The City Council elections for the City of Preston, Lancashire were held on 4 May 2006 on the same day as other 2006 United Kingdom local elections. Nineteen electoral wards were fought. The only change was that Labour gained one seat from the Liberal Democrats, continuing to be the largest party, but the Council remained under no overall control

Candidates

The number of candidates fielded, by party, were:

• Labour - 19
• Conservative - 19
• Liberal Democrats - 18
• BNP - 1
• Respect Party - 5
• Green Party - 3

Summary results

Preston Local Election Result 2006

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	9	1	0	+1	55.6	27.6	7,667	+2.02
	Conservative	5	0	0	0	27.8	38.0	10,552	-0.75
	Liberal Democrats	4	0	-1	-1	16.7	26.2	7,277	+0.2
	Respect	0	0	0	0	0	6.1	1,692	-0.3
	Green	0	0	0	0	0	1.1	313	+1.1
	BNP	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	280	+1.0

New composition

As of May 2006, Labour have 24 councillors, Conservative 17, LibDems 12, Respect 2 and there are two Independent councillors. Preston City Council remains under no overall control.

Ward results

Preston Council is elected in thirds, which means there is an all out election in one year followed by single-member elections in all three-member wards and selected two-member wards. All changes in percentage share of the vote are from the corresponding 2003 or 2004 elections in the respective wards. Any "gain" or "loss" compares this year's elections with the 2002 "all out" vote because the councilors in this election are defending that year's result.

Brookfield

In the north east of the city, the predominantly low income housing of Brookfield is a three-member ward. Buttressed up against Ribbleton and the rural east, and wedge-shaped to the south of Fulwood, the ward has been troubled by increasing levels of crime in recent years. Parts of the ward were formerly within the Fulwood district council and maintain the look of the affluent northern quarters of the city.

Preston City Council Elections: Brookfield ward 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Browne	588	45.79	+4.69
	Conservative	David Johnston	458	35.67	+7.97
	Liberal Democrats	Hilda Parkinson	238	18.54	+5.84
Majority			130
Turnout			1,284

Cadley

The central ward of Cadley is positioned between Fulwood and Preston, with the main Lytham Road and Cadley Causeway used as the boundary between it and the nearby College and Ashton wards. Cadley is almost entirely suburban housing with a heavy commuter population.

Preston City Council Elections: Cadley ward 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Hackett	1,039	58.57	+6.47
	Conservative	Mary Driver	586	33.03	-3.27
	Labour	Cuthbert Williams	149	8.40	-3.20
Majority			453
Turnout			1,774

College

Created in the last round of local boundary reviews, the two-member College ward centres on two Fulwood employers. Preston College has a catchment area far beyond the city itself, whilst the recently closed Sharoe Green hospital has had many of its services re-directed to the Royal Preston Hospital. There are a mix of commuter and student housing and an increasing Muslim population.

The last election for a councillor in College ward was in 2003; the change of vote in this table is based on the 2003 figures.

Preston City Council Elections: College ward 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kathleen Cartwright	690	56.70	+1.5
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Turner	320	26.29	-4.5
	Labour	Terence Mattinson	207	17.01	+3.0
Majority			370
Turnout			1,217

Fishwick

Fishwick is a ward in the southwest of the city, at the border with South Ribble, spreading north into Ribbleton. The ward has a sizable percentage of comfortable housing but has in recent years been more infamous for the troubled Callon housing estate.^{[citation needed]} The ward has higher than average unemployment and continuing issues with crime and drugs. In the 2004 elections, for the first time since local government restructuring in the 1970s, Fishwick elected a Conservative candidate to Town Hall. This accounts for the large changes in vote in this results table.

Preston City Council Elections: Fishwick ward 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Harold Parker	483	42.44	+7.54
	Conservative	Samir Vohra	229	20.12	-17.78
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Valentine	216	18.98	N/A
	Respect	Valli Urmarji	210	18.45	-8.65
Majority			254
Turnout			1,138

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