# 1999 Preston Borough Council election

Elections to Preston Borough Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council after a Liberal Democrat councillor defected to them on the night of the counting of the votes.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Seats | ± |
| Labour | 29 | -1 |
| Liberal Democrat | 13 | 0 |
| Conservative | 13 | 0 |
| Independent | 2 | +1 |

## Election result

Preston Local Election Result 1999 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Labour | 9 | -1 | 45.00 | 37.59 | 12,098 |
| Conservative | 6 | 0 | 30.00 | 30.70 | 9,878 |
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | 0 | 20.00 | 27.74 | 8,927 |
| Independent | 1 | +1 | 5.00 | 3.97 | 1,277 |

## Ward results

The 1999 and 2000 results are for the electoral wards prior to the boundary changes which took place for the 2002 "all out" elections.

### Ashton

This north west suburban ward was barely changed in the subsequent boundary changes put in place for 2002. This mix of housing and shopping areas includes a couple of popular schools and commuting bases.
Preston City Council Elections: Ashton Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | William Tyson | 1,016 | 59.17 |
| | Labour | Stacey Borrow | 550 | 32.03 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alfred Wild | 149 | 8.68 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 466 | 27.17 |

### Avenham

This troubled of high-rise flats and council housing, and private houses in the Frenchwood area on the banks of the River Ribble, would be merged with some areas of Preston's then town centre in the subsequent boundary review.
Preston City Council Elections: Avenham Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Musa Ahmed Jiwa | 794 | 65.84 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Marshall | 207 | 17.16 |
| | Conservative | Paul Hammond | 202 | 16.75 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 587 | 48.79 |

### Brookfield

A ward in the north east of the town with a mix of social housing and a suburban outer core.
Preston City Council Elections: Brookfield Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jonathan Harish Chandra Saksena | 638 | 62.86 |
| | Conservative | Keith Sedgewick | 243 | 23.94 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mavis Cooper | 131 | 12.91 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 395 | 39.03 |

### Cadley

Placed on the outer fringes of Fulwood this is a box-shaped urban ward of middle-class and retired population with a sizable commuting base.
Preston City Council Elections: Cadley Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Onyon | 1,300 | 62.08 |
| | Conservative | Paul Balshaw | 658 | 31.42 |
| | Labour | Michael Carruthers | 132 | 6.30 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 642 | 30.72 |

### Central

Based on the area surrounding the growing University and St Walberg's Church, this ward would be divided amongst a number of wards in the boundary review in place for the 2002 elections.
Preston City Council Elections: Central Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Carl Crompton | 790 | 68.16 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Moore | 190 | 16.39 |
| | Conservative | James Seddon | 178 | 15.36 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 600 | 51.81 |

### Deepdale

This ward of terraced housing and Preston North End football club was once recorded as the most deprived in the country.
Preston City Council Elections: Deepdale Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Joyce Cartwright | 984 | 52.00 |
| | Labour | Henry Heaps | 543 | 28.70 |
| | Conservative | Anne Hammond | 196 | 10.36 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bernadette Jones | 157 | 8.30 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 441 | 23.46 |

### Fishwick

The social housing estate of Callon and great swathes of comfortable housing makes up the Fishwick ward in the southwest of the town, up against the South Ribble border.
Preston City Council Elections: Fishwick Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ian Hall | 615 | 62.25 |
| | Conservative | David Hammond | 214 | 21.66 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wilf Gavin | 152 | 15.38 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 401 | 40.88 |

### Greyfriars

In the north of the town, this ward named after a private house is a central element of Fulwood and spans the A6 road from Preston to Lancaster.
Preston City Council Elections: Greyfriars Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Geoff Driver | 1,354 | 52.97 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Raymond Askew | 1,069 | 41.82 |
| | Labour | Terence Mattinson | 126 | 4.93 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 285 | 11.18 |

