Elections to Preston City Council took place on 1 May 2008.
Preston council is elected "in thirds" which means one councillor from each three-member ward, and councillors from selected two-member wards, are elected each year, with one year free from all elections to ensure all councillors serve a full term.
Due to the "in thirds" system, these election results are compared to the 2004 Preston Council election.
In this summary, "seats" represent the number of wards each party are defending. In two cases this year, the winning candidate in 2004 has since defected to another party, but for comparison the defending party is that from 2004.
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 42 (8/19) | 42.3 | 12,423 | -2,331 | |
Labour | 7 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 37 (7/19) | 28.9 | 8,503 | -1,942 | |
Liberal Democrats | 4 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 16 (3/19) | 24.8 | 7,297 | -1,884 | |
Left List | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 99 | n/a | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 75 | n/a | |
England First | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 109 | -259 | |
Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 (1/19) | 3.0 | 891 | -30 | |
No description | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 945 | n/a |
In this summary box, The Left List are a party split from RESPECT - The Unity Coalition.
Won in corresponding 2004 elections by Conservative Party, majority 51
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Keith Sedgewick | 657 | 54.7 | +12.8 | |
Labour | Phil Crowe | 544 | 45.3 | +6.9 | |
Majority | 113 | +62 | |||
Turnout | 1,201 | 37% | -6 |
Won in corresponding 2004 elections by Labour Party, majority 265
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Cartwright | 788 | 53.1 | +25.4 | |
Labour | Jonathan Saksena | 697 | 46.9 | +5.8 | |
Majority | 91 | ||||
Turnout | 1,485 | 28% | -9 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +10.0 | |||
Won in corresponding 2004 elections by Liberal Democrats, majority 329
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Michael Onyon | 1,010 | 57.1 | +5.0 | |
Conservative | Steven Johnston | 624 | 35.3 | -1.0 | |
Labour | William Burke | 136 | 7.7 | -3.9 | |
Majority | 386 | +57 | |||
Turnout | 1,770 | 47% | -7 |
Won in corresponding 2004 elections by independent, majority 221
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Terry Cartwright | 891 | 57.4 | +11.3 | |
Labour | Anis Faruki | 543 | 35.0 | +24.0 | |
Conservative | Sheila Heys | 118 | 7.6 | -0.3 | |
Majority | 348 | +127 | |||
Turnout | 1,552 | 40% | -12 |
Won in corresponding 2004 elections by Conservative Party, majority 41. The winning candidate subsequently defected to the Liberal Democrats (and switched back to the Conservatives after losing the 2008 election). The result in 2008 will be based on the Conservative "defence", as is normal practice when comparing election results.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Martyn Rawlinson | 608 | 48.1 | +13.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sharon Riley | 550 | 43.5 | N/A | |
No description | Peter Agland | 107 | 8.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 58 | ||||
Turnout | 1,265 | 34% | -4 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Won in corresponding 2004 elections by Conservative Party, majority 650
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stuart Greenhalgh | 1,207 | 66.8 | +13.3 | |
Labour | Bert Williams | 324 | 17.9 | -3.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Wilkinson | 276 | 15.3 | -9.9 | |
Majority | 883 | +233 | |||
Turnout | 1,807 | 33% | -12 |
Won in corresponding 2004 elections by Conservative Party, majority 1,142
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Geoff Driver | 1,678 | 71.3 | +8.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Porter | 441 | 18.7 | -7.2 | |
Labour | Alan Woods | 236 | 10.0 | -1.1 | |
Majority | 1,237 | +95 | |||
Turnout | 2,355 |
Won in corresponding 2004 elections by Liberal Democrats, majority 380. The winning candidate subsequently defected to the Conservative Party. The result in 2008 will be based on the Liberal Democrat "defence", as is normal practice when comparing election results.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Pauline Brown | 838 | 48.9 | +1.2 | |
