2015 Preston City Council election
The 2015 by-thirds election to Preston City Council took place on 7 May 2015 as part of the 2015 United Kingdom local elections on the same day (and in the same polling places) as the general election to elect approximately one-third of councillors for a four-year term.[1][2]
Councillors elected in 2011 Preston City Council election defended their seats this time. Each ward's election can be directly compared with the 2011 elections or indirectly compared looking at councillors' and candidates' correlations in their own party results to the 2014 Preston City Council election.
Results
All percentage changes are based on the last election for this group of Councillors, which was the 2011 Preston City Council election.[3]
This election's effects on the composition of the council combined with the totals and percentages of votes for the third elected is as follows:[4]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 44 | 23055 | ||
| Conservative | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 34 | 17778 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 3673 | ||
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 158 | ||
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4014 | ||
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3357 | ||
| Deepdale Independent (politician) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | N/A | ||
Ward by ward
Ashton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mark Routledge | 1,001 | 47.68 | −5.92 | |
| Conservative | April Dwyer | 710 | 33.82 | −3.18 | |
| Green | Angela Milne-Picken | 264 | 12.57 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Luke Bosman | 124 | 5.90 | −3.54 | |
| Majority | 291 | 13.86 | −2.79 | ||
| Turnout | 2,099 | ||||
Brookfield
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Nerys Eaves | 1,360 | 51.10 | −3.8 | |
| UKIP | David Dawson | 651 | 24.46 | −8.54 | |
| Conservative | Daryl Bamber | 552 | 20.74 | +8.64 | |
| Green | Kevin Mahy | 98 | 3.68 | N/A | |
| Majority | 709 | 26.64 | |||
| Turnout | 2,661 | ||||
College
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Harry Seddon | 886 | 43.51 | −5.79 | |
| Labour | John Wilson | 836 | 41.06 | +7.16 | |
| Green | Martin Pilkington | 158 | 7.76 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mike Turner | 156 | 7.66 | −9.14 | |
| Majority | 50 | 2.46 | −12.88 | ||
| Turnout | 2,036 | ||||
Deepdale
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ismail "Issi" Bax | 2,000 | 81.59 | +20.99 | |
| Green | Geoffrey Cross | 233 | 9.50 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Erol Huseynov | 218 | 8.89 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1767 | 72.09 | +50.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,451 | ||||
Garrison
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Christine Thomas | 1,753 | 48.64 | −4.26 | |
| Labour | Gillian Mascord | 1,350 | 37.45 | +4.25 | |
| Green | Bill Houghton | 274 | 7.60 | +1.00 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Hans Voges | 227 | 6.29 | −1.00 | |
| Majority | 403 | 11.19 | −8.48 | ||
| Turnout | 3,604 | ||||
Greyfriars
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Rowena Edmondson | 2,118 | 55.75 | −4.35 | |
| Labour | Alan Woods | 1,028 | 27.06 | +1.76 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Holt-Mylroie | 411 | 10.82 | −3.68 | |
| Green | Ian McCormick | 242 | 6.37 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,090 | 28.69 | −6.11 | ||
| Turnout | 3,799 | ||||
Ingol
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Jason Jeffrey | 922 | 30.28 | −12.42 | |
| Labour | John Rochford | 909 | 29.86 | −4.44 | |
| UKIP | Christopher Rigby | 627 | 20.6 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Peter Henry | 586 | 19.25 | −3.75 | |
| Majority | 13 | 0.43 | −8.01 | ||
| Turnout | 3,044 | ||||
Larches
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Rebecca Yates | 1,670 | 51.51 | +4.71 | |
