1947 Preston Municipal Borough Council election

1947 UK local government election January 2013 March 2020 March 2020 Elections to Preston Municipal Borough council were held on 1 November 1947. Results Ashton Conservative Party (UK) W Hearn 2,698 90.3 Communist Party of Great Britain D Archer 290 9.7 AvenhamPreston Labour Not To Contest Ashton And Avenham Wards Lancashire Evening Post 18,929 23 October 1947 1 Keen contests in many towns in the North-West are indicated by to-day's official nominations for the Municipal Elections on November 1st. At Preston the Labour Party's decision not to contest two wards - Avenham and Ashton - was disclosed when nominations were handed in. Councillor R. Heaps, the retiring member, is given an unopposed return in Avenham Ward. Conservative Party (UK) R Heaps Unopposed Christ Church Labour Party (UK) M Wignall 1,452 50.3 Conservative Party (UK) E Kent 1,433 49.7 Deepdale Conservative Party (UK) H Beaumont 4,129 55.0 Labour Party (UK) R Gillies 3,299 43.9 Communist Party of Great Britain G Woods 82 1.1 Fishwick (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) H Catterall 2,275 50.7 Labour Party (UK) R Smith 2,252 Independent N Howard 2,215 49.3 Independent R Duckworth 2,131 Maudland Labour Party (UK) B Ryder 2,529 52.7 Conservative Party (UK) H Sharples 2,269 47.3 Moorbrook Conservative Party (UK) H Gardner 2,053 52.0 Labour Party (UK) C Tragen 1,892 48.0 Park Conservative Party (UK) A Wiles 2,614 51.3 Labour Party (UK) G Gardner 2,483 48.7 Ribbleton Labour Party (UK) F Hoskin 3,171 52.6 Conservative Party (UK) J Howson 2,860 47.4 St Johns Conservative Party (UK) W Slinger 2,432 54.5 Labour Party (UK) J Henery 2,033 45.5 St Peters Labour Party (UK) L Short 2,021 51.7 Independent W Wilson 1,889 48.3 Trinity Conservative Party (UK) T Ainsworth 1,500 52.7 Labour Party (UK) I Ellison 1,346 47.3 References Category:1947 English local elections 1947 Category:1940s in Lancashire