2024 Preston City Council election
{{Short description|Local election in Preston, England}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2024 Preston City Council election
| country = Lancashire
| type = parliamentary
| previous_election = 2023 Preston City Council election
| previous_year = 2023
| outgoing_members =
| election_date = {{Start date|2024|5|2|df=y}}
| elected_members =
| next_election =
| next_year = 2025
| seats_for_election = 16 out of 48 seats to Preston City Council
| majority_seats = 25
| opinion_polls =
| turnout = 107,500, 25.9% {{cite web |title= Election results - 2 May 2024|url= https://www.preston.gov.uk/article/8604/Election-results-2-May-2024|publisher=Preston City Council|date= 3 May 2024|access-date= 6 May 2024}}
| image1 = File:No image wide.svg
| leader1 = Matthew Brown
| party1 = Labour Party (UK)
| leader_since1 =
| last_election1 = 31 seats, 64.6%
| leaders_seat1 =
| seats_before1 = 31
| seats1 =
| seats_after1 = 30
| seat_change1 = {{decrease}}1
| popular_vote1 = 11222
| percentage1 = 40.3
| swing1 = {{decrease}}12.2
| image3 = File:No image wide.svg
| leader3 = Susan Whittam
| party3 = Conservative Party (UK)
| leader_since3 =
| leaders_seat3 =
| last_election3 = 10 seats, 20.8%
| seats_before3 = 10
| seats3 =
| seats_after3 = 6
| seat_change3 = {{decrease}}4
| popular_vote3 = 5961
| percentage3 = 21.4
| swing3 = {{decrease}}6.9
| image2 = File:No image wide.svg
| leader2 = John Potter
| party2 = Liberal Democrats (UK)
| leader_since2 =
| leaders_seat2 =
| last_election2 = 7 seats, 14.6%
| seats_before2 = 7
| seats2 =
| seats_after2 = 12
| seat_change2 = {{increase}}5
| popular_vote2 = 8094
| percentage2 = 29.1
| swing2 = {{increase}}3.5
| map_image = File:Preston UK ward map 2024.svg
| map_size = 375px
| map_alt =
| map =
| map_caption = Results by ward
| title = Leader
| posttitle = Leader after election
| before_election = Matthew Brown
| before_party = Labour Party (UK)
| after_election = Matthew Brown
| after_party = Labour Party (UK)
}}
The 2024 Preston City Council election took place on 2 May 2024 to elect members of Preston City Council in Lancashire, England.{{Cite web|url=https://www.preston.gov.uk/article/8245/Elections-2024 |title=Elections 2024 |access-date=8 April 2024 |publisher=Preston City Council}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/preston-city-council-local-elections-28965467|title=Preston City Council local elections 2024: All the candidates who want your vote|date=10 April 2024|access-date=11 April 2024|publisher=LancsLive}} 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. Labour retained their control with a comfortable majority at this election. However, the Liberal Democrats enjoyed a successful election, nearly doubling their seat count after taking several seats from the Conservatives{{cite web |title= Preston City Council local elections 2024 rolling results updates|url= https://www.blogpreston.co.uk/2024/05/preston-city-council-local-elections-2024-rolling-results-updates/|publisher=Blog Preston|date= 3 May 2024|first= Luke|last= Beardsworth|access-date= 6 May 2024}} 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.{{cite web |title= Preston election results 2024: Lib Dems become main opposition as Tories trounced & Labour lose cabinet member|url= https://www.lep.co.uk/news/politics/preston-election-results-2024-lib-dems-become-main-opposition-as-tories-trounced-and-labour-lose-cabinet-member-4614919|publisher= Lancashire Post|date= 3 May 2024|first= Paul|last= Faulkner|access-date= 6 May 2024}}
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.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCvVtn3SiWE |title=Preston local elections 2024 - Preston Conservatives leader Sue Whittam |language=en |access-date=2024-05-06 |via=www.youtube.com}}
Election results
File:United Kingdom Preston City Council 2024.svg
{{Election summary partial council net begin|title = 2024 Preston City Council election}}
{{Election summary partial council net party|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|seats = 9
|net = {{decrease}} 1
|seats % = 56.25
|other seats = 21
|total seats = 30
|total seats % = 62.5
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{{Election summary partial council net party|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|seats = 6
|net = {{increase}} 5
|seats % = 37.50
|other seats = 6
|total seats = 12
|total seats % = 25.0
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{{Election summary partial council net party|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|seats = 1
|net = {{decrease}} 4
|seats % = 6.25
|other seats = 5
|total seats = 6
|total seats % = 12.5
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{{Election summary partial council net party|
|party = Independent
|seats = 0
|net = {{steady}} 0
|seats % = 0.0
|other seats = 0
|total seats = 0
|total seats % = 0.0
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{{Election summary partial council net party|
|party = Reform UK
|seats = 0
|net = {{steady}} 0
|seats % = 0.0
|other seats = 0
|total seats = 0
|total seats % = 0.0
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{{Election summary partial council net party|
|party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|seats = 0
|net = {{steady}} 0
|seats % = 0.0
|other seats = 0
|total seats = 0
|total seats % = 0.0
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{{Election box end}}
Ward Results
The Statements of Persons Nominated was released by Preston Council on 8 April 2024 following the close of nominations. The results were announced a day after the election. Incumbent councillors that stood for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*).
