2023 Preston City Council election

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2023 Preston City Council election
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  2022 4 May 2023 (2023-05-04) 2024  

17 of 48 seats on Preston City Council
25 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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LeaderMatthew BrownSusan Whittam
Party Labour Conservative
Seats before2911 [lower-alpha 1]
Seats won113
Seats after3110

 Third partyFourth party
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LeaderJohn Potter
Party Liberal Democrats Independent
Seats before71
Seats won30
Seats after70

Preston UK ward map 2023.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Preston City Council election

Leader before election

Matthew Brown
Labour

Leader after election

Matthew Brown
Labour

The 2023 Preston City Council election took place on 4 May 2023, to elect 17 members of Preston City Council in Lancashire, England, being the usual third of the council plus a by-election in Preston Rural East ward.

Contents

Labour retained its majority on the council. [2]

Results summary

2023 Preston City Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 11Increase2.svg 164.7203164.614,61652.4
  Conservative 3Decrease2.svg 117.671020.87,94228.5
  Liberal Democrats 3Steady2.svg17.64714.67,13425.6+3.5
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01230.4-0.2

Ward results

The results for each ward were as follows: [3] [4]

Ashton

Ashton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Elizabeth Atkins 1,114 62.8 -1.8
Conservative Tes Slater37421.2-4.1
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Dable20811.7+2.2
ADF David Brooks683.8N/A
Majority74041.6+2.3
Turnout 1,77427.8-3.2
Labour hold Swing -1.15

Brookfield

Brookfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Naoimh McMahon 817 71.6 +10.2
Conservative Kevin Brockbank21819.1-3.9
Liberal Democrats Edward Craven998.7-2.0
Majority59952.5+14.1
Turnout 114120.13-0.76
Labour hold Swing 7.05

Cadley

Cadley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Potter 1,103 55.5 +4.9
Labour Cirenia Navarro54427.4+1.7
Conservative Daniel Nuttall33717.0-6.7
Majority55928.1+3.2
Turnout 1,98831.7-2.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +1.6

City Centre

City Centre
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Carol Henshaw 1,035 66.5 -4.7
Conservative Andy Pratt24115.5-4.5
Liberal Democrats Mike Peak1469.4+0.6
Green Dan Thompson1237.9New
Majority79451.0-0.2
Turnout 1,55719.4+1.7
Labour hold Swing -0.1

Deepdale

Deepdale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Samir Vohra 1,470 86.3 -3.3
Liberal Democrats Rebecca Potter1126.6+1.9
Conservative Nilli Williamson1046.1+0.5
Majority135879.9-4.3
Turnout 170326.7-2.55
Labour hold Swing -2.15

Fishwick and Frenchwood

Fishwick and Frenchwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Yakub Patel 1,165 71.8 -8.6
Conservative Ishaq Vaez36522.5+8.8
Liberal Democrats Jurgan Voges925.7-0.2
Majority80049.0-17.8
Turnout 1,63227.6-1.7
Labour hold Swing -8.9

Garrison

Garrison
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Freddie Bailey 1,363 61.6 +6.1
Conservative Adam Bhailok50222.7-5.3
Liberal Democrats Claire Craven33415.1-1.4
Majority86138.9+11.4
Turnout 2,21333.46—1.5
Labour hold Swing +5.7

Greyfriars

Greyfriars
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Tony Raisbeck 1,128 48.4 +2.9
Conservative Chris Hamilton61326.3-5.2
Labour Mark Routledge57225.0+3.0
Majority51522.17.1
Turnout 233237.2-4.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +4.05

Ingol and Cottam

Ingol and Cottom
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Rutter 981 48.7 -6.6
Conservative Carolyn Gibson62631.0+1.1
Labour Taylor Donoughue-Smith38919.3+4.4
Majority35517.7-7.7
Turnout 201428.3-6.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -3.85

Lea and Larches

Lea and Larches
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Phil Crowe 896 64.2 +5.0
Liberal Democrats Mark Jewell28120.1+8.4
Conservative Monwara Amin19914.3-14.7
Majority61544.1+13.9
Turnout 1,39521.85-3.95
Labour hold Swing +9.85

Plungington

Plungington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Matthew Brown 896 76.1 +5.4
Conservative Pamela Homer17214.6-3.4
Liberal Democrats Peter Johnstone988.3-3.0
Majority72461.5+8.8
Turnout 1,17815.5+1.7
Labour hold Swing +4.4

Preston Rural East

Preston Rural East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Harry Landless 1,164 51.3 -13.0
Conservative Mark Bell 1,150 50.7 -14.3
Labour Victoria Blundall66329.2+11.9
Labour Andrew Maclaren61627.2+7.2
Liberal Democrats Joanna Joyner41618.4+2.8
Liberal Democrats Benjamin Noble32714.4+5.3
Majority50122.1-8.8
Turnout 226732.02-0.5
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Preston Rural North

Preston Rural North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sue Whittam 848 43.6 -12.4
Liberal Democrats Daniel Guise74438.2+19.0
Labour Adam Sarwar38219.6-5.2
Majority1045.4-25.8
Turnout 194731.2+1.1
Conservative hold Swing -15.7

Ribbleton

Ribbleton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Pat Varty 725 72.9 +9.1
Conservative Frankie Kennedy25117.8-6.3
Liberal Democrats Kathyrn Bosman929.3-2.7
Majority54855.1+15.4
Turnout 100417.7-0.7
Labour hold Swing +7.7

Sharoe Green

Sharoe Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Connor Dwyer 996 39.4 +9.8
Liberal Democrats George Kulbacki87834.7+8.5
Conservative Daniel Duckworth64425.5-11.1
Majority1184.7
Turnout 253040.6+3.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing 10.45

St. Matthew's

St Matthew’s
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Javed Iqbal 973 80.4 -1.3
Conservative Colin Homer13411.1-1.0
Liberal Democrats Peter Lawrence957.9+1.8
Majority83969.3-0.3
Turnout 1,21020.77+0.27
Labour hold Swing -0.15

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