2008 Preston City Council election

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Map of the results of the 2008 Preston council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independent in light grey. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2008. Preston UK local election 2008 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2008 Preston council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independent in light grey. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2008.

Elections to Preston City Council took place on 1 May 2008.

Contents

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.

Summary

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.

Preston Local Election Result 2008
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 721142 (8/19)42.312,423-2,331
  Labour 711+037 (7/19)28.98,503-1,942
  Liberal Democrats 401-116 (3/19)24.87,297-1,884
  Left List 000000.699n/a
  Green 000000.475n/a
  England First 000000.6109-259
  Independent 10005 (1/19)3.0891-30
 No description000003.2945n/a

In this summary box, The Left List are a party split from RESPECT - The Unity Coalition.

Ashton

Won in corresponding 2004 elections by Conservative Party, majority 51

Preston City Council Elections: Ashton ward 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Keith Sedgewick65754.7+12.8
Labour Phil Crowe54445.3+6.9
Majority 113+62
Turnout 1,20137%−6

Brookfield

Won in corresponding 2004 elections by Labour Party, majority 265

Preston City Council Elections: Brookfield ward 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Cartwright78853.1+25.4
Labour Jonathan Saksena69746.9+5.8
Majority 91
Turnout 1,48528%−9
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +10.0

Cadley

Won in corresponding 2004 elections by Liberal Democrats, majority 329

Preston City Council Elections: Cadley ward 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Onyon1,01057.1+5.0
Conservative Steven Johnston62435.3−1.0
Labour William Burke1367.7−3.9
Majority 386+57
Turnout 1,77047%−7

Deepdale

Won in corresponding 2004 elections by independent, majority 221

Preston City Council Elections: Deepdale ward 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Terry Cartwright89157.4+11.3
Labour Anis Faruki54335.0+24.0
Conservative Sheila Heys1187.6−0.3
Majority 348+127
Turnout 1,55240%−12

Fishwick

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.

Preston City Council Elections: Fishwick ward 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Martyn Rawlinson60848.1+13.2
Liberal Democrats Sharon Riley55043.5N/A
No descriptionPeter Agland1078.4N/A
Majority 58
Turnout 1,26534%−4
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Garrison

Won in corresponding 2004 elections by Conservative Party, majority 650

Preston City Council Elections: Garrison ward 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stuart Greenhalgh1,20766.8+13.3
Labour Bert Williams32417.9−3.4
Liberal Democrats Stephen Wilkinson27615.3−9.9
Majority 883+233
Turnout 1,80733%−12

Greyfrairs

Won in corresponding 2004 elections by Conservative Party, majority 1,142

Preston City Council Elections: Greyfriars ward 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Geoff Driver1,67871.3+8.7
Liberal Democrats John Porter44118.7−7.2
Labour Alan Woods23610.0−1.1
Majority 1,237+95
Turnout 2,355

Ingol

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.

Preston City Council Elections: Ingol ward 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Pauline Brown83848.9+1.2
Conservative June Dodd68439.9+9.3
Labour Shahzad Malik19111.2−10.5
Majority 154−226
Turnout 1,713

Larches

Won in corresponding 2004 elections by Liberal Democrats, majority 137

Preston City Council Elections: Larches ward 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Danny Gallagher1,01161.7+20.6
Labour Drew Gale62738.3+3.4
Majority 384+247
Turnout 1,638

Lea

Won in corresponding 2004 elections by Liberal Democrats, majority 409

Preston City Council Elections: Lea ward 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Trevor Hart89248.6+15.6
Liberal Democrats Julie Voges80443.7−9.3
Labour Dave Wilson1417.7−6.2
Majority 88
Turnout 1,837
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Rural East

Won in corresponding 2004 elections by Conservative Party, majority 828

Preston City Council Elections: Preston Rural East ward 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Davies1,01973.9+6.1
Liberal Democrats Liz Richardson23417.0−2.1
Labour Pauline Jackson1269.1−4.0
Majority 785−43
Turnout 1,37945%−10%

Rural North

Won in corresponding 2004 elections by Conservative Party, majority 1,711

Preston City Council Elections: Preston Rural North ward 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Gornall1,89481.8+6.5
Liberal Democrats Chris Richardson26611.5−3.8
Labour Derek Barton1566.7−2.7
Majority 1,628−40
Turnout 2,31648%−4%

Ribbleton

Won in corresponding 2004 elections by Labour Party, majority 631

Preston City Council Elections: Ribbleton ward 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nicholas Pomfret73557.0−2.3
Conservative Christine Sharp35427.7+5.2
Liberal Democrats Rebecca Finch20015.3−2.9
Majority 381−250
Turnout 23%−8

Riversway

Won in corresponding 2004 elections by Labour Party, majority 185

Preston City Council Elections: Riversway ward 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jack Davenport56941.9+7.1
Liberal Democrats John Potter31823.4+0.6
Conservative Ronald Smith18713.8−4.6
England First Mark Cotterill 1098.0N/A
Left List Elaine Abbot997.3N/A
Green Kizzi Murtagh755.5N/A
Majority 251
Turnout 1,357

Sharoe Green

Won in corresponding 2004 elections by Conservative Party, majority 639

Preston City Council Elections: Sharoe Green ward 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Terence Thompson1,17862.5+9.9
Liberal Democrats Fiona Wren39120.7−6.3
Labour Terry Mattinson31616.8−3.6
Majority 787+148
Turnout 1,88537%−12

St George's

Won in corresponding 2004 elections by Labour Party, majority 185

Preston City Council Elections: St Georges ward 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op James Hull41552.1+7.0
Conservative Hussain Mulla24230.4+2.8
Liberal Democrats Tracy Singleton14017.5n/a
Majority 173−12
Turnout 79725%−8

St Matthew's

Won in corresponding 2004 elections by Labour Party, majority 199

Preston City Council Elections: St Matthews ward 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Veronica Afrin78063.9+18.7
Conservative Julian Sedgewick20116.5−4.5
Liberal Democrats Liam Pennington17914.7n/a
No descriptionDanielle Field615.0n/a
Majority 579+380
Turnout 1,22124%−12

Town Centre

Won in corresponding 2004 elections by Labour Party, majority 142

Preston City Council Elections: Town Centre ward 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Salim Desai85140.9+1.0
No descriptionMukhtar Master77737.3N/A
Conservative Alun Roberts26812.9+1.4
Liberal Democrats Jenny Buxton1868.9−4.9
Majority 74−68
Turnout

Tulketh

Won in corresponding 2004 elections by Labour Party, majority 49

Held by Labour in 2008 by-election, majority over Liberal Democrats of 23.

Preston City Council Elections: Tulketh ward 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Matthew Brown50736.4−14.9
Liberal Democrats Rick Seymour45332.5n/a
Conservative Paul Balshaw43231.0−17.7
Majority 54+5
Turnout 1,39226%−10

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