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.
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17 of 48 seats on Preston City Council 25 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Winner of each seat at the 2023 Preston City Council election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Labour retained its majority on the council.[2]
Results summary
edit2023 Preston City Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Labour | 11 | 1 | 64.7 | 20 | 31 | 64.6 | 14,616 | 52.4 | ||
Conservative | 3 | 1 | 17.6 | 7 | 10 | 20.8 | 7,942 | 28.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 3 | 17.6 | 4 | 7 | 14.6 | 7,134 | 25.6 | +3.5 | ||
Green | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 123 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
Ward results
editThe results for each ward were as follows:[3][4]
Ashton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Elizabeth Atkins | 1,114 | 62.8 | −1.8 | |
Conservative | Tes Slater | 374 | 21.2 | −4.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Dable | 208 | 11.7 | +2.2 | |
ADF | David Brooks | 68 | 3.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 740 | 41.6 | +2.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,774 | 27.8 | −3.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -1.15 |
Brookfield
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Naoimh McMahon | 817 | 71.6 | +10.2 | |
Conservative | Kevin Brockbank | 218 | 19.1 | −3.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Edward Craven | 99 | 8.7 | −2.0 | |
Majority | 599 | 52.5 | +14.1 | ||
Turnout | 1141 | 20.13 | −0.76 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 7.05 |
Cadley
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | John Potter | 1,103 | 55.5 | +4.9 | |
Labour | Cirenia Navarro | 544 | 27.4 | +1.7 | |
Conservative | Daniel Nuttall | 337 | 17.0 | −6.7 | |
Majority | 559 | 28.1 | +3.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,988 | 31.7 | −2.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +1.6 |
City Centre
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Carol Henshaw | 1,035 | 66.5 | −4.7 | |
Conservative | Andy Pratt | 241 | 15.5 | −4.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mike Peak | 146 | 9.4 | +0.6 | |
Green | Dan Thompson | 123 | 7.9 | New | |
Majority | 794 | 51.0 | −0.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,557 | 19.4 | +1.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -0.1 |
Deepdale
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Samir Vohra | 1,470 | 86.3 | −3.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Potter | 112 | 6.6 | +1.9 | |
Conservative | Nilli Williamson | 104 | 6.1 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 1358 | 79.9 | −4.3 | ||
Turnout | 1703 | 26.7 | −2.55 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -2.15 |
Fishwick and Frenchwood
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Yakub Patel | 1,165 | 71.8 | −8.6 | |
Conservative | Ishaq Vaez | 365 | 22.5 | +8.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jurgan Voges | 92 | 5.7 | −0.2 | |
Majority | 800 | 49.0 | −17.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,632 | 27.6 | −1.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -8.9 |
Garrison
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Freddie Bailey | 1,363 | 61.6 | +6.1 | |
Conservative | Adam Bhailok | 502 | 22.7 | −5.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Claire Craven | 334 | 15.1 | −1.4 | |
Majority | 861 | 38.9 | +11.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,213 | 33.46 | —1.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +5.7 |
Greyfriars
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Tony Raisbeck | 1,128 | 48.4 | +2.9 | |
Conservative | Chris Hamilton | 613 | 26.3 | −5.2 | |
Labour | Mark Routledge | 572 | 25.0 | +3.0 | |
Majority | 515 | 22.1 | 7.1 | ||
Turnout | 2332 | 37.2 | −4.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +4.05 |
Ingol and Cottam
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | John Rutter | 981 | 48.7 | −6.6 | |
Conservative | Carolyn Gibson | 626 | 31.0 | +1.1 | |
Labour | Taylor Donoughue-Smith | 389 | 19.3 | +4.4 | |
Majority | 355 | 17.7 | −7.7 | ||
Turnout | 2014 | 28.3 | −6.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -3.85 |
Lea and Larches
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Phil Crowe | 896 | 64.2 | +5.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mark Jewell | 281 | 20.1 | +8.4 | |
Conservative | Monwara Amin | 199 | 14.3 | −14.7 | |
Majority | 615 | 44.1 | +13.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,395 | 21.85 | −3.95 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +9.85 |
Plungington
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Matthew Brown | 896 | 76.1 | +5.4 | |
Conservative | Pamela Homer | 172 | 14.6 | −3.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Johnstone | 98 | 8.3 | −3.0 | |
Majority | 724 | 61.5 | +8.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,178 | 15.5 | +1.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +4.4 |
Preston Rural East
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Harry Landless | 1,164 | 51.3 | −13.0 | |
Conservative | Mark Bell | 1,150 | 50.7 | −14.3 | |
Labour | Victoria Blundall | 663 | 29.2 | +11.9 | |
Labour | Andrew Maclaren | 616 | 27.2 | +7.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Joanna Joyner | 416 | 18.4 | +2.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Benjamin Noble | 327 | 14.4 | +5.3 | |
Majority | 501 | 22.1 | −8.8 | ||
Turnout | 2267 | 32.02 | −0.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
- 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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Sue Whittam | 848 | 43.6 | −12.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Daniel Guise | 744 | 38.2 | +19.0 | |
Labour | Adam Sarwar | 382 | 19.6 | −5.2 | |
Majority | 104 | 5.4 | −25.8 | ||
Turnout | 1947 | 31.2 | +1.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -15.7 |
Ribbleton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Pat Varty | 725 | 72.9 | +9.1 | |
Conservative | Frankie Kennedy | 251 | 17.8 | −6.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kathyrn Bosman | 92 | 9.3 | −2.7 | |
Majority | 548 | 55.1 | +15.4 | ||
Turnout | 1004 | 17.7 | −0.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +7.7 |
Sharoe Green
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Connor Dwyer | 996 | 39.4 | +9.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | George Kulbacki | 878 | 34.7 | +8.5 | |
Conservative | Daniel Duckworth | 644 | 25.5 | −11.1 | |
Majority | 118 | 4.7 | |||
Turnout | 2530 | 40.6 | +3.1 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 10.45 |
St. Matthew's
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Javed Iqbal | 973 | 80.4 | −1.3 | |
Conservative | Colin Homer | 134 | 11.1 | −1.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Lawrence | 95 | 7.9 | +1.8 | |
Majority | 839 | 69.3 | −0.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,210 | 20.77 | +0.27 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -0.15 |
References
edit- ^ Boothroyd, David (17 March 2023). "Ace for Tories in Murray's home town". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "Local elections 2023: Labour narrowly fails to take control of Burnley". BBC News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "Election results - 4 May 2023". Preston City Council. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ 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.