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2007 Preston Council Election
Elections to the Preston City Council took place on 3 May 2007. Preston council is elected "in thirds" which means one councillor from each three-member ward, and councillors from selected two-member wards, are elected each year, with one year free from all elections to ensure all councillors serve a full term. Due to the "in thirds" system, these election results are compared to the 2003 Preston Council election. Councillors elected this year will defend their seats four years later in 2011. For further information, see Preston local elections Ashton The two-member Ashton division is a suburban ward in the north-west of the city. It has a number of schools in its borders. The ward is predominantly used as a commuting hub although recent increases in student numbers has seen the terraces used for multi-occupancy housing. Brookfield In the north east of the city, the predominantly low income housing of Brookfield is a three-member ward. Buttressed up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preston UK Local Election 2007 Map
Preston is a place name, surname and given name that may refer to: Places England *Preston, Lancashire, an urban settlement **The City of Preston, Lancashire, a borough and non-metropolitan district which contains the settlement **County Borough of Preston, a local government district containing the settlement from 1835 to 1974 ** Preston (UK Parliament constituency) **Preston railway station in Preston, Lancashire **The PR postcode area, also known as the Preston postcode area **Preston Urban Area, the conurbation with Preston at its core *Preston, Devon (in Paignton) * Preston, Teignbridge, in Kingsteignton parish *Preston, Dorset *Preston, East Riding of Yorkshire, near Kingston upon Hull *Preston, Cotswold, Gloucestershire * Preston, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire *Preston, Hertfordshire * Preston, London, near Wembley ** Preston (ward) * Preston, Northumberland, the location of Preston Tower *Preston, Rutland * Preston, Shropshire, in Upton Magna parish *Preston, Somer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of Preston, Lancashire
The City of Preston () is a city and non-metropolitan district in Lancashire, England. On the north bank of the River Ribble, it was granted city status in 2002, becoming England's 50th city in the 50th year of Queen Elizabeth II's reign. The City of Preston district has a population of (), and lies at the centre of the Central Lancashire sub-region, with a population of 335,000. The district, formerly known as the Borough of Preston, is named after the urban settlement of Preston which lies in the south of the district, and also contains nine civil parishes. History In 1974, the non-metropolitan district of Preston was formed from the County Borough of Preston, Fulwood Urban District, and a major part of Preston Rural District. The district was granted city status in 2002. Governance Preston City Council The City of Preston is divided into 16 district council wards represented by 48 councillors. In 2017 there are about 6,000 electors per ward, expected to rise to about 6,3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Preston Council Election
This article details the results of Elections to Preston City Council held in May 2003 Preston Council is elected "in thirds", which means in 2002 the entire council was up for election and in subsequent years one councillor from the three-member wards and one councillor from selected two-member wards defend their seat. In these result tables, the share of the vote is blank as the 2002 elections cannot be fairly compared. Any gain or loss can be recorded as each year the councillors are defending their ward results. For more results see Preston local elections Ward Results Ashton Brookfield College Deepdale Garrison Greyfriars Ingol Larches Lea Moor Park Preston Rural East Ribbleton Riversway Sharoe Green St George's St Matthew's Town Centre Tulketh University References2003 Preston election result [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Preston Council Election
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. 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 1 Candidate is defending seat won in 2007 under the ballot paper descrip ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preston Local Elections
Preston City Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council elected each time. Preston City Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Preston in Lancashire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2019, 48 councillors have been elected from 16 wards. Political control From 1889 to 1974 Preston was a county borough, independent of any county council. Under the Local Government Act 1972 it had its territory enlarged, gaining Fulwood Urban District and most of Preston Rural District, and at the same time became a non-metropolitan district, with Lancashire County Council providing county-level services. The first election to the reformed borough council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before the new arrangements took effect on 1 April 1974. Preston was awarded city status in 2002. Political control of the council since 1973 has been held by the following parties: Leaders ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fulwood Barracks
Fulwood Barracks is a military installation at Fulwood in Preston, Lancashire, England. History The barracks were built between 1842 and 1848 as a base, initially at least, for the 2nd Battalion 60th Rifles following the chartist riots. In 1861 an unfortunate incident took place when Private Patrick McCaffery shot both the Commanding Officer and the Adjutant of the base: he was hanged for the offence. In 1873 a system of recruiting areas based on counties was instituted under the Cardwell Reforms and the barracks became the depot for the 47th (Lancashire) Regiment of Foot and the 81st Regiment of Foot (Loyal Lincoln Volunteers). Following the Childers Reforms, the 47th and 81st Regiments amalgamated as the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment with its depot at the barracks in 1881. The barracks also served as the depot of the East Lancashire Regiment from 1898, when the regiment re-located from Burnley Barracks, until 1939. The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment and the East Lancashi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lea, Lancashire
