Tulketh

Tulketh is a electoral ward in Preston, Lancashire. The ward is named for the former Tulketh Mill, the building of which remains in the division off the A5085 Blackpool Road.

Tulketh returns three members to Preston City Council, elected 'in thirds' in first past the post elections each year. The ward is currently represented by three Labour councillors.

The ward forms part of the Lancashire county council electoral division of Preston Central South.

Current members

Electoral results

Election box begin
title=Preston City Council Elections: Tulketh ward 2006Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jean Al-Serraj
votes = 652
percentage = 41.14
change = -10.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Wilson
votes = 480
percentage = 30.28
change = -18.4Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Anthony Bamber
votes = 280
percentage = 17.67
change = N/AElection box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Helen Zoe Greaves
votes = 173
percentage = 10.91
change = N/AElection box majority
votes = 172
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,585
percentage =
change =

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title=Preston City Council Elections: Tulketh ward 2007Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Boswell
votes = 753
percentage = 48.9
change = -2.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Harry Landless
votes = 523
percentage = 34.0
change = -15.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Liam Pennington
votes = 263
percentage = 17.1
change = N/AElection box majority
votes = 230
percentage =
change = Election box rejected
votes = 11
percentage =Election box turnout
votes = 1,550
percentage = 30.6
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Rankin
votes = 423
percentage = 34.3
change = -6.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Rick Seymour
votes = 400
percentage = 32.4
change = +21.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Balshaw
votes = 292
percentage = 23.6
change = -6.7Election box candidate
party = "No Label"
candidate = Barry Hill
votes = 84
percentage = 6.8
change = N/AElection box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Kizzi Murtagh
votes = 36
percentage = 2.9
change = N/AElection box majority
votes = 23
percentage = 1.9
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,235
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = -14.2

Demographics

From the 2001 census, Tulketh ward had a population of 6,886. Of this figure, just under three-quarters (74.5) described themselves as Christian. Over 10% of the population are retired, and just under 10% are students.

Geography

The ward is in the northwest of Preston, taking in terraced streets and detached houses from outside the University of Central Lancashire campus to suburbia on both sides of the main Blackpool Road, and to the west of the A6 Garstang Road.

ee also

*Preston local elections