PRESTON
Welcome to Preston Labour Party
IMPORTANT MESSAGE
If you are voting in person on Thursday May 2nd...
Meet The Team
Preston is fortunate to have many committed Labour Party members working hard at national and local level on behalf of the people of Preston. Below are your elected officials.
Preston MP Sir Mark Hendrick
Elected November 2000
You can visit Mark's website and read about the work he has done on your behalf in his newsletters here
Preston City Council
The Role of City Councillors
There are 48 elected councillors on Preston City Council representing 16 electoral wards They are responsible for making decisions about the future of Preston, and for public services such as housing, leisure and culture, planning, and rubbish and recycling. 30 of the councillors represent the Labour Party.
The parliamentary constituency of Preston, represented by MP Sir Mark Hendrick, is made up of the following 8 wards: Ashton, Brookfield, City Centre, Deepdale, Fishwick & Frenchwood, Plungington, Ribbleton, St Matthews, plus the Larches area of the Lea & Larches ward, part of the Cadley ward and part of the Ingol and Cottam Ward.
The parliamentary constituency of Wyre and Preston North comprises part of the Cadley ward and the following 5 wards: Garrison, Greyfriars, Preston Rural East, Preston Rural North and Sharoe Green.
Lea, in the Preston ward of Lea and Larches, and parts of the Ingol and Cottam ward, are in the parliamentary constituency of Fylde.
Click here for MAPS of each ward
Preston City Council Cabinet Members
Councillor Brown Leader
Councillor Rawlinson Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member For Resources
Councillor Afzal Cabinet Member For Planning and Regulation
Councillor Kelly Cabinet Member For Culture and Arts
Councillor Khan Cabinet Member For Communities and Social Justice
Councillor Bailey Cabinet Member For Environment and Community Safety
Councillor Mein Cabinet Member For Health and Wellbeing
Councillor Henshaw Cabinet Member For Climate Change
Councillor Desai Cabinet Member For Service Transformation
Councillor Wise Cabinet Member For Community Wealth Building
Preston City Councillors
2023 - 24
Lancashire County Council
The Role of County Councillors
County Councillors are elected every four years and are democratically accountable to residents in their electoral division. Their overriding duty is to the whole community of Lancashire, but they have a special duty to their constituents, including those who did not vote for them.
County Councillors will:
collectively through the Full Council approve the Constitution, the Budget, Council Tax levels and Policy Frameworks and carry out a number of strategic and corporate management functions;
be involved in decision-making by participating in Council Committees;
represent their communities and bring their views into the Council’s decision-making process, i.e. become the advocate of and for their communities;
deal with local issues and act as an advocate for constituents in resolving particular concerns or grievances;
balance different interests identified within the electoral division and represent the electoral division as a whole;
be available to represent the Council on other bodies.
Lancashire County Council Labour Councillors by Division
