Preston Rural North ward
Vote share over time
Each line is a party's lead candidate as a share of ballots cast. Hollow points are by-elections.
07/05/2026 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
02/05/2024
| 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 |
| Majority | 229 | |||
| Turnout | 27.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,796 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,813 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
04/05/2023
| 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 |
| Majority | 104 | |||
| Turnout | 31.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,281 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,936 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
05/05/2022
| 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 |
| Majority | 524 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,681 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
06/05/2021
| 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 |
| Majority | 825 | |||
| Turnout | 36.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 5,256 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,876 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
02/05/2019 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Sue Whittam Elected | 885 | 65.2% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Charles Edward Latchford Elected | 846 | 62.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Keith Ferguson Middlebrough Elected | 842 | 62.0% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Sandra Finch | 230 | 16.9% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Craig Stuart Easton | 224 | 16.5% | — |
| Labour Party | Rebecca Nerys Boswell | 221 | 16.3% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Severin Johnstone | 216 | 15.9% | — |
| Labour Party | Alan Dent | 209 | 15.4% | — |
| Labour Party | Michael James Farrington | 204 | 15.0% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Matthew Raisbeck | 198 | 14.6% | — |
| Majority | 612 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,358 | |||
03/05/2018 Estimated
This ward's boundary changed, so nobody stood in it at this election. 100% of the ward is accounted for.
| Party | Estimated share |
|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 72% |
| Labour Party | 19% |
| Liberal Democrats | 9% |
Reconstructed from Preston Rural North (100%). No hold or gain is shown: there is no comparable earlier result.
05/05/2016 Estimated
This ward's boundary changed, so nobody stood in it at this election. 100% of the ward is accounted for.
| Party | Estimated share |
|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 67% |
| Liberal Democrats | 18% |
| Labour Party | 15% |
Reconstructed from Preston Rural North (100%). No hold or gain is shown: there is no comparable earlier result.