Preston council election, 2026
Most seats
6
Reform UK
Seats contested
17
across 16 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards
Summary
| Party | Seats | +/− | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | 6 | +6 | 11,218 | 29.2% | +28.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | -1 | 8,582 | 22.3% | -8.5 |
| Labour Party | 4 | -5 | 7,859 | 20.5% | -21.7 |
| Green Party | 2 | +2 | 6,223 | 16.2% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 0 | -1 | 4,053 | 10.6% | -11.5 |
| Independent | 0 | +0 | 460 | 1.2% | -0.5 |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 0 | +0 | 22 | 0.1% | -2.4 |
Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2024. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.
Candidates
| Party | Candidates | Of a possible 17 |
|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | 17 | |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 16 | |
| Green Party | 16 | |
| Labour Party | 16 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 16 | |
| Independent | 2 | |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 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 | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Ronan Hodgson Elected | 836 | 33.5% | -2.0 |
| Reform UK | Lee Slater | 723 | 29.0% | -0.5 |
| Labour Party | Andrew David MacLaren | 428 | 17.1% | -5.9 |
| Green Party | Rachel Gill | 373 | 14.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Keith Sedgewick | 136 | 5.4% | +2.2 |
| Majority | 113 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,496 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Brookfield
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | Rob Walsh Elected | 665 | 42.5% | — |
| Labour Party | Mel Close | 437 | 28.0% | -38.3 |
| Green Party | Robin Stewart Weston | 237 | 15.2% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Daniel Duckworth | 118 | 7.5% | -6.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Potter | 106 | 6.8% | -12.7 |
| Majority | 228 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,563 | |||
Reform UK gain from Labour Party
Cadley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Daniel Gregg Elected | 1,037 | 40.2% | -8.1 |
| Reform UK | Flo Emmanuel | 762 | 29.6% | — |
| Labour Party | Isaac Oluwasuji Omopariola | 304 | 11.8% | -14.6 |
| Green Party | Jono Grisdale | 282 | 10.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Lakwinder Singh | 192 | 7.5% | -9.5 |
| Majority | 275 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,577 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
City Centre
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Party | Tina Balmer Elected | 821 | 39.7% | — |
| Labour Party | Mark Francis Routledge | 572 | 27.7% | -30.8 |
| Reform UK | Lorenzo More | 357 | 17.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Andy Pratt | 199 | 9.6% | -11.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Sam Zhang-Peak | 119 | 5.8% | -14.7 |
| Majority | 249 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,068 | |||
Green Party gain from Labour and Co-operative Party
Deepdale
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Zafar Coupland Elected | 1,219 | 54.1% | +3.2 |
| Green Party | Kevin David Rigotti | 636 | 28.2% | — |
| Reform UK | John Knight | 231 | 10.2% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Nathalie Cain | 87 | 3.9% | -6.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Nigel Antony Lister | 82 | 3.6% | -3.6 |
| Majority | 583 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,255 | |||
Labour Party hold
Fishwick & Frenchwood
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Valerie Wise Elected | 846 | 43.9% | -17.2 |
| Green Party | Christopher Soames | 594 | 30.8% | — |
| Reform UK | Stephen Gregson | 298 | 15.5% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ash Jariwala | 115 | 6.0% | -7.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Joanne Joyner | 73 | 3.8% | -21.8 |
| Majority | 252 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,926 | |||
Labour and Co-operative Party hold
Garrison
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Amber Afzal Elected | 983 | 36.8% | -17.0 |
| Reform UK | Simon Holmes | 774 | 29.0% | — |
| Green Party | Helen Disley | 356 | 13.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Al-Yasa Khan | 254 | 9.5% | -10.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Claire Craven | 239 | 9.0% | -16.9 |
| Independent | Aran Bailey | 64 | 2.4% | — |
| Majority | 209 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,670 | |||
Labour Party hold
Greyfriars
