2006 Preston City Council election

2006 UK local government election April 2025 November 2013 Preston City Council elections thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2006 Preston council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in grey were not contested in 2006. The 2006 City Council elections for the City of Preston, Lancashire were held on 4 May 2006 on the same day as other 2006 United Kingdom local elections. Nineteen electoral wards were fought. The only change was that Labour gained one seat from the Liberal Democrats, continuing to be the largest party, but the Council remained under no overall control Candidates The number of candidates fielded, by party, were: Labour – 19 Conservative – 19 Liberal Democrats – 18 BNP – 1 Respect Party – 5 Green Party – 3 Results Preston local election result 2006 Labour Party (UK) 9 1 0 +1 55.6 27.6 7,667 +2.02 Conservative Party (UK) 5 0 0 0 27.8 38.0 10,552 -0.75 Liberal Democrats (UK) 4 0 -1 -1 16.7 26.2 7,277 +0.2 Respect Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 6.1 1,692 -0.3 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.1 313 +1.1 British National Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.0 280 +1.0 New composition As of May 2006, Labour have 24 councillors, Conservative 17, LibDems 12, Respect 2 and there are two Independent councillors. Preston City Council remains under no overall control. Ward results Preston Council is elected in thirds, which means there is an all out election in one year followed by single-member elections in all three-member wards and selected two-member wards. All changes in percentage share of the vote are from the corresponding 2003 or 2004 elections in the respective wards. Any "gain" or "loss" compares this year's elections with the 2002 "all out" vote because the councilors in this election are defending that year's result. Brookfield In the north east of the city, the predominantly low income housing of Brookfield is a three-member ward. Buttressed up against Ribbleton and the rural east, and wedge-shaped to the south of Fulwood, the ward has been troubled by increasing levels of crime in recent years. Parts of the ward were formerly within the Fulwood district council and maintain the look of the affluent northern quarters of the city. Preston City Council Elections: Brookfield ward 2006 Labour Party (UK) John Browne 588 45.79 +4.69 Conservative Party (UK) David Johnston 458 35.67 +7.97 Liberal Democrats (UK) Hilda Parkinson 238 18.54 +5.84 130 1,284 Cadley The central ward of Cadley is positioned between Fulwood and Preston, with the main Lytham Road and Cadley Causeway used as the boundary between it and the nearby College and Ashton wards. Cadley is almost entirely suburban housing with a heavy commuter population. Preston City Council Elections: Cadley ward 2006 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alan Hackett 1,039 58.57 +6.47 Conservative Party (UK) Mary Driver 586 33.03 -3.27 Labour Party (UK) Cuthbert Williams 149 8.40 -3.20 453 1,774 College Created in the last round of local boundary reviews, the two-member College ward centres on two Fulwood employers. Preston College has a catchment area far beyond the city itself, whilst the recently closed Sharoe Green hospital has had many of its services re-directed to the Royal Preston Hospital. There are a mix of commuter and student housing and an increasing Muslim population. The last election for a councillor in College ward was in 2003; the change of vote in this table is based on the 2003 figures. Preston City Council Elections: College ward 2006 Conservative Party (UK) Kathleen Cartwright 690 56.70 +1.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Turner 320 26.29 -4.5 Labour Party (UK) Terence Mattinson 207 17.01 +3.0 370 1,217 Fishwick Fishwick is a ward in the southwest of the city, at the border with South Ribble, spreading north into Ribbleton. The ward has a sizable percentage of comfortable housing but has in recent years been more infamous for the troubled Callon housing estate.October 2009 The ward has higher than average unemployment and continuing issues with crime and drugs. In the 2004 elections, for the first time since local government restructuring in the 1970s, Fishwick elected a Conservative candidate to Town Hall. This accounts for the large changes in vote in this results table. Preston City Council Elections: Fishwick ward 2006 Labour Party (UK) Harold Parker 483 42.44 +7.54 Conservative Party (UK) Samir Vohra 229 20.12 -17.78 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Valentine 216 18.98 N/A Respect Party Valli Urmarji 210 18.45 -8.65 254 1,138 Councillor Harold Parker resigned due to health issues in August 2009Chris Visser arold's four decades at heart of Preston 2009-08-06 http://www.lep.co.uk/news/Harold39s-four-decades-at-heart.5527223.jp Lancashire Evening Post 2009-10-05 9 August 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090809071526/http://www.lep.co.uk/news/Harold39s-four-decades-at-heart.5527223.jp dead triggering a by-election on 1 October which was won by the Labour Party's Jennifer Mein.http://www.preston.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/elections/fishwick-election/ Fishwick by-election 2009-10-05 Preston City Council dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110716143638/http://www.preston.