2004 Preston City Council election

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Map of the results of the 2004 Preston council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independent in light grey. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2004. Preston UK local election 2004 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2004 Preston council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independent in light grey. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2004.

This article shows the results of local elections for Preston City Council , in Lancashire held on 10 June 2004

Preston Council is elected "in thirds" which means there is an all out election in one year followed by single-member elections in subsequent years in which one councillor from each of the three-member wards and one councillor from selected two-member wards defend their seat. In these elections in 2004 the share of the vote is compared with the 2003 elections, whilst any gain or loss of a seat is compared with the all out 2002 elections.

Those councillors elected in 2004 will defend their seats in 2008.

In summary, Labour won 7 wards, with a total of 10,445 votes (28% across the city), the Conservatives 7 wins, with 14,754 votes in total, 39% across the city. The Liberal Democrats won 3 wards, gaining 9,181 (24%) votes across the city, whilst an independent won one seat. Candidates from Respect, and the England First party, failed to win seats in 2004.

In an Election Commission trial this was an "all postal" vote.

Preston City Council Elections: Ashton Ward 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Keith Sedgewick61241.9-12.4
Labour Mark Routledge56138.4-7.2
Liberal Democrats George Nash28919.8N/A
Majority51
Turnout 1,48143.0+10.0
Preston City Council Elections: Brookfield ward 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jonathan Harish Saksena81541.1-12.6
Conservative David Johnston55027.7-18.6
England First Lee Worthington36818.5N/A
Liberal Democrats Peter Newsham25212.7N/A
Majority265
Turnout 1,99837+15
Preston City Council Elections: Cadley ward 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Onyon1,08452.1
Conservative David Hammond75536.3
Labour Ian Walton25211.6
Majority329
Turnout 2,09654
Preston City Council Elections: Deepdale ward 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent (politician)Terry Cartright92146.1N/A
Liberal Democrats Samir Vohra70035.0N/A
Labour Marcus Quick22011.0-11.8
Conservative Robert Cartright1577.9-4.4
Majority221
Turnout 2,02652+16
Preston City Council Elections: Fishwick ward 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sharon Riley51737.9
Labour Ismail Patel47634.9
Respect Sabiha Vorajee37027.1
Majority41
Turnout 1,38838
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Preston City Council Elections: Garrison ward 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stuart Greenhalgh1,22753.5-9.4
Liberal Democrats Gregory Vickers57725.2+6.7
Labour Paul Jackson48921.3+2.8
Majority650
Turnout 2,31445
Preston City Council Elections: Greyfriars ward 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Geoffery Driver1,93962.6
Liberal Democrats John Porter79725.9
Labour Alan Woods34311.1
Majority1,142
Turnout 3,09758
Preston City Council Elections: Ingol ward 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats June Dodd1,05747.7
Conservative Mary Robinson67730.6
Labour Marcus Johnston48121.7
Majority38039
Turnout 2,251
Preston City Council Elections: Larches ward 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Danny Gallagher90241.1
Labour Allan Foster76534.9
Conservative Susan Hudson52624.0
Majority137
Turnout 2,22240
Preston City Council Elections: Lea ward 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Norman Abram1,08453.0
Conservative Sheila Hays68533.0
Labour Marie Johnson28513.9
Majority409
Turnout 2,06349
Preston City Council Elections: Preston Rural East ward 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Davies1,15267.8
Liberal Democrats David Elvis Leeming32419.1
Labour Jennifer Mein22313.1
Majority828
Turnout 1,71155
Preston City Council Elections: Preston Rural North ward 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Gornall2,09275.3
Liberal Democrats Raymond Sudlow42415.3
Labour Pauline Jackson2619.4
Majority1,668
Turnout 2,80152
Preston City Council Elections: Ribbleton ward 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nicholas Pomfret1,01759.3
Conservative Paul Balshaw38622.5
Liberal Democrats Alastair Thomas31318.2
Majority631
Turnout 1,74131
Preston City Council Elections: Riversway ward 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jack Davenport60034.8
Respect Elaine Abbot41524.0
Liberal Democrats Mark Jewell39422.8
Conservative Anne-Marie Hunter31718.4
Majority185
Turnout 1,75336
Preston City Council Elections: Sharoe Green ward 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Geoffrey Thompson1,31152.6
Liberal Democrats Richard Hopkin67227.0
Labour Terrence Mattinson50820.4
Majority639
Turnout 2,51849
Preston City Council Elections: St George's ward 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Younus Khan47745.1
Conservative Gulam Hussain Mulla29227.6
Respect David Eaton28927.3
Majority185
Turnout 1,05833
Preston City Council Elections: St Matthew's ward 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Veronica Afrin78645.2
Respect Sumera Rizwan58733.8
Conservative Ronald Smith36521.0
Majority199
Turnout 1,77436
Preston City Council Elections: Town Centre Ward 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kenneth Cole90439.9
Respect Mukhtar Master76233.6
Liberal Democrats Liam Pennington31213.8
Conservative Andrew Dowellian26111.5
Majority142
Turnout 2,26743.0
Preston City Council Elections: Tulketh ward 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Matthew Brown98251.3
Conservative Margaret McManus93348.7
Majority49
Turnout 1,96636

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