Preston local elections

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One third of Preston District Council in Lancashire, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election.

Contents 1 Political control 2 Current composition 3 Council elections 4 By-election results 4.1 1997-2001 4.2 2007-2011 5 References 6 External links

[edit] 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

[edit] Current composition

• Labour - 24 councillors
• Conservative - 22 councillors
• Liberal Democrat - 8 councillors
• Deepdale Independent - 2 councillors
• Independent Socialist - 1 councillor

• Source : Your councillors at Preston City Council

[edit] 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

[edit] By-election results

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] References

• By-election results

[edit] External links

• Preston Council