Preston council election, 2022

05/05/2022 · 16 wards · 17 seats contested

Most seats
11
Labour Party
Seats contested
17
across 16 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 11 +1 14,633 48.7% +6.2
Conservative and Unionist Party 3 -2 8,819 29.3% -5.3
Liberal Democrats 3 +2 6,442 21.4% +7.3
Green Party 0 +0 178 0.6% -3.4

Changes are against the previous council election on 06/05/2021. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 17
Conservative and Unionist Party 18
Labour Party 17
Liberal Democrats 17
Green Party 1

A party standing a full slate could field 17 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 Robert Philip Boswell Elected 1,249 65.0% +27.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Tracy Elizabeth Slater 490 25.5% +6.2
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Dable 183 9.5% +5.6
Majority759
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,922

Labour Party hold

Brookfield 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Mel Close Elected 793 70.2% +10.0
Labour Party Naoimh McMahon Elected 723 64.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mary Kudi 272 24.1% -10.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Bowen Perryman 258 22.8% —
Liberal Democrats Sandra Finch 126 11.2% +5.6
Liberal Democrats Cristina Mylroie 88 7.8% —
Majority451
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,130

Labour Party gain · Labour Party hold

Cadley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Daniel Gregg Elected 1,069 50.6% +12.5
Labour Party Takhsin Akhtar 542 25.7% +0.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Henry Balshaw 500 23.7% -8.7
Majority527
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,111

Liberal Democrats hold

City Centre

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Lynne Brooks Elected 1,099 71.2% +13.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Andy Pratt 308 20.0% -2.2
Liberal Democrats Christopher Finch 136 8.8% +1.4
Majority791
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,543

Labour Party hold

Deepdale

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Zafar Coupland Elected 1,664 89.7% +7.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Nilli Williamson 104 5.6% -4.9
Liberal Democrats Jürgen O H Voges 87 4.7% +2.7
Majority1,560
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,855

Labour Party hold

Fishwick & Frenchwood

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Valerie Wise Elected 1,375 80.4% +0.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Ishaq Vaez 235 13.7% -0.5
Liberal Democrats John Rutter 101 5.9% -0.2
Majority1,140
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,711

Labour Party hold

Garrison

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Amber Afzal Elected 1,218 55.5% +4.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Lakwinder Singh 614 28.0% -10.3
Liberal Democrats Mike Turner 361 16.5% +6.1
Majority604
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,193

Labour Party hold

Greyfriars

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Fiona Duke Elected 1,206 46.5% +15.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Sean Geoffrey Aldridge 817 31.5% -9.5
Labour Party Mark Francis Routledge 572 22.0% +0.5
Majority389
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,595

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Ingol & Cottam

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Neil Darby Elected 1,283 55.2% +18.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Carolyn Frances Gibson 694 29.9% -14.5
Labour Party Connor Joseph Dwyer 346 14.9% -4.3
Majority589
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,323

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Lea & Larches

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party David Borrow Elected 961 45.9% +7.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Scott Paul Rainford 472 22.5% -2.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Scott Rainford 472 22.5% —
Liberal Democrats Edward Craven 190 9.1% -0.5
Majority489
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,095

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Plungington

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Pav Akhtar Elected 814 70.7% +7.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Pamela Homer 207 18.0% -4.5
Liberal Democrats Rebecca Potter 130 11.3% +5.5
Majority607
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,151

Labour Party hold

Preston Rural East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Steve Whittam Elected 1,188 57.1% -8.0
Labour Party Ahmed James 543 26.1% +6.1
Liberal Democrats Peter Lawrence 351 16.9% +10.1
Majority645
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,082

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Preston Rural North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephen Geoffrey Thompson Elected 941 56.0% -10.3
Labour Party Adam Sarwar 417 24.8% +2.5
Liberal Democrats Daniel Guise 323 19.2% +7.6
Majority524
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,681

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Ribbleton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jonathan Harish Chandra Saksena Elected 664 63.8% +6.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Jonty Campbell 251 24.1% +4.1
Liberal Democrats Luke Bosman 125 12.0% +8.6
Majority413
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,040

Labour Party hold

Sharoe Green

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Maxwell Green Elected 853 36.6% -12.6
Labour Party Samir Vohra 690 29.6% +4.3
Liberal Democrats George Kulbacki 611 26.2% +10.3
Green Party Helen Disley 178 7.6% +0.0
Majority163
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,332

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

St Matthew's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jade Marie Morgan Elected 963 81.7% +6.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Colin David Homer 143 12.1% -4.9
Liberal Democrats Joanne Joyner 72 6.1% -1.6
Majority820
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,178

Labour Party hold

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