2021 Preston City Council election

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The 2021 Preston City Council election to elect members of Preston City Council. [1] happened on the same day as other local elections. [2] The election was originally due to take place in May 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [3]

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Council elections for the Preston City Council were last held on 2 May 2019 as part of the 2019 United Kingdom local elections. The council underwent a wholesale boundary revision, reducing the number of both Councillors and electoral wards, resulting in the first 'all out' election since 2002 Preston Council election.

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.

Council composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council is:

Results summary

2021 Preston City Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 10Steady2.svg62.5203062.512,91242.5-5.1
  Conservative 5Increase2.svg 231.361122.910,52934.6+7.0
  Liberal Democrats 1Decrease2.svg 26.36714.64,29014.1-5.9
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01,3724.5+2.5
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01,2074.0+3.5
  Reform UK 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0510.2New
  Heritage 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0450.1New

Ward results

Ashton

2021 Preston City Council election: Ashton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Hull 851 37.84 -4.34
Independent Michael Balshaw72632.28+2.89
Conservative Tes Slater43319.25+5.93
Green Anne-Marie Walsh1506.67N/A
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Dable893.96-6.79
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Brookfield

2021 Preston City Council election: Brookfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nerys Eaves 774 60.23 +10.05
Conservative Bowan Perryman43934.16+18.70
Liberal Democrats Andrew Stevenson725.60-5.76
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Cadley

2021 Preston City Council election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Debbie Shannon 846 38.19 -13.51
Conservative Steve Whittam71732.37+12.16
Labour Jono Grisdale56125.33+2.14
Green Daniel Burt914.11N/A
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

City Centre

2021 Preston City Council election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Salim Desai 1,013 57.99 -9.96
Conservative Andy Pratt38722.15+8.29
Green David Nicholson1739.90N/A
Liberal Democrats Fiona Duke1297.38-6.01
Heritage James Elliot452.58N/A
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Deepdale

2021 Preston City Council election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Siraz Natha 1,522 82.36 -0.25
Conservative Nilli Williamson19410.50+3.41
Green Kevin Rigotti965.19N/A
Liberal Democrats Jurgen Voges361.95-4.95
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Fishwick and Frenchwood

2021 Preston City Council election: Fishwick and Frenchwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Martyn Rawlinson 1,299 79.64 +10.44
Conservative Frankie Kennedy23214.22+2.16
Liberal Democrats Rebecca Potter1006.13-2.69
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Garrison

2021 Preston City Council election: Garrison
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Kelly 1,212 51.25 +7.05
Conservative Lakwinder Singh90738.35+2.62
Liberal Democrats Michael Turner24610.40-2.38
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Greyfriars

2021 Preston City Council election: Greyfriars
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Geoffery Aldridge 1,089 40.99 +11.97
Liberal Democrats Faiz Jethwa83531.43-9.72
Labour Edward Smith57321.57+2.82
Green Andy Burt1606.02N/A
Turnout
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Ingol and Cottam

2021 Preston City Council election: Ingol and Cottam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Trevor Hart 961 44.39 +12.40
Liberal Democrats Mark Jewell78936.44-2.35
Labour Julie Humphrey41519.17+2.23
Turnout
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Lea and Larches

2021 Preston City Council election: Lea and Larches
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jennifer Mein 682 38.75 -3.01
Conservative Monwara Amin44525.28+5.38
Independent Beth Balshaw36620.80N/A
Liberal Democrats Edward Craven1689.55-7.67
Independent Luke Parkinson995.63N/A
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Plungington

2021 Preston City Council election: Plungington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nweeda Khan 887 63.13 +1.37
Conservative Pamela Homer31622.49+7.39
Green Catherine Bissell1208.54N/A
Liberal Democrats Taylor Donoughue-Smith825.84-7.38
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Preston Rural East

2021 Preston City Council election: Preston Rural East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Graham Jolliffe 1,524 65.07 +13.50
Labour Andrew MacLaren46920.03+4.59
Liberal Democrats Peter Lawrence1586.75-5.59
Green Heidi Physick1918.16N/A
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Preston Rural North

2021 Preston City Council election: Preston Rural North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Keith Middlebrough 1,244 66.14 +10.27
Labour Connor Dwyer41922.28+7.62
Liberal Democrats Daniel Guise21811.59-3.67
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Ribbleton

2021 Preston City Council election: Ribbleton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Anna Hindle 660 57.24 +16.96
Conservative Mary Kudi23120.03+10.24
Independent Mark Cotterill18115.70N/A
Green Sonia Phillips423.64N/A
Liberal Democrats Luke Bosman393.38-7.37
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Sharoe Green

2021 Preston City Council election: Sharoe Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Walker 1,193 49.18 +8.24
Labour Samir Vohra61325.27-4.50
Liberal Democrats George Kulbacki38515.87+3.63
Green Helen Disley1847.58-10.03
Reform UK John Wilson512.10N/A
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

St. Matthew's

2021 Preston City Council election: St. Matthew's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Suleman Sarwar 962 75.33 +2.13
Conservative Colin Homer21716.99+2.56
Liberal Democrats Thomas Hackett987.67-1.41
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

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References

  1. Elections 2021 Archived 24 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine Preston City Council
  2. "Local government elections". www.local.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  3. "Local elections postponed for a year over coronavirus". BBC News. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.