Preston council election, 2024

02/05/2024 · 16 wards · 16 seats contested

Most seats
9
Labour Party
Seats contested
16
across 16 wards
Turnout
25.9%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 9 -2 11,222 42.2% -6.9
Liberal Democrats 6 +3 8,194 30.8% +6.9
Conservative and Unionist Party 1 -2 5,861 22.0% -4.4
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 +0 659 2.5% —
Independent 0 +0 461 1.7% —
Reform UK 0 +0 204 0.8% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 04/05/2023. 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
Independent 2
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 2
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 1,012 58.8% -4.3
Liberal Democrats Rebecca Potter 369 21.4% +9.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Daniel Duckworth 339 19.7% -1.5
Majority643
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors6,526
Ballots cast1,721

Labour Party hold

Brookfield

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Sara Holmes Elected 673 66.3% -5.7
Liberal Democrats Edward Craven 198 19.5% +10.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Al-Yasa Khan 141 13.9% -5.3
Majority475
Turnout19.0%
Registered electors5,632
Ballots cast1,015

Labour Party hold

Cadley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Julie Van Mierlo Elected 908 48.3% -7.3
Labour Party Jono Grisdale 497 26.4% -1.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Sarah Jane Hart 319 17.0% -0.0
Independent Paul Henry Balshaw 156 8.3% —
Majority411
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors6,353
Ballots cast1,880

Liberal Democrats hold

City Centre

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Salim Desai Elected 880 58.4% -8.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Andy Pratt 318 21.1% +5.5
Liberal Democrats Peter Lawrence 308 20.5% +11.0
Majority562
Turnout19.0%
Registered electors8,505
Ballots cast1,506

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Deepdale

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Siraz Natha Elected 849 50.9% -36.2
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Hasan Tunay 522 31.3% —
Liberal Democrats Jürgen O H Voges 176 10.6% +3.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Nilli Williamson 120 7.2% +1.0
Majority327
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors6,654
Ballots cast1,668

Labour Party hold

Fishwick & Frenchwood

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Martyn Andrew Rawlinson Elected 924 61.1% -10.7
Liberal Democrats Alana Elizabeth Jadzia Mullen 387 25.6% +19.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Ishaq Vaez 201 13.3% -9.2
Majority537
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors5,939
Ballots cast1,512

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Garrison

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Peter Kelly Elected 967 53.8% -8.1
Liberal Democrats Claire Craven 465 25.9% +10.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Lakwinder Singh 365 20.3% -2.5
Majority502
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors6,620
Ballots cast1,796

Labour Party hold

Greyfriars

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Mike Peak Elected 1,029 47.4% -1.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Dave Giovanni Leme da Silva 624 28.7% +2.4
Labour Party Avery Greatorex 519 23.9% -1.2
Majority405
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors6,269
Ballots cast2,172

Liberal Democrats hold

Ingol & Cottam

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Ben Ward Elected 861 43.7% -5.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Trevor Hart 550 27.9% -3.4
Labour Party Adam Malik 354 18.0% -1.5
Reform UK David Preston 204 10.4% —
Majority311
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors7,612
Ballots cast1,969

Liberal Democrats hold

Lea & Larches

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Mark Jewell Elected 578 36.2% +15.9
Labour Party Jenny Mein 565 35.4% -29.6
Independent Ann Cowell 305 19.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Tracy Elizabeth Slater 147 9.2% -5.2
Majority13
Turnout25.0%
Registered electors6,412
Ballots cast1,595

Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Party

Plungington

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Nweeda Khan Elected 838 62.1% -14.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Martin McKeever 203 15.0% +0.3
Liberal Democrats Cristina Mylroie 172 12.7% +4.3
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Joel Patton 137 10.1% —
Majority635
Turnout17.0%
Registered electors8,182
Ballots cast1,350

Labour Party hold

Preston Rural East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark James Bell Elected 1,056 48.5% -3.1
Labour Party Victoria Anna Blundell 698 32.0% +2.7
Liberal Democrats Joanne Joyner 425 19.5% +1.1
Majority358
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors7,911
Ballots cast2,179

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Preston Rural North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Daniel Guise Elected 869 47.9% +9.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Keith Ferguson Middlebrough 640 35.3% -8.5
Labour Party Taylor Donoughue-Smith 304 16.8% -3.0
Majority229
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors6,796
Ballots cast1,813

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Ribbleton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Anna Josephine Hindle Elected 595 65.2% -7.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Mary Frances Kennedy 163 17.9% +0.0
Liberal Democrats Kate Bosman 155 17.0% +7.7
Majority432
Turnout16.0%
Registered electors5,881
Ballots cast913

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Sharoe Green

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats George Kulbacki Elected 1,050 43.6% +8.8
Labour Party Mark Francis Routledge 833 34.6% -4.9
Conservative and Unionist Party David Walker 523 21.7% -3.8
Majority217
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors6,364
Ballots cast2,406

Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Party

St Matthew's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Suleman Sarwar Elected 714 64.3% -16.6
Liberal Democrats Rene Van Mierlo 244 22.0% +14.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Sohaib Ashraf 152 13.7% +2.5
Majority470
Turnout20.0%
Registered electors6,280
Ballots cast1,110

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

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