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]
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 |
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 |
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). [14] The seat (term ending 2019 due to boundary changes [15] trigger a full election) was filled in a double election for Greyfriars on 3 May. [16]
A by-election is due to be held for the Lea and Larches ward following the resignation of Labour councillor David Borrow on 24 May 2024, [17] with no official reason being given for the councillor's departure. The by-election will be contested 4 July 2024, the same day as the UK general election. [18]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Ann Cowell | ||||
Labour | Mark Routledge | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Sean Little | ||||
Conservative | Daniel Duckworth | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
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]
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 |
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 |
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). [14] The seat (term ending 2019 due to boundary changes [15] trigger a full election) was filled in a double election for Greyfriars on 3 May. [16]
A by-election is due to be held for the Lea and Larches ward following the resignation of Labour councillor David Borrow on 24 May 2024, [17] with no official reason being given for the councillor's departure. The by-election will be contested 4 July 2024, the same day as the UK general election. [18]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Ann Cowell | ||||
Labour | Mark Routledge | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Sean Little | ||||
Conservative | Daniel Duckworth | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |