2023 Preston City Council election
2023 English local election
2023 Preston City Council election
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17 of 48 seats on Preston City Council
25 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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LeaderMatthew BrownSusan Whittam
PartyLabourConservative
Seats before2911[a]
Seats won113
Seats after3110
 Third partyFourth party
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LeaderJohn Potter
PartyLiberal DemocratsIndependent
Seats before71
Seats won30
Seats after70
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Preston City Council election
Leader before election

Matthew Brown
Labour

Leader after election

Matthew Brown
Labour

The 2023 Preston City Council election took place on 4 May 2023, to elect 17 members of Preston City Council in Lancashire, England, being the usual third of the council plus a by-election in Preston Rural East ward.

Labour retained its majority on the council.[2]

Results summary

2023 Preston City Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
 Labour11Increase 164.7203164.614,61652.4
 Conservative3Decrease 117.671020.87,94228.5
 Liberal Democrats3Steady17.64714.67,13425.6+3.5
 Green0Steady0.0000.01230.4-0.2

Ward results

The results for each ward were as follows:[3][4]

Ashton

Ashton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourElizabeth Atkins 1,114 62.8 −1.8
ConservativeTes Slater37421.2−4.1
Liberal DemocratsJeremy Dable20811.7+2.2
ADFDavid Brooks683.8N/A
Majority74041.6+2.3
Turnout1,77427.8−3.2
Labour holdSwing-1.15

Brookfield

Brookfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourNaoimh McMahon 817 71.6 +10.2
ConservativeKevin Brockbank21819.1−3.9
Liberal DemocratsEdward Craven998.7−2.0
Majority59952.5+14.1
Turnout114120.13−0.76
Labour holdSwing7.05

Cadley

Cadley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsJohn Potter 1,103 55.5 +4.9
LabourCirenia Navarro54427.4+1.7
ConservativeDaniel Nuttall33717.0−6.7
Majority55928.1+3.2
Turnout1,98831.7−2.9
Liberal Democrats holdSwing+1.6

City Centre

City Centre
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourCarol Henshaw 1,035 66.5 −4.7
ConservativeAndy Pratt24115.5−4.5
Liberal DemocratsMike Peak1469.4+0.6
GreenDan Thompson1237.9New
Majority79451.0−0.2
Turnout1,55719.4+1.7
Labour holdSwing-0.1

Deepdale

Deepdale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourSamir Vohra 1,470 86.3 −3.3
Liberal DemocratsRebecca Potter1126.6+1.9
ConservativeNilli Williamson1046.1+0.5
Majority135879.9−4.3
Turnout170326.7−2.55
Labour holdSwing-2.15

Fishwick and Frenchwood

Fishwick and Frenchwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourYakub Patel 1,165 71.8 −8.6
ConservativeIshaq Vaez36522.5+8.8
Liberal DemocratsJurgan Voges925.7−0.2
Majority80049.0−17.8
Turnout1,63227.6−1.7
Labour holdSwing-8.9

Garrison

Garrison
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourFreddie Bailey 1,363 61.6 +6.1
ConservativeAdam Bhailok50222.7−5.3
Liberal DemocratsClaire Craven33415.1−1.4
Majority86138.9+11.4
Turnout2,21333.46—1.5
Labour holdSwing+5.7

Greyfriars

Greyfriars
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsTony Raisbeck 1,128 48.4 +2.9
ConservativeChris Hamilton61326.3−5.2
LabourMark Routledge57225.0+3.0
Majority51522.17.1
Turnout233237.2−4.1
Liberal Democrats holdSwing+4.05

Ingol and Cottam

Ingol and Cottom
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsJohn Rutter 981 48.7 −6.6
ConservativeCarolyn Gibson62631.0+1.1
LabourTaylor Donoughue-Smith38919.3+4.4
Majority35517.7−7.7
Turnout201428.3−6.0
Liberal Democrats holdSwing-3.85

Lea and Larches

Lea and Larches
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourPhil Crowe 896 64.2 +5.0
Liberal DemocratsMark Jewell28120.1+8.4
ConservativeMonwara Amin19914.3−14.7
Majority61544.1+13.9
Turnout1,39521.85−3.95
Labour holdSwing+9.85

Plungington

Plungington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourMatthew Brown 896 76.1 +5.4
ConservativePamela Homer17214.6−3.4
Liberal DemocratsPeter Johnstone988.3−3.0
Majority72461.5+8.8
Turnout1,17815.5+1.7
Labour holdSwing+4.4

Preston Rural East

Preston Rural East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeHarry Landless 1,164 51.3 −13.0
ConservativeMark Bell 1,150 50.7 −14.3
LabourVictoria Blundall66329.2+11.9
LabourAndrew Maclaren61627.2+7.2
Liberal DemocratsJoanna Joyner41618.4+2.8
Liberal DemocratsBenjamin Noble32714.4+5.3
Majority50122.1−8.8
Turnout226732.02−0.5
Conservative holdSwing
Conservative holdSwing
  • Compared with last time seat up for election. The vote share for Landless is compared to 2019, while Bell’s is compared to 2021 when the seat was last contested.

Preston Rural North

Preston Rural North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeSue Whittam 848 43.6 −12.4
Liberal DemocratsDaniel Guise74438.2+19.0
LabourAdam Sarwar38219.6−5.2
Majority1045.4−25.8
Turnout194731.2+1.1
Conservative holdSwing-15.7

Ribbleton

Ribbleton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourPat Varty 725 72.9 +9.1
ConservativeFrankie Kennedy25117.8−6.3
Liberal DemocratsKathyrn Bosman929.3−2.7
Majority54855.1+15.4
Turnout100417.7−0.7
Labour holdSwing+7.7

Sharoe Green

Sharoe Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourConnor Dwyer 996 39.4 +9.8
Liberal DemocratsGeorge Kulbacki87834.7+8.5
ConservativeDaniel Duckworth64425.5−11.1
Majority1184.7
Turnout253040.6+3.1
Labour gain from ConservativeSwing10.45

St. Matthew's

St Matthew’s
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourJaved Iqbal 973 80.4 −1.3
ConservativeColin Homer13411.1−1.0
Liberal DemocratsPeter Lawrence957.9+1.8
Majority83969.3−0.3
Turnout1,21020.77+0.27
Labour holdSwing-0.15

References

  1. ^ Including one vacancy in Preston Rural East ward previously held by Conservative councillor Graham Joliffe prior to his resignation in March 2023.[1]
  1. ^ Boothroyd, David (17 March 2023). "Ace for Tories in Murray's home town". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Local elections 2023: Labour narrowly fails to take control of Burnley". BBC News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Election results - 4 May 2023". Preston City Council. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  4. ^ Moffatt, Andy (5 May 2023). "Preston local election results 2023: full results in as Labour maintains its control over city council". Lancashire Post. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
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