Lea ( ), Cottam, and Lea Town are villages in the City of Preston, Lancashire, England. Together they form the civil parish of Lea, which has a population of 5,962. In 2011, the population increased to 6157. Geography The area is an electoral ward with Preston, represented by three councillors; the area is part of Fylde constituency. Council Lea and Cottam form Lea Ward of Preston City council, currently represented by three Conservative councillors, and together with Ingol forms Preston West division of Lancashire County Council, represented by one councillor, currently a Liberal Democrat Community The area is represented by Lea and Cottam Parish Council. Cottam is a former farming community now almost entirely consisting of new build housing. Lea is also the name given to two areas of the western extremities of Preston; Lea Town (a village, despite its name) on the Fylde border, which had a population of 291 in 2011, and the suburban sprawl of Lea along the Blackpool Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amounderness
The Amounderness Hundred () is one of the six subdivisions of the historic county of Lancashire in North West England, but the name is older than the system of hundreds first recorded in the 13th century and might best be described as the name of a Norse wapentake. In the Domesday Book, it was used for some territories north of the River Ribble included together with parts of Yorkshire. The area eventually became part of Lancashire, sitting geographically between the Rivers Lune and Ribble, in the strip of coast between the Irish Sea and Bowland Forest. Etymology and history In the 19th century, the name was considered to have been first recorded in 705, as Hacmunderness. The Domesday Book in 1086 spells it Agemundrenessa. There are two suggested etymologies for Amounderness. The traditional 19th century reading was that the name derived from ''ac'' (oak) and ''mund'' (protection), "a ness or promontory sheltered by oaks". This was given currency by Porter.Porter, J, ''A His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broughton, Lancashire
Broughton is a village and civil parish in the City of Preston, Lancashire, England, approximately north of Preston city centre. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,735, decreasing to 1,722 at the 2011 Census. The parish is included in Preston Rural East ward of Preston city council, and the Preston Rural division of Lancashire County council. The parish (officially Broughton-in-Amounderness) was part of Preston Rural District throughout its existence from 1894 to 1974. In 1974 the parish became part of the Borough of Preston, which became a city in 2002. History The manor of Broughton was originally part of the land owned by Earl Tostig and was later held by Uhtred, a Saxon thegn whose family took the name Singleton. In the reign of King John the manor was seized by Theobald Walter, but was restored to William Singleton by Henry III in 1261. It 1325 it was the home of Gilbert de Singleton. In the 16th century it was sold to the Langtons. The estate was g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grimsargh
Grimsargh is a village and civil parish in the City of Preston, Lancashire, England. located east of Preston. History The name Grimsargh is said to derive from an Old Norse name ''Grímr'' with Norse ''erg''. One reference lists it as coming from the Domesday Book's ''Grimesarge'', "at the temple of Grimr" (a name for Odin). Oliver Cromwell's Roundhead army came through Grimsargh en route to what is now Walton-le-Dale in Preston, on what became known as the Battle of Preston on 17 August 1648. In 1868 by E. G. Paley was contracted to rebuilt the nave and added a tower to an existing chapel in the village. Known today as St Michael's Church it is in sandstone with slate roofs, and consists of a nave, a north aisle, a chancel, a northeast vestry, and a west tower. The tower is in three stages, and has a southeast stair turret, angle buttresses, an embattled parapet, and a pyramidal roof. The parish was formed on 1 April 1934 from the merger of the parish of Elston with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Lavalette
Michael Lavalette (born 1962) is a member of the Socialist Workers Party and former local councillor in Preston, Lancashire, England. He was first elected as a Socialist Alliance candidate shortly after the Iraq War began in 2003. In 2007, he was re-elected, this time standing for the Respect Party. In the Respect split in 2007 he remained loyal to the SWP and broke with George Galloway. Re-elected in 2012 as an Independent Socialist, he was affiliated with TUSC until he retired from his seat in 2015. He is Everton Professor of Social and Community Engagement at Liverpool Hope University, formerly having worked at both Liverpool and Central Lancashire universities. Along with Chris Jones, Iain Feguson, and Laura Penketh, he was an author of the ''Social Work manifesto for a new engaged practice'' and organiser of the Liverpool and Glasgow conferences of the Social Work Action Network (SWAN), which stands in the radical social work tradition and seeks to oppose the increased man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preston (UK Parliament Constituency)
Preston is a List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies, constituency represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, UK Parliament since 2000 by Mark Hendrick, Sir Mark Hendrick, a member of the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party and Co-operative Party. History ;1295–1950 The seat was created for the Model Parliament and sent members until at least 1331 until a new (possibly confirmatory) grant of two members to Westminster followed. From 1529 extending unusually beyond the 19th century until the 1950 general election the seat had two-member representation. Political party, Party divisions tended to run stronger after 1931 before which two different parties' candidates frequently came first and second at elections under the Plurality-at-large voting, bloc vote system. In 1929, a recently elected Liberal Party (UK), Liberal, William Jowitt, 1st Earl Jowitt, Sir William Jowitt decided to join the Labour P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
