16 out of 48 seats to Preston City Council 25 seats needed for a majority
Turnout
107,500, 25.9% [1]
First party
Second party
Third party
Leader
Matthew Brown
John Potter
Susan Whittam
Party
Labour
Liberal Democrats
Conservative
Last election
31 seats, 64.6%
7 seats, 14.6%
10 seats, 20.8%
Seats before
31
7
10
Seats after
30
12
6
Seat change
1
5
4
Popular vote
11222
8094
5961
Percentage
40.3
29.1
21.4
Swing
12.2
3.5
6.9
Leader before election
Matthew Brown
Labour
Leader after election
Matthew Brown
Labour
The 2024 Preston City Council election took place on 2 May 2024 to elect members of Preston City Council in Lancashire, England.[2] This was on the same day as other local elections across England, and Lancashire'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 of no overall control, and remained with a comfortable majority when the results were announced. 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 parities Reform UK and the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition also stood although none of these were successful in gaining a seat. Unlike last year, the Green Party did not stand in any seats.
Following the election the leader of the Preston Conservatives Sue Whittam announced her resignation as leader.[6]
^"Election results - 2 May 2024". Preston City Council. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
^"Elections 2024". Preston City Council. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
^"Preston City Council local elections 2024: All the candidates who want your vote". LancsLive. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
^Beardsworth, Luke (3 May 2024). "Preston City Council local elections 2024 rolling results updates". Blog Preston. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
^Faulkner, Paul (3 May 2024). "Preston election results 2024: Lib Dems become main opposition as Tories trounced & Labour lose cabinet member". Lancashire Post. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
^Preston local elections 2024 - Preston Conservatives leader Sue Whittam. Retrieved 2024-05-06 – via www.youtube.com.
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