1945 Preston Municipal Borough Council election
1945 UK local government election
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Elections to Preston Municipal Borough council were held on 1 November 1945. The Labour Party won a majority on the council, winning 18 of the 23 seats up for election.[1]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | J W Taylor | 2,432 | 37.3 | ||
| Conservative | S M Norris | 2,110 | 32.3 | ||
| Labour | E B Higginson | 1,986 | 30.4 | ||
| Labour | C Sedgewick | 1,764 | |||
| Turnout | 4,236 | 60.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,908 | ||||
| Independent hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | W Sharples | 1,667 | 56.1 | ||
| Conservative | R Heaps | 1,513 | |||
| Conservative | J F Gray | 1,505 | |||
| Labour | F Hoskins | 1,303 | 43.9 | ||
| Labour | B Wilson | 1,262 | |||
| Labour | H Eccleston | 1,117 | |||
| Turnout | 2,922 | 50.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,742 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | M Wignall | 1,411 | 55.8 | ||
| Conservative | N Warburton | 1,118 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | R Quigley | 3,681 | 59.1 | ||
| Labour | R Gillies | 3,666 | |||
| Conservative | W Palmour | 2,549 | 40.9 | ||
| Conservative | J Blackburn | 2,511 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J O'Hagan | 2,900 | 61.9 | ||
| Labour | B Ryder | 2,892 | |||
| Conservative | R Rainford | 1,786 | 38.1 | ||
| Conservative | J Green | 1,747 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | G Gardner | 2,879 | 61.5 | ||
| Conservative | R Gray | 1,805 | 38.5 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | T Singleton | 2,982 | 59.8 | ||
| Labour | A Wilson | 2,843 | |||
| Conservative | H Attwater | 2,006 | 40.2 | ||
| Conservative | W Thew | 1,888 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | W Beckett | 2,488 | 62.6 | ||
| Labour | J Henry | 2,305 | |||
| Conservative | Ms. Starkie | 1,488 | 37.4 | ||
| Conservative | J Titterington | 1,408 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | I Ellison | 1,524 | 62.7 | ||
| Labour | J Norris | 1,513 | |||
| Conservative | E Fisher | 907 | 37.3 | ||
| Conservative | S Carvin | 903 | |||