Tulketh
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| Tulketh | |
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 The ward of Tulketh (red) shown within Preston (orange) |
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| District: | City of Preston |
| UK Parliament constituency: | Preston |
| Ceremonial county: | Lancashire |
| Region: | North West |
| Coordinates | SD524308 |
| Population (2001): | 6886 |
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Tulketh is a electoral ward in Preston, Lancashire. The ward is named for the former Tulketh Mill, the building of which remains in the division off the A5085 Blackpool Road.
Tulketh returns three members to Preston City Council, elected 'in thirds' in first past the post elections each year. The ward is currently represented by three Labour councillors.
The ward forms part of the Lancashire county council electoral division of Preston Central South.
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[edit] Current members
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| Preston Council election, 2008 | Peter Rankin | Labour | |
| Preston Council election, 2007 | Robert Bosell | Labour | |
| Preston Council election, 2008 | Matthew Brown | Labour | |
[edit] Electoral results
| Preston City Council Elections: Tulketh ward 2006 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Jean Al-Serraj | 652 | 41.14 | -10.2 | |
| Conservative | John Wilson | 480 | 30.28 | -18.4 | |
| British National Party | Anthony Bamber | 280 | 17.67 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrat | Helen Zoe Greaves | 173 | 10.91 | N/A | |
| Majority | 172 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,585 | ||||
| Preston City Council Elections: Tulketh ward 2007 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Robert Boswell | 753 | 48.9 | -2.0 | |
| Conservative | Harry Landless | 523 | 34.0 | -15.1 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Liam Pennington | 263 | 17.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 230 | ||||
| Rejected Ballots | 11 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,550 | 30.6 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Tulketh by-election 14 February 2008 | |||||
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| 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 | |||
[edit] Demographics
From the 2001 census, Tulketh ward had a population of 6,886. Of this figure, just under three-quarters (74.5) described themselves as Christian. Over 10% of the population are retired, and just under 10% are students.
[edit] Geography
The ward is in the northwest of Preston, taking in terraced streets and detached houses from outside the University of Central Lancashire campus to suburbia on both sides of the main Blackpool Road, and to the west of the A6 Garstang Road.
