Council elections for the City of Preston, Lancashire were held on 22 May 2014 [1] as part of the 2014 United Kingdom local elections. The elections have been moved from earlier on in May to coincide with the North West component of the 2014 European Parliament election. Nineteen electoral wards were fought with those councillors elected in the corresponding elections in 2010 defending their seats due to the "in thirds" system employed in Preston local elections. The previous elections to Preston council occurred in 2012 but due to the "in thirds" system employed by Preston council, councillors are elected for four-year terms. This means gains, losses, and vote share comparisons this year are with those fought in 2010.
All locally registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who were aged 18 or over on Thursday 22 May 2014 were entitled to vote in the local elections. Those who were temporarily away from their ordinary address (for example, away working, on holiday, in student accommodation or in hospital) were also entitled to vote in the local elections, [2] although those who had moved abroad and registered as overseas electors cannot vote in the local elections. It is possible to register to vote at more than one address (such as a university student who had a term-time address and lives at home during holidays) at the discretion of the local Electoral Register Office, but it remains an offence to vote more than once in the same local government election. [3]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 11 | +1 | +1 | 13,831 | −5,490 | ||||
Conservative | 6 | N/C | 8,236 | −9,860 | |||||
UKIP | 0 | N/C | 4,127 | +4,127 | |||||
Liberal Democrats | 2 | N/C | 2,782 | −13,000 | |||||
Green | 0 | N/C | 377 | +179 | |||||
Independent | 1 | 1 | -1 | 113 | +113 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Browne | 870 | 54.9 | +2.9 | |
UKIP | James Barker | 523 | 33.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Bowen Perryman | 191 | 12.1 | −18.2 | |
Majority | 347 | 21.9 | |||
Turnout | 28.7 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Mullen | 728 | 44.1 | −2.6 | |
Conservative | Rowena Edmonson | 492 | 29.8 | −3.3 | |
Labour | George Tait | 430 | 26.1 | +5.9 | |
Majority | 298 | 14.3 | |||
Turnout | 58.1 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bobby Cartwright | 569 | 43.2 | −2.3 | |
Labour | Peter Moss | 508 | 38.5 | +10.4 | |
UKIP | John Bottomley | 140 | 10.6 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Mike Turner | 101 | 7.7 | −18.6 | |
Majority | 61 | 4.6 | |||
Turnout | 46.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Zafar Coupland | 1,055 | 80.4 | +19.6 | |
Conservative | Patricia Gravner | 258 | 19.6 | +1.5 | |
Majority | 797 | 60.7 | |||
Turnout | 35.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charlotte Leach | 740 | 37.8 | −8.8 | |
Labour | Steve Ratcliffe | 541 | 27.6 | −0.9 | |
UKIP | Liz Mahon | 427 | 21.8 | N/A | |
Green | Bill Houghton | 129 | 6.6 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Julie Voges | 122 | 6.2 | −18.2 | |
Majority | 199 | 10.2 | |||
Turnout | 34.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Hammond | 1,230 | 55.0 | +8.4 | |
Labour | Alan Woods | 472 | 21.1 | −7.4 | |
UKIP | Christine Phipps | 346 | 15.5 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Holt-Mylorie | 189 | 8.4 | −16.0 | |
Majority | 758 | 33.9 | |||
Turnout | 42.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Neil Darby | 660 | 34.5 | −14.1 | |
UKIP | Chris Rigby | 537 | 28.1 | N/A | |
Labour | Lynne Wallace | 491 | 25.7 | +0.2 | |
Conservative | Daniel Dewhurst | 224 | 11.7 | −14.1 | |
Majority | 123 | 6.4 | |||
Turnout | 34.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Phil Crowe | 1,049 | 59.4 | +19.6 | |
Conservative | Robert Cartwright | 369 | 20.9 | −0.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Finch | 349 | 19.8 | −18.6 | |
Majority | 680 | 38.5 | |||
Turnout | 30.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christine Abram | 654 | 37.1 | −5.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jason Jeffrey | 396 | 22.5 | −14.3 | |
UKIP | Claire Kilbane | 393 | 22.3 | N/A | |
Labour | Rebecca Yates | 318 | 18.1 | −2.8 | |
Majority | 258 | 14.7 | |||
Turnout | 37.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Collins | 724 | 73.3 | +20.2 | |
Conservative | Sheila Heys | 133 | 13.5 | −8.3 | |
Green | Ian McCormick | 131 | 13.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 591 | 59.8 | |||
Turnout | 30.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sue Whittam | 1,181 | 55.9 | −12.8 | |
UKIP | Kate Walsh | 527 | 24.9 | N/A | |
Labour | Gerard Parke-Hatton | 278 | 13.2 | +1.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Lawrence | 127 | 6.0 | −13.3 | |
Majority | 654 | 31.0 | |||
Turnout | 39.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jonathan Saksena | 772 | 53.9 | +5.8 | |
UKIP | David Treasure | 468 | 32.7 | N/A | |
Conservative | Daryl Bamber | 191 | 13.3 | −7.3 | |
Majority | 304 | 21.2 | |||
Turnout | 23.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Peter Kelly | 1,121 | 80.9 | ||
Conservative | Sharon Riley | 265 | 19.1 | ||
Majority | 856 | 61.8 | |||
Turnout | 33.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Margaret McManus | 754 | 36.2 | −7.8 | |
Labour | John Wilson | 665 | 32.0 | +5.8 | |
UKIP | Les Nyogeri | 435 | 20.9 | N/A | |
Green | Helen Disley | 117 | 5.6 | +1.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gregory Vickers | 110 | 5.3 | −20.6 | |
Majority | 89 | 4.3 | |||
Turnout | 41.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | James Hull | 849 | 87.9 | +24.2 | |
Conservative | Grant Dowbekin | 117 | 12.1 | −1.2 | |
Majority | 732 | ||||
Turnout | 31.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Roy Leeming | 1,177 | 86.7 | +22.9 | |
Conservative | Linda Hubberstey | 181 | 13.3 | −1.7 | |
Majority | 996 | 73.3 | |||
Turnout | 26.2 |
Due to the retirement of Michael Lavellette (Independent Socialist) there will be a double election here, making direct comparisons with the corresponding 2010 election inaccurate.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Salim Desai | 1,323 | |||
Labour | Drew Gale | 1,202 | |||
Conservative | Louise Petherwick | 357 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Peter Rankin | 804 | 54.4 | +14.6 | |
UKIP | Paul Barker | 331 | 22.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | Stephen Allen | 209 | 14.2 | −7.9 | |
Independent | Roger Baines | 113 | 9.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 473 | 32.0 | |||
Turnout | 28.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Carl Crompton | 444 | 78.6 | +30.0 | |
Conservative | Jonty Campbell | 121 | 21.4 | −3.9 | |
Majority | 323 | 57.2 | |||
Turnout | 20.8 |
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