### Ingol

In the north west of the town, the Ingol and Tanterton areas bring together a notable number of retirement homes and comfortable properties up against the Lancaster Canal and social housing.
Preston City Council Elections: Ingol Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Green | 899 | 66.84 |
| | Labour | Julie Humphrey | 239 | 18.60 |
| | Conservative | Shiela Hays | 202 | 15.02 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 660 | 49.25 |

### Larches

Based on two post-war overspill estates of Larches and Savick
Preston City Council Elections: Larches Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joe Fitzgerald | 652 | 50.74 |
| | Labour | John Swindells | 516 | 40.16 |
| | Conservative | Julie Milne | 116 | 9.03 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 136 | 10.59 |

### Moor Park

In the central area of Preston this ward is based on Plungington and the terraces near Moor Park itself. The ward cut into the southern parts of Fulwood which would be transferred in the subsequent boundary review to the new college ward.
Preston City Council Elections: Moor Park Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Francesco di Molfetta | 860 | 51.40 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Monk | 430 | 25.70 |
| | Conservative | Rowena Edmonson | 373 | 22.30 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 430 | 25.86 |

### Preston Rural East

This expanse of rural villages and farming communities includes the Broughton and Goosnargh.
Preston City Council Elections: Rural East Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | George Gates | 1,464 | 79.78 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edward Rowland | 202 | 11.01 |
| | Labour | John Williams | 170 | 9.26 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1262 | 68.74 |

### Preston Rural West

Largely based on the Woodplumpton and Lea and Cottam areas to the west of the town towards the Fylde border.
Preston City Council Elections: Rural West Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Abram | 1,112 | 45.84 |
| | Conservative | George Wilkins | 1,060 | 43.69 |
| | Labour | John Collins | 250 | 10.30 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 52 | 2.15 |

### Ribbleton

In the east of the town this ward has a high percentage of social housing.
Preston City Council Elections: Ribbleton Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Glenys di Cioccio | 432 | 53.60 |
| | Independent (politician) | Ronald Yates | 156 | 19.35 |
| | Conservative | Jane Balshaw | 132 | 16.38 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Heather Drury | 85 | 10.55 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 276 | 34.29 |

### Riversway

A growing ward with Broadgate against the River Ribble and the redeveloped Marina complex.
Preston City Council Elections: Riversway Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Marcus Johnstone | 734 | 46.72 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Valentine | 702 | 44.68 |
| | Conservative | Susan Brown | 132 | 8.40 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 32 | 2.04 |

### Sharoe Green

Based on the urban environs around the Sharoe Green hospital in the southern part of Fulwood
Preston City Council Elections: Sharoe Green Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Eric Fazackerley | 1,083 | 59.80 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Turner | 511 | 28.22 |
| | Labour | Pauline Sanderson | 215 | 11.87 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 572 | 31.62 |

### Sherwood

In the east of the town, against the rural border of Ribble Valley this ward of semi-rural housing and out-of-town industrial development was split in the subsequent boundary review.
Preston City Council Elections: Sherwood Ward (2 member election) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Marie Milne | 1,291 | 31.93 |
| Conservative | Stuart Greenhalgh | 1,288 | 31.86 |
| Labour | Angela Milne-Picken | 403 | 9.97 |
| Labour | John Houghton | 388 | 9.60 |
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Maritan | 349 | 8.63 |
| Liberal Democrats | John Smith | 324 | 8.01 |

### St Matthews

The built up terraces and urban sprawl between the centre and the eastern extremities of Ribbleton. HMP Preston is in this ward.
Preston City Council Elections: St Matthews Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Rose Kinsella | 686 | 59.19 |
| | Conservative | Elaine Pugh | 185 | 15.96 |
| | Independent | Paul Malliband | 137 | 11.82 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne-Marie Riedel | 136 | 11.73 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 501 | 43.79 |

### Tulketh

A ward in the central west of the town crossing the main east/west Blackpool road.
Preston City Council Elections: Tulketh Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jean al-Serraj | 787 | 47.13 |
| | Conservative | Stanley Baines | 711 | 42.57 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James MacGregor | 170 | 10.18 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 76 | 4.56 |