# 2015 Preston City Council election

The 2015 by-thirds election to Preston City Council took place on 7 May 2015 as part of the 2015 United Kingdom local elections on the same day (and in the same polling places) as the general election to elect approximately one-third of councillors for a four-year term.
Councillors elected in 2011 Preston City Council election defended their seats this time. Each ward's election can be directly compared with the 2011 elections or indirectly compared looking at councillors' and candidates' correlations in their own party results to the 2014 Preston City Council election.

## Results

All percentage changes are based on the last election for this group of Councillors, which was the 2011 Preston City Council election.
This election's effects on the composition of the council combined with the totals and percentages of votes for the third elected is as follows:
Preston City Council Election, 2015 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Labour | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 44 | 23055 |
| Conservative | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 34 | 17778 |
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 3673 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 158 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4014 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3357 |
| Deepdale Independent (politician) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | N/A |

### Ashton

Preston City Council Elections: Ashton ward, 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mark Routledge | 1,001 | 47.68 | −5.92 |
| | Conservative | April Dwyer | 710 | 33.82 | −3.18 |
| | Green | Angela Milne-Picken | 264 | 12.57 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Luke Bosman | 124 | 5.90 | −3.54 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 291 | 13.86 | −2.79 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,099 | | |

### Brookfield

Preston City Council Elections: Brookfield ward, 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nerys Eaves | 1,360 | 51.10 | −3.8 |
| | UKIP | David Dawson | 651 | 24.46 | −8.54 |
| | Conservative | Daryl Bamber | 552 | 20.74 | +8.64 |
| | Green | Kevin Mahy | 98 | 3.68 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 709 | 26.64 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,661 | | |

### College

Preston City Council Elections: College ward, 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Harry Seddon | 886 | 43.51 | −5.79 |
| | Labour | John Wilson | 836 | 41.06 | +7.16 |
| | Green | Martin Pilkington | 158 | 7.76 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Turner | 156 | 7.66 | −9.14 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 50 | 2.46 | −12.88 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,036 | | |

### Deepdale

Preston City Council Elections: Deepdale ward, 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ismail "Issi" Bax | 2,000 | 81.59 | +20.99 |
| | Green | Geoffrey Cross | 233 | 9.50 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Erol Huseynov | 218 | 8.89 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1767 | 72.09 | +50.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,451 | | |

### Garrison

Preston City Council Elections: Garrison ward, 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christine Thomas | 1,753 | 48.64 | −4.26 |
| | Labour | Gillian Mascord | 1,350 | 37.45 | +4.25 |
| | Green | Bill Houghton | 274 | 7.60 | +1.00 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hans Voges | 227 | 6.29 | −1.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 403 | 11.19 | −8.48 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,604 | | |

### Greyfriars

Preston City Council Elections: Greyfriars ward, 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rowena Edmondson | 2,118 | 55.75 | −4.35 |
| | Labour | Alan Woods | 1,028 | 27.06 | +1.76 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Holt-Mylroie | 411 | 10.82 | −3.68 |
| | Green | Ian McCormick | 242 | 6.37 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,090 | 28.69 | −6.11 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,799 | | |

### Ingol

Preston City Council Elections: Ingol ward, 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jason Jeffrey | 922 | 30.28 | −12.42 |
| | Labour | John Rochford | 909 | 29.86 | −4.44 |
| | UKIP | Christopher Rigby | 627 | 20.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Peter Henry | 586 | 19.25 | −3.75 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13 | 0.43 | −8.01 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,044 | | |

### Larches

Preston City Council Elections: Larches ward, 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rebecca Yates | 1,670 | 51.51 | +4.71 |
| | Conservative | Linda Hubberstey | 816 | 25.17 | +7.97 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Finch | 499 | 15.39 | −20.61 |
| | Green | Kallum Poole | 257 | 7.93 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 854 | 26.34 | +15.54 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,242 | | |

