Preston council election, 2016

05/05/2016 · 18 wards · 18 seats contested

Most seats
10
Labour Party
Seats contested
18
across 18 wards
Turnout
34.0%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 10 — 12,599 45.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party 6 — 8,456 30.7% —
Liberal Democrats 2 — 3,989 14.5% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 — 2,122 7.7% —
Green Party 0 — 344 1.3% —

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 18
Conservative and Unionist Party 18
Labour Party 18
Liberal Democrats 11
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 10
Green Party 3

A party standing a full slate could field 18 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Ashton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Angela Vodden Elected 533 44.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mike Balshaw 394 33.0% —
Liberal Democrats Mark Jewell 97 8.1% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Graeme Moitie 95 7.9% —
Green Party Alasdair David Bremner 76 6.4% —
Majority139
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,195

Brookfield

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Philip Edward Corker Elected 793 61.1% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Neil Graham 319 24.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Daryl Bamber 185 14.3% —
Majority474
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,297

Cadley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats John Potter Elected 1,023 59.9% —
Labour Party Suleman Sarwar 312 18.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jim Witherington 231 13.5% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Royston Banks 143 8.4% —
Majority711
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,709

Deepdale

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Lynne Wallace Elected 1,150 83.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jonathan Campbell 122 8.9% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Derek Killeen 99 7.2% —
Majority1,028
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,371

Fishwick

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Martyn Andrew Rawlinson Elected 832 84.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Emma Fielding 149 15.2% —
Majority683
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast981

Garrison

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Stuart Robert Greenhalgh Elected 902 50.4% —
Labour Party Nweeda Khan 688 38.4% —
Liberal Democrats Hans Voges 200 11.2% —
Majority214
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,790

Greyfriars

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Damien Moore Elected 1,319 58.6% —
Labour Party John Wilson 530 23.6% —
Liberal Democrats Claire Craven 401 17.8% —
Majority789
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,250

Ingol

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Pauline Mary Brown Elected 860 49.2% —
Labour Party John Rochford 372 21.3% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Kieran Paul Aspden 288 16.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Anthony Smith 229 13.1% —
Majority488
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,749

Larches

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Mark Yates Elected 793 47.6% —
Liberal Democrats David John Callaghan 332 19.9% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) David Martin Dawson 284 17.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Alice Buchanan 256 15.4% —
Majority461
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,665

Lea

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Trevor Hart Elected 683 43.7% —
Liberal Democrats Rebecca Potter 374 23.9% —
Labour Party Samir Vohra 276 17.7% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Mark Bernard Kingsley 229 14.7% —
Majority309
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors4,594
Ballots cast1,562

Preston Rural East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Tom Davies Elected 833 70.3% —
Labour Party Stephen Andrew Smith 352 29.7% —
Majority481
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors3,485
Ballots cast1,185

Preston Rural North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Lona Smith Elected 1,358 67.0% —
Liberal Democrats Alex Warren 356 17.6% —
Labour Party Robert James Cross 312 15.4% —
Majority1,002
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,026

Ribbleton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Nicholas William Pomfret Elected 854 62.2% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Anthony James Helps 321 23.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephen Kay 145 10.6% —
Liberal Democrats Robert Charles Ash 53 3.9% —
Majority533
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,373

Riversway

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Linda Crompton Elected 978 70.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Victoria Bamber 171 12.2% —
Green Party Alex Walker 128 9.2% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Maureen Watt 120 8.6% —
Majority807
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,397

Sharoe Green

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party David Walker Elected 831 44.9% —
Labour Party Jonathan James Grisdale 676 36.5% —
Liberal Democrats Greg Vickers 204 11.0% —
Green Party Helen Disley 140 7.6% —
Majority155
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,851

St Matthew's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jade Marie Morgan Elected 1,018 87.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party James Shuttleworth 141 12.2% —
Majority877
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,159

Town Centre

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Drew Gale Elected 1,299 81.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Matthew Hargreaves 296 18.6% —
Majority1,003
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,595

Tulketh

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Matthew John Brown Elected 831 61.3% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Andrew John Watt 224 16.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Bowen Perryman 211 15.6% —
Liberal Democrats Edward Craven 89 6.6% —
Majority607
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,355

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