One third of Preston District Council in Lancashire, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election.
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Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1]
| Party in control | Years |
|---|---|
| Labour | 1973 - 1976 |
| Conservative | 1976 - 1980 |
| Labour | 1980 - 1999 |
| No overall control | 1999 - present |
Current composition
- Labour - 24 councillors
- Conservative - 22 councillors
- Liberal Democrat - 8 councillors
- Deepdale Independent - 2 councillors
- Independent Socialist - 1 councillor
Council elections
Preston Council election, 1998
Preston Council election, 1999
Preston Council election, 2000
Preston Council election, 2002 - (whole council elected after boundary changes)[2]
Preston Council election, 2003 - Seats defended at the Preston Council election, 2007
Preston Council election, 2004 - Seats defended at the Preston Council election, 2008
Preston Council election, 2006 - Seats defended at the Preston Council election, 2010
By-election results
1997-2001
| 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 | |||
2007-2011
| Tulketh by-election 14 February 2008[3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| Fishwick by-election 1 October 2009[4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Jennifer Mein | 656 | 55.7 | +13.2 | |
| Conservative | Sharon Riley | 283 | 24.0 | +3.9 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Luke Bosman | 239 | 20.3 | +1.3 | |
| Majority | 373 | 31.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,178 | 30.9 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | +8.6 | |||
References
- ^ "Preston". BBC News Online. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/elections/local_council/08/html/30uk.stm. Retrieved 2009-10-26.
- ^ "Preston". BBC News Online. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2002/local_elections/106.stm. Retrieved 2009-10-26.
- ^ "Tulketh by-election". Preston City Council. http://www.preston.gov.uk/elections/ward/94/. Retrieved 2009-10-26.
- ^ "Fishwick by-election". Preston City Council. http://www.preston.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/elections/fishwick-election/. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
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