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16 out of 48 seats toPreston City Council 25 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 107,500, 25.9%[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The2024 Preston City Council election took place on 2 May 2024 to elect members ofPreston City Council inLancashire,England.[2] This was on the same day as otherlocal elections across England, andLancashire's Police and Crime Commissioner election.
As is typical for Preston's council elections, sixteen seats of the forty-eight total were contested.[3] Labour have had majority control of the council for most of the council's existence, including from 2011 following a period ofno overall control. Labour retained their control with a comfortable majority at this election. However, the Liberal Democrats enjoyed a successful election, nearly doubling their seat count after taking several seats from the Conservatives[4] and becoming the main opposition in Preston City Council. In addition, in a shock result the Liberal Democrats took a seat from Labour in the Lea and Larches ward, unseating then-cabinet member for health and wellbeing (and acting county council Labour opposition group leader) Jennifer Mein by a mere 13 votes following a recount.[5]
The majority of contested seats were fought only by Labour, the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats; however in five wards, independent runners or the partiesReform UK and theTrade Unionist and Socialist Coalition also stood although none of these were successful in gaining a seat. Unlike last year, theGreen Party did not stand in any seats.
Following the election the leader of the Preston Conservatives Sue Whittam announced her resignation as leader due to her appointment as Deputy Mayor.[6]

| 2024 Preston City Council election | ||||||||||
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| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Labour | 9 | 56.25 | 21 | 30 | 62.5 | 11,222 | 40.3 | -12.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 6 | 37.50 | 6 | 12 | 25.0 | 8,094 | 29.1 | +3.5 | ||
| Conservative | 1 | 6.25 | 5 | 6 | 12.5 | 5,961 | 21.4 | -6.9 | ||
| Independent | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Reform | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||||
| TUSC | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||||
The Statements of Persons Nominated was released by Preston Council on 8 April 2024 following the close of nominations.[2] The results were announced a day after the election.[1] Incumbent councillors that stood for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | James Hull* | 1,012 | 58.8 | −4.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Potter | 369 | 21.5 | +9.8 | |
| Conservative | Daniel Duckworth | 339 | 19.7 | −1.5 | |
| Rejected ballots | 41 | 2.3 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,762 | 27.20 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sara Holmes | 673 | 66.5 | −5.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Edward Craven | 198 | 19.6 | +10.9 | |
| Conservative | Al-Yasa Khan | 141 | 13.9 | −5.2 | |
| Rejected ballots | 55 | 5.1 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,070 | 18.81 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Julie van Mierlo | 908 | 48.3 | −7.2 | |
| Labour | Jono Grisdale | 497 | 26.4 | −1.0 | |
| Conservative | Sarah Hart | 319 | 17.0 | ±0.0 | |
| Independent | Paul Balshaw | 156 | 8.3 | N/A | |
| Rejected ballots | 26 | 1.4 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,906 | 29.75 | |||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Salim Desai* | 880 | 58.4 | −8.1 | |
| Conservative | Andy Pratt | 318 | 21.1 | +5.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Lawrence | 308 | 20.5 | +11.1 | |
| Rejected ballots | 110 | 6.8 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,616 | 18.95 | |||
| Labour Co-ophold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Siraz Natha* | 849 | 50.9 | −35.4 | |
| TUSC | Hasan Tunay | 522 | 31.3 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jurgen Voges | 176 | 10.6 | +4.0 | |
| Conservative | Nilli Williamson | 120 | 7.2 | +1.1 | |
| Rejected ballots | 195 | 10.5 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,863 | 28.13 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Martyn Rawlinson* | 924 | 61.1 | −10.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alana Mullen | 387 | 25.6 | +19.9 | |
