Preston council election, 2018

03/05/2018 · 19 wards · 20 seats contested

Most seats
13
Labour Party
Seats contested
20
across 19 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 13 +3 13,720 48.6% +2.8
Conservative and Unionist Party 5 -1 9,683 34.3% +3.6
Liberal Democrats 2 +0 4,309 15.3% +0.8
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 +0 495 1.8% -6.0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 +0 26 0.1% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2016. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 20
Conservative and Unionist Party 20
Labour Party 20
Liberal Democrats 12
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 5
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 1

A party standing a full slate could field 20 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.

Brookfield

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party John William Browne Elected 804 65.4% +4.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Bowen Perryman 274 22.3% +8.0
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Derek Killeen 152 12.4% -12.2
Majority530
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,230

Labour Party hold

Cadley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Claire Craven Elected 966 58.5% -1.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Mehfuz Dasu Patel 353 21.4% +7.9
Labour Party Joshua Mascord 333 20.2% +1.9
Majority613
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,652

Liberal Democrats hold

College

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Freddie Bailey Elected 734 56.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Henry Balshaw 500 38.3% —
Liberal Democrats Mike Turner 72 5.5% —
Majority234
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,306

Fishwick

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Whitney Samantha Hawkins Elected 734 75.1% -9.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Munirah Mehboob Dasu Patel 152 15.6% +0.4
Liberal Democrats Luke Bosman 65 6.7% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Tom Costello 26 2.7% —
Majority582
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast977

Labour Party hold

Garrison

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Anna Josephine Hindle Elected 881 50.4% +12.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Whalley 744 42.6% -7.8
Liberal Democrats Hans Voges 122 7.0% -4.2
Majority137
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,747

Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Greyfriars 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Robert Jolliffe Elected 1,072 49.1% -9.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Ian Kenneth Donnell Elected 1,054 48.3% —
Liberal Democrats Margaret Elizabeth Lodge 682 31.2% +13.4
Labour Party Alan Winston Woods 534 24.5% +0.9
Labour Party Iain Michael Hams 524 24.0% —
Liberal Democrats Debbie Shannon 501 22.9% —
Majority372
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,184

Conservative and Unionist Party gain · Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Ingol

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Neil Darby Elected 763 51.7% +2.5
Labour Party Christopher Berry 375 25.4% +4.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Tim Cox 265 17.9% +4.8
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Samuel Thomas Furr 74 5.0% -11.5
Majority388
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,477

Liberal Democrats hold

Larches

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Phil Crowe Elected 769 51.0% +3.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Beth Helen Balshaw 463 30.7% +15.3
Liberal Democrats Edward Craven 197 13.1% -6.9
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Mark Bernard Kingsley 78 5.2% -11.9
Majority306
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,507

Labour Party hold

Lea

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Martin McKeever Elected 775 48.9% +5.2
Liberal Democrats Mark Jewell 462 29.2% +5.2
Labour Party Alan Dent 347 21.9% +4.2
Majority313
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,584

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Moor Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Nweeda Khan Elected 655 79.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Simon Crowe 174 21.0% —
Majority481
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast829

Preston Rural North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Sue Whittam Elected 1,549 72.0% +5.0
Labour Party Gill Mascord 414 19.2% +3.8
Liberal Democrats Fiona Duke 188 8.7% -8.8
Majority1,135
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,151

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Ribbleton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jonathan Harish Chandra Saksena Elected 784 66.8% +4.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Rob Jones 274 23.4% +12.8
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Anthony James Helps 115 9.8% -13.6
Majority510
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,173

Labour Party hold

Riversway

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Peter Kelly Elected 1,054 80.2% +10.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Connor Graham Rumble 261 19.8% +7.6
Majority793
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,315

Labour Party hold

Sharoe Green

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Keith Sedgewick Elected 922 52.8% +7.9
Labour Party Simon Ian Fullalove 652 37.3% +0.8
Liberal Democrats Rebecca Potter 172 9.9% -1.2
Majority270
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,746

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

St George's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party James Hull Elected 752 87.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Danielle Louise Mayor 112 13.0% —
Majority640
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast864

St Matthew's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jono Grisdale Elected 957 87.6% -0.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Mike Balshaw 136 12.4% +0.3
Majority821
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,093

Labour Party hold

Town Centre

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Salim Desai Elected 1,194 82.8% +1.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Yusuf Hasan Mitha 248 17.2% -1.4
Majority946
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,442

Labour Party hold

Tulketh

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Carol Henshaw Elected 827 64.8% +3.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Jonty Campbell 254 19.9% +4.3
Liberal Democrats Michael Yates 119 9.3% +2.8
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Simon Platt 76 6.0% -10.6
Majority573
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,276

Labour Party hold

University

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Carl Crompton Elected 396 79.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Luke Walmsley 101 20.3% —
Majority295
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast497

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