Election results for Preston

Borough Council Election - Thursday 7 May 2026

Preston - results
Election Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Outcome
Harshadbhai Patel	Conservative	1010	18.08%	Elected
Michael Maurice	Conservative	894	16.01%	Elected
Kaushik Bhattacharya	Green Party	807	14.45%	Not elected
Daniel Kennelly	Labour and Co-operative Party	729	13.05%	Not elected
Orleen Hylton	Labour and Co-operative Party	656	11.75%	Not elected
Georgina Abigail Vanmali	Green Party	590	10.56%	Not elected
Jeffrey Hassan Deen	Reform UK	230	4.12%	Not elected
Losif Borsos	Reform UK	223	3.99%	Not elected
Nadia Shanta Roy Rasheed Klok	Independent	183	3.28%	Not elected
Valerie Lydia Brown	Liberal Democrats	154	2.76%	Not elected
Martin Lemon	Liberal Democrats	109	1.95%	Not elected

Voting Summary
Details	Number
Seats	2
Total votes	5585
Electorate	7877
Number of ballot papers issued	2935
Number of ballot papers rejected	12
Turnout	37.26%

Share of the votes (%)
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Harshadbhai Patel	18.08%	Elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Michael Maurice	16.01%	Elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Kaushik Bhattacharya	14.45%	Not elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Daniel Kennelly	13.05%	Not elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Orleen Hylton	11.75%	Not elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Georgina Abigail Vanmali	10.56%	Not elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Jeffrey Hassan Deen	4.12%	Not elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Losif Borsos	3.99%	Not elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Nadia Shanta Roy Rasheed Klok	3.28%	Not elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Valerie Lydia Brown	2.76%	Not elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Martin Lemon	1.95%	Not elected

Rejected ballot papers
Description	Number
being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	4
voting for more candidates than the voter was entitled	8
Total rejected	12