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/elections/fishwick-election/ 16 July 2011 Preston City Council By-elections: Fishwick ward 2009 Labour Party (UK) Jennifer Mein 656 55.69 +13.25 Conservative Party (UK) Sharon Riley 283 24.02 +3.90 Liberal Democrats (UK) Luke Bosman 239 20.29 +1.31 373 1,178 30.97 +40 Garrison Centred on Fulwood Barracks, this is a three-member ward created by the last round of boundary reviews. It is set in a heavily small "c" conservative part of Preston with a number of schools and small employment centres. In April 2006 Marie Milne changed party from Conservative to Liberal Democrat. Preston City Council Elections: Garrison ward 2006 Conservative Party (UK) Jennifer Greenhalgh 1,019 60.65 +7.15 Liberal Democrats (UK) Bill Parkinson 400 23.81 -1.39 Labour Party (UK) William Burke 261 15.54 -5.76 619 1,680 Greyfriars Its name coming from a large private estate within its boundaries, Greyfriars is one of the oldest names connected to Preston's history. It includes the Pius X Preparatory school and Fulwood's leisure centre. An increasing number of comfortable suburban houses has been built on the fringes of the ward, which also borders Ingol Golf Course. Preston City Council Elections: Greyfriars ward 2006 Conservative Party (UK) David Hammond 1,619 68.11 +5.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Porter 539 22.68 -3.2 Labour Party (UK) Alan Woods 219 9.21 -1.9 1,080 2,377 Ingol Ingol ward is in the north west of the city, bordered by Greyfriars and to the south of the M55 motorway. The ward contains two main population areas, Ingol and Tanterton. The latter has had problems with drugs and crime over recent years but this is beginning to improve. Parts of the ward are comfortable with some commuter areas and houses neighbouring the Lancaster canal. There are still pockets of troubled communities. Ingol is a three-member ward. Two councillors were elected in 2003 following the expulsion from Town Hall of a Liberal Democrat councillor. Preston City Council Elections: Ingol ward 2006 Liberal Democrats (UK) William Shannon 853 55.14 +7.74 Conservative Party (UK) Marie Dilworth 396 25.60 -5.00 Labour Party (UK) Phillip Crowe 298 19.26 -2.44 457 1,547 Larches In the west of the city, around 30 minutes from the city centre, Larches is a box-shaped ward from the Riversway dual-carriageway into Blackpool to Haslam Park. It contains two post-war housing estates, Larches and Savick, and an area of suburban sprawl moved in from Ashton following boundary changes. The ward contains the whole of Ashton Park. Preston City Council Elections: Larches ward 2006 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mark Jewell 957 52.64 +11.5 Labour Party (UK) Allan Foster 569 31.30 -3.6 Conservative Party (UK) Christine Sharp 292 16.06 -7.9 388 1,818 Lea The three member ward of Lea contains the small Fylde border town of Lea Town, the urban Lea community and the sprawling green-belt community of Cottam. The ward mirrors the parish council boundary of Lea and Cottam Parish Council. Cottam has grown from a small farming community to a large private housing development populated by young families and business people. Preston City Council Elections: Lea ward 2006 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christine Abram 776 48.14 -4.9 Conservative Party (UK) Julie Buttle 678 42.06 +9.1 Labour Party (UK) Andrew Gale 158 9.80 -4.1 98 1,612 Moor Park Based on the Plungington community and bordering both the neat suburban terraces of southern Fulwood and the University of Central Lancashire campus, the Moor Park ward has a high number of student housing in converted Victorian housing and neater family houses. The Plungington area is split between this ward and neighbouring Tulketh. Moor Park itself is included in this ward, in the shadow of Deepdale football stadium. Preston City Council Elections: Moor Park ward 2006 Labour Party (UK) John Collins 497 52.59 -18.84 Conservative Party (UK) Hussain Mulla 233 24.66 -3.91 Liberal Democrats (UK) Lydia Livingston 215 22.75 N/A 264 945 Preston Rural North Over reaching across the city of Preston is the large Preston Rural North ward, which 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. In 2003, there was no election in this ward as the sitting councillor was unopposed. Preston City Council Elections: Preston Rural North ward 2006 Conservative Party (UK) Kenneth Hudson 1,642 74.77 -0.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ann Green 234 10.66 -4.6 Green Party of England and Wales Margaret Ashworth 169 7.70 N/A Labour Party (UK) Pauline Jackson 151 6.88 -2.5 1,408 2,196 Ribbleton Ribbleton, in the east of the city, grew massively in population as council housing was built around former mill worker terraces; now the ward is one of the largest in population and shows all the usual issues of high level crime and deprivation. Ribbleton, in common with the neighbouring Brookfield ward, is overwhelmingly white working class. Preston City Council Elections: Ribbleton ward 2006 Labour Party (UK) Patricia Woods 623 53.71 -5.6 Conservative Party (UK) Christine Thomas 304 26.21 +3.