Elections to Preston Municipal Borough council were held in late 1947.
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | W Hearn | 2,698 | 90.3 | ||
| Communist | D Archer | 290 | 9.7 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R Heaps | Unopposed | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | M Wignall | 1,452 | 50.3 | ||
| Conservative | E Kent | 1,433 | 49.7 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | H Beaumont | 4,129 | 55.0 | ||
| Labour | R Gillies | 3,299 | 43.9 | ||
| Communist | G Woods | 82 | 1.1 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | H Catterall | 2,275 | 50.7 | ||
| Labour | R Smith | 2,252 | |||
| Independent | N Howard | 2,215 | 49.3 | ||
| Independent | R Duckworth | 2,131 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | B Ryder | 2,529 | 52.7 | ||
| Conservative | H Sharples | 2,269 | 47.3 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | H Gardner | 2,053 | 52.0 | ||
| Labour | C Tragen | 1,892 | 48.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | A Wiles | 2,614 | 51.3 | ||
| Labour | G Gardner | 2,483 | 48.7 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | F Hoskin | 3,171 | 52.6 | ||
| Conservative | J Howson | 2,860 | 47.4 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | W Slinger | 2,432 | 54.5 | ||
| Labour | J Henery | 2,033 | 45.5 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | L Short | 2,021 | 51.7 | ||
| Independent | W Wilson | 1,889 | 48.3 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | T Ainsworth | 1,500 | 52.7 | ||
| Labour | I Ellison | 1,346 | 47.3 | ||