Conservative | June Dodd | 684 | 39.9 | +9.3 | |
Labour | Shahzad Malik | 191 | 11.2 | -10.5 | |
Majority | 154 | -226 | |||
Turnout | 1,713 |
Won in corresponding 2004 elections by Liberal Democrats, majority 137
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Danny Gallagher | 1,011 | 61.7 | +20.6 | |
Labour | Drew Gale | 627 | 38.3 | +3.4 | |
Majority | 384 | +247 | |||
Turnout | 1,638 |
Won in corresponding 2004 elections by Liberal Democrats, majority 409
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Trevor Hart | 892 | 48.6 | +15.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Julie Voges | 804 | 43.7 | -9.3 | |
Labour | Dave Wilson | 141 | 7.7 | -6.2 | |
Majority | 88 | - | |||
Turnout | 1,837 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Won in corresponding 2004 elections by Conservative Party, majority 828
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Davies | 1,019 | 73.9 | +6.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Liz Richardson | 234 | 17.0 | -2.1 | |
Labour | Pauline Jackson | 126 | 9.1 | -4.0 | |
Majority | 785 | -43 | |||
Turnout | 1,379 | 45% | -10% |
Won in corresponding 2004 elections by Conservative Party, majority 1,711
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony Gornall | 1,894 | 81.8 | +6.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Chris Richardson | 266 | 11.5 | -3.8 | |
Labour | Derek Barton | 156 | 6.7 | -2.7 | |
Majority | 1,628 | -40 | |||
Turnout | 2,316 | 48% | -4% |
Won in corresponding 2004 elections by Labour Party, majority 631
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Nicholas Pomfret | 735 | 57.0 | -2.3 | |
Conservative | Christine Sharp | 354 | 27.7 | +5.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Finch | 200 | 15.3 | -2.9 | |
Majority | 381 | -250 | |||
Turnout | 23% | -8 |
Won in corresponding 2004 elections by Labour Party, majority 185
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jack Davenport | 569 | 41.9 | +7.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Potter | 318 | 23.4 | +0.6 | |
Conservative | Ronald Smith | 187 | 13.8 | -4.6 | |
England First | Mark Cotterill | 109 | 8.0 | N/A | |
Left List | Elaine Abbot | 99 | 7.3 | N/A | |
Green | Kizzi Murtagh | 75 | 5.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 251 | ||||
Turnout | 1,357 |
Won in corresponding 2004 elections by Conservative Party, majority 639
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Terence Thompson | 1,178 | 62.5 | +9.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Fiona Wren | 391 | 20.7 | -6.3 | |
Labour | Terry Mattinson | 316 | 16.8 | -3.6 | |
Majority | 787 | +148 | |||
Turnout | 1,885 | 37% | -12 |
Won in corresponding 2004 elections by Labour Party, majority 185
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | James Hull | 415 | 52.1 | +7.0 | |
Conservative | Hussain Mulla | 242 | 30.4 | +2.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Tracy Singleton | 140 | 17.5 | n/a | |
Majority | 173 | -12 | |||
Turnout | 797 | 25% | -8 |
Won in corresponding 2004 elections by Labour Party, majority 199
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Veronica Afrin | 780 | 63.9 | +18.7 | |
Conservative | Julian Sedgewick | 201 | 16.5 | -4.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Liam Pennington | 179 | 14.7 | n/a | |
No description | Danielle Field | 61 | 5.0 | n/a | |
Majority | 579 | +380 | |||
Turnout | 1,221 | 24% | -12 |
Won in corresponding 2004 elections by Labour Party, majority 142
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Salim Desai | 851 | 40.9 | +1.0 | |
No description | Mukhtar Master | 777 | 37.3 | N/A | |
Conservative | Alun Roberts | 268 | 12.9 | +1.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jenny Buxton | 186 | 8.9 | -4.9 | |
Majority | 74 | -68 | |||
Turnout |
Won in corresponding 2004 elections by Labour Party, majority 49
Held by Labour in 2008 by-election, majority over Liberal Democrats of 23.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Matthew Brown | 507 | 36.4 | -14.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Rick Seymour | 453 | 32.5 | n/a | |
Conservative | Paul Balshaw | 432 | 31.0 | -17.7 | |
Majority | 54 | +5 | |||
Turnout | 1,392 | 26% | -10 |
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