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Preston City Council Elections
Preston City Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council elected each time. Preston City Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of City of Preston, Lancashire, Preston in Lancashire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2019, 48 councillors have been elected from 16 wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom, wards. Council elections District result maps File:Preston UK local election 2002 map.svg, 2002 results map File:Preston UK local election 2003 map.svg, 2003 results map File:Preston UK local election 2004 map.svg, 2004 results map File:Preston UK local election 2006 map.svg, 2006 results map File:Preston UK local election 2007 map.svg, 2007 results map File:Preston UK local election 2008 map.svg, 2008 results map File:Preston UK local election 2010 map.svg, 2010 results map File:Preston UK ward map 2011.png, 2011 results map File:Preston UK local election 2012 map.svg, 2012 r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Preston Borough Council Election
Elections to Preston Borough Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council after a Liberal Democrat councillor defected to them on the night of the counting of the votes. After the election, the composition of the council was: Election result Ward results The 1999 and 2000 results are for the electoral wards prior to the boundary changes which took place for the 2002 "all out" elections. Ashton This north west suburban ward was barely changed in the subsequent boundary changes put in place for 2002. This mix of housing and shopping areas includes a couple of popular schools and commuting bases. Avenham This troubled of high-rise flats and council housing, and private houses in the Frenchwood area on the banks of the River Ribble, would be merged with some areas of Preston's then town centre in the subsequent boundary review. Brookfield A ward in the nort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Preston City Council Election
Elections to Preston City Council took place on 5 May 2016, the same day as other local elections. The council is elected in thirds, which means one councillor from each three-member ward and selected councillors from a number of two-member wards are elected each year, followed by one year free from any elections to ensure all councillors serve a full term. Due to the "in thirds" system, the 2016 election results below are directly compared with the corresponding elections in 2012, with the change in vote share calculated on this basis. Summary Council Composition Prior to the election, the composition of the council was: After the election, the composition was: Ward results Ashton Brookfield Cadley Deepdale Fishwick Garrison Greyfriars Ingol Larches Lea Rural East Rural North Ribbleton Riversway Sharoe Green St George's There ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 2015 United Kingdom general election, general election to elect approximately one-third of councillors for a four-year term. 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. 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: [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Preston City Council Election
Council elections for the City of Preston, Lancashire were held on 22 May 2014 as part of the 2014 United Kingdom local elections. The elections were moved from earlier on in May to coincide with the North West component of the 2014 European Parliament election. Nineteen electoral wards were fought with those councillors elected in the corresponding elections in 2010 defending their seats due to the "in thirds" system employed in Preston local elections. The previous elections to Preston council occurred in 2012 but due to the "in thirds" system employed by Preston council, councillors are elected for four-year terms. This means gains, losses, and vote share comparisons this year are with those fought in 2010. All locally registered electors ( British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational union, supranational political union, political and economic union of Member state of the European Union, member states that are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Preston City Council Election
Elections to Preston City Council took place on 3 May 2012, the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections. Preston council is elected "in thirds", which means one councillor from each three-member ward, and one councillor from a number of two-member wards, are elected each year, followed by one year free from elections to ensure all councillors serve a full term. In 2012 two wards had 'double elections' due to early resignations. Due to the "in thirds" system, the 2012 election results below are directly compared with the corresponding elections in 2008, with the change in vote share calculated on this basis. Other elections can be found at Preston local elections. Summary Ward results Ashton Won in corresponding 2008 elections by Conservative Party, majority 113. Ashton was a Labour gain from the Conservatives at the 2011 elections Brookfield Won in corresponding 2008 elections by Conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Preston City Council Election
