Preston Municipal Borough Council election, 1947
Elections to Preston Municipal Borough council were held in late 1947.
Results
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 |
|
Fishwick (2 seats)
Party |
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 |
|