← Preston (all cycles) · 4 May 2023 cohort
Preston 2023
Local elections held 4 May 2023.
Each race compares the marginal winner's share of valid ballots to the proportional quota — the share they'd need under any common proportional method. How the numbers are derived →
If votes were counted by party
Across the 16 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 17 seats had been shared out in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | 14,627 | 49.1% | 11 | 64.7% | 9 | 52.9% | +2 |
| Conservative Party | 7,868 | 26.4% | 3 | 17.6% | 4 | 23.5% | -1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 7,134 | 23.9% | 3 | 17.6% | 4 | 23.5% | -1 |
| Green Party | 123 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Alliance for Democracy and Freedom | 68 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 29,820 | 100.0% | 17 | 100.0% | 17 | 100.0% | 0 |
Vote share vs seats won
The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.
Council composition: what this election replaced
Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2023 election (current) and immediately before it (2022). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2023 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Sharoe Green · 1 seat · won at 39.6% · −10.4 pts below quota
- Preston Rural North · 1 seat · won at 43.0% · −7.0 pts below quota
- Greyfriars · 1 seat · won at 48.5% · −1.5 pts below quota
- Ingol and Cottam · 1 seat · won at 49.1% · −0.9 pts below quota
- Cadley · 1 seat · won at 55.6% · above quota
- Garrison · 1 seat · won at 62.0% · above quota
- Ashton · 1 seat · won at 63.2% · above quota
- Lea and Larches · 1 seat · won at 65.1% · above quota
- City Centre · 1 seat · won at 67.0% · above quota
- Preston Rural East · 2 seats · won at 53.0% · above quota
- Fishwick and Frenchwood · 1 seat · won at 71.8% · above quota
- Brookfield · 1 seat · won at 72.0% · above quota
- Ribbleton · 1 seat · won at 72.9% · above quota
- Plungington · 1 seat · won at 76.8% · above quota
- St Matthew's · 1 seat · won at 80.9% · above quota
- Deepdale · 1 seat · won at 87.2% · above quota
Race results
Sharoe Green · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 39.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −10.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,518
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dwyer, C. | Labour Party | 996 | 39.6% | −10.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Kulbacki, G. | Liberal Democrats | 878 | 34.9% | — | |
| 3 | Duckworth, D. | Conservative Party | 644 | 25.6% | — |
Preston Rural North · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 43.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −7.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,974
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whittam, S. | Conservative Party | 848 | 43.0% | −7.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Guise, D. | Liberal Democrats | 744 | 37.7% | — | |
| 3 | Sarwar, A. | Labour Party | 382 | 19.4% | — |
Greyfriars · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 48.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −1.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,324
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raisbeck, T. | Liberal Democrats | 1,128 | 48.5% | −1.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Hamilton, C. | Conservative Party | 613 | 26.4% | — | |
| 3 | Routledge, M. | Labour Party | 583 | 25.1% | — |
Ingol and Cottam · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 49.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −0.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,996
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rutter, J. | Liberal Democrats | 981 | 49.1% | −0.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Gibson, C. | Conservative Party | 626 | 31.4% | — | |
| 3 | Donoughue-Smith, T. | Labour Party | 389 | 19.5% | — |
Cadley · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 55.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +5.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,984
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Potter, J. | Liberal Democrats | 1,103 | 55.6% | +5.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Martinez, C. | Labour Party | 544 | 27.4% | — | |
| 3 | Nuttall, D. | Conservative Party | 337 | 17.0% | — |
Garrison · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 62.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +12.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,199
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bailey, F. | Labour Party | 1,363 | 62.0% | +12.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Bhailok, A. | Conservative Party | 502 | 22.8% | — | |
| 3 | Craven, C. | Liberal Democrats | 334 | 15.2% | — |
Ashton · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 63.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +13.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,764
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atkins, E. | Labour Party | 1,114 | 63.2% | +13.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Slater, T. | Conservative Party | 374 | 21.2% | — | |
| 3 | Dable, J. | Liberal Democrats | 208 | 11.8% | — | |
| 4 | Brooks, D. | Alliance for Democracy and Freedom | 68 | 3.9% | — |
Lea and Larches · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 65.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +15.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,376
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crowe, P. | Labour Party | 896 | 65.1% | +15.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Jewell, M. | Liberal Democrats | 281 | 20.4% | — | |
| 3 | Amin, M. | Conservative Party | 199 | 14.5% | — |
City Centre · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 67.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +17.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,545
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henshaw, C. | Labour Party | 1,035 | 67.0% | +17.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Pratt, A. | Conservative Party | 241 | 15.6% | — | |
| 3 | Peak, M. | Liberal Democrats | 146 | 9.4% | — | |
| 4 | Thompson, D. | Green Party | 123 | 8.0% | — |
Preston Rural East · 2-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~2× smaller. 53.0% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +19.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,168
This is a 2-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~2×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 2, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 2. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Landless, H. | Conservative Party | 1,164 | 26.8% | 53.7% | +20.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Bell, M. | Conservative Party | 1,150 | 26.5% | 53.0% | +19.7 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Blundell, V. | Labour Party | 663 | 15.3% | 30.6% | — | |
| 4 | MacLaren, A. | Labour Party | 616 | 14.2% | 28.4% | — | |
| 5 | Joyner, J. | Liberal Democrats | 416 | 9.6% | 19.2% | — | |
| 6 | Noble, B. | Liberal Democrats | 327 | 7.5% | 15.1% | — |
Fishwick and Frenchwood · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 71.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +21.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,622
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patel, Y. | Labour Party | 1,165 | 71.8% | +21.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Vaez, I. | Conservative Party | 365 | 22.5% | — | |
| 3 | Voges, J. | Liberal Democrats | 92 | 5.7% | — |
Brookfield · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 72.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +22.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,134
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McMahon, N. | Labour Party | 817 | 72.0% | +22.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Brockbank, K. | Conservative Party | 218 | 19.2% | — | |
| 3 | Craven, E. | Liberal Democrats | 99 | 8.7% | — |
Ribbleton · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 72.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +22.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 994
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Varty, P. | Labour Party | 725 | 72.9% | +22.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Kennedy, F. | Conservative Party | 177 | 17.8% | — | |
| 3 | Bosman, K. | Liberal Democrats | 92 | 9.3% | — |
Plungington · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 76.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +26.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,166
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brown, M. | Labour Party | 896 | 76.8% | +26.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Homer, P. | Conservative Party | 172 | 14.8% | — | |
| 3 | Johnstone, P. | Liberal Democrats | 98 | 8.4% | — |
St Matthew's · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 80.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +30.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,202
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iqbal, J. | Labour Party | 973 | 80.9% | +30.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Homer, C. | Conservative Party | 134 | 11.1% | — | |
| 3 | Lawrence, P. | Liberal Democrats | 95 | 7.9% | — |
Deepdale · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 87.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +37.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,686
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vohra, S. | Labour Party | 1,470 | 87.2% | +37.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Potter, R. | Liberal Democrats | 112 | 6.6% | — | |
| 3 | Williamson, N. | Conservative Party | 104 | 6.2% | — |