Preston Borough Council election, 1999

Elections to Preston Borough Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council after a Liberal Democrat councillor defected to them on the night of the counting of the votes.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

	Seats	±
Labour	29	-1
Liberal Democrat	13	0
Conservative	13	0
Independent	2	+1

Election result

Preston Local Election Result 1999
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	9			-1	45.00	37.59	12,098
	Conservative	6			0	30.00	30.70	9,878
	Liberal Democrat	4			0	20.00	27.74	8,927
	Independent	1			+1	5.00	3.97	1,277

Ward results

The 1999 and 2000 results are for the electoral wards prior to the boundary changes which took place for the 2002 "all out" elections.

Ashton

This north west suburban ward was barely changed in the subsequent boundary changes put in place for 2002. This mix of housing and shopping areas includes a couple of popular schools and commuting bases.

Preston City Council Elections: Ashton Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	William Tyson	1,016	59.17
	Labour	Stacey Borrow	550	32.03
	Liberal Democrat	Alfred Wild	149	8.68
Majority			466	27.17

Avenham

This troubled of high-rise flats and council housing, and private houses in the Frenchwood area on the banks of the River Ribble, would be merged with some areas of Preston's then town centre in the subsequent boundary review.

Preston City Council Elections: Avenham Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Musa Ahmed Jiwa	794	65.84
	Liberal Democrat	Margaret Marshall	207	17.16
	Conservative	Paul Hammond	202	16.75
Majority			587	48.79

Brookfield

A ward in the north east of the town with a mix of social housing and a suburban outer core.

Preston City Council Elections: Brookfield Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Jonathan Harish Chandra Saksena	638	62.86
	Conservative	Keith Sedgewick	243	23.94
	Liberal Democrat	Mavis Cooper	131	12.91
Majority			395	39.03

Cadley

Placed on the outer fringes of Fulwood this is a box-shaped urban ward of middle-class and retired population with a sizable commuting base.

Preston City Council Elections: Cadley Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrat	Michael Onyon	1,300	62.08
	Conservative	Paul Balshaw	658	31.42
	Labour	Michael Carruthers	132	6.30
Majority			642	30.72

Central

Based on the area surrounding the growing University and St Walberg's Church, this ward would be divided amongst a number of wards in the boundary review in place for the 2002 elections.

Preston City Council Elections: Central Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Carl Crompton	790	68.16
	Liberal Democrat	Simon Moore	190	16.39
	Conservative	James Seddon	178	15.36
Majority			600	51.81

Deepdale

This ward of terraced housing and Preston North End football club was once recorded as the most deprived in the country.

Preston City Council Elections: Deepdale Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Joyce Cartwright	984	52.00
	Labour	Henry Heaps	543	28.70
	Conservative	Anne Hammond	196	10.36
	Liberal Democrat	Bernadette Jones	157	8.30
Majority			441	23.46

Fishwick

The troubled Callan estate and great swathes of comfortable housing makes up the Fishwick ward in the southwest of the town, up against the South Ribble border.

Preston City Council Elections: Fishwick Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Ian Hall	615	62.25
	Conservative	David Hammond	214	21.66
	Liberal Democrat	Wilf Gavin	152	15.38
Majority			401	40.88

Greyfriars

In the north of the town, this ward named after a private house is a central element of Fulwood and spans the A6 road from Preston to Lancaster.

Preston City Council Elections: Greyfriars Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Geoff Driver	1,354	52.97
	Liberal Democrat	Raymond Askew	1,069	41.82
	Labour	Terence Mattinson	126	4.93
Majority			285	11.18

Ingol

In the north west of the town, the Ingol and Tanterton areas bring together a notable amount of retirement homes and comfortable properties up against the Lancaster Canal and social housing.

Preston City Council Elections: Ingol Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrat	Ann Green	899	66.84
	Labour	Julie Humphrey	239	18.60
	Conservative	Shiela Hays	202	15.02
Majority			660	49.25

Larches

Based on two post-war overspill estates of Larches and Savick

Preston City Council Elections: Larches Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrat	Joe Fitzgerald	652	50.74
	Labour	John Swindells	516	40.16
	Conservative	Julie Milne	116	9.03
Majority			136	10.59

Moor Park

In the central area of Preston this ward is based on Plungington and the terraces near Moor Park itself. The ward cut into the southern parts of Fulwood which would be transferred in the subsequent boundary review to the new College ward.

Preston City Council Elections: Moor Park Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Francesco di Molfetta	860	51.40
	Liberal Democrat	John Monk	430	25.70
	Conservative	Rowena Edmonson	373	22.30
Majority			430	25.86

Preston Rural East

This expanse of rural villages and farming communities includes the Broughton and Goosnargh.

Preston City Council Elections: Rural East Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	George Gates	1,464	79.78
	Liberal Democrat	Edward Rowland	202	11.01
	Labour	John Williams	170	9.26
Majority			1262	68.74

Preston Rural West

Largely based on the Woodplumpton and Lea and Cottam areas to the west of the town towards the Fylde border.

Preston City Council Elections: Rural West Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrat	Christine Abram	1,112	45.84
	Conservative	George Wilkins	1,060	43.69
	Labour	John Collins	250	10.30
Majority			52	2.15

Ribbleton

In the east of the town this ward has a high percentage of social housing.

Preston City Council Elections: Ribbleton Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Glenys di Cioccio	432	53.60
	Independent (politician)	Ronald Yates	156	19.35
	Conservative	Jane Balshaw	132	16.38
	Liberal Democrat	Heather Drury	85	10.55
Majority			276	34.29

Riversway

A growing ward with Broadgate against the River Ribble and the redeveloped Marina complex.

Preston City Council Elections: Riversway Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Marcus Johnstone	734	46.72
	Liberal Democrat	Alan Valentine	702	44.68
	Conservative	Susan Brown	132	8.40
Majority			32	2.04

Sharoe Green

Based on the urban environs around the Sharoe Green hospital in the southern part of Fulwood

Preston City Council Elections: Sharoe Green Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Eric Fazackerley	1,083	59.80
	Liberal Democrat	Michael Turner	511	28.22
	Labour	Pauline Sanderson	215	11.87
Majority			572	31.62

Sherwood

In the east of the town, against the rural border of Ribble Valley this ward of semi-rural housing and out-of-town industrial development was split in the subsequent boundary review.

Preston City Council Elections: Sherwood Ward (2 member election)
	Candidate	Votes	%
Conservative	Marie Milne	1,291	31.93
Conservative	Stuart Greenhalgh	1,288	31.86
Labour	Angela Milne-Picken	403	9.97
Labour	John Houghton	388	9.60
Liberal Democrat	Margaret Maritan	349	8.63
Liberal Democrat	John Smith	324	8.01

St Matthews

The built up terraces and urban sprawl between the centre and the eastern extremities of Ribbleton. HMP Preston is in this ward.

Preston City Council Elections: St Matthews Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Rose Kinsella	686	59.19
	Conservative	Elaine Pugh	185	15.96
	Independent	Paul Malliband	137	11.82
	Liberal Democrat	Anne-Marie Riedel	136	11.73
Majority			501	43.79

Tulketh

A ward in the central west of the town crossing the main east/west Blackpool road.

Preston City Council Elections: Tulketh Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Jean al-Serraj	787	47.13
	Conservative	Stanley Baines	711	42.57
	Liberal Democrat	James MacGregor	170	10.18
Majority			76	4.56

References

1999 Preston election result

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