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Nash 233 20.09 +1.9 319 1,160 Riversway The Riversway ward has three distinct elements. Broadgate, a comfortable estate of Victorian housing with a high percentage of student housing; new build housing on the former British Aerospace site; and the redeveloped marina. The former Preston Port, one of the largest in its time, has been redeveloped to feature shopping units and new build housing of some considerable expense. The Preston Docks and surrounding area has a sizable area of Development including new Supermarkets, Car dealers and trade outlets. A Hindu temple, Lancashire County Council's headquarters and Preston's railway station are in the Riversway ward. Preston City Council Elections: Riversway ward 2006 Labour Party (UK) Linda Crompton 501 40.53 +5.7 Respect Party Elaine Abbot 318 25.73 +1.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Wilf Gavin 221 17.88 -4.9 Conservative Party (UK) Jane Balshaw 196 15.86 -2.5 183 1,236 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Sharoe Green Lodged in the south-central area of Fulwood, the Sharoe Green ward is based on the former hospital and surrounding commuter belt environs. Preston City Council Elections: Sharoe Green ward 2006 Conservative Party (UK) Margaret McManus 1,054 57.16 +4.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Wilkinson 510 27.66 +0.7 Labour Party (UK) Paul Jackson 280 15.18 -5.2 544 1,844 St George's The St George's ward is a rectangle-shaped ward in between Deepdale and the city centre. The largest area of population are rows of old-style terraces with streets named after various saints – David, Barnabus, Anne, Martin, Michael and George to name a few. The ward has one of the largest percentage of Hindu and Muslim population in the city and has an increasing student population. Preston City Council Elections: St George's ward 2006 Labour Party (UK) Abu Taalib Shamsuddin 344 38.74 -6.4 Respect Party Sumera Mir Rizwan 225 25.34 -2.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Tracy Singleton 142 15.99 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Susan Brown 115 12.95 -14.6 Green Party of England and Wales Matthew Beck 62 6.98 N/A 119 888 St Matthew's A wedge-shaped ward in between the streets of Ribbleton and the city centre, this ward contains some deprived housing in the process of renewal, and in the recent months expensive new-build conversions. Preston City Council Elections: St Matthew's ward 2006 Labour Party (UK) Albert Richardson 747 58.77 +13.6 Respect Party Danielle Field 292 23.29 -10.5 Conservative Party (UK) Peter McElhone 225 17.94 -3.0 445 1,254 Town Centre Formed by boundary changes prior to Preston being awarded city status, Town Centre is the largest non-rural ward in the borough. There are three distinct parts to this central seat, namely Avenham, Frenchwood and the city centre itself. The ward includes student developments and converted student homes in Avenham; expensive new build developments around the historic Winckley Square; and the Frenchwood area on the banks of the River Ribble. Avenham was notorious for high levels of crime and deprivation, but this is turning around with the establishment of community groups and private housing associations funding renewal. There is a sizable Muslim population in Avenham and Frenchwood. Preston City Council Elections: Town Centre Ward 2006 Labour Party (UK) Ronald Atkins 654 37.59 -2.3 Respect Party Mukhtar Master 647 37.18 +3.6 Conservative Party (UK) Ronald Smith 235 13.51 +2.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liam Pennington 122 7.01 -6.8 Green Party of England and Wales Robert Douglas 82 4.71 N/A 7 1,740 Tulketh Tulketh ward is a central and entirely urban ward north of the university complex, and to the east of Ashton. Its main population areas are traditional terrace housing, which mixes families with small shops including the Lane Ends shopping village and student housing. Preston City Council Elections: Tulketh ward 2006 Labour Party (UK) Jean Al-Serraj 652 41.14 -10.2 Conservative Party (UK) John Wilson 480 30.28 -18.4 British National Party Anthony Bamber 280 17.67 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) Helen Greaves 173 10.91 N/A 172 1,585 Cllr Al-Serraj died in 2007. The resulting by-election was held the following year, resulting in a hold for the defending Labour Party. Tulketh by-election 14 February 2008 http://www.preston.gov.uk/elections/ward/94/ Tulketh by-election 2009-10-26 Preston City Council dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110716143658/http://www.preston.gov.uk/elections/ward/94/ 16 July 2011 Labour Party (UK) Peter Rankin 423 34.3 -6.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Rick Seymour 400 32.4 +21.5 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Balshaw 292 23.6 -6.7 No Label Barry Hill 84 6.8 N/A Green Party of England and Wales Kizzi Murtagh 36 2.9 N/A 23 1.9 1,235 Labour Party (UK) -14.2 University Shaped around the outskirts of the city centre, this butterfly-wing shaped ward was formed following the recent boundary changes. It took from the oversized Riversway ward electors from the St Pauls and Maudland areas as well as the university campus itself. It is a two-member ward. The last election for University ward was held in 2003. The changes in vote are from the election in this year. Preston City Council Elections: University ward 2006 Labour Party (UK) Carl Crompton 295 60.82 +1.8 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Balshaw 101 20.82 -20.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jenny Buxton 89 18.35 N/A 194 485 See also Preston local elections City of Preston, Lancashire Fulwood, Lancashire Preston (UK Parliament constituency) References 2006 Preston election result Ward results Category:2006 English local elections 2006 Category:2000s in Lancashire