2014 Preston City Council election

Main article: Preston City Council elections

Council elections for the City of Preston, Lancashire were held on 22 May 2014^[1] as part of the 2014 United Kingdom local elections. The elections have been 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 citizens) who were aged 18 or over on Thursday 22 May 2014 were entitled to vote in the local elections. Those who were temporarily away from their ordinary address (for example, away working, on holiday, in student accommodation or in hospital) were also entitled to vote in the local elections,^[2] although those who had moved abroad and registered as overseas electors cannot vote in the local elections. It is possible to register to vote at more than one address (such as a university student who had a term-time address and lives at home during holidays) at the discretion of the local Electoral Register Office, but it remains an offence to vote more than once in the same local government election.^[3]

Election result

Preston Local Election Result 2014

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	11	+1		+1			13,831	−5,490
	Conservative	6			N/C			8,236	−9,860
	UKIP	0			N/C			4,127	+4,127
	Liberal Democrats	2			N/C			2,782	−13,000
	Green	0			N/C			377	+179
	Independent	1		1	-1			113	+113

Ward results

Brookfield

Preston Council election, 2014: Brookfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Browne	870	54.9	+2.9
	UKIP	James Barker	523	33.0	N/A
	Conservative	Bowen Perryman	191	12.1	−18.2
Majority			347	21.9
Turnout				28.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Cadley

Preston Council elections, 2014: Cadley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Mullen	728	44.1	−2.6
	Conservative	Rowena Edmonson	492	29.8	−3.3
	Labour	George Tait	430	26.1	+5.9
Majority			298	14.3
Turnout			58.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

College

Preston Council election, 2014: College

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bobby Cartwright	569	43.2	−2.3
	Labour	Peter Moss	508	38.5	+10.4
	UKIP	John Bottomley	140	10.6	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Turner	101	7.7	−18.6
Majority			61	4.6
Turnout				46.2

Fishwick

Preston Council election, 2014: Fishwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Zafar Coupland	1,055	80.4	+19.6
	Conservative	Patricia Gravner	258	19.6	+1.5
Majority			797	60.7
Turnout				35.9

Garrison

Preston Council election, 2014: Garrison

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Charlotte Leach	740	37.8	−8.8
	Labour	Steve Ratcliffe	541	27.6	−0.9
	UKIP	Liz Mahon	427	21.8	N/A
	Green	Bill Houghton	129	6.6	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Julie Voges	122	6.2	−18.2
Majority			199	10.2
Turnout				34.9

Greyfriars

Preston Council election, 2014: Greyfriars

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Hammond	1,230	55.0	+8.4
	Labour	Alan Woods	472	21.1	−7.4
	UKIP	Christine Phipps	346	15.5	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Holt-Mylorie	189	8.4	−16.0
Majority			758	33.9
Turnout				42.7

Ingol

Preston Council election, 2014: Ingol

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Neil Darby	660	34.5	−14.1
	UKIP	Chris Rigby	537	28.1	N/A
	Labour	Lynne Wallace	491	25.7	+0.2
	Conservative	Daniel Dewhurst	224	11.7	−14.1
Majority			123	6.4
Turnout				34.1

Larches

Preston Council election, 2014: Larches

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Phil Crowe	1,049	59.4	+19.6
	Conservative	Robert Cartwright	369	20.9	−0.9
	Liberal Democrats	Rebecca Finch	349	19.8	−18.6
Majority			680	38.5
Turnout				30.5

Lea

Preston Council election, 2014: Lea

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christine Abram	654	37.1	−5.2
	Liberal Democrats	Jason Jeffrey	396	22.5	−14.3
	UKIP	Claire Kilbane	393	22.3	N/A
	Labour	Rebecca Yates	318	18.1	−2.8
Majority			258	14.7
Turnout				37.2

Moor Park

Preston Council election, 2014: Moor Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Collins	724	73.3	+20.2
	Conservative	Sheila Heys	133	13.5	−8.3
	Green	Ian McCormick	131	13.3	N/A
Majority			591	59.8
Turnout				30.5

Preston Rural North

Preston Council election, 2014: Preston Rural North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sue Whittam	1,181	55.9	−12.8
	UKIP	Kate Walsh	527	24.9	N/A
	Labour	Gerard Parke-Hatton	278	13.2	+1.2
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Lawrence	127	6.0	−13.3
Majority			654	31.0
Turnout				39.2

Ribbleton

Preston Council election, 2014: Ribbleton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jonathan Saksena	772	53.9	+5.8
	UKIP	David Treasure	468	32.7	N/A
	Conservative	Daryl Bamber	191	13.3	−7.3
Majority			304	21.2
Turnout				23.7

Riversway

Preston Council election, 2014: Riversway

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Kelly	1,121	80.9
	Conservative	Sharon Riley	265	19.1
Majority			856	61.8
Turnout				33.3

Sharoe Green

Preston Council election, 2014: Sharoe Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Margaret McManus	754	36.2	−7.8
	Labour	John Wilson	665	32.0	+5.8
	UKIP	Les Nyogeri	435	20.9	N/A
	Green	Helen Disley	117	5.6	+1.7
	Liberal Democrats	Gregory Vickers	110	5.3	−20.6
Majority			89	4.3
Turnout				41.8

St George's

Preston Council election, 2014: St George's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Hull	849	87.9	+24.2
	Conservative	Grant Dowbekin	117	12.1	−1.2
Majority			732
Turnout				31.7

St Matthew's

Preston Council election, 2014: St Matthew's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Roy Leeming	1,177	86.7	+22.9
	Conservative	Linda Hubberstey	181	13.3	−1.7
Majority			996	73.3
Turnout				26.2

Town Centre

Due to the retirement of Michael Lavellette (Independent Socialist) there will be a double election here, making direct comparisons with the corresponding 2010 election inaccurate.

Preston Council election, 2014: Town Centre ward 2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Salim Desai	1,323
	Labour	Drew Gale	1,202
	Conservative	Louise Petherwick	357

Tulketh

Preston Council election, 2014: Tulketh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Rankin	804	54.4	+14.6
	UKIP	Paul Barker	331	22.4	N/A
	Conservative	Stephen Allen	209	14.2	−7.9
	Independent	Roger Baines	113	9.0	N/A
Majority			473	32.0
Turnout				28.6

University

Preston Council election, 2014: University

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Carl Crompton	444	78.6	+30.0
	Conservative	Jonty Campbell	121	21.4	−3.9
Majority			323	57.2
Turnout				20.8

References

1. Results Archived 24 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine Preston City Council
2. "The Representation of the People (Form of Canvass) (England and Wales) Regulations 2006, Schedule Part 1". Legislation.gov.uk. 13 October 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
3. "I have two homes. Can I register at both addresses?". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 November 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2011.