Council elections for the City of Preston, Lancashire were held on 3 May 2018 [1] as part of the 2018 United Kingdom local elections. Due to the "in thirds" system employed in Preston local elections, the previous elections to Preston council occurred in the 2014 Preston City Council election, consequently this means gains, losses, and vote share comparisons this year are with those fought in 2014.
All locally registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who are aged 18 or over on polling day are entitled to vote in the local elections.
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 14 | +2 | +2 | 73.68 | 50.50 | 13,121 | -710 | ||
Conservative | 3 | -2 | -2 | 15.79 | 33.18 | 8,620 | +384 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 2 | N/C | 10.53 | 14.31 | 3,718 | +936 | |||
UKIP | 0 | 1.91 | 495 | ||||||
TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0.10 | 26 | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Browne | 804 | 65.4 | +10.5 | |
Conservative | Bowen Perryman | 274 | 22.3 | +10.2 | |
UKIP | Derek Killeen | 152 | 12.4 | −20.6 | |
Majority | 530 | 43.1 | +21.2 | ||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Claire Craven | 966 | 58.5 | +14.4 | |
Conservative | Mehfuz Dasu Patel | 353 | 21.4 | −8.4 | |
Labour | Joshua Mascord | 333 | 20.2 | −5.9 | |
Majority | 613 | 37.1 | +19.0 | ||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Freddie Bailey | 734 | 56.2 | +17.7 | |
Conservative | Paul Balshaw | 500 | 38.3 | −4.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Turner | 72 | 5.5 | −2.2 | |
Majority | 234 | 17.9 | +13.3 | ||
Turnout | |||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Whitney Hawkins | 734 | 75.1 | −5.3 | |
Conservative | Munirah Dasu Patel | 152 | 15.6 | −4.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Luke Bosman | 65 | 6.7 | N/A | |
TUSC | Thomas Costello | 26 | 2.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 582 | 59.6 | −1.1 | ||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Anna Hindle | 811 | 48.4 | +20.8 | |
Conservative | Paul Whalley | 744 | 44.4 | +6.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Hans Voges | 122 | 7.3 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 67 | 4.0 | −6.2 | ||
Turnout | |||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Due to the resignation of Damien Moore there will be a double election making direct comparison with 2014 impossible. [2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Jolliffe | 1,072 | 46.9 | ||
Conservative | Ian Donnell | 1,054 | 46.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Margaret Lodge | 682 | 29.9 | ||
Labour | Alan Woods | 534 | 23.4 | ||
Labour | Iain Hams | 524 | 22.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Deborah Shannon | 501 | 21.9 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Neil Darby | 763 | 51.7 | +17.2 | |
Labour | Christopher Berry | 375 | 25.4 | −0.3 | |
Conservative | Tim Cox | 265 | 17.9 | +6.2 | |
UKIP | Samuel Furr | 74 | 5.0 | −23.1 | |
Majority | 388 | 26.3 | +19.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,477 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Phil Crowe | 769 | 51.0 | +8.4 | |
Conservative | Beth Helen Balshaw | 463 | 30.7 | -9.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ed Craven | 197 | 13.1 | +6.7 | |
UKIP | Mark Kingsley | 78 | 5.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 20.31 | ||||
Turnout | 1,507 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Martin McKeever | 775 | 48.9 | +11.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mark Jewell | 462 | 29.2 | +6.7 | |
Labour | Alan Dent | 347 | 21.9 | +3.8 | |
Majority | 27.0% | ||||
Turnout | 1,584 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Nweeda Khan | 655 | 79.0 | +5.7 | |
Conservative | Simon Crowe | 174 | 21.0 | +5.7 | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 829 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sue Whittam | 1,549 | 72.0 | +16.1 | |
Labour | Gillian Mascord | 414 | 19.2 | +6.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Fiona Duke | 188 | 8.7 | +2.7 | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 2,151 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jonathan Saksena | 784 | 66.8 | +12.9 | |
Conservative | Rob Jones | 274 | 23.4 | +10.9 | |
UKIP | Anthony James | 115 | 9.8 | -22.9 | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1,173 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Peter Kelly | 1,054 | 80.2 | -0.7 | |
Conservative | Connor Rumble | 261 | 19.8 | +0.7 | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1,315 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Keith Sedgewick | 922 | 52.8 | +16.6 | |
Labour | Simon Fullalove | 652 | 37.3 | +5.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Potter | 172 | 9.9 | +4.6 | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1,746 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | James Hull | 752 | 87.0 | -0.9 | |
Conservative | Danielle Mayor | 112 | 13.0 | +0.9 | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 864 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jono Grisdale | 957 | 87.6 | +0.9 | |
Conservative | Mike Balshaw | 136 | 12.4 | -0.9 | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1,093 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Salim Desai | 1,194 | 82.8 | N/A | |
Conservative | Yusuf Mitha | 248 | 17.2 | N/A | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Carol Henshaw | 827 | 64.8 | +9.6 | |
Conservative | Jonty Campbell | 254 | 19.9 | +5.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Yates | 119 | 9.9 | N/A | |
UKIP | Simon Platt | 76 | 6.0 | -16.8 | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1,276 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Carl Crompton | 396 | 79.7 | +1.1 | |
Conservative | Luke Walmsley | 101 | 20.3 | -1.1 | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 497 |
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