2021 Preston City Council election

The 2021 Preston City Council election to elect members of Preston City Council.^[1] happened on the same day as other local elections.^[2] The election was originally due to take place in May 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[3]

Council elections for the Preston City Council were last held on 2 May 2019 as part of the 2019 United Kingdom local elections. The council underwent a wholesale boundary revision, reducing the number of both Councillors and electoral wards, resulting in the first 'all out' election since 2002 Preston Council election.

All locally registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who are aged 18 or over on polling day are entitled to vote in the local elections.

Council composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council is:

Results summary

2021 Preston City Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	10		62.5	20	30	62.5	12,912	42.5	-5.1
	Conservative	5	2	31.3	6	11	22.9	10,529	34.6	+7.0
	Liberal Democrats	1	2	6.3	6	7	14.6	4,290	14.1	-5.9
	Independent	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	1,372	4.5	+2.5
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	1,207	4.0	+3.5
	Reform UK	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	51	0.2	New
	Heritage	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	45	0.1	New

Ward results

Ashton

2021 Preston City Council election: Ashton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Hull	851	37.84	−4.34
	Independent	Michael Balshaw	726	32.28	+2.89
	Conservative	Tes Slater	433	19.25	+5.93
	Green	Anne-Marie Walsh	150	6.67	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Jeremy Dable	89	3.96	−6.79
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Brookfield

2021 Preston City Council election: Brookfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Nerys Eaves	774	60.23	+10.05
	Conservative	Bowan Perryman	439	34.16	+18.70
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Stevenson	72	5.60	−5.76
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Cadley

2021 Preston City Council election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Debbie Shannon	846	38.19	−13.51
	Conservative	Steve Whittam	717	32.37	+12.16
	Labour	Jono Grisdale	561	25.33	+2.14
	Green	Daniel Burt	91	4.11	N/A
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

City Centre

2021 Preston City Council election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Salim Desai	1,013	57.99	−9.96
	Conservative	Andy Pratt	387	22.15	+8.29
	Green	David Nicholson	173	9.90	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Fiona Duke	129	7.38	−6.01
	Heritage	James Elliot	45	2.58	N/A
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Deepdale

2021 Preston City Council election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Siraz Natha	1,522	82.36	−0.25
	Conservative	Nilli Williamson	194	10.50	+3.41
	Green	Kevin Rigotti	96	5.19	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Jurgen Voges	36	1.95	−4.95
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Fishwick and Frenchwood

2021 Preston City Council election: Fishwick and Frenchwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Martyn Rawlinson	1,299	79.64	+10.44
	Conservative	Frankie Kennedy	232	14.22	+2.16
	Liberal Democrats	Rebecca Potter	100	6.13	−2.69
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Garrison

2021 Preston City Council election: Garrison
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Kelly	1,212	51.25	+7.05
	Conservative	Lakwinder Singh	907	38.35	+2.62
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Turner	246	10.40	−2.38
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Greyfriars

2021 Preston City Council election: Greyfriars
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Geoffery Aldridge	1,089	40.99	+11.97
	Liberal Democrats	Faiz Jethwa	835	31.43	−9.72
	Labour	Edward Smith	573	21.57	+2.82
	Green	Andy Burt	160	6.02	N/A
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Ingol and Cottam

2021 Preston City Council election: Ingol and Cottam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Trevor Hart	961	44.39	+12.40
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Jewell	789	36.44	−2.35
	Labour	Julie Humphrey	415	19.17	+2.23
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Lea and Larches

2021 Preston City Council election: Lea and Larches
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jennifer Mein	682	38.75	−3.01
	Conservative	Monwara Amin	445	25.28	+5.38
	Independent	Beth Balshaw	366	20.80	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Edward Craven	168	9.55	−7.67
	Independent	Luke Parkinson	99	5.63	N/A
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Plungington

2021 Preston City Council election: Plungington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Nweeda Khan	887	63.13	+1.37
	Conservative	Pamela Homer	316	22.49	+7.39
	Green	Catherine Bissell	120	8.54	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Taylor Donoughue-Smith	82	5.84	−7.38
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Preston Rural East

2021 Preston City Council election: Preston Rural East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Graham Jolliffe	1,524	65.07	+13.50
	Labour	Andrew MacLaren	469	20.03	+4.59
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Lawrence	158	6.75	−5.59
	Green	Heidi Physick	191	8.16	N/A
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Preston Rural North

2021 Preston City Council election: Preston Rural North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Keith Middlebrough	1,244	66.14	+10.27
	Labour	Connor Dwyer	419	22.28	+7.62
	Liberal Democrats	Daniel Guise	218	11.59	−3.67
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ribbleton

2021 Preston City Council election: Ribbleton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Anna Hindle	660	57.24	+16.96
	Conservative	Mary Kudi	231	20.03	+10.24
	Independent	Mark Cotterill	181	15.70	N/A
	Green	Sonia Phillips	42	3.64	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Luke Bosman	39	3.38	−7.37
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Sharoe Green

2021 Preston City Council election: Sharoe Green
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Walker	1,193	49.18	+8.24
	Labour	Samir Vohra	613	25.27	−4.50
	Liberal Democrats	George Kulbacki	385	15.87	+3.63
	Green	Helen Disley	184	7.58	−10.03
	Reform UK	John Wilson	51	2.10	N/A
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Matthew's

2021 Preston City Council election: St. Matthew's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Suleman Sarwar	962	75.33	+2.13
	Conservative	Colin Homer	217	16.99	+2.56
	Liberal Democrats	Thomas Hackett	98	7.67	−1.41
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

References

^ Elections 2021 Archived 24 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine Preston City Council
^ "Local government elections". www.local.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
^ "Local elections postponed for a year over coronavirus". BBC News. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.

[1] Elections 2021 Archived 24 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine Preston City Council

[2] "Local government elections". www.local.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 January 2020.

[3] "Local elections postponed for a year over coronavirus". BBC News. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.

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