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After the election, the composition of the council was


ELECTION RESULT


  party Labour Party (UK)
  seats 9
  net -1
  seats % 450
  votes 12,098


  party Conservative Party (UK)
  seats 6
  net 0
  seats % 300
  votes 9,878


  party Liberal Democrats (UK)
  seats 4
  net 0
  seats % 200
  votes 8,927


  party Independent (politician)
  seats 1
  net +1
  seats % 50
  votes 1,277



WARD RESULTS


The 1999 and 2000 results are for the electoral wards prior to the boundary changes which took place for the 2002 "all out" elections.


Ashton


This north west suburban ward was barely changed in the subsequent boundary changes put in place for 2002. This mix of housing and shopping areas includes a couple of popular schools and commuting bases.

  title Preston City Council Elections: Ashton Ward


  party Conservative Party (UK)
  candidate William Tyson
  votes 1,016
  percentage 5917


  party Labour Party (UK)
  candidate Stacey Borrow
  votes 550
  percentage 3203


  party Liberal Democrats (UK)
  candidate Alfred Wild
  votes 149
  percentage 868



Avenham


This troubled of high-rise flats and council housing, and private houses in the Frenchwood area on the banks of the River Ribble, would be merged with some areas of Preston's then town centre in the subsequent boundary review.

  title Preston City Council Elections: Avenham Ward


  party Labour Party (UK)
  candidate Musa Ahmed Jiwa
  votes 794
  percentage 6584


  party Liberal Democrats (UK)
  candidate Margaret Marshall
  votes 207
  percentage 1716


  party Conservative Party (UK)
  candidate Paul Hammond
  votes 202
  percentage 1675



Brookfield


A ward in the north east of the town with a mix of social housing and a suburban outer core.

  title Preston City Council Elections: Brookfield Ward


  party Labour Party (UK)
  candidate Jonathan Harish Chandra Saksena
  votes 638
  percentage 6286


  party Conservative Party (UK)
  candidate Keith Sedgewick
  votes 243
  percentage 2394


  party Liberal Democrats (UK)
  candidate Mavis Cooper
  votes 131
  percentage 1291



Cadley


Placed on the outer fringes of Fulwood this is a box-shaped urban ward of middle-class and retired population with a sizable commuting base.

  title Preston City Council Elections: Cadley Ward


  party Liberal Democrats (UK)
  candidate Michael Onyon
  votes 1,300
  percentage 6208


  party Conservative Party (UK)
  candidate Paul Balshaw
  votes 658
  percentage 3142


  party Labour Party (UK)
  candidate Michael Carruthers
  votes 132
  percentage 630





Central


Based on the area surrounding the growing University and St Walberg's Church, this ward would be divided amongst a number of wards in the boundary review in place for the 2002 elections.

  title Preston City Council Elections: Central Ward


  party Labour Party (UK)
  candidate Carl Crompton
  votes 790
  percentage 6816


  party Liberal Democrats (UK)
  candidate Simon Moore
  votes 190
  percentage 1639


  party Conservative Party (UK)
  candidate James Seddon
  votes 178
  percentage 1536



Deepdale


This ward of terraced housing and Preston North End football club was once recorded as the most deprived in the country.

  title Preston City Council Elections: Deepdale Ward


  party Independent (politician)
  candidate Joyce Cartright
  votes 984
  percentage 5200


  party Labour Party (UK)
  candidate Henry Heaps
  votes 543
  percentage 2870


  party Conservative Party (UK)
  candidate Anne Hammond
  votes 196
  percentage 1036


  party Liberal Democrats (UK)
  candidate Bernadette Jones
  votes 157
  percentage 830



Fishwick


The troubled Callan estate and great swathes of comfortable housing makes up the Fishwick ward in the southwest of the town, up against the South Ribble border.

  title Preston City Council Elections: Fishwick Ward


  party Labour Party (UK)
  candidate Ian Hall
  votes 615
  percentage 6225


  party Conservative Party (UK)
  candidate David Hammond
  votes 214
  percentage 2166


  party Liberal Democrats (UK)
  candidate Wilf Gavin
  votes 152
  percentage 1538



Greyfriars


In the north of the town, this ward named after a private house is a central element of Fulwood and spans the A6 road from Preston to Lancaster.

  title Preston City Council Elections: Greyfriars Ward


  party Conservative Party (UK)
  candidate Geoff Driver
  votes 1,354
  percentage 5297


  party Liberal Democrats (UK)
  candidate Raymond Askew
  votes 1,069
  percentage 4182


  party Labour Party (UK)
  candidate Terence Mattinson
  votes 126
  percentage 493



Ingol


In the north west of the town, the Ingol and Tanterton areas bring together a notable amount of retirement homes and comfortable properties up against the Lancaster Canal and social housing.

  title Preston City Council Elections: Ingol Ward


  party Liberal Democrats (UK)
  candidate Ann Green
  votes 899
  percentage 6684


  party Labour Party (UK)
  candidate Julie Humphrey
  votes 239
  percentage 1860


  party Conservative Party (UK)
  candidate Shiela Hays
  votes 202
  percentage 1502



