2012 Preston City Council election

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Elections to Preston City Council took place on 3 May 2012, [1] the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections.

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Preston council is elected "in thirds", which means one councillor from each three-member ward and selected councillors from a number of two-member wards are elected each year, followed by one year free from any elections to ensure all councillors serve a full term.

Two wards will have 'double elections' due to early resignations.

Due to the "in thirds" system, the 2012 election results below are directly compared with the corresponding elections in 2008, with the change in vote share calculated on this basis. Other elections can be found at Preston local elections.

Summary

Preston Local Election Result 2012
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 73-1946.114,191+40.1
  Conservative 8-2631.69,718-27.8
  Liberal Democrats 31213.74,207-73.4
  Independent 1126.51,990+55.2
  Green 1.3391+81.1
  England First 1.0293+63.0

Ward results

Ashton

Won in corresponding 2008 elections by Conservative Party, majority 113. Ashton was a Labour gain from the Conservatives at the 2011 elections

Preston City Council Elections: Ashton ward 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Elizabeth Wildgoose68255.3+10.0
Conservative Keith Sedgewick48038.9-15.8
Liberal Democrats Stephen Mullen725.8N/A
Majority202
Turnout 1,234
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Brookfield

Won in corresponding 2008 elections by Conservatives, with a majority of 91. The Brookfield ward is in the north-east of the borough.

Preston City Council Elections: Brookfield ward 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Philip Corker1,02075.6+28.7
Conservative Christopher Rigby32924.4-28.7
Majority69.1
Turnout 1,349
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Cadley

Won in corresponding 2008 elections by Liberal Democrats, majority 386. When this councillor resigned in 2010, it was held by the Liberal Democrats in the resulting by-election. Cadley is at the west of the Fulwood area of the borough.

Preston City Council Elections: Cadley ward 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Potter82650.2-6.9
Conservative Yvonne Driver41125.0-10.3
Labour John Young40824.8+17.7
Majority415
Turnout 1,645

Deepdale

Won in corresponding 2008 elections by an independent candidate, majority 348. Labour won the seat at the 2011 elections.

Preston City Council Elections: Deepdale ward 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
IndependentTerry Cartwright1,02353.4-4.0
Labour Samir Vohra86545.1+10.1
Conservative Sheila Heys281.5-6.1
Majority158
Turnout 1,916

Fishwick

Won in corresponding 2008 elections by the Labour Party, majority over the Liberal Democrats of 41. The former township [2] lies to the east of the A6 London Road.

Preston City Council Elections: Fishwick ward 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Martyn Rawlinson90984.3+36.2
Conservative Steve Allen16915.7N/A
Majority740
Turnout 1,078

Garrison

Won in corresponding 2008 elections by Conservative Party, majority 883. Garrison is in the northeast of the borough, with Fulwood Barracks at its centre.

Preston City Council Elections: Garrison ward 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stuart Greenhalgh82850.2-16.6
Labour Steve Ratcliffe56634.3+16.4
Green Ian McCormick1468.9N/A
Liberal Democrats Greg Vickers1096.6-8.7
Majority262
Turnout 1,649

Greyfriars

Won in corresponding 2008 elections by Conservative Party, majority 1,237. It lies at the north of the Fulwood area, with the M55 motorway at its northern edge, intersected by the West Coast Main Line. The ward is predominantly suburban, and a white population of nearly 95% [3]

Preston City Council Elections: Greyfriars ward 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Damien Moore1,07755.1-16.2
Labour Alan Woods55028.1+18.1
Liberal Democrats Michael Yates32816.8-1.9
Majority527
Turnout 1,955

Ingol

Won in corresponding 2008 elections by Liberal Democrats, majority 154. Ingol and Tanteron lie in the north of the borough, to the east of the A6 Garstang Road.

Preston City Council Elections: Ingol ward 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Pauline Brown69843.3-5.6
Labour John Rochford57235.5+24.3
Conservative Andrew Jagger-Walker34221.2-18.7
Majority126
Turnout 1,612

Ingol and Tanterton Neighbourhood Council

There were inaugural elections to a 10-member Neighbourhood Council covering the Ingol ward on the same day. [4] There was 13 candidates, all of whom independent candidates. [5]

Larches

Won in corresponding 2008 elections by Liberal Democrats, majority 384. This ward has been won by the Labour Party in the preceding 2009 and 2010 elections

Preston City Council Elections: Larches ward 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mark Yates86348.2+9.9
Liberal Democrats Elaine Abbot73240.8-20.9
Conservative Owen Wordley19711.0N/A
Majority131
Turnout 1,792
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Lea

Won in corresponding 2008 elections by the Conservative Party, gaining from the Liberal Democrats, with a majority of 88. The ward is coterminous with Lea and Cottam civil parish.

Preston City Council Elections: Lea ward 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Trevor Hart77350.0+1.4
Labour Lee Bradshaw40426.1+18.4
Liberal Democrats Jason Jeffrey36923.9-19.8
Majority369
Turnout 1,546

Rural East

Preston Rural East is a large rural division won in corresponding 2008 elections by Conservative Party, majority 785. The ward contains the civil parishes of Broughton, Haighton, and Grimsargh.

