# 2010 Preston City Council election

Council elections for the City of Preston, Lancashire were held on 6 May 2010. They coincided with the 2010 United Kingdom general election and the other 2010 United Kingdom local elections. Nineteen electoral wards were fought with those councillors elected in the corresponding elections in 2006 defending their seats due to the "in thirds" system employed in Preston local elections.
The previous elections to Preston council occurred in 2008 but due to the "in thirds" system employed by Preston council, councillors are elected for four-year terms. This means gains, losses, and vote share comparisons this year are with those fought in 2006.

## Election result

Preston Local Election Result 2010 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Labour | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 35.97 | 55 | 19,320 |
| Conservative | 6 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 33.69 | 30 | 18,096 |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 29.38 | 15 | 15,782 |
| England First | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 315 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 198 |

## Ward results

Preston Council election, 2010: Brookfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Browne | 1,333 | 51.99 | +6.20 |
| | Conservative | Sharon Riley | 776 | 30.27 | −5.40 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Basford | 455 | 17.75 | −0.79 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 557 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.5 | |
Preston Council elections, 2010: Cadley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Bruton | 1,270 | 46.69 | −11.88 |
| | Conservative | David Walker | 901 | 33.13 | +0.10 |
| | Labour | George Tait | 549 | 20.18 | +11.78 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,720 | 71.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Preston Council election, 2010: College :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bobby Cartwright | 880 | 45.55 | −11.15 |
| | Labour | Gerard Parke-Hutton | 543 | 28.11 | +11.10 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Turner | 509 | 26.35 | +0.06 |
| | Green | Ian McCormick | 63 | 3.26 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 337 | 17.44 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,932 | 70.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Preston Council election, 2010: Fishwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tom Burns | 1,167 | 60.78 | +18.34 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Luke Bosman | 406 | 21.15 | +2.17 |
| | Conservative | Steve Allen | 347 | 18.07 | −2.05 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 761 | 39.64 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 51.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Preston Council election, 2010: Garrison :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jennifer Greenhalgh | 1,775 | 46.59 | −14.06 |
| | Labour | Bert Williams | 1,074 | 28.51 | +12.97 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Hackett | 918 | 24.37 | +0.56 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 701 | 18.60 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,767 | 67.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Preston Council election, 2010: Greyfriars :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Hammond | 2,156 | 54.35 | −13.76 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Porter | 1,070 | 26.97 | +4.29 |
| | Labour | Alan Woods | 741 | 11.87 | +2.66 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 75.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Preston Council election, 2010: Ingol :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bill Shannon | 1,498 | 48.65 | −6.49 |
| | Conservative | Rebecca Roberts | 795 | 25.82 | +0.22 |
| | Labour | Derek Barton | 786 | 25.53 | =6.27 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 703 | 22.83 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,079 | 55.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Preston Council election, 2010: Larches :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Phil Crowe | 1,318 | 39.76 | +8.46 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Jewell | 1,273 | 38.40 | −14.24 |
| | Conservative | Laura Evans | 724 | 21.84 | +5.78 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,315 | 59.0 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Preston Council election, 2010: Lea :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christine Abram | 1,333 | 42.26 | +0.20 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julie Voges | 1,161 | 36.81 | −11.33 |
| | Labour | Allan Foster | 660 | 20.93 | +11.13 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 172 | 5.45 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,154 | 66.5 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Preston Council election, 2010: Moor Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Collins | 1,038 | 53.07 | +0.48 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kirsty Styles | 492 | 25.15 | +2.40 |
| | Conservative | Sheila Heys | 426 | 21.78 | −2.88 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 546 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,956 | 52.9 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Preston Council election, 2010: Preston Rural North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ken Hudson | 2,749 | 68.69 | −6.08 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Liz Richardson | 773 | 19.32 | +8.66 |
| | Labour | Ann Rawlinson | 480 | 11.99 | +5.11 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,002 | 73.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Preston Council election, 2010: Ribbleton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jonathan Saksena | 1,209 | 48.07 | −5.64 |
| | Conservative | Peter McElhone | 519 | 20.64 | −5.57 |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Richard Bruton | 472 | 18.77 | −1.32 |
| | England First | Mark Cotterill | 315 | 12.52 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 690 | 27.44 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Preston Council election, 2010: Riversway (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Dave Wilson | 1,140 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Liam Pennington | 807 | |
| | Labour Co-op | Linda Crompton | 803 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Wilkinson | 709 | |
| | Conservative | Genna Martin | 466 | |
| | Conservative | Hussain Mulla | 407 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 53.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Co-op | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Co-op | Swing | |
Riversway by-election 15 July 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Linda Crompton | 890 | 66.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Wilkinson | 388 | 29,1 |
| | Green | Adam Vardey | 56 | 4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 502 | 37.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,334 | 29 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
Preston Council election, 2010: Sharoe Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Margaret McManus | 1,538 | 44.02 | −13.14 |
| | Labour | John Young | 917 | 26.25 | +11.07 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rowena Edmonson | 904 | 25.87 | −1.79 |
| | Green | Adam Vardey | 135 | 3.87 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,494 | 68.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Preston Council election, 2010: St George's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Taalib Shamsuddin | 1,001 | 63.68 | +24.94 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Finch | 362 | 23.03 | +7.04 |
| | Conservative | Patricia Roberts | 209 | 13.30 | +0.35 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 639 | 40.65 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,572 | 49.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Preston Council election, 2010: St Matthew's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Albert Richardson | 1,415 | 63.83 | +5.06 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeffrey Abram | 470 | 21.20 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Julian Sedgewick | 332 | 14.98 | −2.96 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 945 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,217 | 44.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Preston Council election, 2010: Town Centre ward 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Drew Gale | 1,541 | 51.92 | +14.33 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jenny Buxton | 904 | 30.46 | +23.45 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Cooper | 523 | 17.62 | +4.11 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 637 | | +630 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,968 | 53.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Preston Council election, 2010: Tulketh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Rankin | 1,122 | 39.87 | −1.27 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Potter | 1,070 | 38.02 | +27.11 |
| | Conservative | Damien Moore | 622 | 22.10 | −8.18 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 52 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,814 | 54.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Preston Council election, 2010: University :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Carl Crompton | 483 | 48.59 | −12.23 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kieran Bolger | 259 | 26.06 | +7.71 |
| | Conservative | John Martyn Blenkharn | 252 | 25.35 | +4.53 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 224 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 994 | 41.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |