Local Election Results 2008
Preston
One-third of council up for election. No elections this year in College, Moor Park or University.
EFP = England First Party
Left = Left List
Other results for Preston:
2002
2003
2004
2006
2007
2010
2011
2012
2014
2015
2016
2018
2019
2021
2022
2023
2024
By-elections for Preston (may be incomplete): 14th February 2008 (Tulketh)
— 1st October 2009 (Fishwick)
— 15th July 2010 (Riversway)
— 16th September 2010 (Cadley)
— 4th May 2017 (Ashton; Preston Rural E.)
— 4th July 2024 (Lea & Larches)
Results for Lancashire county council: 2005
2009
2013
2017
2021
Map of the results —Export spreadsheet
| Party |
Votes |
Percent |
Seats |
| Conservative |
12423 |
40.9% |
8 |
| Labour |
8503 |
28.0% |
7 |
| Liberal Democrat |
7297 |
24.0% |
3 |
| Independent |
1836 |
6.1% |
1 |
| England First Party |
109 |
0.4% |
0 |
| Left List |
99 |
0.3% |
0 |
| Green Party |
75 |
0.2% |
0 |
| Keith Sedgewick |
C |
657 |
54.7% |
| Phil Crowe |
Lab |
544 |
45.3% |
| Robert Cartwright |
C |
788 |
53.1% |
| Jonathan Saksena |
Lab |
697 |
46.9% |
| Michael Onyon |
LD |
1010 |
57.1% |
| Steven Johnston |
C |
624 |
35.3% |
| William Burke |
Lab |
136 |
7.7% |
| Terry Cartwright |
Ind |
891 |
57.4% |
| Anis Faruki |
Lab |
543 |
35.0% |
| Sheila Heys |
C |
118 |
7.6% |
| Martyn Rawlinson |
Lab |
609 |
48.1% |
| Sharon Riley |
LD |
550 |
43.4% |
| Peter Agland |
Ind |
107 |
8.5% |
| Stuart Greenhalgh |
C |
1207 |
66.8% |
| Bert Williams |
Lab |
324 |
17.9% |
| Stephen Wilkinson |
LD |
276 |
15.3% |
| Geoffrey Driver |
C |
1678 |
71.3% |
| John Porter |
LD |
441 |
18.7% |
| Alan Woods |
Lab |
236 |
10.0% |
| Pauline Brown |
LD |
838 |
48.9% |
| June Dodd |
C |
684 |
39.9% |
| Shahzad Malik |
Lab |
191 |
11.2% |
| Danny Gallagher |
LD |
1011 |
61.7% |
| Drew Gale |
Lab |
627 |
38.3% |
| Trevor Hart |
C |
892 |
48.6% |
| Julie Voges |
LD |
804 |
43.8% |
| Dave Wilson |
Lab |
141 |
7.7% |
| Thomas Davies |
C |
1019 |
73.9% |
| Liz Richardson |
LD |
234 |
17.0% |
| Pauline Jackson |
Lab |
126 |
9.1% |
| Anthony Gornall |
C |
1894 |
81.8% |
| Chris Richardson |
LD |
266 |
11.5% |
| Derek Barton |
Lab |
156 |
6.7% |
| Nicholas Pomfret |
Lab |
735 |
57.0% |
| Christine Sharp |
C |
354 |
27.5% |
| Rebecca Finch |
LD |
200 |
15.5% |
| Jack Davenport |
Lab |
569 |
41.9% |
| John Potter |
LD |
318 |
23.4% |
| Ronald Smith |
C |
187 |
13.8% |
| Mark Cotterill |
EFP |
109 |
8.0% |
| Elaine Abbot |
Left |
99 |
7.3% |
| Kizzi Murtagh |
Grn |
75 |
5.5% |
| James Hull |
Lab |
415 |
52.1% |
| Hussain Mulla |
C |
242 |
30.4% |
| Tracy Singleton |
LD |
140 |
17.6% |
| Veronica Afrin |
Lab |
780 |
63.9% |
| Julian Sedgewick |
C |
201 |
16.5% |
| Liam Pennington |
LD |
179 |
14.7% |
| Danielle Field |
Ind |
61 |
5.0% |
| Terence Thompson |
C |
1178 |
62.5% |
| Fiona Wren |
LD |
391 |
20.7% |
| Terry Mattinson |
Lab |
316 |
16.8% |
| Salim Desai |
Lab |
851 |
40.9% |
| Mukhtar Master |
Ind |
777 |
37.3% |
| Alun Roberts |
C |
268 |
12.9% |
| Jenny Buxton |
LD |
186 |
8.9% |
| Matthew Brown |
Lab |
507 |
36.4% |
| Rick Seymour |
LD |
453 |
32.5% |
| Paul Balshaw |
C |
432 |
31.0% |
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