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Preston 2023

Local elections held 4 May 2023.

16 ward races
17 seats
6 elected below the proportional quota
35.3% of seats below quota

How to read this page

Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share that would be needed to be guaranteed that seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.

Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.

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 allocated to those vote totals in proportion (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 in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.

PartyVotesVote %Seats won% of seatsProportional seatsProportional %Δ
Labour Party14,62749.1%1164.7%952.9%+2
Conservative and Unionist Party7,86826.4%317.6%423.5%-1
Liberal Democrats7,13423.9%317.6%423.5%-1
Green Party1230.4%00.0%00.0%0
Alliance for Democracy and Freedom680.2%00.0%00.0%0
Total29,820100.0%17100.0%17100.0%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.

Vote share
Actual seats
Proportional seats

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Race results

Sharoe Green · single-seat

Marginal winner 39.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +10.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,518

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Dwyer, C.Labour Party99639.6%Elected
2Kulbacki, G.Liberal Democrats87834.9%
3Duckworth, D.Conservative and Unionist Party64425.6%

Electorate 6,238 · Ballots cast 2,518 · Back to ward index

Preston Rural North · single-seat

Marginal winner 43.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +7.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,974

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Whittam, S.Conservative and Unionist Party84843.0%Elected
2Guise, D.Liberal Democrats74437.7%
3Sarwar, A.Labour Party38219.4%

Electorate 6,239 · Ballots cast 1,974 · Back to ward index

Preston Rural East · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 26.5% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +6.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,336

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Landless, H.Conservative and Unionist Party1,16426.8%Elected
2Bell, M.Conservative and Unionist Party1,15026.5%Elected
3Blundell, V.Labour Party66315.3%
4MacLaren, A.Labour Party61614.2%
5Joyner, J.Liberal Democrats4169.6%
6Noble, B.Liberal Democrats3277.5%

Electorate 7,079 · Ballots cast 4,336 · Back to ward index

Greyfriars · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +1.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,324

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Raisbeck, T.Liberal Democrats1,12848.5%Elected
2Hamilton, C.Conservative and Unionist Party61326.4%
3Routledge, M.Labour Party58325.1%

Electorate 6,262 · Ballots cast 2,324 · Back to ward index

Ingol & Cottam · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +0.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,996

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Rutter, J.Liberal Democrats98149.1%Elected
2Gibson, C.Conservative and Unionist Party62631.4%
3Donoughue-Smith, T.Labour Party38919.5%

Electorate 7,121 · Ballots cast 1,996 · Back to ward index

Cadley · single-seat

Marginal winner 55.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.6 pts Valid ballots 1,984

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Potter, J.Liberal Democrats1,10355.6%Elected
2Martinez, C.Labour Party54427.4%
3Nuttall, D.Conservative and Unionist Party33717.0%

Electorate 6,277 · Ballots cast 1,984 · Back to ward index

Garrison · single-seat

Marginal winner 62.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −12.0 pts Valid ballots 2,199

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Bailey, F.Labour Party1,36362.0%Elected
2Bhailok, A.Conservative and Unionist Party50222.8%
3Craven, C.Liberal Democrats33415.2%

Electorate 6,614 · Ballots cast 2,199 · Back to ward index

Ashton · single-seat

Marginal winner 63.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −13.2 pts Valid ballots 1,764

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Atkins, E.Labour Party1,11463.2%Elected
2Slater, T.Conservative and Unionist Party37421.2%
3Dable, J.Liberal Democrats20811.8%
4Brooks, D.Alliance for Democracy and Freedom683.9%

Electorate 6,373 · Ballots cast 1,764 · Back to ward index

Lea & Larches · single-seat

Marginal winner 65.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −15.1 pts Valid ballots 1,376

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Crowe, P.Labour Party89665.1%Elected
2Jewell, M.Liberal Democrats28120.4%
3Amin, M.Conservative and Unionist Party19914.5%

Electorate 6,384 · Ballots cast 1,376 · Back to ward index

City Centre · single-seat

Marginal winner 67.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −17.0 pts Valid ballots 1,545

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Henshaw, C.Labour Party1,03567.0%Elected
2Pratt, A.Conservative and Unionist Party24115.6%
3Peak, M.Liberal Democrats1469.4%
4Thompson, D.Green Party1238.0%

Electorate 8,046 · Ballots cast 1,545 · Back to ward index

Fishwick & Frenchwood · single-seat

Marginal winner 71.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −21.8 pts Valid ballots 1,622

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Patel, Y.Labour Party1,16571.8%Elected
2Vaez, I.Conservative and Unionist Party36522.5%
3Voges, J.Liberal Democrats925.7%

Electorate 5,904 · Ballots cast 1,622 · Back to ward index

Brookfield · single-seat

Marginal winner 72.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −22.0 pts Valid ballots 1,134

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1McMahon, N.Labour Party81772.0%Elected
2Brockbank, K.Conservative and Unionist Party21819.2%
3Craven, E.Liberal Democrats998.7%

Electorate 5,667 · Ballots cast 1,134 · Back to ward index

Ribbleton · single-seat

Marginal winner 72.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −22.9 pts Valid ballots 994

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Varty, P.Labour Party72572.9%Elected
2Kennedy, F.Conservative and Unionist Party17717.8%
3Bosman, K.Liberal Democrats929.3%

Electorate 5,665 · Ballots cast 994 · Back to ward index

Plungington · single-seat

Marginal winner 76.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −26.8 pts Valid ballots 1,166

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Brown, M.Labour Party89676.8%Elected
2Homer, P.Conservative and Unionist Party17214.8%
3Johnstone, P.Liberal Democrats988.4%

Electorate 7,585 · Ballots cast 1,166 · Back to ward index

St Matthew's · single-seat

Marginal winner 80.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −30.9 pts Valid ballots 1,202

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Iqbal, J.Labour Party97380.9%Elected
2Homer, C.Conservative and Unionist Party13411.1%
3Lawrence, P.Liberal Democrats957.9%

Electorate 5,827 · Ballots cast 1,202 · Back to ward index

Deepdale · single-seat

Marginal winner 87.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −37.2 pts Valid ballots 1,686

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Vohra, S.Labour Party1,47087.2%Elected
2Potter, R.Liberal Democrats1126.6%
3Williamson, N.Conservative and Unionist Party1046.2%

Electorate 6,390 · Ballots cast 1,686 · Back to ward index