# 2000 Preston Borough Council election

Elections to Preston Borough Council were held on 7 May 2000. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Seats | ± |
| Labour | 24 | -4 |
| Conservative | 17 | +4 |
| Liberal Democrat | 12 | +1 |
| Independent | 4 | -1 |

## Election result

Preston Local Election Result 2000 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 7 | +4 | 35.00 | 41.78 | 12,108 | +11.68 |
| Labour | 7 | -4 | 35.00 | 28.84 | 8,358 | -8.75 |
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | +1 | 25.00 | 25.57 | 7,411 | -2.17 |
| Independent | 1 | -1 | 5.00 | 3.80 | 1,101 | -0.17 |

## Ward results

This election was the last to be held before a boundary review increased the number of electoral wards and redistributed the councillors.

### Ashton

Preston City Council Elections: Ashton Ward :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Keith Sedgewick | 838 | 49.03 | −10.14 |
| Labour | Mark Routledge | 669 | 39.15 | +7.12 |
| Independent | Stanley Baines | 197 | 11.56 | +11.56 |

### Avenham

Preston City Council Elections: Avenham Ward :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Ken Cole | 755 | 67.41 | +1.57 |
| Conservative | Anne Hammond | 218 | 19.46 | +2.71 |
| Liberal Democrats | Anne-Marie Riedel | 141 | 12.59 | −4.57 |

### Brookfield

Preston City Council Elections: Brookfield Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Browne | 523 | 60.60 | |
| | Conservative | Paul Hammond | 336 | 39.40 | |

### Cadley

Preston City Council Elections: Cadley Ward :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Liberal Democrats | Bill Borrow | 1,113 | 51.15 |
| Conservative | Stephen Bentham | 949 | 43.61 |
| Labour | Michael Carruthers | 111 | 5.10 |

### Central

Preston City Council Elections: Central Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Siraz Ali Natha | 590 | 67.97 | |
| | Conservative | Susan Browm | 271 | 32.03 | |

### Deepdale

Preston City Council Elections: Deepdale Ward :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Paul Malliband | 778 | 48.44 |
| Labour | Derek Barton | 507 | 31.57 |
| Conservative | Thomas Davies | 320 | 19.93 |

### Fishwick

Preston City Council Elections: Fishwick Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Harold Parker | 612 | 65.38 | |
| | Conservative | David Hammond | 320 | 34.62 | |

### Greyfriars

Preston City Council Elections: Greyfriars Ward :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Joseph Hood | 1,594 | 69.00 |
| Liberal Democrats | Raymond Askew | 623 | 26.97 |
| Labour | Angela Milne-Pickin | 89 | 4.03 |

### Ingol

Preston City Council Elections: Ingol Ward (2 members) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Liberal Democrats | William Chadwick | 921 | 38.44 |
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Marshall | 838 | 34.97 |
| Conservative | Sheila Heys | 238 | 9.93 |
| Conservative | Shaun Turner | 199 | 8.31 |
| Labour | Julie Humphrey | 175 | 7.30 |
| Independent | Bernadette Jones | 25 | 1.04 |

### Larches

Preston City Council Elections: Larches Ward :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Liberal Democrats | Kathleen Derbyshire | 665 | 57.68 |
| Labour | Allan Foster | 285 | 24.72 |
| Conservative | David Sharp | 128 | 11.10 |
| Independent | Lee Forshaw | 72 | 6.24 |

### Moor Park

Preston City Council Elections: Moor Park Ward :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | John Collins | 729 | 43.16 |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Turner | 641 | 37.95 |
| Conservative | Paul Balshaw | 306 | 18.12 |

### Rural East

Preston City Council Elections: Rural East Ward :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Geoff Swarbrick | 1,335 | 81.35 |
| Liberal Democrats | John Bruton | 210 | 12.80 |
| Labour | Pauline Sanderson | 91 | 5.55 |

### Rural West

Preston City Council Elections: Rural West Ward :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Kathryn Calder | 1,281 | 52.82 |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Basford | 951 | 39.22 |
| Labour | James Hull | 189 | 7.79 |

### Ribbleton

Preston City Council Elections: Ribbleton Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andy Campbell | 483 | 71.03 | |
| | Conservative | Jane Balshaw | 193 | 28.97 | |

### Riversway

Preston City Council Elections: Riversway Ward :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Valentine | 648 | 43.52 |
| Labour | Irene Black | 624 | 41.91 |
| Conservative | Jonathan MacKie | 180 | 12.09 |
| Independent | Kristian Forshaw | 29 | 1.95 |

### Sharoe Green

Preston City Council Elections: Sharoe Green Ward :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Rowena Edmondson | 1,155 | 68.75 |
| Liberal Democrats | Alistair Thomas | 299 | 17.80 |
| Labour | Kevin Ellard | 224 | 13.33 |

### Sherwood

Preston City Council Elections: Sherwood Ward :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Stuart Greenhalgh | 1,219 | 62.67 |
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Maritan | 361 | 18.56 |
| Labour | Terence Mattinson | 360 | 18.56 |

### St Matthews

Preston City Council Elections: St Matthews Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Veronica Afrin | 624 | 68.87 | |
| | Conservative | Elaine Pugh | 282 | 31.13 | |

### Tulketh

Preston City Council Elections: Tulketh Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Margaret McManus | 746 | 50.96 | |
| | Labour | Valerie Wise | 718 | 49.04 | |