| Conservative | Linda Hubberstey | 816 | 25.17 | +7.97 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Finch | 499 | 15.39 | −20.61 | |
| Green | Kallum Poole | 257 | 7.93 | N/A | |
| Majority | 854 | 26.34 | +15.54 | ||
| Turnout | 3,242 | ||||
Lea
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Daniel Dewhurst | 1,589 | 52.12 | −0.28 | |
| Labour | Lynne Wallace | 964 | 31.62 | +9.32 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Joe Young | 496 | 16.27 | −8.93 | |
| Majority | 685 | 22.47 | −4.70 | ||
| Turnout | 3,049 | ||||
Moor Park
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Borrow | 1,034 | 59.29 | −13.61 | |
| Conservative | Jonty Campbell | 278 | 15.94 | −3.76 | |
| UKIP | Andrew Watt | 251 | 14.39 | N/A | |
| Green | Jonathan Rawstrone | 181 | 10.38 | N/A | |
| Majority | 756 | 43.35 | −9.84 | ||
| Turnout | 1,744 | ||||
Preston Rural East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Neil Cartright | 1,809 | 70.89 | +5.39 | |
| Labour | Gerard Parke-Hatton | 743 | 29.11 | +3.71 | |
| Majority | 1,066 | 41.77 | +1.57 | ||
| Turnout | 2,552 | ||||
Preston Rural North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Stephen Thompson | 2,410 | 61.57 | −10.03 | |
| UKIP | Kate Walsh | 636 | 16.25 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Lawrence | 570 | 14.56 | +4.06 | |
| Labour | George Tait | 298 | 7.61 | −10.29 | |
| Majority | 1,774 | 45.32 | −8.28 | ||
| Turnout | 3,914 | ||||
Ribbleton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Brian Rollo | 1,588 | 55.88 | −8.32 | |
| UKIP | Tony Helps | 683 | 24.03 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Stephen Kay | 441 | 15.52 | −4.68 | |
| Green | Matthew Wilson | 130 | 4.57 | N/A | |
| Majority | 905 | 31.84 | −12.16 | ||
| Turnout | 2,842 | ||||
Riversway
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Peter Moss | 1,373 | 55.81 | −15.09 | |
| Conservative | Matthew Hargreaves | 471 | 19.15 | +5.25 | |
| Green | Alasdair Bremner | 350 | 14.23 | N/A | |
| UKIP | Maureen Watt | 266 | 10.81 | N/A | |
| Majority | 902 | 36.67 | −19.13 | ||
| Turnout | 2,460 | ||||
Sharoe Green
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Sonia Gildert | 1,471 | 44.02 | −9.18 | |
| Labour | Dave Wilson | 1,196 | 35.79 | +3.09 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Greg Vickers | 268 | 8.02 | −6.08 | |
| Green | Helen Disley | 249 | 7.45 | N/A | |
| Independent | Les Nyogeri | 158 | 4.73 | N/A | |
| Majority | 275 | 8.23 | −12.27 | ||
| Turnout | 3,342 | ||||
St Matthews
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Javed Iqbal | 1,670 | 73.18 | −10.82 | |
| UKIP | Mark Kingsley | 370 | 16.21 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Sheila Heys | 242 | 10.60 | −5.4 | |
| Majority | 1,300 | 56.97 | −10.93 | ||
| Turnout | 2,282 | ||||
Town Centre
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Yakub Patel | 2,002 | 67.16 | +21.46 | |
| Conservative | Michael Balshaw | 520 | 17.44 | +2.94 | |
| Green | Alex Walker | 459 | 15.40 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,482 | 49.71 | +43.81 | ||
| Turnout | 2,981 | ||||
Tulketh
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Robert Boswell | 1,406 | 50.12 | −8.18 | |
| Conservative | Bowen Perryman | 655 | 23.35 | +7.35 | |
| UKIP | Paul Barker | 530 | 18.89 | N/A | |
| Green | Mary Roberts | 214 | 7.63 | N/A | |
| Majority | 751 | 26.77 | −5.83 | ||
| Turnout | 2,805 | ||||
University
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Swindells | 627 | 55.59 | −13.41 | |
| Conservative | Stephanie Short | 253 | 22.43 | +2.13 | |
| Green | Vanessa Silva | 248 | 21.99 | N/A | |
| Majority | 374 | 33.16 | −15.64 | ||
| Turnout | 1,128 | ||||
References
- ^ "Elections". Preston City Council. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- ^ "General Election 2015". Preston City Council. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- ^ Local Elections 2015 Preston City Council
- ^ Councillors as at 10 May 2015 Preston City Council. Accessed 25 May 2015.
