1947 Preston Municipal Borough Council election

Elections to Preston Municipal Borough council were held in late 1947.

Results

Ashton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W Hearn	2,698	90.3
	Communist	D Archer	290	9.7

Avenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R Heaps	Unopposed

Christ Church

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M Wignall	1,452	50.3
	Conservative	E Kent	1,433	49.7

Deepdale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H Beaumont	4,129	55.0
	Labour	R Gillies	3,299	43.9
	Communist	G Woods	82	1.1

Fishwick (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H Catterall	2,275	50.7
	Labour	R Smith	2,252
	Independent	N Howard	2,215	49.3
	Independent	R Duckworth	2,131

Maudland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B Ryder	2,529	52.7
	Conservative	H Sharples	2,269	47.3

Moorbrook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H Gardner	2,053	52.0
	Labour	C Tragen	1,892	48.0

Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A Wiles	2,614	51.3
	Labour	G Gardner	2,483	48.7

Ribbleton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F Hoskin	3,171	52.6
	Conservative	J Howson	2,860	47.4

St Johns

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W Slinger	2,432	54.5
	Labour	J Henery	2,033	45.5

St Peters

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L Short	2,021	51.7
	Independent	W Wilson	1,889	48.3

Trinity

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T Ainsworth	1,500	52.7
	Labour	I Ellison	1,346	47.3