# 2019 Preston City Council election

Council elections for the Preston City Council were held on 2 May 2019 as part of the 2019 United Kingdom local elections. The Council has undergone a wholesale boundary revision, reducing the number of both Councillors and electoral wards, resulting in the first 'all out' election since 2002 Preston Council election.
All locally registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who are aged 18 or over on polling day are entitled to vote in the local elections.
The boundary changes for 2019 reduced the number of Councillors from 57 to 48.

## Results summary

The new electoral wards each elect three members.
The results of the 2019 elections are summarised below.
| Ward | | Labour | | Conservative | | Liberal Democrats |
| Ashton | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brookfield | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cadley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| City Centre | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deepdale | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fishwick and Frenchwood | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garrison | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greyfriars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Ingol and Cottam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Lea and Larches | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Plungington | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Preston Rural East | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Preston Rural North | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ribbleton | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sharoe Green | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| St Matthew’s | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Election Result

Preston Local Election 2019 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 30 | | -5 | -5 | 62.5 | 47.62 | 37,565 | -11,230 |
| Conservative | 9 | | -8 | -8 | 18.75 | 27.62 | 21,790 | -13,064 |
| Liberal Democrats | 9 | +4 | | +4 | 18.75 | 20.00 | 15,776 | +4,296 |
| UKIP | 0 | | | 0 | 0 | 2.27 | 1,789 | -4,842 |
| Green | 0 | | | 0 | 0 | 0.52 | 413 | -3,288 |
| Independent | 0 | | | 0 | 0 | 0.79 | 620 | +620 |
| Independent | 0 | | | 0 | 0 | 0.77 | 607 | +607 |
| Independent | 0 | | | 0 | 0 | 0.41 | 324 | +324 |

## Ward results
### Ashton

Preston City Council Election, 2019: Ashton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Atkins | 932 | 45.13 | |
| | Labour | Robert Boswell | 884 | 42.81 | |
| | Labour | Mark Routledge | 871 | 42.18 | |
| | Independent | Beth Balshaw | 620 | 30.02 | |
| | Independent | Mike Balshaw | 607 | 29.39 | |
| | Conservative | Luke Walmsley | 314 | 15.21 | |
| | Conservative | David Dwyer | 299 | 14.48 | |
| | UKIP | Simon Platt | 282 | 13.66 | |
| | Conservative | Tes Slater | 275 | 13.32 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Dable | 222 | 10.75 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Potter | 197 | 9.54 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Finch | 148 | 7.17 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,065 | 32.9 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Brookfield

Preston City Council election, 2019: Brookfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Browne | 781 | 57.22 | |
| | Labour | Philip Corker | 730 | 53.48 | |
| | Labour | Nerys Eaves | 685 | 50.18 | |
| | UKIP | Anthony Helps | 356 | 26.08 | |
| | Conservative | Mary Kennedy | 255 | 18.68 | |
| | Conservative | Bowan Perryman | 211 | 15.46 | |
| | Conservative | Andrew Pratt | 162 | 11.87 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Fiona Duke | 155 | 11.36 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jurgen Voges | 127 | 9.30 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,365 | 23.9 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Cadley

Preston City Council election, 2019: Cadley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Potter | 1,173 | 56.31 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Claire Craven | 1,125 | 54.01 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Debbie Shannon | 1,077 | 51.70 | |
| | Labour | Harry Spillman | 483 | 23.19 | |
| | Labour | James Hull | 480 | 23.04 | |
| | Labour | Robert Wood | 462 | 22.18 | |
| | Conservative | Paul Balshaw | 421 | 20.21 | |
| | Conservative | Jim Witherington | 365 | 17.52 | |
| | Conservative | Simon Crowe | 342 | 16.42 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,083 | 34.3 | |
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### City Centre

