Walkden North
electoral ward of Salford City Council (2019-)
Walkden North is an area and electoral ward of Salford, England. It is represented in Westminster by Yasmin Quereshi MP for Bolton South and Walkden. Information from the 2021 Census recorded a population of 13,555.
Councillors
The ward is represented by three councillors:
Adrian Brocklehurst (The Labour and Co-operative Party)
Samantha (Sammie) Bellamy (The Labour Party)
Jack Youd (The Labour Party)
Councillor Jack Youd is Deputy City Mayor and Lead Member for Finance, Support Services and Regeneration. Cllr Youd is a Unison Trade Union Official, Company Secretary of the Salford Unemployed and Community Resource Centre and a School Governor at Christ the King Primary School. His partner is an Assistant Head Teacher.
Councillor Sammie Bellamy is Deputy Chair of Health and Adult Scrutiny Panel. Councillor Bellamy is on the Forhousing Customer Committee and owns a property in Winton.
Councillor Adrian Brocklehurst is Chair of the Children's Scrutiny Panel. Councillor Brocklehurst is employed as a Health and Safety Manager at Manchester City Council and owns a property in Walkden.
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