Preston City Council elections

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Preston City Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council elected each time. Preston City Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Preston in Lancashire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2019, 48 councillors have been elected from 16 wards. [1]

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Coat of Arms of the City Council

Council elections

Year Labour Conservative Liberal Liberal Democrats Respect Independent
197338190N/AN/A0
197438190N/AN/A0
197538190N/AN/A0
197613431N/AN/A0
197818372N/AN/A0
197926301N/AN/A0
198031251N/AN/A0
198230243N/AN/A0
198330243N/AN/A0
198431215N/AN/A0
198531215N/AN/A0
198634185N/AN/A0
198735166N/AN/A0
19883616N/A [lower-alpha 1] 5N/A0
19903516N/A6N/A0
19913417N/A6N/A0
19923220N/A5N/A0
19943119N/A7N/A0
1995 3118N/A8N/A0
1996 3213N/A12N/A0
1997 2913N/A13N/A2 [lower-alpha 2]
1998 3013N/A13N/A1 [lower-alpha 3]
1999 [lower-alpha 4] 2813N/A14N/A2 [lower-alpha 5]
2000 2417N/A12N/A4 [lower-alpha 6]
2002 2519N/A11N/A2 [lower-alpha 5]
2003 2518N/A10N/A4 [lower-alpha 7]
2004 2418N/A1014 [lower-alpha 7]
2006 2417N/A1222 [lower-alpha 5]
2007 2420N/A1012 [lower-alpha 5]
2008 [lower-alpha 8] 2421N/A912 [lower-alpha 9]
2010 2422N/A803 [lower-alpha 10]
2011 2921N/A601 [lower-alpha 11]
2012 3119N/A502 [lower-alpha 12]
2014 3219N/A501 [lower-alpha 11]
2015 3219N/A501 [lower-alpha 11]
2016 3319N/A500
2018 [lower-alpha 13] 3517N/A5N/A [lower-alpha 14] 0
2019 [lower-alpha 15] 309N/A9N/A0
2021 3011N/A7N/A0
2022 3011N/A7N/A0
2023 3110N/A7N/A0
2024 306N/A12N/A0

District result maps

Changes between elections

1990 boundaries

St Matthews By-Election 1 October 1998 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Veronica Afrin 617 41.5 −28.6
Liberal Democrats Anna Riedel38325.8+13.2
Independent Paul Malliband27818.7N/A
Conservative Elaine Pugh17912.0−5.2
IndependentGerald Kerrone302.0N/A
Majority23415.7
Turnout 1,48730.1
Labour hold Swing
Central By-Election 20 January 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Swindells 361 64.6 −3.6
Conservative David Hammond13424.0+8.6
IndependentBernadette Jones641.5N/A
Majority22740.6
Turnout 5598.6
Labour hold Swing
Rural East By-Election 20 January 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Harry Landless 903 82.1 +2.4
Liberal Democrats John Bruton15313.9+2.9
Labour Terry Mattinson444.0−5.3
Majority75068.2
Turnout 1,10021.0
Conservative hold Swing
Larches By-Election 29 March 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Ward 501 48.8 +24.0
Liberal Democrats Danny Gallagher34934.0−23.8
Conservative R Turner11010.7−0.4
Independent I Heywood676.5+0.2
Majority15214.8
Turnout 1,02723.7
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +23.9

2007 boundaries

Tulketh by-election 14 February 2008 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Rankin 423 34.3 −6.8
Liberal Democrats Rick Seymour40032.4+21.5
Conservative Paul Balshaw29223.6−6.7
No descriptionBarry Hill846.8N/A
Green Kizzi Murtagh362.9N/A
Majority231.9
Turnout 1,235
Labour hold Swing -14.2
Fishwick by-election 1 October 2009 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jennifer Mein 656 55.7 +13.2
Conservative Sharon Riley28324.0+3.9
Liberal Democrats Luke Bosman23920.3+1.3
Majority37331.7
Turnout 1,17830.9
Labour hold Swing +8.6
Riversway by-election 15 July 2010 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Linda Crompton 890 66.72
Liberal Democrats Stephen Wilkinson38829.09
Green Adam Vardey564.20
Majority50237.63
Turnout 1,334
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +8.6
Cadley by-election 16 September 2010 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Potter 721 43.1 −14.0
Labour John Young47628.5+20.8
Conservative David Walker46528.4−6.9
Majority24514.7−141
Turnout 1,672
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -3.6
Ashton by-election, 4 May 2017 [8] (term ends 2020)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Liz Atkins 648 47.89 +3.29
Conservative Michael Balshaw47735.25+2.28
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Dable16612.27+4.15
UKIP Simon Platt624.58−3.37
Majority17112.64+1.01
Turnout 1,353
Labour hold Swing +0.51
Preston Rural East by-election, 4 May 2017 [8] (term ends 2018)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ron Woollam 987 69.46 −0.84
Labour Joshua Mascord21615.20−14.50
Liberal Democrats David Callaghan16011.26N/A
UKIP Kieran Aspden584.08N/A
Majority77154.26
Turnout 1,421
Conservative hold Swing +6.83

Conservative councillor Damien Moore (Greyfriars) resigned from the council in March 2018 (he was elected Member of Parliament for Southport in 2017). [9] The seat (term ending 2019 due to boundary changes [10] trigger a full election) was filled in a double election for Greyfriars on 3 May. [11]

2019 boundaries

Lea and Larches ward, 2024

A by-election is due to be held for the Lea and Larches ward following the resignation of Labour councillor David Borrow on 24 May 2024, [12] with no official reason being given for the councillor's departure. The by-election will be contested 4 July 2024, the same day as the UK general election. [13]

Lea and Larches by-election, 4 July 2024 (term ends 2026)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ann Cowell
Labour Mark Routledge
Liberal Democrats Sean Little
Conservative Daniel Duckworth
Majority
Turnout

Notes

  1. ↑ The Liberal Party was dissolved 2 March 1988.
  2. ↑ Independent 1, Labour Independent 1
  3. ↑ Independent 1
  4. ↑ During September 1999 two councillors formed "The People's Party" [2]
  5. 1 2 3 4 Labour Independent 2
  6. ↑ Labour Independent 3, People's Party 1
  7. 1 2 Independent 2 (one elected as Socialist Alliance Against the War [2] ), Labour Independent 2
  8. ↑ During November 2008 one councillor changed his designation from the Respect Party to Independent Socialist [2]
  9. ↑ Deepdale Independent 2
  10. ↑ Deepdale Independent 2, Independent Socialist 1
  11. 1 2 3 Deepdale Independent 1
  12. ↑ Independent 1, Deepdale Independent 1
  13. ↑ During August 2018 two councillors formed an Independent Conservatives group. [2]
  14. ↑ The Respect Party was dissolved 18 August 2016.
  15. ↑ During May 2020 one councillor resigned their seat, which remained vacant until restrictions in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic are lifted.

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References

  1. ↑ "The Preston (Electoral Changes) Order 2017", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 2018/548, retrieved 24 August 2022
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Political history composition of Preston City Council" (PDF). Preston City Council. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  3. ↑ Afrin predicts nasty campaign in by-election Lancashire Telegraph (written 10 September 1998)
  4. ↑ "Tulketh by-election". Preston City Council. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
  5. ↑ "Fishwick by-election". Preston City Council. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
  6. ↑ Statement of Persons Nomination Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine Preston City Council
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  8. 1 2 Walker, Ed. "Preston by-election results: Who won in Ashton and Preston Rural East?". Blog Preston. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
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