=Ashton Ward=
{{Election box begin | title= Ashton}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = James Hull*
|votes = 1,012
|percentage = 58.8
|change = -4.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Rebecca Potter
|votes = 369
|percentage = 21.5
|change = +9.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Daniel Duckworth
|votes = 339
|percentage = 19.7
|change = -1.5
}}
{{Election box rejected
|votes = 41
|percentage = 2.3
|change =
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{{Election box majority
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,762
|percentage = 27.20
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{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box end}}
=Brookfield Ward=
{{Election box begin | title=Brookfield}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Sara Holmes
|votes = 673
|percentage = 66.5
|change = -5.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Edward Craven
|votes = 198
|percentage = 19.6
|change = +10.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Al-Yasa Khan
|votes = 141
|percentage = 13.9
|change = -5.2
}}
{{Election box rejected
|votes = 55
|percentage = 5.1
|change =
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{{Election box majority
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,070
|percentage = 18.81
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{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box end}}
=Cadley Ward=
{{Election box begin | title= Cadley}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Julie van Mierlo
|votes = 908
|percentage = 48.3
|change = -7.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Jono Grisdale
|votes = 497
|percentage = 26.4
|change = -1.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Sarah Hart
|votes = 319
|percentage = 17.0
|change = ±0.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Paul Balshaw
|votes = 156
|percentage = 8.3
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box rejected
|votes = 26
|percentage = 1.4
|change =
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{{Election box majority
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,906
|percentage = 29.75
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
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{{Election box end}}
=City Centre Ward=
{{Election box begin | title= City Centre}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Co-operative
|candidate = Salim Desai*
|votes = 880
|percentage = 58.4
|change = -8.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Andy Pratt
|votes = 318
|percentage = 21.1
|change = +5.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Peter Lawrence
|votes = 308
|percentage = 20.5
|change = +11.1
}}
{{Election box rejected
|votes = 110
|percentage = 6.8
|change =
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{{Election box majority
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,616
|percentage = 18.95
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Labour Co-operative
|loser =
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Deepdale Ward=
{{Election box begin | title= Deepdale}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Siraz Natha*
|votes = 849
|percentage = 50.9
|change = -35.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|candidate = Hasan Tunay
|votes = 522
|percentage = 31.3
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Jurgen Voges
|votes = 176
|percentage = 10.6
|change = +4.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Nilli Williamson
|votes = 120
|percentage = 7.2
|change = +1.1
}}
{{Election box rejected
|votes = 195
|percentage = 10.5
|change =
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{{Election box majority
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,863
|percentage = 28.13
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box end}}
=Fishwick and Frenchwood Ward=
{{Election box begin | title=Fishwick and Frenchwood}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Co-operative
|candidate = Martyn Rawlinson*
|votes = 924
|percentage = 61.1
|change = -10.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Alana Mullen
|votes = 387
|percentage = 25.6
|change = +19.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Ishaq Vaez
|votes = 201
|percentage = 13.3
|change = -9.2
}}
{{Election box rejected
|votes = 151
|percentage = 9.1
|change =
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{{Election box majority
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,663
|percentage = 27.54
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Labour Co-operative
|loser =
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Garrison Ward=
{{Election box begin | title=Garrison}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Peter Kelly*
|votes = 967
|percentage = 53.8
|change = -7.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Claire Craven
|votes = 465
|percentage = 25.9
|change = +10.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Lakwinder Singh
|votes = 365
|percentage = 20.3
|change = -2.4
}}
{{Election box rejected
|votes = 190
|percentage = 9.6
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,986
|percentage = 30.02
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Greyfriars Ward=
{{Election box begin | title=Greyfriars}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Michael Peak
|votes = 1,029
|percentage = 47.4
|change = -1.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Dave Leme Da Silva
|votes = 624
|percentage = 28.7
|change = +2.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Avery Greatorex
|votes = 519
|percentage = 23.9
|change = -1.1
}}
{{Election box rejected
|votes = 85
|percentage = 3.8
|change =
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{{Election box majority
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 2,257
|percentage = 35.73
|change =
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{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Ingol and Cottam Ward=
{{Election box begin | title=Ingol and Cottam}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Ben Ward
|votes = 861
|percentage = 43.7
|change = -5.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Trevor Hart*
|votes = 550
