Recent Elections in St Matthew's, Preston

The following council elections took place in St Matthew's over recent years.

The result of the council election on 7 May 2026 was as folows.

1 candidate was elected.

The outcome was as follows:

Candidate	Party	Votes	Elected?
Takhsin Akhtar	Labour Party	618	Elected
Waqas Ahmed	Independent	396	No
Charlie Craig Fitzpatrick	Reform UK	297	No
Gareth Basterfield	Green Party	270	No
Tayo Korede	Conservative and Unionist Party	71	No
Anita Murray	Liberal Democrats	59	No

The result of the council election on 2 May 2024 was as folows.

1 candidate was elected.

The outcome was as follows:

Candidate	Party	Votes	Elected?
Suleman Sarwar	Labour and Co-operative Party	714	Elected
Rene Van Mierlo	Liberal Democrats	244	No
Sohaib Ashraf	Conservative and Unionist Party	152	No

The result of the council election on 4 May 2023 was as folows.

1 candidate was elected.

The outcome was as follows:

Candidate	Party	Votes	Elected?
Javed Iqbal	Labour Party	973	Elected
Colin David Homer	Conservative and Unionist Party	134	No
Peter Lawrence	Liberal Democrats	95	No

The result of the council election on 5 May 2022 was as folows.

1 candidate was elected.

The outcome was as follows:

Candidate	Party	Votes	Elected?
Jade Marie Morgan	Labour Party	963	Elected
Colin David Homer	Conservative and Unionist Party	143	No
Joanne Joyner	Liberal Democrats	72	No

The result of the council election on 6 May 2021 was as folows.

1 candidate was elected.

The outcome was as follows:

Candidate	Party	Votes	Elected?
Suleman Sarwar	Labour Party	962	Elected
Colin David Homer	Conservative and Unionist Party	217	No
Thomas Hackett	Liberal Democrats	98	No