Cllr Iain Lindley’s Diary

Nominations for the local elections on May 1st closed at noon today. I’ve listed the nominations for each ward in the City below. The three main parties are all running full slates of candidates for only the second time in many years (last year was the first time, and in 2006 the Liberal Democrats failed to field a candidate in Cadishead). There are 4 independents of various shades, 6 BNP candidates (5 last year) and 1 UKIP candidate (3 last year). Surprisingly there are no Greens this year, having run 3 candidates last year.

A few observations before I list the candidates:

• The independent in Winton Ward is Paul Doyle who is a local hairdresser. He got his nomination form in moments before the deadline and is causing Labour some consternation as he is very well known in the local area although he actually lives in Worsley Village.
• As well as being attacked from all angles politically, Roger Jones now has an added problem in Irlam as the Liberal Democrats have nominated a candidate with the same surname. The LibDems aren’t in the running in Irlam but in a close election it could cost him vital votes.
• Cllr Tony Harold is running against the Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Cllr Janice Heywood in Weaste & Seedley, having been deselected by his Labour comrades in Ordsall ward in favour of Hazel Blears’ attack puppy Ray Mashiter.

Cadishead Ward

BRAMER-KELLY, Lyn (Conservative)
DICKENSON, Chris (Community Action)
HUNT, Jimmy (Labour)
OWEN, Melanie (Liberal Democrat)

Irlam

FITZSIMMONS, Stephen (Conservative)
HOULTON, Rick (Community Action)
JONES, Mariska (Liberal Democrat)
JONES, Roger (Labour)

Winton

DOYLE, Paul Michael (Independent)
GREEN, Gary Mark (Conservative)
LANCASTER, David Anthony (Labour)
PLAISTER, Stephen (Liberal Democrat)
WILLIAMS, Thomas (BNP)

Barton

BENJAMIN, Ronald David (Liberal Democrat)
MANNAN, Abdul (Conservative)
MULLEN, John Anthony (Labour)
VALENTINE, Alan Dominic (Independent)

Eccles

BROUGHTON, Alan Thomas (Labour)
FERRER, Stephen (Liberal Democrat)
TOPE, Judith Ann (Conservative)

Swinton South

BRUNYEE, Hilary (Conservative)
BURGOYNE, Valerie May (Labour)
KELLY, Dave (Independent)
O’NEILL, Martin Gerard (Liberal Democrat)

Pendlebury

ALLCOCK, Peter Gregory (Conservative)
CORRY, Christine (Liberal Democrat)
CREMINS, Stuart Antony (Independent)
TAYLOR, Wayne (BNP)
WARNER, Barry (Labour)

Swinton North

ANTROBUS, Derek (Labour)
COOKE, Tamara (Liberal Democrat)
WALSH, Shirley (Conservative)

Worsley

FERGUSON, John (Labour)
GARRIDO, Karen Margaret (Conservative)
MULLEADY, Sheila (Liberal Democrat)

Walkden South

CAVANAGH, Tommy (BNP)
OGDEN, Pauline (Liberal Democrat)
RYAN, Brendan Patrick (Labour)
TURNER, Nicky (Conservative)

Walkden North

DEVINE, Vincent (Labour)
FERNLEY, Thomas (Liberal Democrat)
MACDONALD, Eileen Anne (Conservative)

Little Hulton

CARSON, Susan Cecilia (Liberal Democrat)
COLEMAN, Vinnie (BNP)
RYAN, Pat (Labour)
WEST, Elaine Josephine (Conservative)

Boothstown & Ellenbrook

CHEETHAM, Andrew Geoffrey (Conservative)
CONNETT, Catherine Angela (Liberal Democrat)
SHAHID, ABDUL (Labour)

Kersal

CONNOR, Peter (Labour)
KERSHNER, Harold (Liberal Democrat)
ODZE, Shneur Zalman (Conservative)

Broughton

CARSON, Bernard Robert (Liberal Democrat)
KING, Jim (Labour and Co-operative)
WOLFSON, David John (Conservative)

Ordsall

COCKAYNE, Yan-Nin (Conservative)
MASHITER, Ray (Labour)
STARKEY, Liam Michael (Liberal Democrat)

Langworthy

DRAKE, Lynn Elizabeth (Liberal Democrat)
SALMON, Andy (Labour)
VERNON, Helen Elizabeth (Conservative)

Irwell Riverside

COEN, Stephen (Labour)
HEALEY, Anthony (BNP)
LEWIS, David Barry (Conservative)
MCKELVEY, Kenneth William (Liberal Democrat)

Claremont

ALLCOCK, Chris (Conservative)
O’SULLIVAN, Edward Richard James (BNP)
OWEN, Norman (Liberal Democrat)
WAKEFIELD, Robert (UKIP)
WHEELER, Peter Joseph (Labour)

Weaste & Seedley

GRANT, Heather Nicola (Conservative)
HAROLD, Tony (Labour and Co-operative)
HEYWOOD, Janice (Liberal Democrat)