2023 Preston City Council election

The 2023 Preston City Council election took place on 4 May 2023, to elect 17 members (one-third) of Preston City Council in Lancashire, Northern England.

Council composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council is:

Results summary
2023 Preston City Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 11 +1 64.7 19 31 64.6% 14,616 52.4
  Conservative 3 -1 17.6 8 10 20.8% 7,942 28.5
  Liberal Democrats 3 Steady 17.6 4 7 14.6 7,134 25.6 +3.5
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 123 0.4 -0.2

Ward results

Ashton
Ashton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Elizabeth Atkins 1,114 62.8 -1.8
Conservative Tes Slater 374 21.2 -4.1
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Dable 208 11.7 +2.2
Alliance for Democracy and Freedom David Brooks 68 3.8 N/A
Majority 740 41.6 +2.3
Turnout 1,774 27.8 -3.2
Labour hold Swing -1.15

Brookfield
Brookfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Naoimh McMahon 817 71.6 +10.2
Conservative Kevin Brockbank 218 19.1 -3.9
Liberal Democrats Edward Craven 99 8.7 -2.0
Majority 599 52.5 +14.1
Turnout 1141 20.13 -0.76
Labour hold Swing 7.05

Cadley
Cadley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Potter 1,103 55.5 +4.9
Labour Cirenia Navarro 544 27.4 +1.7
Conservative Daniel Nuttall 337 17.0 -6.7
Majority 559 28.1 +3.2
Turnout 1,988 31.7 -2.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +1.6

City Centre
City Centre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Carol Henshaw 1,035 66.5 -4.7
Conservative Andy Pratt 241 15.5 -4.5
Liberal Democrats Mike Peak 146 9.4 +0.6
Green Dan Thompson 123 7.9 New
Majority 794 51.0 -0.2
Turnout 1,557 19.4 +1.7
Labour hold Swing -0.1

Deepdale
Deepdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Samir Vohra 1,470 86.3 -3.3
Liberal Democrats Rebecca Potter 112 6.6 +1.9
Conservative Nilli Williamson 104 6.1 +0.5
Majority 1358 79.9 -4.3
Turnout 1703 26.7 -2.55
Labour hold Swing -2.15

Fishwick and Frenchwood
Fishwick and Frenchwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Yakub Patel 1,165 71.4 -9.0
Conservative Ishaq Vaez 365 22.4 +8.7
Liberal Democrats Jurgan Voges 92 5.6 -0.3
Majority 800 49.0 -17.8
Turnout 1,632 27.6 -1.7
Labour hold Swing -8.9

Garrison
Garrison
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Freddie Bailey 1,363 61.6 +6.1
Conservative Adam Bhailok 502 22.7 -5.3
Liberal Democrats Claire Craven 334 15.1 -1.4
Majority 861 38.9 +11.4
Turnout 2,213 33.46 —1.5
Labour hold Swing +5.7

Greyfriars
Greyfriars
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Tony Raisbeck 1,128 48.4 +2.9
Conservative Chris Hamilton 613 26.3 -5.2
Labour Mark Routledge 572 25.0 +3.0
Majority 515 22.1 7.1
Turnout 2332 37.2 -4.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +4.05

Ingol and Cottam
Ingol and Cottom
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Rutter 981 48.7 -6.6
Conservative Carolyn Gibson 626 31.0 +1.1
Labour Taylor Donoughue-Smith 389 19.3 +4.4
Majority 355 17.7 -7.7
Turnout 2014 28.3 -6.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -3.85

Lea and Larches
Lea and Larches
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Phil Crowe 896 64.2 +5.0
Liberal Democrats Mark Jewell 281 20.1 +8.4
Conservative Monwara Amin 199 14.3 -14.7
Majority 615 44.1 +13.9
Turnout 1,395 21.85 -3.95
Labour hold Swing +9.85

Plungington
Plungington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Matthew Brown 896 76.1 +5.4
Conservative Pamela Homer 172 14.6 -3.4
Liberal Democrats Peter Johnstone 98 8.3 -3.0
Majority 724 61.5 +8.8
Turnout 1,178 15.5 +1.7
Labour hold Swing +4.4

Preston Rural East
Preston Rural East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Harry Landless 1,164 51.3 -13.0
Conservative Mark Bell 1,150 50.7 -14.3
Labour Victoria Blundall 663 29.2 +11.9
Labour Andrew Maclaren 616 27.2 +7.2
Liberal Democrats Joanna Joyner 416 18.4 +2.8
Liberal Democrats Benjamin Noble 327 14.4 +5.3
Majority 501 22.1 -8.8
Turnout 2267 32.02 -0.5
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
  • Compared with last time seat up for election. The vote share for Landless is compared to 2019, while Bell’s is compared to 2021 when the seat was last contested.

Preston Rural North
Preston Rural North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sue Whittam 848 43.6 -12.4
Liberal Democrats Daniel Guise 744 38.2 +19.0
Labour Adam Sarwar 382 19.6 -5.2
Majority 104 5.4 -25.8
Turnout 1947 31.2 +1.1
Conservative hold Swing -15.7

Ribbleton
Ribbleton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Pat Varty 725 72.9 +9.1
Conservative Frankie Kennedy 251 17.8 -6.3
Liberal Democrats Kathyrn Bosman 92 9.3 -2.7
Majority 548 55.1 +15.4
Turnout 1004 17.7 -0.7
Labour hold Swing +7.7

Sharoe Green
Sharoe Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Conner Dwyer 996 39.4 +9.8
Liberal Democrats George Kulbacki 878 34.7 +8.5
Conservative Daniel Duckworth 644 25.5 -11.1
Majority 118 4.7
Turnout 2530 40.6 +3.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing 10.45

St. Matthew's
St Matthew’s
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Javed Iqbal 973 80.4 -1.3
Conservative Colin Homer 134 11.1 -1.0
Liberal Democrats Peter Lawrence 95 7.9 +1.8
Majority 839 69.3 -0.3
Turnout 1,210 20.77 +0.27
Labour hold Swing -0.15

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