### Lea

Preston City Council Elections: Lea ward, 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Daniel Dewhurst | 1,589 | 52.12 | −0.28 |
| | Labour | Lynne Wallace | 964 | 31.62 | +9.32 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joe Young | 496 | 16.27 | −8.93 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 685 | 22.47 | −4.70 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,049 | | |

### Moor Park

Preston City Council Elections: Moor Park ward, 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Borrow | 1,034 | 59.29 | −13.61 |
| | Conservative | Jonty Campbell | 278 | 15.94 | −3.76 |
| | UKIP | Andrew Watt | 251 | 14.39 | N/A |
| | Green | Jonathan Rawstrone | 181 | 10.38 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 756 | 43.35 | −9.84 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,744 | | |

### Preston Rural East

Preston City Council Elections: Rural East ward, 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Neil Cartright | 1,809 | 70.89 | +5.39 |
| | Labour | Gerard Parke-Hatton | 743 | 29.11 | +3.71 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,066 | 41.77 | +1.57 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,552 | | |

### Preston Rural North

Preston City Council Elections: Rural North ward, 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Thompson | 2,410 | 61.57 | −10.03 |
| | UKIP | Kate Walsh | 636 | 16.25 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Lawrence | 570 | 14.56 | +4.06 |
| | Labour | George Tait | 298 | 7.61 | −10.29 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,774 | 45.32 | −8.28 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,914 | | |

### Ribbleton

Preston City Council Elections: Ribbleton ward, 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Brian Rollo | 1,588 | 55.88 | −8.32 |
| | UKIP | Tony Helps | 683 | 24.03 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Stephen Kay | 441 | 15.52 | −4.68 |
| | Green | Matthew Wilson | 130 | 4.57 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 905 | 31.84 | −12.16 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,842 | | |

### Riversway

Preston City Council Elections: Riversway ward, 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Moss | 1,373 | 55.81 | −15.09 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Hargreaves | 471 | 19.15 | +5.25 |
| | Green | Alasdair Bremner | 350 | 14.23 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Maureen Watt | 266 | 10.81 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 902 | 36.67 | −19.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,460 | | |

### Sharoe Green

Preston City Council Elections: Sharoe Green ward, 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sonia Gildert | 1,471 | 44.02 | −9.18 |
| | Labour | Dave Wilson | 1,196 | 35.79 | +3.09 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Greg Vickers | 268 | 8.02 | −6.08 |
| | Green | Helen Disley | 249 | 7.45 | N/A |
| | Independent | Les Nyogeri | 158 | 4.73 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 275 | 8.23 | −12.27 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,342 | | |

### St Matthews

Preston City Council Elections: St Matthews ward, 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Javed Iqbal | 1,670 | 73.18 | −10.82 |
| | UKIP | Mark Kingsley | 370 | 16.21 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Sheila Heys | 242 | 10.60 | −5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,300 | 56.97 | −10.93 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,282 | | |

### Town Centre

Preston City Council Elections: Town Centre ward, 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Yakub Patel | 2,002 | 67.16 | +21.46 |
| | Conservative | Michael Balshaw | 520 | 17.44 | +2.94 |
| | Green | Alex Walker | 459 | 15.40 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,482 | 49.71 | +43.81 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,981 | | |

### Tulketh

Preston City Council Elections: Tulketh ward, 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Robert Boswell | 1,406 | 50.12 | −8.18 |
| | Conservative | Bowen Perryman | 655 | 23.35 | +7.35 |
| | UKIP | Paul Barker | 530 | 18.89 | N/A |
| | Green | Mary Roberts | 214 | 7.63 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 751 | 26.77 | −5.83 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,805 | | |

### University

Preston City Council Elections: University ward, 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Swindells | 627 | 55.59 | −13.41 |
| | Conservative | Stephanie Short | 253 | 22.43 | +2.13 |
| | Green | Vanessa Silva | 248 | 21.99 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 374 | 33.16 | −15.64 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,128 | | |