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

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in Lancashire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2019, 48 councillors have been elected from 16

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Political control

From 1889 to 1974 Preston was a county borough, independent of any county council. Under the

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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

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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:

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 1992 have been: Notes :^† Independent 1, Labour Independent 1 :ⁱ Independent 1 :^* Labour Independent 2 :^{^} Labour Independent 3, People's Party 1 :^# Independent 2 (one elected as Socialist Alliance Against the War), Labour Independent 2 :^α Deepdale Independent 2 :^β Deepdale Independent 2, Independent Socialist 1 :^γ Deepdale Independent 1 :^** Independent 1, Deepdale Independent 1 :¹ During September 1999 two councillors formed "The People's Party" :² During November 2008 one councillor changed his designation from the Respect Party to Independent Socialist :³ During August 2018 two councillors formed an Independent Conservatives group. :⁴ During May 2020 one councillor resigned their seat, which remained vacant until restrictions in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic are lifted.

Council elections

1970s

* 1973 Preston Borough Council election * 1975 Preston Borough Council election * 1976 Preston Borough Council election (New ward boundaries) * 1978 Preston Borough Council election * 1979 Preston Borough Council election

1980s

* 1980 Preston Borough Council election * 1982 Preston Borough Council election * 1983 Preston Borough Council election * 1984 Preston Borough Council election * 1986 Preston Borough Council election * 1987 Preston Borough Council election * 1988 Preston Borough Council election

1990s

* 1990 Preston Borough Council election (New ward boundaries) * 1991 Preston Borough Council election * 1992 Preston Borough Council election * 1994 Preston Borough Council election * 1995 Preston Borough Council election *

1996 Preston Borough Council election The 1996 Preston Borough Council election for the Preston Borough Council Elections was held in May 1996. One third of the council was up for election. Ashton Avenham Brookfield Cadley Central Deepdale ...

1998 Preston Borough Council election Elections to Preston Borough Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council. After the election, the composition of the council was: Election result ...

1999 Preston Borough Council election 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 count ...

2000s

2000 Preston Borough Council election Elections to Preston Borough Council were held on 7 May 2000. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. After the election, the composition of the council was: Election result Wa ...

2002 Preston Borough Council election Elections were held for Preston Borough Council in North West England, in May 2002. Held prior to the town being awarded city status, these elections took place following a boundary review which introduced new electoral wards as a consequence ...

(New ward boundaries) *

2003 Preston City 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-me ...

2004 Preston City Council election This article shows the results of local elections for Preston City Council, in Lancashire held on 10 June 2004 Preston Council is elected "in thirds" which means there is an all out election in one year followed by single-member elections in ...

2006 Preston City Council election The 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 t ...

* 2007 Preston City Council election (Some new ward boundaries) * 2008 Preston City Council election

2010s

2010 Preston City Council election Council elections for the City of Preston, Lancashire were held on 6 May 2010. They coincided with the 2010 United Kingdom general election and the other 2010 United Kingdom local elections. Nineteen electoral wards were fought with those cou ...

2011 Preston City 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 regain ...

* 2012 Preston City Council election *

2014 Preston City Council election Council elections for the City of Preston, Lancashire were held on 22 May 2014 as part of the 2014 United Kingdom local elections. The elections have been moved from earlier on in May to coincide with the North West component of the 2014 Europ ...

2015 Preston City Council election The 2015 by-thirds election to Preston City Council took place on 7 May 2015 as part of the 2015 United Kingdom local elections on the same day (and in the same polling places) as the general election to elect approximately one-third of counci ...

2016 Preston City Council election Elections to Preston City Council took place on 5 May 2016, the same day as other local elections. The council is elected in thirds, which means one councillor from each three-member ward and selected councillors from a number of two-member war ...

* 2018 Preston City Council election *

2019 Preston City Council election Council elections for the Preston City Council were held on 2 May 2019 as part of the 2019 United Kingdom local elections. The Council has undergone a wholesale boundary revision, reducing the number of both Councillors and electoral wards, res ...

(New ward boundaries)

2020s

* 2021 Preston City Council election * 2022 Preston City Council election

District result maps

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Changes between elections

1990 boundaries

2007 boundaries

Conservative councillor Damien Moore (Greyfriars) resigned from the council in March 2018 (he was elected Member of Parliament for Southport in

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). The seat (term ending 2019 due to boundary changes trigger a full election) was filled in a double election for Greyfriars on

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References

By-election results

External links

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