Preston council election, 2021

06/05/2021 · 16 wards · 16 seats contested

Most seats
10
Labour Party
Seats contested
16
across 16 wards
Turnout
30.4%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 10 -20 12,912 42.5% -5.2
Conservative and Unionist Party 5 -4 10,529 34.6% +7.0
Liberal Democrats 1 -8 4,290 14.1% -5.9
Independent 0 +0 1,372 4.5% +2.5
Green Party 0 +0 1,207 4.0% +3.4
Reform UK 0 +0 51 0.2% —
Heritage Party 0 +0 45 0.1% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2019. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 16
Conservative and Unionist Party 16
Labour Party 16
Liberal Democrats 16
Green Party 9
Independent 4
Heritage Party 1
Reform UK 1

A party standing a full slate could field 16 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 James Hull Elected 851 37.8% -11.6
Independent Mike Balshaw 726 32.3% -0.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Tes Slater 433 19.2% +2.6
Green Party Anne-Marie Walsh 150 6.7% —
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Dable 89 4.0% -7.8
Majority125
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors6,325
Ballots cast2,250

Labour Party hold

Brookfield

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Nerys Eaves Elected 774 60.1% -7.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Bowen Perryman 439 34.1% +12.0
Liberal Democrats Andrew Stevenson 72 5.6% -7.8
Majority335
Turnout23.0%
Registered electors5,630
Ballots cast1,287

Labour Party hold

Cadley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Debbie Shannon Elected 846 38.2% -21.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Steve Whittam 717 32.4% +11.0
Labour Party Jono Grisdale 561 25.3% +0.9
Green Party Daniel Burt 91 4.1% —
Majority129
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors6,024
Ballots cast2,216

Liberal Democrats hold

City Centre

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Salim Desai Elected 1,013 58.0% -19.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Andy Pratt 387 22.1% +6.8
Green Party David Charles Nicholson 173 9.9% —
Liberal Democrats Fiona Duke 129 7.4% -7.5
Heritage Party James Elliot 45 2.6% —
Majority626
Turnout21.0%
Registered electors8,381
Ballots cast1,748

Labour Party hold

Deepdale

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Siraz Natha Elected 1,522 82.4% -9.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Nilli Williamson 194 10.5% +3.1
Green Party Kevin David Rigotti 96 5.2% —
Liberal Democrats Jürgen O H Voges 36 1.9% -5.3
Majority1,328
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors6,466
Ballots cast1,848

Labour Party hold

Fishwick & Frenchwood

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Martyn Andrew Rawlinson Elected 1,299 79.6% -10.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Frankie Kennedy 232 14.2% +0.7
Liberal Democrats Rebecca Potter 100 6.1% -3.8
Majority1,067
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors5,893
Ballots cast1,631

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Garrison

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Peter Kelly Elected 1,212 51.2% -9.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Lakwinder Singh 907 38.3% +0.2
Liberal Democrats Mike Turner 246 10.4% -3.2
Majority305
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors6,658
Ballots cast2,366

Labour Party hold

Greyfriars

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Geoffrey Norman Aldridge Elected 1,089 41.0% +10.3
Liberal Democrats Faiz Jethwa 835 31.4% -18.2
Labour Party Ted Smith 573 21.6% -1.2
Green Party Andy Burt 160 6.0% —
Majority254
Turnout42.0%
Registered electors6,357
Ballots cast2,657

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Liberal Democrats

Ingol & Cottam

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Trevor Hart Elected 961 44.4% +9.3
Liberal Democrats Mark Jewell 789 36.4% -12.4
Labour Party Julie Humphrey 415 19.2% +0.6
Majority172
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors6,652
Ballots cast2,165

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Liberal Democrats

Lea & Larches

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jenny Mein Elected 682 38.8% -12.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Monwara Amin 445 25.3% -2.8
Independent Beth Helen Balshaw 366 20.8% —
Liberal Democrats Edward Craven 168 9.5% -10.1
Independent Luke Anthony Parkinson 99 5.6% —
Majority237
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors6,552
Ballots cast1,760

Labour Party hold

Plungington

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Nweeda Khan Elected 887 63.1% -14.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Pamela Homer 316 22.5% +6.0
Green Party Catherine Mary Bissell 120 8.5% —
Liberal Democrats Taylor Donoughue-Smith 82 5.8% -8.6
Majority571
Turnout18.0%
Registered electors7,844
Ballots cast1,405

Labour Party hold

Preston Rural East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Graham Jolliffe Elected 1,524 65.0% -6.8
Labour Party Andrew David MacLaren 469 20.0% +0.7
Green Party Heidi Elizabeth Physick 191 8.2% —
Liberal Democrats Peter Lawrence 158 6.7% -10.7
Majority1,055
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors6,205
Ballots cast2,343

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Preston Rural North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Keith Ferguson Middlebrough Elected 1,244 66.3% +1.1
Labour Party Connor Joseph Dwyer 419 22.3% +6.1
Liberal Democrats Daniel Guise 218 11.6% -5.3
Majority825
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors5,256
Ballots cast1,876

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Ribbleton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Anna Josephine Hindle Elected 660 57.2% -13.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Mary Kudi 231 20.0% -0.3
Independent Mark Adrian Cotterill 181 15.7% —
Green Party Sonia Phillips 42 3.6% —
Liberal Democrats Luke Bosman 39 3.4% -12.4
Majority429
Turnout20.0%
Registered electors5,815
Ballots cast1,153

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Sharoe Green

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party David Walker Elected 1,193 49.2% +1.2
Labour Party Samir Vohra 613 25.3% -13.6
Liberal Democrats George Kulbacki 385 15.9% +2.6
Green Party Helen Disley 184 7.6% -11.5
Reform UK John Wilson 51 2.1% —
Majority580
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors6,290
Ballots cast2,426

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

St Matthew's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Suleman Sarwar Elected 962 75.3% -10.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Colin David Homer 217 17.0% +1.5
Liberal Democrats Thomas Hackett 98 7.7% -2.1
Majority745
Turnout23.0%
Registered electors5,591
Ballots cast1,277

Labour Party hold

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