Elections to the Preston City Council took place on the same day as other United Kingdom local elections, 2011

United Kingdom local elections, 2011

The 2011 United Kingdom local elections were held on Thursday 5 May 2011. In England, direct elections were held in all 36 Metropolitan boroughs, 194 Second-tier district authorities, 49 unitary authorities and various mayoral posts, meaning local elections took place in all parts of England with...

. This was also the date of the United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum, 2011. At this election, The Labour Party regained majority control of the council.
Councillors elected in Preston Council election, 2007 defended their seats this time, following the Preston Council election, 2003 elections which began this current cycle. Preston elects 'in thirds' meaning at least two electoral wards sit-out the polls each year.

Other elections can be found at Preston local elections

Preston local elections

One third of Preston City Council in Lancashire, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election.-Political control:Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:...

Summary

2011 result

¹ Candidate is defending seat won in 2007 under the ballot paper description Respect.

Ashton

Defending the north-western suburban electoral ward of Ashton is the Conservative Party with a majority in 2007 of 70

Brookfield

Labour are defending their 2007 win in Brookfield with a majority of 382

College

In the central north of Preston, to the south of Fulwood, the Conservatives are defending their 2007 win here with a majority of 523

Deepdale

The central eastern electoral ward of Deepdale is represented by an independent councillor whose majority was 275 over Labour in 2007

Garrison

Won by the Conservatives in 2003 and defended in 2007, their majority is 659 over the Liberal Democrats.

Greyfriars

The majority defended by the Conservatives is 1,030.

Ingol

Covering the Ingol and Tanterton areas of Preston, this is in the northwest of the city. The Liberal Democrats won in 2007 with a majority of 469.

Larches

The western ward of Larches also incorporates Savick, in the northwest of the city. This year the Liberal Democrats are defending are majority of 117.

Lea

Coterminous to the civil parish of Lea and Cottam, this electoral ward is defended by the Conservatives with a majority of 429
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Moor Park

For the 2011 election, the Labour Party defend a majority over the Conservatives of 360 votes.

Preston Rural East

The Rural East wards incorporates the Amounderness

Amounderness

Amounderness was a hundred of Lancashire in North West England. Formerly, the name had been used for territories now in Lancashire and north of the River Ribble that had been included in Domesday Yorkshire.-Etymology and history:...

, Broughton

Broughton, Lancashire

Broughton is a village and civil parish in the City of Preston, Lancashire, England, about north of Preston city centre. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,735...

 and Grimsargh

Grimsargh

Grimsargh is a village and civil parish in the City of Preston, Lancashire, England. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 2,164. The parish is part of the electoral ward of Preston Rural East.-Geography:...

 civil parishes in the north and east of the city. The current defending party with a majority of 786 for the Conservatives.

Preston Rural North

Reaching across the city of Preston, the large Preston Rural North ward includes the M6 and M55 motorways and acres of market towns, farming communities and rural areas. The boroughs of Fylde and Wyre border this northern ward, which is a three-member ward. The Conservative Party won in 2007 with the majority of 1,444.

Ribbleton

Ribbleton, is one of the largest in size, won four years ago by Labour over the Conservative Party with a majority of 394

Riversway

Riversway was won by Labour in 2007 over the Respect Party, winning by 191 votes.

Sharoe Green

The Sharoe Green ward is based on the former hospital and surrounding commuter belt environs. The 2011 election has the Conservative Party defending a majority of 639 over the Liberal Democrats.

St Matthews

The 2007 result in the St Matthews was a Labour win with a 336 majority

Town Centre

Formed by boundary changes prior to Preston being awarded city status, Town Centre is the largest non-rural ward in the borough. Michael Lavalette

Michael Lavalette

Michael Lavalette is a member of the Socialist Workers Party and until May 2011 a local councillor in Preston, Lancashire, England. He was first elected as a Socialist Alliance candidate shortly after the start of the Iraq War in 2003. And re-elected as a Respect councillor in 2007...

 won the ward in 2007 under the Respect Party label although as of 2011 he sits in Preston Town Hall under the label "Independent Socialist".

Tulketh

Tulketh is a ward to the west of the city centre. Labour won over the Conservatives in 2007 with a lead of 230 votes.

University

Shaped around the outskirts of the city centre, this butterfly-wing shaped ward was won by Labour in 2003 with a majority of 116

See also

• Preston (UK Parliament constituency)
  Preston (UK Parliament constituency)
  Preston is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...