General election candidates announced for Salford

A total of 15 parliamentary candidates are standing in the general election for Salford’s two constituencies.

Candidates had a deadline of 4pm on Friday (June 7) to submit their nomination papers. They are (in alphabetical order):

Salford

ABDULLAH Mustafa – Workers Party – For Britain, For Gaza
AUSTIN Jake – Liberal Democrats – For a fair deal
LEWTHWAITE Stephen James – Social Democratic Party
LONG-BAILEY Rebecca – Labour Party
OLSEN Wendy – Green Party
SCOTT Hilary – The Conservative Party Candidate
WHALLEY Keith – Reform UK

Worsley and Eccles

BARGHOUTI Nas – Workers Party
BIRTWISTLE Craig Thomas – Reform UK
DE VINCENZO Jemma Louise – Liberal Democrats – For a fair deal
GRIFFITHS Sally – Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
JONES David – Green Party
MITCHELL Bradley Curtis – The Conservative Party Candidate
MOLONEY Danny – Independent
WHEELER Michael Joseph – Labour Party

Salford residents can help shape the country’s future by choosing who will represent them nationally as their Member of Parliament (MP). To have their say, residents must be on the electoral register and, if voting in a polling station, have a valid form of Voter ID.

(Acting) Returning Officer Tom Stannard said: “Salford candidates have now been announced for the General Election and I encourage all residents to vote. The voter registration deadline is Tuesday June 18. It’s easy to register and can now be completed online.

“It only takes five minutes and your national insurance number. Find out more at www.gov.uk/register-to-vote and make sure you have your say.

“MPs are elected to represent residents and their local area at Westminster so are your voice on a national platform. Your vote really matters.”

For residents who have just turned 18, are new to Salford or recently moved to a new home, they will need to check that they’re registered to vote in the General Election. Those who haven’t registered in time cannot vote in the General Election. People can register to vote at www.gov.uk/register-to-vote.

Those who prefer to stay home can apply for a postal vote at www.salford.gov.uk/postalvote before the deadline of Wednesday June 19. Alternatively you can appoint a trusted person to vote on your behalf. This is called a proxy vote which you can apply for via www.salford.gov.uk/proxyvote until 5pm on Wednesday June 26.

This is the first General Election where voter identification is a legal requirement to vote at a polling station. Valid photographic ID includes a passport, driving licence, and some types of bus pass or proof of age card. Residents’ ID can be out of date providing that the picture still looks them. It must be the original version and not a photocopy.

Voters without acceptable ID can apply for a free Voter Authority Certificate (VAC) until Wednesday June 26. Find out more at www.salford.gov.uk/voter-id or pop into a local Gateway centre for assistance. The centres are located across the city at Eccles, Pendleton, Walkden, Swinton and Broughton and are open late every weekday.

Constituency boundary changes

This will be the first General Election that constituency boundary changes across the country come into effect following a national review in 2023.

Salford continues with two constituencies of its own (outlined above) which are primarily made up of Salford wards. Four Salford City Council wards are now included in two other parliamentary constituencies in Bury and Bolton.

Kersal and Broughton Park is now under the jurisdiction of Bury South constituency whilst Little Hulton, Walkden North and Walkden South are included in the Bolton South and Walkden constituency.

These boundary changes only relate to parliamentary constituencies, the area an MP is elected to represent in Parliament. They don’t affect local authority boundaries so services such as bin collections remain the same and residents in these four wards continue to pay council tax to Salford City Council.