Young professionals residing in MediaCityCityUK and the new apartment blocks along Ordsall riverside are to get their own new 'Quays' local electoral ward as part of proposals by Salford City Council.
With the whole city's current electorate of 176,890 expected to grow to 202,480 by 2024, wards, particularly in east and central Salford, will be bulging above what should be an average of around 10,000 people.
The Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBC) allows up to a 10% variance from the average but five wards in the city have an imbalance ? with Ordsall 41.3% above average (increasing from 6,400 electors in 2001, to 12,495 in 2018), while Broughton is 14% above average.
Three wards are also more than 10% below average - Irlam -20.8%, Boothstown and Ellenbrook -13.3%, and Irwell Riverside -10.8%.
Salford Council is proposing to change the boundaries of 19 of Salford's twenty wards, "to capture the characteristics of Salford's established and emerging communities".
The Ordsall ward itself will be split in three, with a new Quays ward ? "Salford quays sits within this ward and is often referred to just as the Quays, the focal point for the ward. The proposed ward name reflects this" states the Council report, with a nod to the fact that many of those who live near Media City think they're in Manchester. The 'Quays' ward will include the new apartment blocks along the riverside.
A new Blackfriars and Trinity ward will be created to include Greengate, Trinity Way and New Bailey, while Ordsall itself will be what most Salford people refer to as 'Ordsall', the existing estate around Salford Lads Club and Ordsall Community Arts.
The current Irwell Riverside ward, which stretches all over the place, from Chapel, Street to Whit Lane, will disappear, to be replaced by a Pendleton and Charlestown ward encompassing Salford University, the Precinct and Whit Lane.
Meanwhile, Cadishead will become Cadishead and Lower Irlam, while there will be a new Higher Irlam and Peel Green ward. Barton and Winton will also merge into one ward, while Worsley will add Westwood Park to its boundary.
There are also slight expansions and changes to other boundaries, as Kersal will nick bits of Broughton, Claremont will include Duchy Road, and the Langworthy ward will disappear completely, to be replaced by a Weaste and Seedley ward that will lose the Precinct area.
Pendlebury and Clifton will change to go around the Agecroft Commerce Park; Swinton South will extend slightly east; Swinton North will now include Moor Street and north of the A572 Worsley Road; Eccles will see small changes to its east and southwest corner; Boothstown and Ellenbrook will include Roe Green, while Little Hulton will expand to include the Burgess Farm development, and Walkden South will now include bits of the current Little Hulton ward. The only ward not to change at all is Walkden North.
The proposed changes allow Salford to keep twenty wards with three councillors for each ward. The new boundaries and wards will be in place for 2020, when all Salford Council seats will be up for re-election.
There's a public consultation by the LGBC running on the changes until 3rd September with interactive maps ? click here for details.
Residents can also send comments by emailing reviews@lgbce.org.uk or writing to LGBCE, 14th floor, Millbank Tower, London SW1P 4QP
The LGBC will then come back with its proposals between November and January 2019 before publishing its final decision.
There's also maps and further details on Salford Council's website ? click here
For a full background see previous Salford Star articles...
Salford Ward Boundaries To Be Re-Drawn ? click here
What Do Salford Councillors Do All Day? ? click here
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