1996 Preston Borough Council election
{{Short description|1996 UK local government election}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2020}}
{{main|Preston City Council elections}}
The 1996 Preston Borough Council election for the Preston Borough Council Elections was held in May 1996. One third of the council was up for election.{{Cite web |title=Preston City Council Election Results 1973-2012 |url=https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Preston-1973-2012.pdf}}
Ashton
{{Election box begin |
|title=Preston City Council Elections: Ashton Ward
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = M Routledge
|votes = 1,093
|percentage = 52.12
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = K Peet
|votes = 1,004
|percentage = 47.88
|change =
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{{Election box end}}
Avenham
{{Election box begin |
|title=Preston City Council Elections: Avenham Ward
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Ken Cole
|votes = 961
|percentage = 68.59
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Sheila Heys
|votes = 231
|percentage = 16.49
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Margaret Marshall
|votes = 209
|percentage = 14.91
|change =
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{{Election box end}}
Brookfield
{{Election box begin |
|title=Preston City Council Elections: Brookfield Ward
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = J Browne
|votes = 844
|percentage = 69.69
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Keith Sedgewick
|votes = 270
|percentage = 22.30
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = M Middleton
|votes = 97
|percentage = 8.01
|change =
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{{Election box end}}
Cadley
{{Election box begin |
|title=Preston City Council Elections: Cadley Ward
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = W Borrow
|votes = 1,555
|percentage = 62.50
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = S Bentham
|votes = 801
|percentage = 32.19
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = J Swindells
|votes = 132
|percentage = 5.31
|change =
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{{Election box end}}
Central
{{Election box begin |
|title=Preston City Council Elections: Central Ward
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = S Natha
|votes = 1,008
|percentage = 84.1
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = A Yusuf
|votes = 190
|percentage = 15.9
|change =
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{{Election box end}}
Deepdale
{{Election box begin |
|title=Preston City Council Elections: Deepdale Ward
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = A Jones
|votes = 877
|percentage = 62.0
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Y Zinga
|votes = 537
|percentage = 38.0
|change =
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{{Election box end}}
Fishwick
{{Election box begin |
|title=Preston City Council Elections: Fishwick Ward
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Harold Parker
|votes = 866
|percentage = 71.28
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = S Brown
|votes = 185
|percentage = 15.3
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Wilf Gavin
|votes = 164
|percentage = 13.50
|change =
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{{Election box end}}
Greyfriars
{{Election box begin |
|title=Preston City Council Elections: Greyfriars Ward
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = J Hood
|votes = 1,386
|percentage = 51.87
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = C Spencer
|votes = 1,141
|percentage = 42.70
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = A Milne-Picken
|votes = 145
|percentage = 5.43
|change =
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{{Election box end}}
Ingol
{{Election box begin |
|title=Preston City Council Elections: Ingol Ward
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = William Chadwick
|votes = 1,163
|percentage = 71.31
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = C Abbot
|votes = 327
|percentage = 20.05
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = D Barber
|votes = 141
|percentage = 8.65
|change =
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{{Election box end}}
Larches
{{Election box begin |
|title=Preston City Council Elections: Larches Ward
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = A Foster
|votes = 818
|percentage = 46.58
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = G Walmsley
|votes = 667
|percentage = 37.98
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = M Gildert
|votes = 271
|percentage = 15.43
|change =
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{{Election box end}}
Moor Park
{{Election box begin |
|title=Preston City Council Elections: Moor Park Ward
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = H Evans
|votes = 1,027
|percentage = 58.42
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = P Balshaw
|votes = 468
|percentage = 26.62
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = P Rainford
|votes = 263
|percentage = 14.96
|change =
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{{Election box end}}
Preston Rural East
{{Election box begin |
|title=Preston City Council Elections: Rural East Ward
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = G Swarbrick
|votes = 1,261
|percentage = 69.78
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Edward Rowland
|votes = 276
|percentage = 15.27
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = M Campbell
|votes = 270
|percentage = 14.94
|change =
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{{Election box end}}
Preston Rural West
{{Election box begin |
|title=Preston City Council Elections: Rural West Ward
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = M Basford
|votes = 1,308
|percentage = 49.92
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = W Hunter
|votes = 1,019
|percentage = 38.89
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = M Clegg
|votes = 293
|percentage = 11.18
|change =
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{{Election box end}}
Ribbleton
{{Election box begin |
|title=Preston City Council Elections: Ribbleton Ward
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Peter Rankin
|votes = 922
|percentage = 75.64
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Jane Balshaw
|votes = 182
|percentage = 14.93
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = K Nash
|votes = 115
|percentage = 9.43
|change =
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{{Election box end}}
Riversway
{{Election box begin |
|title=Preston City Council Elections: Riversway Ward
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = A Reid
|votes = 1,018
|percentage = 67.33
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = M Taylor
|votes = 269
|percentage = 17.79
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = J Abram
|votes = 225
|percentage = 14.88
|change =
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{{Election box end}}
Sharoe Green
{{Election box begin |
|title=Preston City Council Elections: Sharoe Green Ward
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = J Whittle
|votes = 953
|percentage = 44.08
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = A Scott
|votes = 875
|percentage = 40.47
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = P Malliband
|votes = 334
|percentage = 15.45
|change =
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{{Election box end}}
Sherwood
{{Election box begin |
|title=Preston City Council Elections: Sherwood Ward
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = J Parry
|votes = 1,141
|percentage = 49.72
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = J Morley
|votes = 29.80
|percentage = 9.97
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = M Maritan
|votes = 470
|percentage = 20.48
|change =
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{{Election box end}}
St Matthews
{{Election box begin |
|title=Preston City Council Elections: St Matthews Ward
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Veronica Afrin
|votes = 949
|percentage = 73.62
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = P Pugh
|votes = 226
|percentage = 17.53
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = C Fell
|votes = 114
|percentage = 8.84
|change =
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{{Election box end}}
Tulketh
{{Election box begin |
|title=Preston City Council Elections: Tulketh Ward
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Valerie Wise
|votes = 1,180
|percentage = 53.11
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Stanley Baines
|votes = 1,042
|percentage = 46.89
|change =
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{{Election box end}}
References
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{{Lancashire elections}}
{{United Kingdom local elections, 1996}}