Garrison
Centred on the army barracks at Fulwood, this is a three-member ward created by the last round of boundary reviews. It is set in a heavily small "c" conservative part of Preston with a number of schools and small employment centres.
| Preston City Council Elections: Garrison ward 2007 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Christine Thomas | 1,114 | 58.5 | -4.4 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Marie Milne | 455 | 23.9 | +5.4 | |
| Labour | William Burke | 336 | 17.6 | -0.9 | |
| Majority | 659 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 7 | {{{change}}} | |||
| Turnout | 1,912 | 36.1 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Read more about this topic: Preston Council Election, 2007
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