2011 Preston City Council election

None January 2024 November 2013 Preston City Council elections 300px|right|thumb|Map of ward results for Preston City Council 2011. Conservatives (Blue), Labour (Red), Liberal Democrat (Orange), No election held (White) 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. Elections 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110510122850/http://www.preston.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/elections/ 10 May 2011 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 Preston local election result 2011 Conservative Party (UK) 8 0 1 -1 36.84 36.15 11,860 -0.29 Labour Party (UK) 7 4 0 +4 57.89 44.63 14,643 +69.11 Liberal Democrats (UK) 2 0 1 -1 5.26 13.44 4,410 -32.53 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 11 0 1 -1 N/A 2.56 840 -56.72 Independent (politician) 1 0 1 -1 0.00 2.12 695 -17.26 England First Party 0 0 0 0 N/A 0.69 225 N/A Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 N/A 0.42 138 +119 1 Candidate is defending seat won in 2007 under the ballot paper description Respect. Ward results Ashton Defending the north-western suburban electoral ward of Ashton is the Conservative Party with a majority in 2007 of 70 Preston City Council Elections: Ashton ward, 2011 Labour Party (UK) Mark Routledge 750 53.6 +13.8 Conservative Party (UK) Bill Tyson 517 37.0 -8.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Mullen 132 9.44 -5.2 233 16.65 12 1,399 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Brookfield Labour are defending their 2007 win in Brookfield with a majority of 382 Preston City Council Elections: Brookfield ward, 2011 Labour Party (UK) Nerys Eaves 1,058 67.2 +14.0 Conservative Party (UK) Damian Moore 516 32.8 +9.0 542 34.43 20 1,574 Labour Party (UK) College In the central north of Preston, to the south of Fulwood, the Conservatives are defending their 2007 win here with a majority of 523 Preston City Council Elections: College ward, 2011 Conservative Party (UK) Harry Seddon 658 49.3 -12.5 Labour Party (UK) Steve Ratcliffe 453 33.9 +18.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Julie Voges 225 16.8 -6.1 1,336 15.34 8 47.8 Conservative Party (UK) Deepdale The central eastern electoral ward of Deepdale is represented by an independent councillor whose majority was 275 over Labour in 2007 Preston City Council Elections: Deepdale ward, 2011 Labour Party (UK) Ismail Bax 1,225 60.6 +25.6 Independent Joyce Cartwright 795 39.4 -12.7 430 21.29 9 2,020 51.4 Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) Garrison Won by the Conservatives in 2003 and defended in 2007, their majority is 659 over the Liberal Democrats. Preston City Council Elections: Garrison ward, 2011 Conservative Party (UK) Christine Thomas 1,100 52.9 -5.6 Labour Party (UK) Lynne Wallace 691 33.2 +15.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Yates 150 7.2 -16.7 Green Party of England and Wales Ian McCormick 138 6.6 N/A 409 19.67 1,503 Conservative Party (UK) Greyfriars The majority defended by the Conservatives is 1,030. Preston City Council Elections: Greyfriars ward, 2011 Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Thompson 1,585 60.1 -6.7 Labour Party (UK) Alan Woods 668 25.3 +14.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Rebecca Finch 383 14.5 -7.4 917 34.8% 19 2,636 Conservative Party (UK) Ingol Covering the Ingol and Tanterton areas of Preston, this is in the northwest of the city. The Liberal Democrats won in 2007 with a majority of 469. Preston City Council Elections: Ingol ward, 2011 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Pringle 795 42.7 -15.0 Labour Party (UK) George Tait 638 34.3 +20.3 Conservative Party (UK) David Treasure 428 23.0 -5.2 157 8.44 12 1,861 33.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Larches The western ward of Larches also incorporates Savick, in the northwest of the city. This year the Liberal Democrats are defending are majority of 117. Preston City Council Elections: Larches ward, 2011 Labour Party (UK) Samuel Gardiner 914 46.8 +8.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Elaine Abbot 703 36.0 -8.6 Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Rigby 337 17.2 -0.1 211 10.8 16 1,954 35.7 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Lea Coterminous to the civil parish of Lea and Cottam, this electoral ward is defended by the Conservatives with a majority of 429 Preston City Council Elections: Lea ward, 2011 Conservative Party (UK) Julie Buttle 1,032 52.4 -4.