title: Cadishead and Lower Irlam (ward)
text: # Cadishead and Lower Irlam (ward)
  
  Cadishead and Lower Irlam is an electoral ward of Salford, England created by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) replacing the previous electoral wards of Cadishead and Irlam for the 2021 local elections.
  
  It is represented in Westminster by Barbara Keeley MP for Worsley and Eccles South. The first councillors for the ward were elected at the 2021 local elections.
  
  ## Councillors
  
  The ward is represented by three councillors, each elected for a four-year term.
  
  The current councillors for the ward are Lewis Nelson (Labour), Hannah Robinson-Smith (Labour), and Joan Walsh (Labour).
  
  | Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2021 | | Lewis Nelson (Lab) | | Hannah Robinson-Smith (Lab) | | Joan Walsh (Lab) |
  
  indicates seat up for re-election.
  
  ## Elections in 2020s
  
  (*) denotes incumbent councillor seeking re-election.
  
  ### May 2022
  
  2022 Salford City Council election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Yolande Amana-Ghola | 1,274 | 59.7 | -3.3 |
  | | Conservative | Amar Farooq | 433 | 20.3 | 1.8 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Jamie Clark | 393 | 18.4 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 841 | 39.4 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,134 | 22.6 | -8.0 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,459 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### May 2021
  
  2021 Salford City Council election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Lewis Nelson | 1,829 | 63.0 | N/A |
  | | Labour | Hannah Robinson-Smith | 1,199 | 41.3 | N/A |
  | | Labour | Joan Walsh | 1,052 | 36.2 | N/A |
  | | Core Independents | Dave Pike | 1,046 | 36.0 | N/A |
  | | Conservative | Andrew Miller | 537 | 18.5 | N/A |
  | | Conservative | Jan Meades-Smith | 530 | 18.3 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,903 | 30.63 | N/A |
  | | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
  | | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
  | | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
  