| Conservative | Ishaq Vaez | 201 | 13.3 | −9.2 | |
| Rejected ballots | 151 | 9.1 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,663 | 27.54 | |||
| Labour Co-ophold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Peter Kelly* | 967 | 53.8 | −7.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Claire Craven | 465 | 25.9 | +10.8 | |
| Conservative | Lakwinder Singh | 365 | 20.3 | −2.4 | |
| Rejected ballots | 190 | 9.6 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,986 | 30.02 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Peak | 1,029 | 47.4 | −1.0 | |
| Conservative | Dave Leme Da Silva | 624 | 28.7 | +2.4 | |
| Labour | Avery Greatorex | 519 | 23.9 | −1.1 | |
| Rejected ballots | 85 | 3.8 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 2,257 | 35.73 | |||
| Liberal Democratsgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Ben Ward | 861 | 43.7 | −5.0 | |
| Conservative | Trevor Hart* | 550 | 27.9 | −3.1 | |
| Labour | Adam Malik | 354 | 18.0 | −1.3 | |
| Reform | David Preston | 204 | 10.4 | N/A | |
| Rejected ballots | 10 | 0.5 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,979 | 26.30 | |||
| Liberal Democratsgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Jewell | 578 | 36.2 | +16.1 | |
| Labour | Jenny Mein* | 565 | 35.4 | −28.8 | |
| Independent | Ann Cowell | 305 | 19.1 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Tracy Slater | 147 | 9.2 | −5.1 | |
| Rejected ballots | 8 | 0.5 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,603 | 25.03 | |||
| Liberal Democratsgain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Nweeda Khan* | 838 | 62.1 | −14.0 | |
| Conservative | Martin McKeever | 203 | 15.0 | +0.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Cristina Mylroie | 172 | 12.7 | +4.4 | |
| TUSC | Joel Patton | 137 | 10.1 | N/A | |
| Rejected ballots | 41 | 2.9 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,391 | 17.28 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mark Bell* | 1,056 | 48.5 | −2.2 | |
| Labour | Victoria Blundell | 698 | 32.0 | +2.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Joanne Joyner | 425 | 19.5 | +1.1 | |
| Rejected ballots | 36 | 1.6 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 2,215 | 28.01 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Daniel Guise | 869 | 47.9 | +9.7 | |
| Conservative | Keith Middlebrough* | 640 | 35.3 | −8.3 | |
| Labour | Taylor Donoughue-Smith | 304 | 16.8 | −2.8 | |
| Rejected ballots | 22 | 1.2 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,835 | 27.48 | |||
| Liberal Democratsgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Anna Hindle* | 595 | 65.2 | −7.7 | |
| Conservative | Mary Kennedy | 163 | 17.9 | +0.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kate Bosman | 155 | 17.0 | +7.7 | |
| Rejected ballots | 28 | 3.0 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 941 | 16.45 | |||
| Labour Co-ophold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | George Kulbacki | 1,050 | 43.6 | +8.9 | |
| Labour | Mark Routledge | 833 | 34.6 | −4.8 | |
| Conservative | David Walker* | 523 | 21.7 | −3.8 | |
| Rejected ballots | 76 | 3.1 | |||
| Majority | 217 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,482 | 39.32 | |||
| Liberal Democratsgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Suleman Sarwar* | 714 | 64.3 | −16.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rene van Mierlo | 244 | 22.0 | +14.1 | |
| Conservative | Sohaib Ashraf | 152 | 13.7 | +2.6 | |
| Rejected ballots | 146 | 11.6 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,256 | 20.24 | |||
| Labour Co-ophold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Ronan Hodgson | 659 | 35.5 | +14.0 | |
| Reform | Lee Slater | 548 | 29.5 | N/A | |
| Labour | Mark Routledge | 429 | 23.1 | –35.7 | |
| Independent | Ann Cowell | 101 | 5.4 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Kevin Brockbank | 61 | 3.3 | –16.4 | |
| Independent | Aran Bailey | 60 | 3.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 111 | 6.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,865 | 28.3 | +1.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,585 | ||||
| Liberal Democratsgain fromLabour | |||||