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Walker 497 25.2 -7.4 Labour Party (UK) Lee Bradshaw 440 22.3 +11.5 535 27.17 1,969 27.17 = Moor Park For the 2011 election, the Labour Party defend a majority over the Conservatives of 360 votes. Preston City Council Elections: Moor Park ward, 2011 Labour Party (UK) David Borrow 799 72.9 +13.7 Conservative Party (UK) Sheila Heys 216 19.7 -3.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jeffrey Abram 81 7.4 -10.1 583 53.19 1,096 31.3 Labour Party (UK) Preston Rural East The Rural East wards incorporates the Amounderness, Broughton and Grimsargh civil parishes in the north and east of the city. The current defending party with a majority of 786 for the Conservatives. Preston City Council Elections: Rural East ward, 2011 Conservative Party (UK) Neil Cartright 1,029 65.5 -7.3 Labour Party (UK) Gerard Parke-Hatton 398 25.4 +10.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Lawrence 143 9.1 -2.9 631 40.2 1,570 43.7 Preston Rural North Reaching across the city of Preston, the large Preston Rural North ward includes the M6 and M55 motorways and acres of market towns, farming communities and rural areas. The boroughs of Fylde and Wyre border this northern ward, which is a three-member ward. The Conservative Party won in 2007 with the majority of 1,444. Preston City Council Elections: Rural North ward, 2011 Conservative Party (UK) Kate Calder 1,878 71.6 -5.3 Labour Party (UK) Alan Mathews 471 17.9 +10.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) William Bruton 275 10.5 -4.7 1,407 53.6% 2,624 Ribbleton Ribbleton, is one of the largest in sizearea or population June 2018, won four years ago by Labour over the Conservative Party with a majority of 394 Preston City Council Elections: Ribbleton ward, 2011 Labour Party (UK) Brian Rollo 930 64.2 +7.9 Conservative Party (UK) Steve Allen 293 20.2 -5.8 England First Party Mark Cotterill 225 15.5 N/A 637 44.00 1,448 25.9 Riversway Riversway was won by Labour in 2007 over the Respect Party, winning by 191 votes. Preston City Council Elections: Riversway ward, 2011 Labour Party (UK) Bhikhu Patel 1,055 70.9 +29.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Wilf Gavin 225 15.1 +1.2 Conservative Party (UK) Hussain Mulla 207 13.9 -3.4 830 55.8 1,487 34.9 Sharoe Green The Sharoe Green ward is based on the former hospital and surrounding commuter belt environs. The 2011 election has the Conservative Party defending a majority of 639 over the Liberal Democrats. Preston City Council Elections: Sharoe Green ward, 2011 Conservative Party (UK) Eric Fazackerley 1,165 53.2 -5.7 Labour Party (UK) Mair Ratcliffe 716 32.7 +17.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Rowena Edmondson 309 14.1 -11.4 449 20.5 20 2,190 43.0 St Matthews The 2007 result in the St Matthews was a Labour win with a 336 majority Preston City Council Elections: St Matthews ward, 2011 Labour Party (UK) Javed Iqbal 1,105 84.0 +34.0 Conservative Party (UK) Lucinda Heaton 211 16.0 +3.4 894 67.9 14 1,316 27.0 Town Centre Formed by boundary changes prior to Preston being awarded city status, Town Centre is the largest non-rural ward in the borough. Michael Lavalette won the ward in 2007 under the Respect Party label although as of 2011 he sits in Preston Town Hall under the label "Independent Socialist". Preston City Council Elections: Town Centre ward, 2011 Labour Party (UK) Yakub Patel 964 45.7 +13.9 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Michael Lavalette 840 39.8 -12.5 Conservative Party (UK) Jonathan Cooper 305 14.5 +10.6 124 5.9 17 2,109 38.9 Labour Party (UK) Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Tulketh Tulketh is a ward to the west of the city centre. Labour won over the Conservatives in 2007 with a lead of 230 votes. Preston City Council Elections: Tulketh ward, 2011 Labour Party (UK) Robert Boswell 980 58.3 +9.40 Liberal Democrats (UK) Neil Darby 432 25.7 +8.60 Conservative Party (UK) Mark Dodsworth 269 16.0 -18.0 548 32.6 26 1,681 33.2 University Shaped around the outskirts of the city centre, this butterfly-wing shaped ward was won by Labour in 2003 with a majority of 116 Preston City Council Elections: University ward, 2011 Labour Party (UK) John Swindells 388 69.0 +19.4 Conservative Party (UK) Genna Martin 114 20.3 +5.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Basford 60 10.7 -18.3 274 48.8 26 562 33.2 See also Preston (UK Parliament constituency) References Preston 2011 Category:2010s in Lancashire