1996 Preston Borough Council election

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The 1996 Preston Borough Council election for the Preston Borough Council Elections was held in May 1996. One third of the council was up for election. [1]

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Ashton

Preston City Council Elections: Ashton Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M Routledge1,09352.12
Conservative K Peet1,00447.88

Avenham

Preston City Council Elections: Avenham Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ken Cole96168.59
Conservative Sheila Heys23116.49
Liberal Democrats Margaret Marshall20914.91

Brookfield

Preston City Council Elections: Brookfield Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J Browne84469.69
Conservative Keith Sedgewick27022.30
Liberal Democrats M Middleton978.01

Cadley

Preston City Council Elections: Cadley Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats W Borrow1,55562.50
Conservative S Bentham80132.19
Labour J Swindells1325.31

Central

Preston City Council Elections: Central Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S Natha1,00884.1
Liberal Democrats A Yusuf19015.9

Deepdale

Preston City Council Elections: Deepdale Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A Jones87762.0
Liberal Democrats Y Zinga53738.0

Fishwick

Preston City Council Elections: Fishwick Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harold Parker86671.28
Conservative S Brown18515.3
Liberal Democrats Wilf Gavin16413.50

Greyfriars

Preston City Council Elections: Greyfriars Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J Hood1,38651.87
Liberal Democrats C Spencer1,14142.70
Labour A Milne-Picken1455.43

Ingol

Preston City Council Elections: Ingol Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats William Chadwick1,16371.31
Labour C Abbot32720.05
Conservative D Barber1418.65

Larches

Preston City Council Elections: Larches Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats A Foster81846.58
Labour G Walmsley66737.98
Conservative M Gildert27115.43

Moor Park

Preston City Council Elections: Moor Park Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H Evans1,02758.42
Conservative P Balshaw46826.62
Liberal Democrats P Rainford26314.96

Preston Rural East

Preston City Council Elections: Rural East Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G Swarbrick1,26169.78
Liberal Democrats Edward Rowland27615.27
Labour M Campbell27014.94

Preston Rural West

Preston City Council Elections: Rural West Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats M Basford1,30849.92
Conservative W Hunter1,01938.89
Labour M Clegg29311.18

Ribbleton

Preston City Council Elections: Ribbleton Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Rankin92275.64
Conservative Jane Balshaw18214.93
Liberal Democrats K Nash1159.43

Riversway

Preston City Council Elections: Riversway Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A Reid1,01867.33
Conservative M Taylor26917.79
Liberal Democrats J Abram22514.88

Sharoe Green

Preston City Council Elections: Sharoe Green Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats J Whittle95344.08
Conservative A Scott87540.47
Labour P Malliband33415.45

Sherwood

Preston City Council Elections: Sherwood Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J Parry1,14149.72
Labour J Morley29.809.97
Labour M Maritan47020.48

St Matthews

Preston City Council Elections: St Matthews Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Veronica Afrin94973.62
Conservative P Pugh22617.53
Liberal Democrats C Fell1148.84

Tulketh

Preston City Council Elections: Tulketh Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Valerie Wise1,18053.11
Conservative Stanley Baines1,04246.89

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References

  1. "Preston City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF).