2026 Preston City Council election
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The 2026 Preston City Council election will be held on 7 May 2026, alongside the other local elections across the United Kingdom being held on the same day, to elect 16 of 48 members of Preston City Council in Lancashire, England.[2]
Council composition
In 2024, the Labour Party retained majority control of the council.[3][4] In January 2026, the council asked for the election to be postponed pending local government reorganisation.[5] However it was rescheduled on 16 February 2026.[6]
| After 2024 election | Before 2026 election | ||||
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| Party | Seats | Party | Seats | ||
| Labour | 30 | Labour | 26 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 12 | Liberal Democrats | 14 | ||
| Conservative | 6 | Conservative | 5 | ||
| Reform | 0 | Reform | 1 | ||
| Independent | 0 | Independent | 2 | ||
Changes 2024–2026:
- May 2024: David Borrow (Labour) resigns – by-election held July 2024[7]
- July 2024: Sean Little (Liberal Democrats) gains by-election from Labour[8]
- March 2025: Carol Henshaw (Labour) suspended from party[a][9]
- September 2025:
- October 2025:
Election result
| 2026 Preston City Council election | ||||||||||
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| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Labour | 14 | |||||||||
| Liberal Democrats | 11 | |||||||||
| Conservative | 2 | |||||||||
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| Green | ||||||||||