Preston City Council election, 2019: City Centre :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Carol Henshaw | 1,201 | 70.23 | |
| | Labour | Peter Moss | 1,167 | 68.25 | |
| | Labour | Salim Desai | 1,162 | 67.95 | |
| | Conservative | Pamela Homer | 237 | 13.86 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Harshad Chauhan | 229 | 13.39 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ennis O'Donnell | 221 | 12.92 | |
| | Conservative | Connor Rumble | 212 | 12.40 | |
| | Conservative | Munirah Patel | 199 | 11.64 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,710 | 24.9 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Deepdale

Preston City Council election, 2019: Deepdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Issi Bax | 1,775 | 87.44 | |
| | Labour | Zafar Coupland | 1,699 | 83.69 | |
| | Labour | Siraz Natha | 1,677 | 82.61 | |
| | Conservative | Keith Sedgwick | 144 | 7.09 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Mullen | 140 | 6.90 | |
| | Conservative | William King | 135 | 6.65 | |
| | Conservative | Deborah Bellevue de Sylva | 134 | 6.60 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Benjamin Ward | 100 | 4.93 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,030 | 32.9 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Fishwick and Frenchwood

Preston City Council election, 2019: Fishwick and Frenchwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Yakub Patel | 1,382 | 80.16 | |
| | Labour | Whitney Hawkins | 1,233 | 71.52 | |
| | Labour | Martyn Rawlinson | 1,193 | 69.20 | |
| | Conservative | Danielle Butler | 208 | 12.06 | |
| | Conservative | Colin Homer | 162 | 9.40 | |
| | Conservative | Fay Whittam | 162 | 9.40 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Newsham | 152 | 8.82 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Yates | 121 | 7.02 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,724 | 30.5 | |
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### Garrison

Preston City Council election, 2019: Garrison :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Freddie Bailey | 1,294 | 56.46 | |
| | Labour | Lynne Brooks | 1,073 | 46.82 | |
| | Labour | Peter Kelly | 1,013 | 44.20 | |
| | Conservative | Stuart Greenhalgh | 819 | 35.73 | |
| | Conservative | Paul Whalley | 748 | 32.64 | |
| | Conservative | Mehfuz Dasu Patel | 676 | 29.49 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Turner | 293 | 12.78 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pamela Potter | 290 | 12.65 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hans Voges | 237 | 10.34 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,292 | 34.8 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Greyfriars

Preston City Council election, 2019: Greyfriars :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Raisbeck | 1,221 | 47.00 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Daniel Gregg | 1,151 | 44.30 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alexander Warren | 1,069 | 41.15 | |
| | Conservative | Tim Cox | 754 | 29.02 | |
| | Conservative | Graham Jolliffe | 684 | 26.33 | |
| | Conservative | Lakwinder Singh | 684 | 26.33 | |
| | Labour | Alan Woods | 561 | 21.59 | |
| | Labour | Ted Smith | 487 | 18.75 | |
| | Labour | Stacey Thoburn | 441 | 16.97 | |
| | Independent | Rowena Edmondson | 324 | 12.47 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,598 | 41.3 | |
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### Ingol and Cottam

Preston City Council election, 2019: Ingol and Cottam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pauline Brown | 871 | 44.58 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil Darby | 861 | 44.06 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Jewell | 758 | 38.79 | |
| | Conservative | Trevor Hart | 625 | 31.99 | |
| | Conservative | Judith Parker | 577 | 29.53 | |
| | Conservative | Martin McKeever | 513 | 26.25 | |
| | Labour | Julie Humphrey | 331 | 16.94 | |
| | Labour | Barry McLoughlin | 295 | 15.10 | |
| | Labour | Joseph Maclaren | 287 | 14.69 | |
| | UKIP | Nicola Suggate | 275 | 14.07 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,954 | 30.4 | |
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### Lea and Larches

Preston City Council election, 2019: Lea and Larches :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Phil Crowe | 735 | 44.87 | |
| | Labour | David Borrow | 731 | 44.63 | |
| | Labour | Jennifer Mein | 684 | 41.76 | |
| | Conservative | David Callaghan | 403 | 24.60 | |
| | Conservative | James Doyle | 359 | 21.92 | |
| | UKIP | Mark Kingsley | 352 | 21.49 | |
| | Conservative | Monwara Amin | 326 | 19.90 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edward Craven | 282 | 17.22 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jason Higham | 258 | 15.75 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeffrey Jason | 179 | 10.93 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,638 | 25.2 | |
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### Plungington

