2008 Preston City Council election

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Map of the results of the 2008 Preston council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independent in light grey. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2008.

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.

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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

Preston City Council Elections: Ashton ward 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Keith Sedgewick	657	54.7
		Phil Crowe	544	45.3
Majority			113
Turnout			1,201	37%

Brookfield

Won in corresponding 2004 elections by Labour Party, majority 265

Preston City Council Elections: Brookfield ward 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Robert Cartwright	788	53.1
		Jonathan Saksena	697	46.9
Majority			91
Turnout			1,485	28%
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing	+10.0

Cadley

Won in corresponding 2004 elections by Liberal Democrats, majority 329

Preston City Council Elections: Cadley ward 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Michael Onyon	1,010	57.1
		Steven Johnston	624	35.3
		William Burke	136	7.7
Majority			386
Turnout			1,770	47%

Deepdale

Won in corresponding 2004 elections by independent, majority 221

Preston City Council Elections: Deepdale ward 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Terry Cartwright	891	57.4
		Anis Faruki	543	35.0
		Sheila Heys	118	7.6
Majority			348
Turnout			1,552	40%

Fishwick

Won in corresponding 2004 elections by Conservative Party, majority 41. The winning candidate subsequently defected to the Liberal Democrats (and switched back to the Conservatives after losing the 2008 election). The result in 2008 will be based on the Conservative "defence", as is normal practice when comparing election results.

Preston City Council Elections: Fishwick ward 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Martyn Rawlinson	608	48.1
		Sharon Riley	550	43.5
	No description	Peter Agland	107	8.4
Majority			58
Turnout			1,265	34%
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Garrison

Won in corresponding 2004 elections by Conservative Party, majority 650

Preston City Council Elections: Garrison ward 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Stuart Greenhalgh	1,207	66.8
		Bert Williams	324	17.9
		Stephen Wilkinson	276	15.3
Majority			883
Turnout			1,807	33%

Greyfrairs

Won in corresponding 2004 elections by Conservative Party, majority 1,142

Preston City Council Elections: Greyfriars ward 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Geoff Driver	1,678	71.3
		John Porter	441	18.7
		Alan Woods	236	10.0
Majority			1,237
Turnout			2,355

Ingol

Won in corresponding 2004 elections by Liberal Democrats, majority 380. The winning candidate subsequently defected to the Conservative Party. The result in 2008 will be based on the Liberal Democrat "defence", as is normal practice when comparing election results.

Preston City Council Elections: Ingol ward 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Pauline Brown	838	48.9
		June Dodd	684	39.9
		Shahzad Malik	191	11.2
Majority			154
Turnout			1,713

Larches

Won in corresponding 2004 elections by Liberal Democrats, majority 137

Preston City Council Elections: Larches ward 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Danny Gallagher	1,011	61.7
		Drew Gale	627	38.3
Majority			384
Turnout			1,638

Lea

Won in corresponding 2004 elections by Liberal Democrats, majority 409

Preston City Council Elections: Lea ward 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Trevor Hart	892	48.6
		Julie Voges	804	43.7
		Dave Wilson	141	7.7
Majority			88
Turnout			1,837
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Rural East

Won in corresponding 2004 elections by Conservative Party, majority 828

Preston City Council Elections: Preston Rural East ward 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Thomas Davies	1,019	73.9
		Liz Richardson	234	17.0
		Pauline Jackson	126	9.1
Majority			785
Turnout			1,379	45%

Rural North

Won in corresponding 2004 elections by Conservative Party, majority 1,711

Preston City Council Elections: Preston Rural North ward 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Anthony Gornall	1,894	81.8
		Chris Richardson	266	11.5
		Derek Barton	156	6.7
Majority			1,628
Turnout			2,316	48%

Ribbleton

Won in corresponding 2004 elections by Labour Party, majority 631

Preston City Council Elections: Ribbleton ward 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Nicholas Pomfret	735	57.0
		Christine Sharp	354	27.7
		Rebecca Finch	200	15.3
Majority			381
Turnout				23%

Riversway

Won in corresponding 2004 elections by Labour Party, majority 185

Preston City Council Elections: Riversway ward 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Jack Davenport	569	41.9
		John Potter	318	23.4
		Ronald Smith	187	13.8
		Mark Cotterill	109	8.0
		Elaine Abbot	99	7.3
		Kizzi Murtagh	75	5.5
Majority			251
Turnout			1,357

Sharoe Green

Won in corresponding 2004 elections by Conservative Party, majority 639

Preston City Council Elections: Sharoe Green ward 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Terence Thompson	1,178	62.5
		Fiona Wren	391	20.7
		Terry Mattinson	316	16.8
Majority			787
Turnout			1,885	37%

St George's

Won in corresponding 2004 elections by Labour Party, majority 185

Preston City Council Elections: St Georges ward 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		James Hull	415	52.1
		Hussain Mulla	242	30.4
		Tracy Singleton	140	17.5
Majority			173
Turnout			797	25%

St Matthew's

Won in corresponding 2004 elections by Labour Party, majority 199

Preston City Council Elections: St Matthews ward 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Veronica Afrin	780	63.9
		Julian Sedgewick	201	16.5
		Liam Pennington	179	14.7
	No description	Danielle Field	61	5.0
Majority			579
Turnout			1,221	24%

Town Centre

Won in corresponding 2004 elections by Labour Party, majority 142

Preston City Council Elections: Town Centre ward 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Salim Desai	851	40.9
	No description	Mukhtar Master	777	37.3
		Alun Roberts	268	12.9
		Jenny Buxton	186	8.9
Majority			74
Turnout

Tulketh

Won in corresponding 2004 elections by Labour Party, majority 49

Held by Labour in 2008 by-election, majority over Liberal Democrats of 23.

Preston City Council Elections: Tulketh ward 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Matthew Brown	507	36.4
		Rick Seymour	453	32.5
		Paul Balshaw	432	31.0
Majority			54
Turnout			1,392	26%

References

• Preston City Council