Preston City Council Elections: Preston Rural East ward 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Davies74162.4-11.5
Labour Gerard Parke-Hatton27323.0+13.9
Green Ulrike Zeshan 928.3N/A
Liberal Democrats Peter Lawrence817.3-9.7
Majority468
Turnout 1,187

Rural North

Won in corresponding 2008 elections by Conservative Party, majority 1,628, the ward of Preston Rural North covers the civil parishes of Woodplumpton, Barton, Whittingham, and Goosnargh

Due to the resignation of Councillor Kate Calder [6] the poll for Rural North will be a double vacancy, making direct comparison with the corresponding 2008 election too inaccurate.

Preston City Council Elections: Preston Rural North ward 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lona Smith1,423
Conservative Alexandra Thompson-Ortega1,208
Labour Alan Mathews353
Liberal Democrats Rebecca Finch269

Ribbleton

Won in corresponding 2008 elections by Labour Party, majority 381 over the Conservatives. Situated in the east of the borough, Ribbleton extends across to the Red Scar industrial estate in addition to the mix of suburban and terraced communities closer to Preston City Centre. Parts of the division are amongst the most deprived in England [7]

Preston City Council Elections: Ribbleton ward 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nicholas Pomfret88166.1+9.1
England First Mark Cotterill 29322.0N/A
Conservative Daryl Bamber15811.9-15.8
Majority588
Turnout 1,332

Riversway

Won in corresponding 2008 elections by Labour Party, majority 251. Labour regained the seat in a 2010 by-election. Riversway contains the former Preston Dock, suburban residential areas and County Hall.

Preston City Council Elections: Riversway ward 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Linda Crompton95580.1+38.2
Conservative Hussain Mulla12510.5-3.3
Liberal Democrats Wilf Gavin1129.4-14.0
Majority830
Turnout 1,192

Sharoe Green

Won in corresponding 2008 elections by Conservative Party, majority 787. This division contains the Royal Preston Hospital.

Preston City Council Elections: Sharoe Green ward 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Walker85645.6-16.9
Labour John Wilson73439.1+22.3
Green Helen Disley1538.1N/A
Liberal Democrats Peter Mylroie1367.2-13.5
Majority122
Turnout 1,879

St George's

Won in corresponding 2008 elections by Labour, majority 173, the ward of St George's consists of terraces off Deepdale Road, some University of Central Lancashire Halls of Residence, and recently built private apartments. The ward has a population which is approximately 65% white and 30% Asian. [8]

Due to the resignation of Councillor Taalib Shamduddin [9] the contest for St George's will be a double vacancy, which makes direct comparison with the corresponding 2008 election inaccurate.

Preston City Council Elections: St George's ward 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anis Faruki679
Labour James Hull659
Conservative Louise Petherwick71
Conservative Philip Ceurden61
Liberal Democrats Stephen Wilkinson54

St Matthew's

Won in corresponding 2008 elections by Labour Party, majority 199, the St Matthew's ward contains Preston Prison at the far corner of the ward, at the junction of the A6 London Road. At the 2001 Census, the ethnic profile of St Matthews was over 70% white, with three areas within the division amongst the 10% most deprived in England [10]

Preston City Council Elections: St Matthews ward 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Veronica Afrin1,11489.3+25.4
Conservative Linda Hubberstey13310.7-5.8
Majority981
Turnout 1,247

Town Centre

Based on the areas of Avenham, Frenchwood and the City Centre, the ward of Town Centre is the largest non-rural ward in the borough. The 2008 result was a Labour hold, with a majority of 74 over an independent candidate. The ward is over 60% white and almost a third Asian or Asian British [11]

Preston City Council Elections: Town Centre ward 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Michael Lavalette 96748.5N/A
Labour Salim Desai87243.8+2.9
Conservative David Treasure1547.7-5.2
Majority95
Turnout 1,993
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Tulketh

Won in corresponding 2008 elections by Labour Party, majority 54 over the Liberal Democrats, and in a by-election later that year with a majority of 23.

Preston City Council Elections: Tulketh ward 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Matthew Brown83259.1+22.7
Liberal Democrats Neil Darby42129.9-2.6
Conservative Sharon Riley15410.9-20.1
Majority411
Turnout 1,407

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References

  1. ↑ Elections 2012 Archived 7 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine Preston City Council
  2. ↑ A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 7 British History
  3. ↑ Greyfriars ward profile Archived 22 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Preston City Council
  4. ↑ Voting date for parish council in city suburb [ permanent dead link ] Lancashire Evening Post
  5. ↑ Election Results - Ingol and Tanterton Neighbourhood Council Archived 30 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine Preston City Council
  6. ↑ Pair quit roles as councillors Archived 5 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine Lancashire Evening Post
  7. ↑ Ward Profile Archived 22 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Preston City Council
  8. ↑ Ward Profile Archived 22 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Preston City Council
  9. ↑ Pair quit roles as councillors Archived 5 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine Lancashire Evening Post
  10. ↑ Ward Profile Archived 5 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine Preston City Council
  11. ↑ Ward Profile Preston City Council]
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