Main article: Preston City Council elections
Elections to Preston Borough Council were held on 7 May 2000. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Seats | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 24 | -4 | |
| Conservative | 17 | +4 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 12 | +1 | |
| Independent | 4 | -1 | |
Election result
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 7 | +4 | 35.00 | 41.78 | 12,108 | +11.68 | |||
| Labour | 7 | -4 | 35.00 | 28.84 | 8,358 | -8.75 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | +1 | 25.00 | 25.57 | 7,411 | -2.17 | |||
| Independent | 1 | -1 | 5.00 | 3.80 | 1,101 | -0.17 | |||
Ward results
This election was the last to be held before a boundary review increased the number of electoral wards and redistributed the councillors.
Ashton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Keith Sedgewick | 838 | 49.03 | −10.14 | |
| Labour | Mark Routledge | 669 | 39.15 | +7.12 | |
| Independent | Stanley Baines | 197 | 11.56 | +11.56 | |
Avenham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ken Cole | 755 | 67.41 | +1.57 | |
| Conservative | Anne Hammond | 218 | 19.46 | +2.71 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Anne-Marie Riedel | 141 | 12.59 | −4.57 | |
Brookfield
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Browne | 523 | 60.60 | ||
| Conservative | Paul Hammond | 336 | 39.40 | ||
Cadley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Bill Borrow | 1,113 | 51.15 | ||
| Conservative | Stephen Bentham | 949 | 43.61 | ||
| Labour | Michael Carruthers | 111 | 5.10 | ||
Central
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Siraz Ali Natha | 590 | 67.97 | ||
| Conservative | Susan Browm | 271 | 32.03 | ||
Deepdale
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Paul Malliband | 778 | 48.44 | ||
| Labour | Derek Barton | 507 | 31.57 | ||
| Conservative | Thomas Davies | 320 | 19.93 | ||
Fishwick
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Harold Parker | 612 | 65.38 | ||
| Conservative | David Hammond | 320 | 34.62 | ||
Greyfriars
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Joseph Hood | 1,594 | 69.00 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Raymond Askew | 623 | 26.97 | ||
| Labour | Angela Milne-Pickin | 89 | 4.03 | ||
Ingol
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | William Chadwick | 921 | 38.44 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Marshall | 838 | 34.97 | ||
| Conservative | Sheila Heys | 238 | 9.93 | ||
| Conservative | Shaun Turner | 199 | 8.31 | ||
| Labour | Julie Humphrey | 175 | 7.30 | ||
| Independent | Bernadette Jones | 25 | 1.04 | ||
Larches
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Kathleen Derbyshire | 665 | 57.68 | ||
| Labour | Allan Foster | 285 | 24.72 | ||
| Conservative | David Sharp | 128 | 11.10 | ||
| Independent | Lee Forshaw | 72 | 6.24 | ||
Moor Park
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Collins | 729 | 43.16 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Turner | 641 | 37.95 | ||
| Conservative | Paul Balshaw | 306 | 18.12 | ||
Rural East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Geoff Swarbrick | 1,335 | 81.35 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | John Bruton | 210 | 12.80 | ||
| Labour | Pauline Sanderson | 91 | 5.55 | ||
Rural West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Kathryn Calder | 1,281 | 52.82 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Basford | 951 | 39.22 | ||
| Labour | James Hull | 189 | 7.79 | ||
Ribbleton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Andy Campbell | 483 | 71.03 | ||
| Conservative | Jane Balshaw | 193 | 28.97 | ||
Riversway
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Valentine | 648 | 43.52 | ||
| Labour | Irene Black | 624 | 41.91 | ||
| Conservative | Jonathan MacKie | 180 | 12.09 | ||
| Independent | Kristian Forshaw | 29 | 1.95 | ||
Sharoe Green
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Rowena Edmondson | 1,155 | 68.75 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Alistair Thomas | 299 | 17.80 | ||
| Labour | Kevin Ellard | 224 | 13.33 | ||
Sherwood
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Stuart Greenhalgh | 1,219 | 62.67 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Maritan | 361 | 18.56 | ||
| Labour | Terence Mattinson | 360 | 18.56 | ||
St Matthews
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Veronica Afrin | 624 | 68.87 | ||
| Conservative | Elaine Pugh | 282 | 31.13 | ||
Tulketh
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Margaret McManus | 746 | 50.96 | ||
| Labour | Valerie Wise | 718 | 49.04 | ||
References
 Council elections in Lancashire | |
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| Lancashire County Council | |
| Blackburn with Darwen | |
| Blackpool | |
| Burnley | |
| Chorley | |
| Fylde | |
| Hyndburn | |
| Lancaster | |
| Pendle | |
| Preston | |
| Ribble Valley | |
| Rossendale | |
| South Ribble | |
| West Lancashire | |
| Wyre | |
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