1999 Preston Borough Council election

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Elections to Preston Borough Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council after a Liberal Democrat councillor defected to them on the night of the counting of the votes.

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartySeats  ±  
Labour 29-1
Liberal Democrat 130
Conservative 130
Independent 2+1

Election result

Preston Local Election Result 1999
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 9-145.0037.5912,098
  Conservative 6030.0030.709,878
  Liberal Democrats 4020.0027.748,927
  Independent 1+15.003.971,277

Ward results

The 1999 and 2000 results are for the electoral wards prior to the boundary changes which took place for the 2002 "all out" elections.

Ashton

This north west suburban ward was barely changed in the subsequent boundary changes put in place for 2002. This mix of housing and shopping areas includes a couple of popular schools and commuting bases.

Preston City Council Elections: Ashton Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Tyson1,01659.17
Labour Stacey Borrow55032.03
Liberal Democrats Alfred Wild1498.68
Majority46627.17

Avenham

This troubled of high-rise flats and council housing, and private houses in the Frenchwood area on the banks of the River Ribble, would be merged with some areas of Preston's then town centre in the subsequent boundary review.

Preston City Council Elections: Avenham Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Musa Ahmed Jiwa79465.84
Liberal Democrats Margaret Marshall20717.16
Conservative Paul Hammond20216.75
Majority58748.79

Brookfield

A ward in the north east of the town with a mix of social housing and a suburban outer core.

Preston City Council Elections: Brookfield Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jonathan Harish Chandra Saksena63862.86
Conservative Keith Sedgewick24323.94
Liberal Democrats Mavis Cooper13112.91
Majority39539.03

Cadley

Placed on the outer fringes of Fulwood this is a box-shaped urban ward of middle-class and retired population with a sizable commuting base.

Preston City Council Elections: Cadley Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Onyon1,30062.08
Conservative Paul Balshaw65831.42
Labour Michael Carruthers1326.30
Majority64230.72

Central

Based on the area surrounding the growing University and St Walberg's Church, this ward would be divided amongst a number of wards in the boundary review in place for the 2002 elections.

Preston City Council Elections: Central Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Carl Crompton79068.16
Liberal Democrats Simon Moore19016.39
Conservative James Seddon17815.36
Majority60051.81

Deepdale

This ward of terraced housing and Preston North End football club was once recorded as the most deprived in the country.

Preston City Council Elections: Deepdale Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Joyce Cartwright98452.00
Labour Henry Heaps54328.70
Conservative Anne Hammond19610.36
Liberal Democrats Bernadette Jones1578.30
Majority44123.46

Fishwick

The social housing estate of Callon and great swathes of comfortable housing makes up the Fishwick ward in the southwest of the town, up against the South Ribble border.

Preston City Council Elections: Fishwick Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ian Hall61562.25
Conservative David Hammond21421.66
Liberal Democrats Wilf Gavin15215.38
Majority40140.88

Greyfriars

In the north of the town, this ward named after a private house is a central element of Fulwood and spans the A6 road from Preston to Lancaster.

Preston City Council Elections: Greyfriars Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Geoff Driver1,35452.97
Liberal Democrats Raymond Askew1,06941.82
Labour Terence Mattinson1264.93
Majority28511.18

Ingol

In the north west of the town, the Ingol and Tanterton areas bring together a notable number of retirement homes and comfortable properties up against the Lancaster Canal and social housing.

Preston City Council Elections: Ingol Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ann Green89966.84
Labour Julie Humphrey23918.60
Conservative Shiela Hays20215.02
Majority66049.25

Larches

Based on two post-war overspill estates of Larches and Savick

Preston City Council Elections: Larches Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Joe Fitzgerald65250.74
Labour John Swindells51640.16
Conservative Julie Milne1169.03
Majority13610.59

Moor Park

In the central area of Preston this ward is based on Plungington and the terraces near Moor Park itself. The ward cut into the southern parts of Fulwood which would be transferred in the subsequent boundary review to the new college ward.

Preston City Council Elections: Moor Park Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Francesco di Molfetta86051.40
Liberal Democrats John Monk43025.70
Conservative Rowena Edmonson37322.30
Majority43025.86

Preston Rural East

This expanse of rural villages and farming communities includes the Broughton and Goosnargh.

Preston City Council Elections: Rural East Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Gates1,46479.78
Liberal Democrats Edward Rowland20211.01
Labour John Williams1709.26
Majority126268.74

Preston Rural West

Largely based on the Woodplumpton and Lea and Cottam areas to the west of the town towards the Fylde border.

Preston City Council Elections: Rural West Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Christine Abram1,11245.84
Conservative George Wilkins1,06043.69
Labour John Collins25010.30
Majority522.15

Ribbleton

In the east of the town this ward has a high percentage of social housing.

Preston City Council Elections: Ribbleton Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Glenys di Cioccio43253.60
Independent (politician)Ronald Yates15619.35
Conservative Jane Balshaw13216.38
Liberal Democrats Heather Drury8510.55
Majority27634.29

Riversway

A growing ward with Broadgate against the River Ribble and the redeveloped Marina complex.

Preston City Council Elections: Riversway Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Marcus Johnstone73446.72
Liberal Democrats Alan Valentine70244.68
Conservative Susan Brown1328.40
Majority322.04

Sharoe Green

Based on the urban environs around the Sharoe Green hospital in the southern part of Fulwood

Preston City Council Elections: Sharoe Green Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Eric Fazackerley1,08359.80
Liberal Democrats Michael Turner51128.22
Labour Pauline Sanderson21511.87
Majority57231.62

Sherwood

In the east of the town, against the rural border of Ribble Valley this ward of semi-rural housing and out-of-town industrial development was split in the subsequent boundary review.

Preston City Council Elections: Sherwood Ward (2 member election)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Marie Milne1,29131.93
Conservative Stuart Greenhalgh1,28831.86
Labour Angela Milne-Picken4039.97
Labour John Houghton3889.60
Liberal Democrats Margaret Maritan3498.63
Liberal Democrats John Smith3248.01

St Matthews

The built up terraces and urban sprawl between the centre and the eastern extremities of Ribbleton. HMP Preston is in this ward.

Preston City Council Elections: St Matthews Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rose Kinsella68659.19
Conservative Elaine Pugh18515.96
Independent Paul Malliband13711.82
Liberal Democrats Anne-Marie Riedel13611.73
Majority50143.79

Tulketh

A ward in the central west of the town crossing the main east/west Blackpool road.

Preston City Council Elections: Tulketh Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jean al-Serraj78747.13
Conservative Stanley Baines71142.57
Liberal Democrats James MacGregor17010.18
Majority764.56

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