1996 Preston Borough Council election

Main article: Preston City Council elections

The 1996 Preston Borough Council election for the Preston Borough Council Elections was held in May 1996. One third of the council was up for election.[1]

Ashton

Preston City Council Elections: Ashton Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M Routledge 1,093 52.12
Conservative K Peet 1,004 47.88

Avenham

Preston City Council Elections: Avenham Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ken Cole 961 68.59
Conservative Sheila Heys 231 16.49
Liberal Democrats Margaret Marshall 209 14.91

Brookfield

Preston City Council Elections: Brookfield Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J Browne 844 69.69
Conservative Keith Sedgewick 270 22.30
Liberal Democrats M Middleton 97 8.01

Cadley

Preston City Council Elections: Cadley Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats W Borrow 1,555 62.50
Conservative S Bentham 801 32.19
Labour J Swindells 132 5.31

Central

Preston City Council Elections: Central Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S Natha 1,008 84.1
Liberal Democrats A Yusuf 190 15.9

Deepdale

Preston City Council Elections: Deepdale Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A Jones 877 62.0
Liberal Democrats Y Zinga 537 38.0

Fishwick

Preston City Council Elections: Fishwick Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Harold Parker 866 71.28
Conservative S Brown 185 15.3
Liberal Democrats Wilf Gavin 164 13.50

Greyfriars

Preston City Council Elections: Greyfriars Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J Hood 1,386 51.87
Liberal Democrats C Spencer 1,141 42.70
Labour A Milne-Picken 145 5.43

Ingol

Preston City Council Elections: Ingol Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats William Chadwick 1,163 71.31
Labour C Abbot 327 20.05
Conservative D Barber 141 8.65

Larches

Preston City Council Elections: Larches Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats A Foster 818 46.58
Labour G Walmsley 667 37.98
Conservative M Gildert 271 15.43

Moor Park

Preston City Council Elections: Moor Park Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H Evans 1,027 58.42
Conservative P Balshaw 468 26.62
Liberal Democrats P Rainford 263 14.96

Preston Rural East

Preston City Council Elections: Rural East Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G Swarbrick 1,261 69.78
Liberal Democrats Edward Rowland 276 15.27
Labour M Campbell 270 14.94

Preston Rural West

Preston City Council Elections: Rural West Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats M Basford 1,308 49.92
Conservative W Hunter 1,019 38.89
Labour M Clegg 293 11.18

Ribbleton

Preston City Council Elections: Ribbleton Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Rankin 922 75.64
Conservative Jane Balshaw 182 14.93
Liberal Democrats K Nash 115 9.43

Riversway

Preston City Council Elections: Riversway Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A Reid 1,018 67.33
Conservative M Taylor 269 17.79
Liberal Democrats J Abram 225 14.88

Sharoe Green

Preston City Council Elections: Sharoe Green Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats J Whittle 953 44.08
Conservative A Scott 875 40.47
Labour P Malliband 334 15.45

Sherwood

Preston City Council Elections: Sherwood Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J Parry 1,141 49.72
Labour J Morley 29.80 9.97
Labour M Maritan 470 20.48

St Matthews

Preston City Council Elections: St Matthews Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Veronica Afrin 949 73.62
Conservative P Pugh 226 17.53
Liberal Democrats C Fell 114 8.84

Tulketh

Preston City Council Elections: Tulketh Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Valerie Wise 1,180 53.11
Conservative Stanley Baines 1,042 46.89

References

  1. ^ "Preston City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF).