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Preston City Council elections

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]

Preston shown within the non-metropolitan county of Lancashire (Unitary authorities excluded)
Coat of Arms of the City Council

Council elections

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Year Labour Conservative Liberal Liberal Democrats Respect Independent
1973 38 19 0 N/A N/A 0
1974 38 19 0 N/A N/A 0
1975 38 19 0 N/A N/A 0
1976 13 43 1 N/A N/A 0
1978 18 37 2 N/A N/A 0
1979 26 30 1 N/A N/A 0
1980 31 25 1 N/A N/A 0
1982 30 24 3 N/A N/A 0
1983 30 24 3 N/A N/A 0
1984 31 21 5 N/A N/A 0
1985 31 21 5 N/A N/A 0
1986 34 18 5 N/A N/A 0
1987 35 16 6 N/A N/A 0
1988 36 16 N/A[a] 5 N/A 0
1990 35 16 N/A 6 N/A 0
1991 34 17 N/A 6 N/A 0
1992 32 20 N/A 5 N/A 0
1994 31 19 N/A 7 N/A 0
1995 31 18 N/A 8 N/A 0
1996 32 13 N/A 12 N/A 0
1997 29 13 N/A 13 N/A 2[b]
1998 30 13 N/A 13 N/A 1[c]
1999[d] 28 13 N/A 14 N/A 2[e]
2000 24 17 N/A 12 N/A 4[f]
2002 25 19 N/A 11 N/A 2[e]
2003 25 18 N/A 10 N/A 4[g]
2004 24 18 N/A 10 1 4[g]
2006 24 17 N/A 12 2 2[e]
2007 24 20 N/A 10 1 2[e]
2008[h] 24 21 N/A 9 1 2[i]
2010 24 22 N/A 8 0 3[j]
2011 29 21 N/A 6 0 1[k]
2012 31 19 N/A 5 0 2[l]
2014 32 19 N/A 5 0 1[k]
2015 32 19 N/A 5 0 1[k]
2016 33 19 N/A 5 0 0
2018[m] 35 17 N/A 5 N/A[n] 0
2019[o] 30 9 N/A 9 N/A 0
2021 30 11 N/A 7 N/A 0
2022 30 11 N/A 7 N/A 0
2023 31 10 N/A 7 N/A 0
2024 30 6 N/A 12 N/A 0

District result maps

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    2002 results map
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    2003 results map
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    2004 results map
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    2006 results map
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    2007 results map
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    2008 results map
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    2010 results map
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    2011 results map
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    2019 results map
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    2021 results map
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    2022 results map
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    2023 results map
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    2024 results map

Changes between elections

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1990 boundaries

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St Matthews By-Election 1 October 1998[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Veronica Afrin 617 41.5 −28.6
Liberal Democrats Anna Riedel 383 25.8 +13.2
Independent Paul Malliband 278 18.7 N/A
Conservative Elaine Pugh 179 12.0 −5.2
Independent Gerald Kerrone 30 2.0 N/A
Majority 234 15.7
Turnout 1,487 30.1
Labour hold Swing
Central By-Election 20 January 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Swindells 361 64.6 −3.6
Conservative David Hammond 134 24.0 +8.6
Independent Bernadette Jones 64 1.5 N/A
Majority 227 40.6
Turnout 559 8.6
Labour hold Swing
Rural East By-Election 20 January 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Harry Landless 903 82.1 +2.4
Liberal Democrats John Bruton 153 13.9 +2.9
Labour Terry Mattinson 44 4.0 −5.3
Majority 750 68.2
Turnout 1,100 21.0
Conservative hold Swing
Larches By-Election 29 March 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Ward 501 48.8 +24.0
Liberal Democrats Danny Gallagher 349 34.0 −23.8
Conservative R Turner 110 10.7 −0.4
Independent I Heywood 67 6.5 +0.2
Majority 152 14.8
Turnout 1,027 23.7
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +23.9

2007 boundaries

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Tulketh by-election 14 February 2008[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Rankin 423 34.3 −6.8
Liberal Democrats Rick Seymour 400 32.4 +21.5
Conservative Paul Balshaw 292 23.6 −6.7
No description Barry Hill 84 6.8 N/A
Green Kizzi Murtagh 36 2.9 N/A
Majority 23 1.9
Turnout 1,235
Labour hold Swing -14.2
Fishwick by-election 1 October 2009[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jennifer Mein 656 55.7 +13.2
Conservative Sharon Riley 283 24.0 +3.9
Liberal Democrats Luke Bosman 239 20.3 +1.3
Majority 373 31.7
Turnout 1,178 30.9
Labour hold Swing +8.6
Riversway by-election 15 July 2010 [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Linda Crompton 890 66.72
Liberal Democrats Stephen Wilkinson 388 29.09
Green Adam Vardey 56 4.20
Majority 502 37.63
Turnout 1,334
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +8.6
Cadley by-election 16 September 2010 [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Potter 721 43.1 −14.0
Labour John Young 476 28.5 +20.8
Conservative David Walker 465 28.4 −6.9
Majority 245 14.7 −141
Turnout 1,672
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -3.6
Ashton by-election, 4 May 2017[8] (term ends 2020)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Liz Atkins 648 47.89 +3.29
Conservative Michael Balshaw 477 35.25 +2.28
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Dable 166 12.27 +4.15
UKIP Simon Platt 62 4.58 −3.37
Majority 171 12.64 +1.01
Turnout 1,353
Labour hold Swing +0.51
Preston Rural East by-election, 4 May 2017[8] (term ends 2018)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ron Woollam 987 69.46 −0.84
Labour Joshua Mascord 216 15.20 −14.50
Liberal Democrats David Callaghan 160 11.26 N/A
UKIP Kieran Aspden 58 4.08 N/A
Majority 771 54.26
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

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Lea and Larches ward, 2024

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A by-election was 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 was contested on 4 July 2024, the same day as the UK general election.[13]

Lea and Larches by-election, 4 July 2024 (term ends 2026)[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sean Little 1,210 38.8
Labour Mark Routledge 1,077 34.5
Independent Ann Cowell 467 15.0
Conservative Daniel Duckworth 364 11.7
Majority 133 4.3
Turnout 3,118
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Notes

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  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. ^ a b c d Labour Independent 2
  6. ^ Labour Independent 3, People's Party 1
  7. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c 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.

References

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  1. ^ "The Preston (Electoral Changes) Order 2017", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2018/548, retrieved 24 August 2022
  2. ^ a b c d "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
  7. ^ "Preston City Council • Elections". Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2010. Preston City Council
  8. ^ a b Walker, Ed. "Preston by-election results: Who won in Ashton and Preston Rural East?". Blog Preston. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  9. ^ "They break ties in Ockendon | LocalCouncils.co.uk". localcouncils.co.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  10. ^ "Local Government Boundary Commission for England Consultation Portal". consultation.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  11. ^ th.palin. "Elections 2018 | Preston City Council". www.preston.gov.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  12. ^ Beardsworth, Luke (24 May 2024). "Prominent Preston City Council Labour councillor David Borrow resigns triggering by-election for Lea and Larches". Blog Preston. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  13. ^ "By Election - Lea and Larches Ward". Preston City Council. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Lea and Larches Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
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