Preston local elections
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One third of Preston Council is elected each year, followed by one year without election.
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[edit] Political control
Labour 1973 - 1976
Conservative 1976 - 1980
Labour 1980 - 1999
No overall control 1999 - present
[edit] Current composition
- Labour - 24 councillors
- Conservative - 19 councillors
- Liberal Democrat - 9 councillors
- Independent - 2 councillors
- Respect - The Unity Coalition - 1 councillor
[edit] Council elections
Preston Council election, 1998
Preston Council election, 1999
Preston Council election, 2000
Preston Council election, 2002
Preston Council election, 2003
Preston Council election, 2004
Preston Council election, 2006
Preston Council election, 2007
Preston Council election, 2008
[edit] By-election results
| St Matthews By-Election 1 October 1998 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Veronica Afrin | 617 | 41.5 | -28.6 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Anna Riedel | 383 | 25.8 | +13.2 | |
| Independent | 278 | 18.7 | +18.7 | ||
| Conservative | Elaine Pugh | 179 | 12.0 | -5.2 | |
| Independent | 30 | 2.0 | +2.0 | ||
| Majority | 234 | 15.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,487 | 30.1 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Central By-Election 20 January 2000 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | 361 | 64.6 | -3.6 | ||
| Conservative | 134 | 24.0 | +8.6 | ||
| Independent | 64 | 11.5 | +11.5 | ||
| Majority | 227 | 40.6 | |||
| Turnout | 559 | 8.6 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Rural East By-Election 20 January 2000 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | 903 | 82.1 | +2.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 153 | 13.9 | +2.9 | ||
| Labour | 44 | 4.0 | -5.3 | ||
| Majority | 750 | 68.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,100 | 21.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Larches By-Election 29 March 2001 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Peter Ward | 501 | 48.8 | +24.0 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Danny Gallagher | 349 | 34.0 | -23.8 | |
| Conservative | R Turner | 110 | 10.7 | -0.4 | |
| Independent | I Heywood | 67 | 6.5 | +0.2 | |
| Majority | 152 | 14.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,027 | 23.7 | |||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | +23.9 | |||
| Tulketh by-election 14 February 2008 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Peter Rankin | 423 | 34.3 | -6.8 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Rick Seymour | 400 | 32.4 | +21.5 | |
| Conservative | Paul Balshaw | 292 | 23.6 | -6.7 | |
| No Label | Barry Hill | 84 | 6.8 | N/A | |
| Green | Kizzi Murtagh | 36 | 2.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 23 | 1.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1,235 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | -14.2 | |||
