1.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 809 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,875 | 31 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### By-election 27 September 2018
  
  By-election 27 September 2018 :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 597 | 30.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1966 | 20.92 |
  
  ### May 2018
  
  2018 :
  
  | Party | 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 |
  | | TUSC | Matt Kilsby | 23 | 0.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,110 | 38.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,902 | 31.33 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### May 2016
  
  2016 :
  
  | Party | 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 |
  | | TUSC | Sally Griffiths | 173 | 5.7 | +3.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,166 | 38.4 | +15 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,037 | 34.9 | -27.1 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### May 2015
  
  2015 :
  
  | Party | 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 |
  | | TUSC | Sally Griffiths | 122 | 2.3 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,265 | 23.4 | -11.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,404 | 62.0 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### May 2014
  
  2014 :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,034 | 34.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,975 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### May 2012
  
  2012 :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 800 | 29.2 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,778 | 30.7 | −5.6 |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
  
  ### By-election 20 October 2011
  
  By-election 20 October 2011 :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 526 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,260 | 25.15 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### May 2011
  
  2011 :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 927 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,529 | 38.3 | |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
  
  ### May 2010
  
  2010 :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 591 | 11.0 | +1.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,387 | 61.7 | +25.5 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ## Elections in 2000s
  
  2008 :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 278 | 9.1 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.2 | |
  | | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
  
  2007 :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 123 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,972 | 35.9 |
  | | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
  
  2006 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Jane Murphy | 1,038 | 39.2 | |
  | | Conservative | Ann Davies | 975 | 36.9 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Christine Lomax | 632 | 23.9 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 63 | 2.3 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,645 | 33.6 | -5.5 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  2004 :
  
  | Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 6,879 | 39.1 | |
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  | | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
  