Preston City Council election, 2016
Elections to Preston City Council are scheduled to take place on 5 May 2016, the same day as other local elections. The council is elected in thirds, which means one councillor from each three-member ward and selected councillors from a number of two-member wards are elected each year, followed by one year free from any elections to ensure all councillors serve a full term.
Due to the "in thirds" system, the 2016 election results below are directly compared with the corresponding elections in 2012, with the change in vote share calculated on this basis.
Council Composition
Prior to the election, the composition of the council was:
↓
32 |
20 |
5 |
1 |
Labour |
Conservative |
Lib Dem |
Ind |
Ward results
Ashton
Preston City Council Elections: Ashton ward 2016 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Michael Balshaw |
394 |
32.97 |
-5.93 |
|
Green |
Alasdair Bremner |
76 |
6.36 |
N/A |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Mark Jewell |
97 |
8.12 |
+2.32 |
|
UKIP |
Graeme Moitie |
95 |
7.95 |
N/A |
|
Labour |
Angela Vodden |
533 |
44.6 |
-10.7 |
Majority |
139 |
11.63 |
|
Turnout |
1195 |
|
|
Brookfield
Preston City Council Elections: Brookfield ward 2016 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Daryl Bamber |
185 |
14.26 |
-10.14 |
|
Labour |
Philip Corker |
793 |
61.14 |
-14.46 |
|
UKIP |
Neil Graham |
319 |
24.6 |
N/A |
Majority |
474 |
36.55 |
|
Turnout |
1297 |
−3.85 |
|
Cadley
Preston City Council Elections: Cadley ward 2016 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
UKIP |
Royston Banks |
143 |
8.37 |
N/A |
|
Liberal Democrat |
John Potter |
1023 |
59.86 |
+9.66 |
|
Labour |
Suleman Sarwar |
312 |
18.26 |
-6.54 |
|
Conservative |
Jim Witherington |
231 |
13.52 |
-11.48 |
Majority |
711 |
41.6 |
|
Turnout |
1709 |
3.74 |
|
Deepdale
Preston City Council Elections: Deepdale ward 2016 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Jonathan Campbell |
122 |
8.90 |
+7.4 |
|
UKIP |
Derek Killen |
99 |
7.22 |
N/A |
|
Labour |
Lynne Wallace |
1,150 |
83.88 |
+38.78 |
Majority |
1,028 |
74.98 |
|
Turnout |
1,371 |
|
|
Fishwick
Preston City Council Elections: Fishwick ward 2016 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Emma Fielding |
149 |
15.19 |
-0.51 |
|
Labour |
Martyn Rawlinson |
832 |
84.81 |
+0.51 |
Majority |
683 |
69.62 |
|
Turnout |
981 |
|
|
Garrison
Preston City Council Elections: Garrison ward 2016 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Stuart Greenhalgh |
902 |
50.39 |
+0.19 |
|
Labour |
Nweeda Khan |
688 |
38.44 |
+4.14 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Hans Voges |
200 |
11.17 |
+4.57 |
Majority |
214 |
11.96 |
|
Turnout |
1,790 |
|
|
Greyfriars
Preston City Council Elections: Greyfriars ward 2016 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Claire Craven |
401 |
17.82 |
+1.02 |
|
Conservative |
Damien Moore |
1,319 |
58.62 |
+3.52 |
|
Labour |
John Wilson |
530 |
23.55 |
-4.55 |
Majority |
789 |
35.06 |
|
Turnout |
2,250 |
|
|
Ingol
Preston City Council Elections: Ingol ward 2016 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
UKIP |
Kieran Aspden |
288 |
16.47 |
N/A |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Pauline Brown |
860 |
49.17 |
+5.87 |
|
Labour |
John Rochford |
372 |
21.27 |
-14.23 |
|
Conservative |
Anthony Smith |
229 |
13.09 |
-8.11 |
Majority |
488 |
27.90 |
|
Turnout |
1,749 |
|
|
Larches
Preston City Council Elections: Larches ward 2016 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Alice Buchanan |
256 |
15.38 |
+4.38 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
David Callaghan |
332 |
19.94 |
-20.86 |
|
UKIP |
David Dawson |
284 |
17.06 |
N/A |
|
Labour |
Mark Yates |
793 |
47.63 |
-0.57 |
Majority |
461 |
27.69 |
|
Turnout |
1,665 |
|
|
Lea
Preston City Council Elections: Lea ward 2016 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Trevor Hart |
683 |
43.73 |
-6.27 |
|
UKIP |
Mark Kingsley |
229 |
14.66 |
N/A |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Rebecca Potter |
374 |
23.94 |
-0.04 |
|
Labour |
Samir Vohra |
276 |
17.67 |
-8.43 |
Majority |
309 |
19.78 |
|
Turnout |
1,562 |
|
|
Rural East
Preston City Council Elections: Preston Rural East ward 2016 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Thomas Davies |
|
|
|
|
Labour |
Stephen Smith |
|
|
|
Majority |
|
|
|
Turnout |
|
|
|
Rural North
Ribbleton
Riversway
Preston City Council Elections: Riversway ward 2016 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Victoria Bamber |
|
|
|
|
Labour |
Linda Crompton |
|
|
|
|
Green |
Alex Walker |
|
|
|
|
UKIP |
Maureen Watt |
|
|
|
Majority |
|
|
|
Turnout |
|
|
|
Sharoe Green
St George's
There will be no election in St George's ward because of an uncontested poll.[1]
St Matthew's
Preston City Council Elections: St Matthews ward 2016 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Jade Morgan |
|
|
|
|
Conservative |
James Shuttleworth |
|
|
|
Majority |
|
|
|
Turnout |
|
|
|
Town Centre
Preston City Council Elections: Town Centre ward 2016 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Drew Gale |
|
|
|
|
Conservative |
Matthew Hargreaves |
|
|
|
Majority |
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|
Turnout |
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|
Tulketh
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