Preston Borough Council election, 2000
Elections to Preston Borough Council were held on 7 May 2000. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Election result
Preston Local Election Result 2000 |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Conservative |
7 |
|
|
+4 |
35.00 |
41.78 |
12,108 |
+11.68 |
|
Labour |
7 |
|
|
-4 |
35.00 |
28.84 |
8,358 |
-8.75 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
5 |
|
|
+1 |
25.00 |
25.57 |
7,411 |
-2.17 |
|
Independent |
1 |
|
|
-1 |
5.00 |
3.80 |
1,101 |
-0.17 |
Ward results
This election was the last to be held before a boundary review increased the number of electoral wards and redistributed the councillors.
Ashton
Preston City Council Elections: Ashton Ward |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Keith Sedgewick |
838 |
49.03 |
-10.14 |
|
Labour |
Mark Routledge |
669 |
39.15 |
+7.12 |
|
Independent |
Stanley Baines |
197 |
11.56 |
+11.56 |
Avenham
Preston City Council Elections: Avenham Ward |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Ken Cole |
755 |
67.41 |
+1.57 |
|
Conservative |
Anne Hammond |
218 |
19.46 |
+2.71 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Anne-Marie Riedel |
141 |
12.59 |
-4.57 |
Brookfield
Preston City Council Elections: Brookfield Ward |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
John Browne |
523 |
60.60 |
|
|
Conservative |
Paul Hammond |
336 |
39.40 |
|
Cadley
Preston City Council Elections: Cadley Ward |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Bill Borrow |
1,113 |
51.15 |
|
|
Conservative |
Stephen Bentham |
949 |
43.61 |
|
|
Labour |
Michael Carruthers |
111 |
5.10 |
|
Central
Preston City Council Elections: Central Ward |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Siraz Ali Natha |
590 |
67.97 |
|
|
Conservative |
Susan Browm |
271 |
32.03 |
|
Deepdale
Preston City Council Elections: Deepdale Ward |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent |
Paul Malliband |
778 |
48.44 |
|
|
Labour |
Derek Barton |
507 |
31.57 |
|
|
Conservative |
Thomas Davies |
320 |
19.93 |
|
Fishwick
Preston City Council Elections: Fishwick Ward |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Harold Parker |
612 |
65.38 |
|
|
Conservative |
David Hammond |
320 |
34.62 |
|
Greyfriars
Preston City Council Elections: Greyfriars Ward |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Joseph Hood |
1,594 |
69.00 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Raymond Askew |
623 |
26.97 |
|
|
Labour |
Angela Milne-Pickin |
89 |
4.03 |
|
Ingol
Larches
Moor Park
Preston City Council Elections: Moor Park Ward |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
John Collins |
729 |
43.16 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Michael Turner |
641 |
37.95 |
|
|
Conservative |
Paul Balshaw |
306 |
18.12 |
|
Rural East
Preston City Council Elections: Rural East Ward |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Geoff Swarbrick |
1,335 |
81.35 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
John Bruton |
210 |
12.80 |
|
|
Labour |
Pauline Sanderson |
91 |
5.55 |
|
Rural West
Preston City Council Elections: Rural West Ward |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Kathryn Calder |
1,281 |
52.82 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Michael Basford |
951 |
39.22 |
|
|
Labour |
James Hull |
189 |
7.79 |
|
Ribbleton
Preston City Council Elections: Ribbleton Ward |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Andrew Campbell |
483 |
71.03 |
|
|
Conservative |
Jane Balshaw |
193 |
28.97 |
|
Riversway
Sharoe Green
Preston City Council Elections: Sharoe Green Ward |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Rowena Edmondson |
1,155 |
68.75 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Alistair Thomas |
299 |
17.80 |
|
|
Labour |
Kevin Ellard |
224 |
13.33 |
|
Sherwood
Preston City Council Elections: Sherwood Ward |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Stuart Greenhalgh |
1,219 |
62.67 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Margaret Maritan |
361 |
18.56 |
|
|
Labour |
Terence Mattinson |
360 |
18.56 |
|
St Matthews
Preston City Council Elections: St Matthews Ward |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Veronica Afrin |
624 |
68.87 |
|
|
Conservative |
Elaine Pugh |
282 |
31.13 |
|
Tulketh
Preston City Council Elections: Tulketh Ward |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Margaret McManus |
746 |
50.96 |
|
|
Labour |
Valerie Wise |
718 |
49.04 |
|
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