Preston City Council election, 2019: Plungington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Matthew Brown | 941 | 70.70 | |
| | Labour | Pav Akhtar | 868 | 65.21 | |
| | Labour | Nweeda Khan | 822 | 61.76 | |
| | Conservative | Pauline Littlefair | 201 | 15.10 | |
| | Conservative | Jonty Campbell | 191 | 14.35 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Briggs | 176 | 13.22 | |
| | Conservative | Jayne Tully | 171 | 12.85 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian McDougall | 140 | 10.52 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Holt-Mylroie | 139 | 10.44 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,331 | 20.7 | |
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### Preston Rural East

Preston City Council election, 2019: Preston Rural East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Harry Landless | 1,245 | 64.27 | |
| | Conservative | Ron Woollam | 1,188 | 61.33 | |
| | Conservative | Ian Donnell | 999 | 51.57 | |
| | Labour | Susan Crawshaw | 335 | 17.29 | |
| | Labour | George Tait | 322 | 16.62 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joanne Joyner | 303 | 15.64 | |
| | Labour | Andrew MacLaren | 299 | 15.44 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edgar Arbidans | 270 | 13.94 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Lawrence | 239 | 12.34 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,937 | 34.0 | |
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### Preston Rural North

Preston City Council election, 2019: Preston Rural North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sue Whittam | 885 | 58.73 | |
| | Conservative | Charles Latchford | 846 | 56.14 | |
| | Conservative | Keith Middlebrough | 842 | 55.87 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sandra Finch | 230 | 15.26 | |
| | UKIP | Craig Easton | 224 | 14.86 | |
| | Labour | Rebecca Boswell | 221 | 14.66 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Johnstone | 216 | 14.33 | |
| | Labour | Alan Dent | 209 | 13.87 | |
| | Labour | Michael Farrington | 204 | 13.54 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew Raisbeck | 198 | 13.14 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,507 | 33.9 | |
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### Ribbleton

Preston City Council election, 2019: Ribbleton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nick Pomfret | 655 | 48.23 | |
| | Labour | Jonathan Saksena | 551 | 40.57 | |
| | Labour | Brian Rollo | 547 | 40.28 | |
| | UKIP | Andrew Watt | 300 | 22.09 | |
| | Conservative | Robert Jones | 188 | 13.84 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Luke Bosman | 146 | 10.75 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Ash | 136 | 10.01 | |
| | Conservative | Mary Kudi | 133 | 9.79 | |
| | Conservative | Issa Dasu Patel | 115 | 8.47 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,358 | 23.4 | |
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### Sharoe Green

Preston City Council election, 2019: Sharoe Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Daniel Duckworth | 1,036 | 44.18 | |
| | Conservative | Maxwell Green | 1,003 | 42.77 | |
| | Conservative | David Walker | 960 | 40.94 | |
| | Labour | Kathleen Atkins | 839 | 35.78 | |
| | Labour | Craig Forrest | 764 | 32.58 | |
| | Labour | Samir Vohra | 698 | 29.77 | |
| | Green | Helen Disley | 413 | 17.61 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Kulbacki | 287 | 12.24 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Hackett | 268 | 11.43 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gregory Vickers | 215 | 9.17 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,345 | 37.9 | |
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### St. Matthew's

Preston City Council election, 2019: St. Matthew's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Javed Iqbal | 903 | 80.41 | |
| | Labour | Jade Morgan | 836 | 74.40 | |
| | Labour | Jono Grisdale | 822 | 73.20 | |
| | Conservative | Frank Parker | 162 | 14.43 | |
| | Conservative | Parviz Shahsvar | 111 | 9.88 | |
| | Conservative | Sharon Shahsvar | 109 | 9.71 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Basford | 102 | 9.08 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeffrey Abram | 99 | 8.82 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,123 | 20.5 | |
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