|percentage = 27.9
|change = -3.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Adam Malik
|votes = 354
|percentage = 18.0
|change = -1.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Reform UK
|candidate = David Preston
|votes = 204
|percentage = 10.4
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box rejected
|votes = 10
|percentage = 0.5
|change =
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{{Election box majority
|votes =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,979
|percentage = 26.30
|change =
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{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Lea and Larches Ward=
{{Election box begin | title=Lea and Larches}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Mark Jewell
|votes = 578
|percentage = 36.2
|change = +16.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Jenny Mein*
|votes = 565
|percentage = 35.4
|change = -28.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Ann Cowell
|votes = 305
|percentage = 19.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Tracy Slater
|votes = 147
|percentage = 9.2
|change = -5.1
}}
{{Election box rejected
|votes = 8
|percentage = 0.5
|change =
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{{Election box majority
|votes =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,603
|percentage = 25.03
|change =
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{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Plungington Ward=
{{Election box begin | title=Plungington}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Nweeda Khan*
|votes = 838
|percentage = 62.1
|change = -14.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Martin McKeever
|votes = 203
|percentage = 15.0
|change = +0.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Cristina Mylroie
|votes = 172
|percentage = 12.7
|change = +4.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|candidate = Joel Patton
|votes = 137
|percentage = 10.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box rejected
|votes = 41
|percentage = 2.9
|change =
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{{Election box majority
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,391
|percentage = 17.28
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box end}}
=Preston Rural East Ward=
{{Election box begin | title= Preston Rural East}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Mark Bell*
|votes = 1,056
|percentage = 48.5
|change = -2.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Victoria Blundell
|votes = 698
|percentage = 32.0
|change = +2.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Joanne Joyner
|votes = 425
|percentage = 19.5
|change = +1.1
}}
{{Election box rejected
|votes = 36
|percentage = 1.6
|change =
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{{Election box majority
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 2,215
|percentage = 28.01
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser =
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{{Election box end}}
=Preston Rural North Ward=
{{Election box begin | title=Preston Rural North}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Daniel Guise
|votes = 869
|percentage = 47.9
|change = +9.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Keith Middlebrough*
|votes = 640
|percentage = 35.3
|change = -8.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Taylor Donoughue-Smith
|votes = 304
|percentage = 16.8
|change = -2.8
}}
{{Election box rejected
|votes = 22
|percentage = 1.2
|change =
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{{Election box majority
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,835
|percentage = 27.48
|change =
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{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Ribbleton Ward=
{{Election box begin | title= }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Co-operative
|candidate = Anna Hindle*
|votes = 595
|percentage = 65.2
|change = -7.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Mary Kennedy
|votes = 163
|percentage = 17.9
|change = +0.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Kate Bosman
|votes = 155
|percentage = 17.0
|change = +7.7
}}
{{Election box rejected
|votes = 28
|percentage = 3.0
|change =
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{{Election box majority
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 941
|percentage = 16.45
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Labour Co-operative
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{{Election box end}}
=Sharoe Green Ward=
{{Election box begin | title= }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = George Kulbacki
|votes =1,050
|percentage =43.6
|change =+8.9
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Mark Routledge|votes=833|percentage=34.6|change=-4.8}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=David Walker*|votes=523|percentage=21.7|change=-3.8}}
{{Election box rejected
|votes =76
|percentage = 3.1
|change =
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{{Election box majority|votes=217|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=2,482|percentage=39.32|change=}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=St. Matthews Ward=
{{Election box begin | title= }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Co-operative
|candidate = Suleman Sarwar*
|votes = 714
|percentage = 64.3
|change = -16.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Rene van Mierlo
|votes = 244
|percentage = 22.0
|change = +14.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Sohaib Ashraf
|votes = 152
|percentage = 13.7
|change = +2.6
}}
{{Election box rejected
|votes = 146
|percentage = 11.6
|change =
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{{Election box majority
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,256
|percentage = 20.24
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Labour Co-operative
|loser =
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{{Election box end}}
References
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{{Lancashire elections}}
{{2024 United Kingdom local elections}}
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