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    Preston: 2001 local elections

    8 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 2000) (57 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 24 · Conservative 17 · Liberal Democrats 12 · Other 4

    After (end of 2001) (57 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 25 · Conservative 17 · Liberal Democrats 11 · Other 4

    Ward results

    Preston Central East1 seat · turnout 52.3%
    V PatelLabour2,535 ✓
    T. CartwrightIndependent1,244
    Balshaw P.Conservative784
    M GardnerLiberal Democrats487
    Preston Central West1 seat · turnout 52.3%
    Barry JohnsonLabour2,681 ✓
    Rowena Ann EdmondsonConservative1,398
    M. TurnerLiberal Democrats1,039
    Preston East1 seat · turnout 42.5%
    K. EllardLabour2,689 ✓
    T. DaviesConservative1,075
    Preston Rural East1 seat · turnout 62.9%
    M WelshConservative5,345 ✓
    P. RankinLabour3,156
    A. ThomasLiberal Democrats2,550
    Preston Rural West1 seat · turnout 56.3%
    W. ChadwickLiberal Democrats3,348 ✓
    Sheila HeysConservative2,051
    A. RichardsonLabour1,498
    Preston South East1 seat · turnout 44.2%
    N. WardLabour2,637 ✓
    Kathleen CartwrightConservative903
    Preston South West1 seat · turnout 39.7%
    Y. PatelLabour2,559 ✓
    A. ValentineLiberal Democrats1,027
    P. MullineauxConservative658
    C. AbbottIndependent285
    Preston West1 seat · turnout 53.3%
    S. WilkinsonLabour2,776 ✓
    Turner S.Conservative1,672
    S MooreLiberal Democrats1,105
    J FitzgeraldIndependent339