1949 Preston Municipal Borough Council election

Elections to the Preston Municipal Borough Council were held in late 1949.

Results

Ashton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J Taylor	2,802	68.6
	Labour	K Sharples	1,284	31.4

Avenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E Fisher	1,998	63.6
	Labour	S Whiteside	1,143	36.4

Christ Church

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J Henerey	1,428	51.9
	Conservative	R Rainford	1,321	48.1

Deepdale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H Yates	3,750	50.7
	Labour	R Quigley	3,651	49.3

Fishwick (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E Hewitt	2,426	54.3
	Conservative	H Sharples	1,961
	Communist	T Barnes	82	1.8

Maudland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J Hagan	2,500	52.0
	Conservative	J Hopkinson	2,307	48.0

Moorbrook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R Grenfell	2,049	53.8
	Labour	F Phipps	1,758	46.2

Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W Hall	2,495	50.3
	Conservative	J Hothersall	2,469	49.7

Ribbleton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T Singleton	3,750	50.7
	Conservative	H Holden	2,723	44.4

St Johns

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F Phillips	2,319	51.5
	Labour	H Eccleston	2,181	48.5

St Peters

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W Platt	2,123	55.9
	Independent	W Wilson	1,675	44.1

Trinity

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W Prescott	1,474	54.8
	Labour	R Gillies	1,215	45.2