Preston City Council elections
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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]
Council elections
[edit]| 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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Changes between elections
[edit]1990 boundaries
[edit]| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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
[edit]| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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
[edit]Lea and Larches ward, 2024
[edit]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]
| 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
[edit]- ^ The Liberal Party was dissolved 2 March 1988.
- ^ Independent 1, Labour Independent 1
- ^ Independent 1
- ^ During September 1999 two councillors formed "The People's Party"[2]
- ^ a b c d Labour Independent 2
- ^ Labour Independent 3, People's Party 1
- ^ a b Independent 2 (one elected as Socialist Alliance Against the War[2]), Labour Independent 2
- ^ During November 2008 one councillor changed his designation from the Respect Party to Independent Socialist[2]
- ^ Deepdale Independent 2
- ^ Deepdale Independent 2, Independent Socialist 1
- ^ a b c Deepdale Independent 1
- ^ Independent 1, Deepdale Independent 1
- ^ During August 2018 two councillors formed an Independent Conservatives group.[2]
- ^ The Respect Party was dissolved 18 August 2016.
- ^ During May 2020 one councillor resigned their seat, which remained vacant until restrictions in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic are lifted.
References
[edit]- ^ "The Preston (Electoral Changes) Order 2017", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2018/548, retrieved 24 August 2022
- ^ a b c d "Political history composition of Preston City Council" (PDF). Preston City Council. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ Afrin predicts nasty campaign in by-election Lancashire Telegraph (written 10 September 1998)
- ^ "Tulketh by-election". Preston City Council. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
- ^ "Fishwick by-election". Preston City Council. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
- ^ Statement of Persons Nomination Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine Preston City Council
- ^ "Preston City Council • Elections". Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2010. Preston City Council
- ^ a b Walker, Ed. "Preston by-election results: Who won in Ashton and Preston Rural East?". Blog Preston. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- ^ "They break ties in Ockendon | LocalCouncils.co.uk". localcouncils.co.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ^ "Local Government Boundary Commission for England Consultation Portal". consultation.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ^ th.palin. "Elections 2018 | Preston City Council". www.preston.gov.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "By Election - Lea and Larches Ward". Preston City Council. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Lea and Larches Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
