1999 Preston Borough Council election

none January 2020 January 2020 Preston City Council elections 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: PartySeats  ±  Labour 29 -1Liberal Democrat 13 0Conservative 13 0Independent 2 +1 Election result Preston local election result 1999 Labour Party (UK) 9 -1 45.00 37.59 12,098 Conservative Party (UK) 6 0 30.00 30.70 9,878 Liberal Democrats (UK) 4 0 20.00 27.74 8,927 Independent (politician) 1 +1 5.00 3.97 1,277 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. Preston City Council Elections: Ashton Ward Conservative Party (UK) William Tyson 1,016 59.17 Labour Party (UK) Stacey Borrow 550 32.03 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alfred Wild 149 8.68 466 27.17 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. Preston City Council Elections: Avenham Ward Labour Party (UK) Musa Ahmed Jiwa 794 65.84 Liberal Democrats (UK) Margaret Marshall 207 17.16 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Hammond 202 16.75 587 48.79 Brookfield A ward in the north east of the town with a mix of social housing and a suburban outer core. Preston City Council Elections: Brookfield Ward Labour Party (UK) Jonathan Harish Chandra Saksena 638 62.86 Conservative Party (UK) Keith Sedgewick 243 23.94 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mavis Cooper 131 12.91 395 39.03 Cadley Placed on the outer fringes of Fulwood this is a box-shaped urban ward of middle-class and retired population with a sizable commuting base. Preston City Council Elections: Cadley Ward Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Onyon 1,300 62.08 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Balshaw 658 31.42 Labour Party (UK) Michael Carruthers 132 6.30 642 30.72 Central Based on the area surrounding the growing University and St Walberg's Church, this ward would be divided amongst a number of wards in the boundary review in place for the 2002 elections. Preston City Council Elections: Central Ward Labour Party (UK) Carl Crompton 790 68.16 Liberal Democrats (UK) Simon Moore 190 16.39 Conservative Party (UK) James Seddon 178 15.36 600 51.81 Deepdale This ward of terraced housing and Preston North End football club was once recorded as the most deprived in the country. Preston City Council Elections: Deepdale Ward Independent (politician) Joyce Cartwright 984 52.00 Labour Party (UK) Henry Heaps 543 28.70 Conservative Party (UK) Anne Hammond 196 10.36 Liberal Democrats (UK) Bernadette Jones 157 8.30 441 23.46 Fishwick The social housing estate of Callon and great swathes of comfortable housing makes up the Fishwick ward in the southwest of the town, up against the South Ribble border. Preston City Council Elections: Fishwick Ward Labour Party (UK) Ian Hall 615 62.25 Conservative Party (UK) David Hammond 214 21.66 Liberal Democrats (UK) Wilf Gavin 152 15.38 401 40.88 Greyfriars In the north of the town, this ward named after a private house is a central element of Fulwood and spans the A6 road from Preston to Lancaster. Preston City Council Elections: Greyfriars Ward Conservative Party (UK) Geoff Driver 1,354 52.97 Liberal Democrats (UK) Raymond Askew 1,069 41.82 Labour Party (UK) Terence Mattinson 126 4.93 285 11.18 Ingol In the north west of the town, the Ingol and Tanterton areas bring together a notable number of retirement homes and comfortable properties up against the Lancaster Canal and social housing. Preston City Council Elections: Ingol Ward Liberal Democrats (UK) Ann Green 899 66.84 Labour Party (UK) Julie Humphrey 239 18.60 Conservative Party (UK) Shiela Hays 202 15.02 660 49.25 Larches Based on two post-war overspill estates of Larches and Savick Preston City Council Elections: Larches Ward Liberal Democrats (UK) Joe Fitzgerald 652 50.74 Labour Party (UK) John Swindells 516 40.16 Conservative Party (UK) Julie Milne 116 9.03 136 10.59 Moor Park In the central area of Preston this ward is based on Plungington and the terraces near Moor Park itself. The ward cut into the southern parts of Fulwood which would be transferred in the subsequent boundary review to the new college ward. Preston City Council Elections: Moor Park Ward Labour Party (UK) Francesco di Molfetta 860 51.40 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Monk 430 25.70 Conservative Party (UK) Rowena Edmonson 373 22.30 430 25.86 Preston Rural East This expanse of rural villages and farming communities includes the Broughton and Goosnargh. Preston City Council Elections: Rural East Ward Conservative Party (UK) George Gates 1,464 79.78 Liberal Democrats (UK) Edward Rowland 202 11.01 Labour Party (UK) John Williams 170 9.26 1262 68.74 Preston Rural West Largely based on the Woodplumpton and Lea and Cottam areas to the west of the town towards the Fylde border. Preston City Council Elections: Rural West Ward Liberal Democrats (UK) Christine Abram 1,112 45.84 Conservative Party (UK) George Wilkins 1,060 43.69 Labour Party (UK) John Collins 250 10.30 52 2.15 Ribbleton In the east of the town this ward has a high percentage of social housing. Preston City Council Elections: Ribbleton Ward Labour Party (UK) Glenys di Cioccio 432 53.60 Independent (politician) Ronald Yates 156 19.35 Conservative Party (UK) Jane Balshaw 132 16.38 Liberal Democrats (UK) Heather Drury 85 10.55 276 34.29 Riversway A growing ward with Broadgate against the River Ribble and the redeveloped Marina complex. Preston City Council Elections: Riversway Ward Labour Party (UK) Marcus Johnstone 734 46.72 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alan Valentine 702 44.68 Conservative Party (UK) Susan Brown 132 8.40 32 2.04 Sharoe Green Based on the urban environs around the Sharoe Green hospital in the southern part of Fulwood Preston City Council Elections: Sharoe Green Ward Conservative Party (UK) Eric Fazackerley 1,083 59.80 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Turner 511 28.22 Labour Party (UK) Pauline Sanderson 215 11.87 572 31.62 Sherwood In the east of the town, against the rural border of Ribble Valley this ward of semi-rural housing and out-of-town industrial development was split in the subsequent boundary review. Preston City Council Elections: Sherwood Ward (2 member election) Conservative Party (UK) Marie Milne 1,291 31.93 Conservative Party (UK) Stuart Greenhalgh 1,288 31.86 Labour Party (UK) Angela Milne-Picken 403 9.97 Labour Party (UK) John Houghton 388 9.60 Liberal Democrats (UK) Margaret Maritan 349 8.63 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Smith 324 8.01 St Matthews The built up terraces and urban sprawl between the centre and the eastern extremities of Ribbleton. HMP Preston is in this ward. Preston City Council Elections: St Matthews Ward Labour Party (UK) Rose Kinsella 686 59.19 Conservative Party (UK) Elaine Pugh 185 15.96 Independent (politician) Paul Malliband 137 11.82 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anne-Marie Riedel 136 11.73 501 43.79 Tulketh A ward in the central west of the town crossing the main east/west Blackpool road. Preston City Council Elections: Tulketh Ward Labour Party (UK) Jean al-Serraj 787 47.13 Conservative Party (UK) Stanley Baines 711 42.57 Liberal Democrats (UK) James MacGregor 170 10.18 76 4.56 References 1999 Preston election result Category:1999 English local elections 1999 Category:1990s in Lancashire