Preston council election, 2023

04/05/2023 · 16 wards · 17 seats contested

Most seats
11
Labour Party
Seats contested
17
across 16 wards
Turnout
27.1%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 11 +0 14,627 49.1% +0.4
Conservative and Unionist Party 3 +0 7,868 26.4% -2.9
Liberal Democrats 3 +0 7,134 23.9% +2.5
Green Party 0 +0 123 0.4% -0.2
Alliance for Democracy and Freedom 0 +0 68 0.2% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2022. 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 17
Labour Party 17
Liberal Democrats 17
Alliance for Democracy and Freedom 1
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 Liz Atkins Elected 1,114 63.1% -1.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Tes Slater 374 21.2% -4.3
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Dable 208 11.8% +2.3
Alliance for Democracy and Freedom David Brooks 68 3.9% —
Majority740
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors6,336
Ballots cast1,765

Labour Party hold

Brookfield

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Naoimh McMahon Elected 817 72.0% +1.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Kevin Brockbank 218 19.2% -4.8
Liberal Democrats Edward Craven 99 8.7% -2.4
Majority599
Turnout20.0%
Registered electors5,705
Ballots cast1,134

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Cadley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats John Potter Elected 1,103 55.6% +5.0
Labour Party Cirenia Navarro Martinez 544 27.4% +1.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Daniel Paul Nuttall 337 17.0% -6.7
Majority559
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors6,212
Ballots cast1,984

Liberal Democrats hold

City Centre

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Carol Henshaw Elected 1,035 67.0% -4.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Andy Pratt 241 15.6% -4.4
Liberal Democrats Mike Peak 146 9.4% +0.6
Green Party Daniel Thompson 123 8.0% —
Majority794
Turnout19.0%
Registered electors8,195
Ballots cast1,545

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Deepdale

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Samir Vohra Elected 1,470 87.1% -2.6
Liberal Democrats Rebecca Potter 112 6.6% +1.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Nilli Williamson 104 6.2% +0.6
Majority1,358
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors6,307
Ballots cast1,687

Labour Party hold

Fishwick & Frenchwood

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Yakub Patel Elected 1,165 71.8% -8.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Ishaq Vaez 365 22.5% +8.8
Liberal Democrats Jürgen O H Voges 92 5.7% -0.2
Majority800
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors5,829
Ballots cast1,622

Labour Party hold

Garrison

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Freddie Bailey Elected 1,363 62.0% +6.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Adam Bhailok 502 22.8% -5.2
Liberal Democrats Claire Craven 334 15.2% -1.3
Majority861
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors6,706
Ballots cast2,200

Labour Party hold

Greyfriars

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Tony Raisbeck Elected 1,128 48.5% +2.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Chris Hamilton 613 26.4% -5.1
Labour Party Mark Francis Routledge 583 25.1% +3.0
Majority515
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors6,303
Ballots cast2,324

Liberal Democrats hold

Ingol & Cottam

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats John Rutter Elected 981 49.1% -6.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Carolyn Frances Gibson 626 31.4% +1.5
Labour Party Taylor Donoughue-Smith 389 19.5% +4.6
Majority355
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors7,193
Ballots cast1,996

Liberal Democrats hold

Lea & Larches

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Phil Crowe Elected 896 65.0% +19.1
Liberal Democrats Mark Jewell 281 20.4% +11.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Monwara Amin 199 14.4% -8.1
Majority615
Turnout22.0%
Registered electors6,341
Ballots cast1,379

Labour Party hold

Plungington

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Matthew John Brown Elected 896 76.8% +6.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Pamela Homer 172 14.7% -3.2
Liberal Democrats Peter Severin Johnstone 98 8.4% -2.9
Majority724
Turnout16.0%
Registered electors7,362
Ballots cast1,167

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Preston Rural East 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Harry Landless Elected 1,164 51.6% -5.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark James Bell Elected 1,150 50.9% —
Labour Party Victoria Anna Blundell 663 29.4% +3.3
Labour Party Andrew David MacLaren 616 27.3% —
Liberal Democrats Joanne Joyner 416 18.4% +1.6
Liberal Democrats Benjamin Noble 327 14.5% —
Majority487
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors7,084
Ballots cast2,258

Conservative and Unionist Party gain · Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Preston Rural North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Sue Whittam Elected 848 43.8% -12.2
Liberal Democrats Daniel Guise 744 38.4% +19.2
Labour Party Adam Sarwar 382 19.7% -5.1
Majority104
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors6,281
Ballots cast1,936

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Ribbleton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Pat Varty Elected 725 72.9% +9.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Frankie Kennedy 177 17.8% -6.3
Liberal Democrats Kathryn Bosman 92 9.3% -2.8
Majority548
Turnout18.0%
Registered electors5,578
Ballots cast994

Labour Party hold

Sharoe Green

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Connor Joseph Dwyer Elected 996 39.5% +10.0
Liberal Democrats George Kulbacki 878 34.9% +8.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Daniel Duckworth 644 25.6% -11.0
Majority118
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors6,171
Ballots cast2,519

Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

St Matthew's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Javed Iqbal Elected 973 80.9% -0.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Colin David Homer 134 11.1% -1.0
Liberal Democrats Peter Lawrence 95 7.9% +1.8
Majority839
Turnout21.0%
Registered electors5,762
Ballots cast1,202

Labour Party hold

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