1947 Preston Municipal Borough Council election

1947 UK local government election

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Elections to Preston Municipal Borough council were held in late 1947.

Results

Ashton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W Hearn	2,698	90.3
	Communist	D Archer	290	9.7

Avenham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R Heaps	Unopposed

Christ Church
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M Wignall	1,452	50.3
	Conservative	E Kent	1,433	49.7

Deepdale
	Candidate	Votes	%
Conservative	H Beaumont	4,129	55.0
Labour	R Gillies	3,299	43.9
Communist	G Woods	82	1.1

Fishwick (2 seats)
	Candidate	Votes	%
Labour	H Catterall	2,275	50.7
Labour	R Smith	2,252
Independent	N Howard	2,215	49.3
Independent	R Duckworth	2,131

Maudland
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B Ryder	2,529	52.7
	Conservative	H Sharples	2,269	47.3

Moorbrook
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H Gardner	2,053	52.0
	Labour	C Tragen	1,892	48.0

Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A Wiles	2,614	51.3
	Labour	G Gardner	2,483	48.7

Ribbleton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F Hoskin	3,171	52.6
	Conservative	J Howson	2,860	47.4

St Johns
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W Slinger	2,432	54.5
	Labour	J Henery	2,033	45.5

St Peters
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L Short	2,021	51.7
	Independent	W Wilson	1,889	48.3

Trinity
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T Ainsworth	1,500	52.7
	Labour	I Ellison	1,346	47.3

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Burnley	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
Chorley	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fylde	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Hyndburn	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
Lancaster	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Pendle	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
Preston	1945 1946 1947 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
Ribble Valley	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Rossendale	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
South Ribble	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
West Lancashire	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
Wyre	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
See also: Wards Boundary changes

v t e (1946 ←) 1947 United Kingdom local elections (→ 1948)
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