2022 Preston City Council election

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The 2022 Preston City Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Preston City Council. [1] happened on the same day as other local elections.

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Council elections for the Preston City Council were previously held in 2021 as part of the 2021 United Kingdom local elections. The council underwent a wholesale boundary revision in 2020, 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

2022 Preston City Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 11Steady2.svg64.7193062.513,89048.4%+5.9%
  Conservative 3Steady2.svg17.681122.98,08928.2%-6.4%
  Liberal Democrats 3Steady2.svg17.64714.66,36022.1%+8.0%
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01780.6%-4.0%

Ward results

Ashton

Ashton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Boswell 1,249 64.6 +26.7
Conservative Tracy Slater49025.3+6.1
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Dable2089.5+5.5
Majority74039.3+33.7
Turnout 1,93431-5.2
Labour hold Swing +10.3

Brookfield

Brookfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mel Close 793 67.3 +7.1
Labour Naoimh McMahon 723 61.4 +1.2
Conservative Mary Kudi27223.0-11.2
Conservative Bowen Perryman25821.9-12.3
Liberal Democrats Sandra Finch12610.7+5.1
Liberal Democrats Christina Mylroie887.5+1.9
Majority
Turnout 117820.89-1.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Cadley

Cadley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Phoenix Adair 1,069 50.6 +12.4
Labour Takhsin Akhtar54225.7+0.4
Conservative Paul Balshaw50023.7-8.7
Majority52724.9+19.1
Turnout 211134.6-1.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +9.6

City Centre

City Centre
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lynne Brooks 1,099 71.2 +13.2
Conservative Andy Pratt30820.0-2.2
Liberal Democrats Christopher Finch1368.8+1.4
Majority79151.2+15.4
Turnout 1,54317.7-3.3
Labour hold Swing +7.7

Deepdale

Deepdale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Zafar Coupland 1,664 89.6 +7.2
Conservative Nilli Williamson1045.6-4.9
Liberal Democrats Jurgan Voges874.7-2.8
Majority156084.012.1
Turnout 185729.2+0.02
Labour hold Swing 6.1

Fishwick and Frenchwood

Fishwick and Frenchwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Valerie Wise 1,375 80.4 +0.8
Conservative Ishaq Vaez23513.7-0.5
Liberal Democrats John David Rutter1015.9-0.2
Majority114066.7+1.3
Turnout 171129.3+1.4
Labour hold Swing +0.7

Garrison

Garrison
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Amber Afzal 1,218 55.5 +3.3
Conservative Lakwinder Singh61428.0-10.4
Liberal Democrats Mike Turner36116.5+6.1
Majority60427.5+13.7
Turnout 219433.6-2.5
Labour hold Swing +6.9

Greyfriars

Greyfriars
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Fiona Duke 1,206 46.5 +15.1
Conservative Geoffrey Aldridge81731.5-9.5
Labour Mark Routledge57222.0+0.4
Majority38915.0N/A
Turnout 259641.3-0.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +12.3

Ingol and Cottam

Ingol and Cottom
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Neil Darby 1,283 55.3 +18.9
Conservative Carolyn Gibson69429.9-14.5
Labour Connor Dwyer34614.9-4.3
Majority589+25.4N/A
Turnout 232234.3+1.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +16.7

Lea and Larches

Lea and Larches
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Borrow 961 59.2 +20.5
Conservative Scott Paul Rainford47229.0+3.7
Liberal Democrats Edward Craven19011.7+2.2
Majority48930.2+16.7
Turnout 162425.8-1.6
Labour hold Swing +8.4

Plungington

Plungington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Pav Akhtar 814 70.7 +7.6
Conservative Pamela Homer20718.0-4.5
Liberal Democrats Rebecca Potter13611.3+5.5
Majority60752.7+12.1
Turnout 1,15113.8-3.8
Labour hold Swing +6.1

Preston Rural East

Preston Rural East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Whittam 1,188 57.0 -8.1
Labour James Ahmed54326.1+6.1
Liberal Democrats Peter Lawrence35116.8+10.1
Majority64530.9-14.2
Turnout 208432.5-5.2
Conservative hold Swing -7.1

Preston Rural North

Preston Rural North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Thompson 941 56.0 -10.1
Labour Adam Sarwar41724.8+2.5
Liberal Democrats Daniel Guise32319.2+7.6
Majority52431.2-13.6
Turnout 170030.1-5.5
Conservative hold Swing -6.3

Ribbleton

Ribbleton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jonathan Saksena 664 63.8 +6.6
Conservative Jonty Campbell25124.1+4.1
Liberal Democrats Luke Bosman12512.0+8.6
Majority41339.7+2.5
Turnout 104018.4-1.8
Labour hold Swing +1.3

Sharoe Green

Sharoe Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Maxwell Green 853 36.6 -12.6
Labour Samir Vohra69029.6+4.3
Liberal Democrats George Kulbacki61126.2+10.3
Green Helen Disley1787.6+0.02
Majority1637.0-16.9
Turnout 233237.5-1.6
Conservative hold Swing -8.5

St. Matthew's

St Matthew’s
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jade Morgan 963 81.7 +6.4
Conservative Colin Homer14312.1-4.9
Liberal Democrats Joanne Joyner726.1-1.6
Majority82069.6+11.3
Turnout 117820.5-2.1
Labour hold Swing +5.7

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References

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