Residents living in the Preston City Council area have the chance to elect one of their local representatives on 2nd May.
A third of the authority’s 48 council seats are being contested - one in each of the city’s 16 wards. The majority of Preston’s election battles this year will be three-way tussles between candidates representing the trio of parties currently represented at the Town Hall - the ruling Labour group, the Conservative opposition and the Liberal Democrats.
From parks, potholes and Palestine, there are lots of issues in and outside of Preston that may be on the minds of voters when they fill out their ballot papers for this year's local elections. “With a general election around the corner, the economy in trouble and the world feeling a very dangerous place, it’s easy for all of us to give in to gloom and apathy. “But better is always possible - and 2024 is a chance for Preston and the UK to press the reset button.
Labour - 31 Conservative - 10 Liberal Democrats - 7
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