2000 Preston Borough Council election

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Elections to Preston Borough Council were held on 7 May 2000. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartySeats  ±  
Labour 24-4
Conservative 17+4
Liberal Democrat 12+1
Independent 4-1

Election results

Preston Local Election Result 2000
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 7+435.0041.7812,108+11.68
  Labour 7-435.0028.848,358-8.75
  Liberal Democrats 5+125.0025.577,411-2.17
  Independent 1-15.003.801,101-0.17

Ward results

This election was the last to be held before a boundary review increased the number of electoral wards and redistributed the councillors.

Ashton

Preston City Council Elections: Ashton Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Keith Sedgewick83849.03−10.14
Labour Mark Routledge66939.15+7.12
Independent Stanley Baines19711.56+11.56

Avenham

Preston City Council Elections: Avenham Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ken Cole75567.41+1.57
Conservative Anne Hammond21819.46+2.71
Liberal Democrats Anne-Marie Riedel14112.59−4.57

Brookfield

Preston City Council Elections: Brookfield Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Browne52360.60
Conservative Paul Hammond33639.40

Cadley

Preston City Council Elections: Cadley Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Bill Borrow1,11351.15
Conservative Stephen Bentham94943.61
Labour Michael Carruthers1115.10

Central

Preston City Council Elections: Central Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Siraz Ali Natha59067.97
Conservative Susan Brown27132.03

Deepdale

Preston City Council Elections: Deepdale Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Paul Malliband77848.44
Labour Derek Barton50731.57
Conservative Thomas Davies32019.93

Fishwick

Preston City Council Elections: Fishwick Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harold Parker61265.38
Conservative David Hammond32034.62

Greyfriars

Preston City Council Elections: Greyfriars Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joseph Hood1,59469.00
Liberal Democrats Raymond Askew62326.97
Labour Angela Milne-Pickin894.03

Ingol

Preston City Council Elections: Ingol Ward (2 members)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats William Chadwick92138.44
Liberal Democrats Margaret Marshall83834.97
Conservative Sheila Heys2389.93
Conservative Shaun Turner1998.31
Labour Julie Humphrey1757.30
Independent Bernadette Jones251.04

Larches

Preston City Council Elections: Larches Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Kathleen Derbyshire66557.68
Labour Allan Foster28524.72
Conservative David Sharp12811.10
Independent Lee Forshaw726.24

Moor Park

Preston City Council Elections: Moor Park Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Collins72943.16
Liberal Democrats Michael Turner64137.95
Conservative Paul Balshaw30618.12

Rural East

Preston City Council Elections: Rural East Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Geoff Swarbrick1,33581.35
Liberal Democrats John Bruton21012.80
Labour Pauline Sanderson915.55

Rural West

Preston City Council Elections: Rural West Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kathryn Calder1,28152.82
Liberal Democrats Michael Basford95139.22
Labour James Hull1897.79

Ribbleton

Preston City Council Elections: Ribbleton Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andy Campbell48371.03
Conservative Jane Balshaw19328.97

Riversway

Preston City Council Elections: Riversway Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alan Valentine64843.52
Labour Irene Black62441.91
Conservative Jonathan MacKie18012.09
Independent Kristian Forshaw291.95

Sharoe Green

Preston City Council Elections: Sharoe Green Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rowena Edmondson1,15568.75
Liberal Democrats Alistair Thomas29917.80
Labour Kevin Ellard22413.33

Sherwood

Preston City Council Elections: Sherwood Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stuart Greenhalgh1,21962.67
Liberal Democrats Margaret Maritan36118.56
Labour Terence Mattinson36018.56

St Matthews

Preston City Council Elections: St Matthews Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Veronica Afrin62468.87
Conservative Elaine Pugh28231.13

Tulketh

Preston City Council Elections: Tulketh Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Margaret McManus74650.96
Labour Valerie Wise71849.04

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