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Fiona Duke Elected | 1,258 | 45.1% | -2.3 |
| Reform UK | Simon Crowe | 622 | 22.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Andrew Craig Bielas-Barnes | 309 | 11.1% | -17.7 |
| Labour Party | Joanne Afrin Black | 309 | 11.1% | -12.8 |
| Green Party | Jacob Bilsborrow | 294 | 10.5% | — |
| Majority | 636 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,792 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Ingol & Cottam
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Neil Darby Elected | 1,248 | 45.3% | +1.6 |
| Reform UK | David Preston | 821 | 29.8% | +19.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Sarah Jane Hart | 281 | 10.2% | -17.7 |
| Green Party | Toby Worth | 239 | 8.7% | — |
| Labour Party | Derek Barton | 163 | 5.9% | -12.1 |
| Majority | 427 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,752 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Lea & Larches
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | Jemma Louise Rushe Elected | 829 | 39.2% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Sean Little | 823 | 38.9% | +0.1 |
| Labour Party | Bill Adams | 222 | 10.5% | -24.0 |
| Green Party | Keith Berry | 162 | 7.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Javaris Maharaj | 79 | 3.7% | -7.9 |
| Majority | 6 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,115 | |||
Reform UK gain from Liberal Democrats
Plungington
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Party | Gabie Lowe Elected | 641 | 35.1% | — |
| Labour Party | Pav Akhtar | 538 | 29.4% | -32.6 |
| Reform UK | Susan Tracey Brown | 438 | 24.0% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Ruth Van Mierlo | 108 | 5.9% | -6.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Frankie Kennedy | 81 | 4.4% | -10.6 |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | Penelope Dawber | 22 | 1.2% | -8.9 |
| Majority | 103 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,828 | |||
Green Party gain from Labour Party
Preston Rural East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | Daniel Paul Nuttall Elected | 1,172 | 32.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Steve Whittam | 980 | 27.0% | -21.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Liam Yip | 610 | 16.8% | -2.7 |
| Green Party | Karen Kendall | 523 | 14.4% | — |
| Labour Party | Beth Moore | 345 | 9.5% | -22.5 |
| Majority | 192 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,630 | |||
Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Preston Rural North 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | Stephen Geoffrey Thompson Elected | 983 | 50.8% | — |
| Reform UK | Stephen Geoffrey Thompson Elected | 983 | 50.8% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Rene Van Mierlo | 932 | 48.2% | +0.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Fay Elizabeth Whittam | 515 | 26.6% | -8.7 |
| Green Party | Daniel Bennett | 244 | 12.6% | — |
| Labour Party | Lynne Brooks | 212 | 11.0% | -5.8 |
| Majority | 51 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,934 | |||
Reform UK gain from Liberal Democrats · Reform UK gain
Ribbleton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | Vasile Alecu Elected | 625 | 47.1% | — |
| Labour Party | Michael Christopher McGowan | 340 | 25.6% | -39.5 |
| Green Party | Daniel Thompson | 200 | 15.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Tes Slater | 89 | 6.7% | -11.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Edward Craven | 72 | 5.4% | -11.5 |
| Majority | 285 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,326 | |||
Reform UK gain from Labour and Co-operative Party
Sharoe Green
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Jack Singh Elected | 975 | 34.3% | -9.3 |
| Reform UK | Brian Martin Ollerton | 638 | 22.5% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Maxwell Green | 552 | 19.4% | -2.3 |
| Green Party | Amy Strettle | 351 | 12.4% | — |
| Labour Party | Rick Seymour | 323 | 11.4% | -23.2 |
| Majority | 337 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,839 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
St Matthew's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Takhsin Akhtar Elected | 618 | 36.1% | -28.2 |
| Independent | Waqas Ahmed | 396 | 23.1% | — |
| Reform UK | Charlie Craig Fitzpatrick | 297 | 17.4% | — |
| Green Party | Gareth Basterfield | 270 | 15.8% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Tayo Korede | 71 | 4.1% | -9.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Anita Murray | 59 | 3.4% | -18.5 |
| Majority | 222 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,711 | |||
Labour Party hold