2016 UK local government election
Elections to Preston City Council took place on 5 May 2016, the same day as other local elections. The council is elected in thirds, which means one councillor from each three-member ward and selected councillors from a number of two-member wards are elected each year, followed by one year free from any elections to ensure all councillors serve a full term.
Due to the "in thirds" system, the 2016 election results below are directly compared with the corresponding elections in 2012, with the change in vote share calculated on this basis.
Summary
Council Composition
Prior to the election, the composition of the council was:
↓ 32 | 20 | 5 | 1 |
Labour | Conservative | Lib Dem | Ind |
After the election, the composition was:
↓ 33 | 19 | 5 |
Labour | Conservative | Lib Dem |
Ward results
Ashton
Preston City Council Elections: Ashton ward 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Angela Vodden | 533 | 44.6 | −10.7 |
| Conservative | Michael Balshaw | 394 | 32.97 | −5.93 |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Jewell | 97 | 8.12 | +2.32 |
| UKIP | Graeme Moitie | 95 | 7.95 | N/A |
| Green | Alasdair Bremner | 76 | 6.36 | N/A |
Majority | 139 | 11.63 | |
Turnout | 1195 | | |
Brookfield
Preston City Council Elections: Brookfield ward 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Philip Corker | 793 | 61.14 | −14.46 |
| UKIP | Neil Graham | 319 | 24.6 | N/A |
| Conservative | Daryl Bamber | 185 | 14.26 | −10.14 |
Majority | 474 | 36.55 | |
Turnout | 1,297 | −3.85 | |
Cadley
Preston City Council Elections: Cadley ward 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | John Potter | 1,023 | 59.86 | +9.66 |
| Labour | Suleman Sarwar | 312 | 18.26 | −6.54 |
| Conservative | Jim Witherington | 231 | 13.52 | −11.48 |
| UKIP | Royston Banks | 143 | 8.37 | N/A |
Majority | 711 | 41.6 | |
Turnout | 1709 | 3.74 | |
Deepdale
Preston City Council Elections: Deepdale ward 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Lynne Wallace | 1,150 | 83.88 | +38.78 |
| Conservative | Jonathan Campbell | 122 | 8.90 | +7.4 |
| UKIP | Derek Killen | 99 | 7.22 | N/A |
Majority | 1,028 | 74.98 | |
Turnout | 1,371 | | |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | {{{swing}}} | |
Fishwick
Preston City Council Elections: Fishwick ward 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Martyn Rawlinson | 832 | 84.81 | +0.51 |
| Conservative | Emma Fielding | 149 | 15.19 | −0.51 |
Majority | 683 | 69.62 | |
Turnout | 981 | | |
Garrison
Preston City Council Elections: Garrison ward 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Stuart Greenhalgh | 902 | 50.39 | +0.19 |
| Labour | Nweeda Khan | 688 | 38.44 | +4.14 |
| Liberal Democrats | Hans Voges | 200 | 11.17 | +4.57 |
Majority | 214 | 11.96 | |
Turnout | 1,790 | | |
Greyfriars
Preston City Council Elections: Greyfriars ward 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Damien Moore | 1,319 | 58.62 | +3.52 |
| Labour | John Wilson | 530 | 23.55 | −4.55 |
| Liberal Democrats | Claire Craven | 401 | 17.82 | +1.02 |
Majority | 789 | 35.06 | |
Turnout | 2,250 | | |
Ingol
Preston City Council Elections: Ingol ward 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Pauline Brown | 860 | 49.17 | +5.87 |
| Labour | John Rochford | 372 | 21.27 | −14.23 |
| UKIP | Kieran Aspden | 288 | 16.47 | N/A |
| Conservative | Anthony Smith | 229 | 13.09 | −8.11 |
Majority | 488 | 27.90 | |
Turnout | 1,749 | | |
Larches
Preston City Council Elections: Larches ward 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Mark Yates | 793 | 47.6 | −0.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | David Callaghan | 332 | 19.9 | −20.9 |
| UKIP | David Dawson | 284 | 17.1 | N/A |
| Conservative | Alice Buchanan | 256 | 15.4 | +4.4 |
Majority | 461 | 27.7 | |
Turnout | 1,665 | 29.8 | |
Lea
Preston City Council Elections: Lea ward 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Trevor Hart | 683 | 43.7 | −6.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Potter | 374 | 23.9 | −0.04 |
| Labour | Samir Vohra | 276 | 17.7 | −8.4 |
| UKIP | Mark Kingsley | 229 | 14.7 | N/A |
Majority | 309 | 19.8 | |
Turnout | 1,562 | 33.7 | |
Rural East
Preston City Council Elections: Preston Rural East ward 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Thomas Davies | 833 | 70.3 | +7.9 |
| Labour | Stephen Smith | 352 | 29.7 | +6.7 |
Majority | 481 | 40.6 | |
Turnout | 1,185 | 33.8 | |
Rural North
Preston City Council Elections: Preston Rural North ward 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Lona Smith | 1,358 | 63.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alex Warren | 456 | 21.4 | |
| Labour | Robert Cross | 312 | 14.7 | |
Ribbleton
Preston City Council Elections: Ribbleton ward 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Nicholas Pomfret | 854 | 62.2 | +4.1 |
| UKIP | Anthony Helps | 321 | 23.4 | +23.4 |
| Conservative | Stephen Kay | 145 | 10.6 | −1.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Ash | 53 | 3.9 | N/A |
Majority | 533 | 38.8 | |
Turnout | 1,373 | 24.2 | |
Riversway
Preston City Council Elections: Riversway ward 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Linda Crompton | 978 | 70.0 | −10.1 |
| Conservative | Victoria Bamber | 171 | 12.2 | +1.7 |
| Green | Alex Walker | 128 | 9.2 | +9.2 |
| UKIP | Maureen Watt | 120 | 8.6 | N/A |
Majority | 807 | 57.8 | |
Turnout | 1,397 | 34.7 | |
Sharoe Green
Preston City Council Elections: Sharoe Green ward 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | David Walker | 831 | 44.9 | −0.7 |
| Labour | Jonathan Grisdale | 676 | 36.5 | −2.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Greg Vickers | 204 | 11.0 | −3.8 |
| Green | Helen Disley | 140 | 7.6 | −0.5 |
Majority | 155 | 8.4 | |
Turnout | 1,851 | 39.2 | |
St George's
There was no election in St George's ward because of an uncontested poll.[1]
St Matthew's
Preston City Council Elections: St Matthews ward 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Jade Morgan | 1,018 | 87.8 | −1.5 |
| Conservative | James Shuttleworth | 141 | 12.2 | +1.5 |
Majority | 877 | 75.6 | |
Turnout | 1,159 | 24.7 | |
Town Centre
Preston City Council Elections: Town Centre ward 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Drew Gale | 1,299 | 81.4 | +37.6 |
| Conservative | Matthew Hargreaves | 296 | 18.6 | +10.9 |
Majority | 1,003 | 62.8 | |
Turnout | 1,595 | 31.3 | |
Tulketh
Preston City Council Elections: Tulketh ward 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Matthew Brown | 831 | 61.3 | +4.2 |
| UKIP | Andrew Watt | 224 | 16.5 | +16.5 |
| Conservative | Bowen Perryman | 211 | 15.6 | +4.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Edward Craven | 89 | 6.6 | −23.3 |
Majority | 607 | 44.8 | |
Turnout | 1,355 | 27.9 | |
External links
- Local Elections 2016 Preston City Council
References
- ^ Labour candidate wins St Georges ward after NO ONE stands against him Blog Preston