Elections to the Preston City Council took place on 5 May 2011, the same day as other 2011 United Kingdom local elections. This was also the date of the 2011 United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum. At this election, The Labour Party regained majority control of the council. Preston City Council Councillors elected in 2007 Preston City Council election defended their seats this time, following the 2003 Preston Council election elections which began this current cycle. The wards fought in 2011 are to be contested again at the 2015 Preston City Council election with the results in that year compared directly with the results in this. Other elections can be found at Preston local elections 2011 results 1 Candidate is defending seat won in 2007 under the ballot paper descrip ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Preston City Council Election
Council elections for the City of Preston, Lancashire were held on 6 May 2010. They coincided with the 2010 United Kingdom general election and the other 2010 United Kingdom local elections. Nineteen electoral wards were fought with those councillors elected in the corresponding elections in 2006 defending their seats due to the "in thirds" system employed in Preston local elections. The previous elections to Preston council occurred in 2008 but due to the "in thirds" system employed by Preston council, councillors are elected for four-year terms. This means gains, losses, and vote share comparisons this year are with those fought in 2006. __TOC__ Election result Ward results References {{Authority control 2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Preston City Council Election
Elections to Preston City Council took place on 1 May 2008. Preston council is elected "in thirds" which means one councillor from each three-member ward, and councillors from selected two-member wards, are elected each year, with one year free from all elections to ensure all councillors serve a full term. Due to the "in thirds" system, these election results are compared to the 2004 Preston Council election. Summary In this summary, "seats" represent the number of wards each party are defending. In two cases this year, the winning candidate in 2004 has since defected to another party, but for comparison the defending party is that from 2004. In this summary box, The Left List are a party split from RESPECT - The Unity Coalition. Ashton Won in corresponding 2004 elections by Conservative Party, majority 51 Brookfield Won in corresponding 2004 elections by Labour Party, majority 265 Cadley Won in corresponding 2004 elections by Liberal Dem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Preston City Council Election
Elections to the Preston City Council took place on 3 May 2007. City of Preston, Lancashire, Preston council is elected "in thirds" which means one councillor from each three-member ward, and councillors from selected two-member wards, are elected each year, with one year free from all elections to ensure all councillors serve a full term. Due to the "in thirds" system, these election results are compared to the 2003 Preston Council election. Councillors elected this year will defend their seats four years later in 2011 Preston Council election, 2011. For further information, see Preston local elections Ashton The two-member Ashton division is a suburban ward in the north-west of the city. It has a number of schools in its borders. The ward is predominantly used as a commuting hub although recent increases in student numbers has seen the terraces used for multi-occupancy housing. Brookfield In the north east of the city, the predominantly low income ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Preston City Council Election
The City Council elections for the City of Preston, Lancashire were held on 4 May 2006 on the same day as other 2006 United Kingdom local elections. Nineteen electoral wards were fought. The only change was that Labour gained one seat from the Liberal Democrats, continuing to be the largest party, but the Council remained under no overall control Candidates The number of candidates fielded, by party, were: * Labour – 19 * Conservative – 19 * Liberal Democrats – 18 * BNP – 1 * Respect Party – 5 * Green Party – 3 Summary results New composition As of May 2006, Labour have 24 councillors, Conservative 17, LibDems 12, Respect 2 and there are two Independent councillors. Preston City Council remains under no overall control. Ward results Preston Council is elected in thirds, which means there is an all out election in one year followed by single-member elections in all three-member wards and selected two-member wards. All changes in percentage share ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Preston City Council Election
This article shows the results of local elections for Preston City Council, in Lancashire held on 10 June 2004 Preston Council is elected "in thirds" which means there is an all out election in one year followed by single-member elections in subsequent years in which one councillor from each of the three-member wards and one councillor from selected two-member wards defend their seat. In these elections in 2004 the share of the vote is compared with the 2003 elections, whilst any gain or loss of a seat is compared with the all out 2002 elections. Those councillors elected in 2004 will defend their seats in 2008. Labour won 7 wards, with a total of 10,445 votes (28% across the city), the Conservatives 7 wins, with 14,754 votes in total, 39% across the city. The Liberal Democrats won 3 wards, gaining 9,181 (24%) votes across the city, whilst an independent won one seat. Candidates from Respect, and the England First party, failed to win seats in 2004. In an Election Commissi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
