Preston Council election, 2000
Elections to Preston Borough Council were held on 7 May 2000. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.
After the election, the composition of the council was
Election result
Ward results
This election was the last to be held before a boundary review increased the number of electoral wards and redistributed the councillors. The "all out" elections were held in 2002.
In these result boxes, the change in vote calculation is the comparison between this year and 1999.
| Preston City Council Elections: Ashton Ward |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Keith Sedgewick |
838 |
49.03 |
-10.14 |
|
Labour |
Mark Routledge |
669 |
39.15 |
+7.12 |
|
Independent (politician) |
Stanley Baines |
197 |
N/A |
|
| Preston City Council Elections: Avenham Ward |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Ken Cole |
755 |
67.41 |
+1.57 |
|
Conservative |
Anne Hammond |
218 |
19.46 |
+2.71 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Anne-Marie Riedel |
141 |
12.59 |
-4.57 |
| Preston City Council Elections: Brookfield Ward |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
John Browne |
523 |
60.60 |
-2.26 |
|
Conservative |
Paul Hammond |
336 |
39.40 |
+15.46 |
| Preston City Council Elections: Cadley Ward |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Bill Borrow |
1,113 |
51.15 |
-10.93 |
|
Conservative |
Stephen Bentham |
949 |
43.61 |
+12.19 |
|
Labour |
Michael Carruthers |
111 |
5.10 |
-1.20 |
| Preston City Council Elections: Central Ward |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Siraz Ali Natha |
590 |
67.97 |
-0.19 |
|
Conservative |
Susan Browm |
271 |
32.03 |
+16.67 |
| Preston City Council Elections: Deepdale Ward |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent (politician) |
Paul Malliband |
778 |
48.44 |
N/A |
|
Labour |
Derek Barton |
507 |
31.57 |
+2.87 |
|
Conservative |
Thomas Davies |
320 |
19.93 |
+9.57 |
| Preston City Council Elections: Fishwick Ward |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Harold Parker |
612 |
65.38 |
+3.13 |
|
Conservative |
David Hammond |
320 |
34.62 |
+12.96 |
| Preston City Council Elections: Greyfriars Ward |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Joseph Hood |
1,594 |
69.00 |
+16.03 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Raymond Askew |
623 |
26.97 |
-14.85 |
|
Labour |
Angela Milne-Pickin |
89 |
4.03 |
-0.90 |
| Preston City Council Elections: Larches Ward |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Kathleen Derbyshire |
665 |
57.68 |
+6.94 |
|
Labour |
Allan Foster |
285 |
24.72 |
-15.44 |
|
Conservative |
David Sharp |
128 |
11.10 |
+2.07 |
|
Independent (politician) |
Lee Forshaw |
72 |
6.24 |
N/A |
| Preston City Council Elections: Moor Park Ward |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
John Collins |
729 |
43.16 |
-8.24 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Michael Turner |
641 |
37.95 |
+12.25 |
|
Conservative |
Paul Balshaw |
306 |
18.12 |
-4.18 |
| Preston City Council Elections: Rural East Ward |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Geoff Swarbrick |
1,335 |
81.35 |
+1.57 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
John Bruton |
210 |
12.80 |
+1.79 |
|
Labour |
Pauline Sanderson |
91 |
5.55 |
-3.71 |
| Preston City Council Elections: Rural West Ward |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Kathryn Calder |
1,281 |
52.82 |
+9.13 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Michael Basford |
951 |
39.22 |
-6.62 |
|
Labour |
James Hull |
189 |
7.79 |
-2.51 |
| Preston City Council Elections: Ribbleton Ward |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Andrew Campbell |
483 |
71.03 |
+17.43 |
|
Conservative |
Jane Balshaw |
193 |
28.97 |
+12.59 |
| Preston City Council Elections: Riversway Ward |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Alan Valentine |
648 |
43.52 |
-1.16 |
|
Labour |
Irene Black |
624 |
41.91 |
-4.81 |
|
Conservative |
Jonathan MacKie |
180 |
12.09 |
+3.69 |
|
Independent (politician) |
Kristian Forshaw |
29 |
1.95 |
|
| Preston City Council Elections: Sharoe Green Ward |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Rowena Edmondson |
1,155 |
68.75 |
+8.95 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Alistair Thomas |
299 |
17.80 |
-10.42 |
|
Labour |
Kevin Ellard |
224 |
13.33 |
+1.46 |
| Preston City Council Elections: Sherwood Ward |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Stuart Greenhalgh |
1,219 |
62.67 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Margaret Maritan |
361 |
18.56 |
|
|
Labour |
Terence Mattinson |
360 |
18.56 |
|
| Preston City Council Elections: St Matthews Ward |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Veronica Afrin |
624 |
68.87 |
+9.68 |
|
Conservative |
Elaine Pugh |
282 |
31.13 |
+15.17 |
| Preston City Council Elections: Tulketh Ward |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Margaret McManus |
746 |
50.96 |
+8.39 |
|
Labour |
Valerie Wise |
718 |
49.04 |
+1.91 |
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Preston Council is elected "in thirds", in which one seat from all three-member wards, and one seat from two two-member wards are up for election in each "tranche"
a All-out elections following boundary changes
bcd Elections in each "tranche" are defended in these years
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