# 2016 Preston City Council 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.

## 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 | 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 | Majority | Majority | 139 | 11.63 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1195 | | |

### Brookfield

Preston City Council Elections: Brookfield ward 2016 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 474 | 36.55 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,297 | −3.85 | |

### Cadley

Preston City Council Elections: Cadley ward 2016 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 711 | 41.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1709 | 3.74 | |

### Deepdale

Preston City Council Elections: Deepdale ward 2016 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,028 | 74.98 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,371 | | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | {{{swing}}} | |

### Fishwick

Preston City Council Elections: Fishwick ward 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Martyn Rawlinson | 832 | 84.81 | +0.51 |
| | Conservative | Emma Fielding | 149 | 15.19 | −0.51 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 683 | 69.62 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 981 | | |

### Garrison

Preston City Council Elections: Garrison ward 2016 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 214 | 11.96 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,790 | | |

### Greyfriars

Preston City Council Elections: Greyfriars ward 2016 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 789 | 35.06 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,250 | | |

### Ingol

Preston City Council Elections: Ingol ward 2016 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 488 | 27.90 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,749 | | |

### Larches

Preston City Council Elections: Larches ward 2016 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 461 | 27.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,665 | 29.8 | |

### Lea

Preston City Council Elections: Lea ward 2016 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 309 | 19.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,562 | 33.7 | |

### Rural East

Preston City Council Elections: Preston Rural East ward 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Davies | 833 | 70.3 | +7.9 |
| | Labour | Stephen Smith | 352 | 29.7 | +6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 481 | 40.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | 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 | 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 | Majority | Majority | 533 | 38.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,373 | 24.2 | |

### Riversway

Preston City Council Elections: Riversway ward 2016 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 807 | 57.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,397 | 34.7 | |

### Sharoe Green

Preston City Council Elections: Sharoe Green ward 2016 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 155 | 8.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,851 | 39.2 | |

### St George's

There was no election in St George's ward because of an uncontested poll.

### St Matthew's

Preston City Council Elections: St Matthews ward 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jade Morgan | 1,018 | 87.8 | −1.5 |
| | Conservative | James Shuttleworth | 141 | 12.2 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 877 | 75.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,159 | 24.7 | |

### Town Centre

Preston City Council Elections: Town Centre ward 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Drew Gale | 1,299 | 81.4 | +37.6 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Hargreaves | 296 | 18.6 | +10.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,003 | 62.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,595 | 31.3 | |

### Tulketh

Preston City Council Elections: Tulketh ward 2016 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 607 | 44.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,355 | 27.9 | |