Preston

  • Council Control: Min Lab
  • Conservatives 3
  • Labour 21
  • Liberal Democrats 14
  • Green 2
  • Reform UK 5
  • Other 3

Independent 1, Labour Independent 1, Your Party 1. County town of Lancashire, and the largest town remaining in the county which has not become a unitary authority. An engineering centre.

Freddie Bailey (Garrison) moved from Labour to Labour Independent in May 2026.

Next local elections
2027

Election cycle
Thirds

Local authority type
District

Address
Lancaster Road, Preston PR1 2RL

Phone
01772 906000

Website
http://www.preston.gov.uk/

Council Tax (Band D)
£2575.74

Upper tier authority
Lancashire

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