Larches


Based on two post-war overspill estates of Larches and Savick

  title Preston City Council Elections: Larches Ward


  party Liberal Democrats (UK)
  candidate Joe Fitzgerald
  votes 652
  percentage 5074


  party Labour Party (UK)
  candidate John Swindells
  votes 516
  percentage 4016


  party Conservative Party (UK)
  candidate Julie Milne
  votes 116
  percentage 903



Moor Park


In the central area of Preston this ward is based on Plungington and the terraces near Moor Park itself. The ward cut into the southern parts of Fulwood which would be transferred in the subsequent boundary review to the new College ward.

  title Preston City Council Elections: Moor Park Ward


  party Labour Party (UK)
  candidate Francesco di Molfetta
  votes 860
  percentage 5140


  party Liberal Democrats (UK)
  candidate John Monk
  votes 430
  percentage 2570


  party Conservative Party (UK)
  candidate Rowena Edmonson
  votes 373
  percentage 2230



Preston Rural East


This expanse of rural villages and farming communities includes the Broughton and Goosnargh .

  title Preston City Council Elections: Rural East Ward


  party Conservative Party (UK)
  candidate George Gates
  votes 1,464
  percentage 7978


  party Liberal Democrats (UK)
  candidate Edward Rowland
  votes 202
  percentage 1101


  party Labour Party (UK)
  candidate John Williams
  votes 170
  percentage 926



Preston Rural West


Largely based on the Woodplumpton and Lea And Cottam areas to the west of the town towards the Fylde border.

  title Preston City Council Elections: Rural West Ward


  party Liberal Democrats (UK)
  candidate Christine Abram
  votes 1,112
  percentage 4584


  party Conservative Party (UK)
  candidate George Wilkins
  votes 1,060
  percentage 4369


  party Labour Party (UK)
  candidate John Collins
  votes 250
  percentage 1030



Ribbleton


In the east of the town this ward has a high percentage of social housing.

  title Preston City Council Elections: Ribbleton Ward


  party Labour Party (UK)
  candidate Glenys di Cioccio
  votes 432
  percentage 5360


  party Independent (politician)
  candidate Ronald Yates
  votes 156
  percentage 1935


  party Conservative Party (UK)
  candidate Jane Balshaw
  votes 132
  percentage 1638


  party Liberal Democrats (UK)
  candidate Heather Drury
  votes 85
  percentage 1055



Riversway


A growing ward with Broadgate against the River Ribble and the redeveloped Marina complex.

  title Preston City Council Elections: Riversway Ward


  party Labour Party (UK)
  candidate Marcus Johnstone
  votes 734
  percentage 4672


  party Liberal Democrats (UK)
  candidate Alan Valentine
  votes 702
  percentage 4468


  party Conservative Party (UK)
  candidate Susan Brown
  votes 132
  percentage 840



Sharoe Green


Based on the urban environs around the Sharoe Green hospital in the southern part of Fulwood

  title Preston City Council Elections: Sharoe Green Ward


  party Conservative Party (UK)
  candidate Eric Fazackerley
  votes 1,083
  percentage 5980


  party Liberal Democrats (UK)
  candidate Michael Turner
  votes 511
  percentage 2822


  party Labour Party (UK)
  candidate Pauline Sanderson
  votes 215
  percentage 1187



Sherwood


In the east of the town, against the rural border of Ribble Valley this ward of semi-rural housing and out-of-town industrial development was split in the subsequent boundary review.

  title Preston City Council Elections: Sherwood Ward (2 member election)


  party Conservative Party (UK)
  candidate Marie Milne
  votes 1,291


  party Conservative Party (UK)
  candidate Stuart Greenhalgh
  votes 1,288


  party Labour Party (UK)
  candidate Angela Milne-Picken
  votes 403


  party Labour Party (UK)
  candidate John Houghton
  votes 388


  party Liberal Democrats (UK)
  candidate Margaret Maritan
  votes 349


  party Liberal Democrats (UK)
  candidate John Smith
  votes 324



St Matthews


The built up terraces and urban sprawl between the centre and the eastern extremities of Ribbleton. HMP Preston is in this ward.

  title Preston City Council Elections: St Matthews Ward


  party Labour Party (UK)
  candidate Rose Kinsella
  votes 686
  percentage 5919


  party Conservative Party (UK)
  candidate Elaine Pugh
  votes 185
  percentage 1596


  party Independent (politician)
  candidate Paul Malliband
  votes 137
  percentage 1182


  party Liberal Democrats (UK)
  candidate Anne-Marie Riedel
  votes 136
  percentage 1173



Tulketh


A ward in the central west of the town crossing the main east/west Blackpool road.

  title Preston City Council Elections: Tulketh Ward


  party Labour Party (UK)
  candidate Jean al-Serraj
  votes 787
  percentage 4713


  party Conservative Party (UK)
  candidate Stanley Baines
  votes 711
  percentage 4257


  party Liberal Democrats (UK)
  candidate James MacGregor
  votes 170
  percentage 1018



REFERENCES


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