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Preston local election results 2019: Labour retain their grip on power in the city

Labour winning Garrison in 2019 Preston has given a ringing endorsement to The Preston Model proposed by Labour. The party increased its share of councillors and has a majority of 12 after the all-out Preston […]

5 years ago
Guest opinion: Conservatives outline their local election pledges for Preston

Sue Whittam, fourth from right, on the campaign trail with Preston Tories The makeup of Preston City Council will change dramatically with lots of experienced councillors having left and with the reduction in numbers due to boundary changes. Starting in the new […]

5 years ago
Preston Conservatives appoint new female leader

Councillor Sue Whittam has been a councillor for nearly five years Preston’s Conservative group have appointed a new leader to take them into the all-out election this year. Councillor Sue Whittam is the first ever female leader of the Tory group […]

5 years ago
Second Preston Tory quits the party in the city

Councillor Rowena Edmondson Councillor Rowena Edmondson A second Preston Conservative councillor has decided to go it alone. Councillor Rowena Edmondson has stood down from the Tory party to become an Independent Conservative. The […]

6 years ago
Advertisement Advertisement Tory councillor resigns in Preston and becomes an Independent Conservative

Councillor Lona Smith Councillor Lona Smith A Conservative councillor in Preston has resigned from her party. Councillor Lona Smith, who represents the Preston Rural North ward, has given notice to the city’s Tory […]

6 years ago
Terminal illness protection for employees triggers Tory and Labour row in Preston

A doctor checks the blood pressure of a patient Pic: Alterfines A doctor checks the blood pressure of a patient Pic: Alterfines A Conservative councillor has criticised the city’s Labour group for an ’embarrassing’ motion about protecting the rights of those […]

6 years ago
What we learned from the 2018 local elections in Preston

Labour picking up Garrison ward Labour picking up Garrison ward As the dust settles on another election in Preston (we’ve had a lot of them recently) we’ve been casting our eye over what the result […]

6 years ago
Labour turns two parts of Fulwood red with local election wins

Freddie Bailey is a new councillor for College ward Freddie Bailey is a new councillor for College ward Preston remained in the red on election night with the Labour party increasing their majority hold in the city after gaining […]

6 years ago
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