- Preston Council election, 2004
This article shows the results of local elections for Preston City Council, in
Preston ,Lancashire held on10 June 2004 Preston Council is elected "in thirds" which means there is an all out election in one year followed by single-member elections in subsequent years in which one councillor from each of the three-member wards and one councillor from selected two-member wards defend their seat. In these elections in 2004 the share of the vote is compared with the 2003 elections, whilst any gain or loss of a seat is compared with the all out 2002 elections.
Those councillors elected in 2004 will defend their seats in 2008.
In summary, Labour won 7 wards, with a total of 10,445 votes (28% across the city), the Conservatives 7 wins, with 14,754 votes in total, 39% across the city. The Liberal Democrats won 3 wards, gaining 9,181 (24%) votes across the city, whilst an independent won one seat. Candidates from Respect, and the England First party, failed to win seats in 2004.
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title=Preston City Council Elections: Ashton Ward 2004Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Keith Sedgewick
votes = 612
percentage = 41.9
change = -12.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Mark Routledge
votes = 561
percentage = 38.4
change = -7.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = George Nash
votes = 289
percentage = 19.8
change = N/AElection box majority
votes = 51
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,481
percentage = 43.0
change = +10.0Election box begin
title=Preston City Council Elections: Brookfield ward 2004Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jonathan Harish Saksena
votes = 815
percentage = 41.1
change = -12.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = David Johnston
votes = 550
percentage = 27.7
change = -18.6Election box candidate with party link
party = England First Party
candidate = Lee Worthington
votes = 368
percentage = 18.5
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Peter Newsham
votes = 252
percentage = 12.7
change = N/AElection box majority
votes = 265
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,998
percentage = 37
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title=Preston City Council Elections: Cadley ward 2004Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Michael Onyon
votes = 1,084
percentage = 52.1
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = David Hammond
votes = 755
percentage = 36.3
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ian Walton
votes = 252
percentage = 11.6
change = Election box majority
votes = 329
percentage =
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votes = 2,096
percentage = 54
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title=Preston City Council Elections: Deepdale ward 2004Election box candidate
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Terry Cartright
votes = 921
percentage = 46.1
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Samir Vohra
votes = 700
percentage = 35.0
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Marcus Quick
votes = 220
percentage = 11.0
change = -11.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Cartright
votes = 157
percentage = 7.9
change = -4.4Election box majority
votes = 221
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,026
percentage = 52
change = +16Election box begin
title=Preston City Council Elections: Fishwick ward 2004Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Cynthia Riley
votes = 517
percentage = 37.9
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ismail Patel
votes = 476
percentage = 34.9
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party = RESPECT The Unity Coalition
candidate = Sabiha Vorajee
votes = 370
percentage = 27.1
change = Election box majority
votes = 41
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,388
percentage = 38
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
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title=Preston City Council Elections: Garrison ward 2004Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Stuart Greenhalgh
votes = 1,227
percentage = 53.5
change = -9.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Gregory Vickers
votes = 577
percentage = 25.2
change = +6.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Jackson
votes = 489
percentage = 21.3
change = +2.8Election box majority
votes = 650
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,314
percentage = 45
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title=Preston City Council Elections: Greyfriars ward 2004Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Geoffery Driver
votes = 1,939
percentage = 62.6
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = John Porter
votes = 797
percentage = 25.9
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Alan Woods
votes = 343
percentage = 11.1
change = Election box majority
votes = 1,142
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,097
percentage = 58
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title=Preston City Council Elections: Ingol ward 2004Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = June Dodd
votes = 1,057
percentage = 47.7
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Mary Robinson
votes = 677
percentage = 30.6
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Marcus Johnston
votes = 481
percentage = 21.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 380
percentage = 39
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,251
percentage =
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title=Preston City Council Elections: Larches ward 2004Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Danny Gallagher
votes = 902
percentage = 41.1
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Allan Foster
votes = 765
percentage = 34.9
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Susan Hudson
votes = 526
percentage = 24.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 137
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,222
percentage = 40
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title=Preston City Council Elections: Lea ward 2004Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Norman Abram
votes = 1,084
percentage = 53.0
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Sheila Hays
votes = 685
percentage = 33.0
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Marie Johnson
votes = 285
percentage = 13.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 409
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,063
percentage = 49
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title=Preston City Council Elections: Preston Rural East ward 2004Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Thomas Davies
votes = 1,152
percentage = 67.8
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = David Elvis Leeming
votes = 324
percentage = 19.1
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Dorothy Mein
votes = 223
percentage = 13.1
change = Election box majority
votes = 828
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,711
percentage = 55
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title=Preston City Council Elections: Preston Rural North ward 2004Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Anthony Francis
votes = 2,092
percentage = 75.3
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Raymond Sudlow
votes = 424
percentage = 15.3
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Pauline Jackson
votes = 261
percentage = 9.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 1,668
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,801
percentage = 52
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title=Preston City Council Elections: Ribbleton ward 2004Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Nicholas Pomfret
votes = 1,017
percentage = 59.3
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Balshaw
votes = 386
percentage = 22.5
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Alastair Thomas
votes = 313
percentage = 18.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 631
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,741
percentage = 31
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title=Preston City Council Elections: Riversway ward 2004Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jack Davenport
votes = 600
percentage = 34.8
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party = RESPECT The Unity Coalition
candidate = Elaine Abbot
votes = 415
percentage = 24.0
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Mark Jewell
votes = 394
percentage = 22.8
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Anne-Marie Hunter
votes = 317
percentage = 18.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 185
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,753
percentage = 36
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title=Preston City Council Elections: Sharoe Green ward 2004Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Geoffrey Thompson
votes = 1,311
percentage = 52.6
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Richard Hopkin
votes = 672
percentage = 27.0
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Terrence Mattinson
votes = 508
percentage = 20.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 639
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,518
percentage = 49
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title=Preston City Council Elections: St George's ward 2004Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Younus Khan
votes = 477
percentage = 45.1
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Gulam Hussain Mulla
votes = 292
percentage = 27.6
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party = RESPECT The Unity Coalition
candidate = David Eaton
votes = 289
percentage = 27.3
change = Election box majority
votes = 185
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,058
percentage = 33
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title=Preston City Council Elections: St Matthew's ward 2004Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Veronica Afrin
votes = 786
percentage = 45.2
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party = RESPECT The Unity Coalition
candidate = Sumera Rizwan
votes = 587
percentage = 33.8
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ronald Smith
votes = 365
percentage = 21.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 199
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,774
percentage = 36
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title=Preston City Council Elections: Town Centre Ward 2004Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Kenneth Cole
votes = 904
percentage = 39.9
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party = RESPECT The Unity Coalition
candidate = Mukhtar Master
votes = 762
percentage = 33.6
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Liam Pennington
votes = 312
percentage = 13.8
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Andrew Dowellian
votes = 261
percentage = 11.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 142
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,267
percentage = 43.0
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title=Preston City Council Elections: Tulketh ward 2004Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Brown
votes = 982
percentage = 51.3
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Margaret McManus
votes = 933
percentage = 48.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 49
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,966
percentage = 36
change =References
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2004/locals/html/3736.stm Preston election result 2004]
* [http://www.preston.gov.uk/elections/election.asp?id=4 Ward results]sequence
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