Preston is a city of Lancashire , England. The districts of Preston vary in size and shape, many of which reflect the districts developed from former villages and boroughs which now lie within the boundaries of the city of Preston. Districts of Preston have little administrative purpose: for local elections voters in each return either two, or three, councillors to Town Hall. For the purposes of national General elections, the parliamentary constituencies representing the city use the electoral districts as "building bricks"
8-519: Riversway was an electoral ward in Preston, Lancashire , England. The ward was named for its location close to the River Ribble , and the historical links to the former Port of Preston. The ward comprised three distinct areas; the former Docklands, now a shopping area and residential community, with new build apartments and housing overlooking the dock; Broadgate, the residential area built during
16-827: A population of 140,202 in the same census. The wards of Preston Rural North , Preston Rural East and Lea are parished: they contain parish councils with their own structure and elected councillors. All the other wards lie in an unparished area and are governed directly by Preston City Council . The name "Preston" is associated with a number of different areas that are related to the city: Preston (unparished area), Cottam, Lea , Ingol , Grimsargh , Penwortham , Bamber Bridge , Walton-le-Dale , Clayton Brook , Whittle-le-Woods , Walton Summit , Farington , Lostock Hall , Tardy Gate Preston Leyland , Chorley , Euxton , Wymott Prison PRESTON, CHORLEY, SOUTHPORT, LEYLAND Lea, Lancashire Too Many Requests If you report this error to
24-547: Is divided into 22 wards , which are used in the creation of "Area Forums", local consultative bodies organised by city council; and also the composition of parliamentary constituencies. Electors in each ward return two, or three, electors to Town Hall in elections, results of which can be found at Preston local elections . Since 2010, the City of Preston has been covered by three parliamentary constituencies, Preston , Wyre and Preston North and Fylde . Those wards formerly within
32-507: The Ribble Valley constituency, on the whole, now form the southern flank of the newly created constituency of Wyre and Preston North. The wards are used to build electoral divisions for elections to Lancashire County Council . The unparished area of Preston (or urban core) had a population of 122,719 in 2011 and did not include the wards Preston Rural North, Preston Rural East and Lea. The wider city and non metropolitan district had
40-621: The Royal Mail sorting office , and many shops and businesses along the docklands development. The Penwortham by-pass was in this ward, joining the campus of the University of Central Lancashire to traffic on the western side of the city. Riversway was also the home of the Ribble Steam Railway and its own railway station . SI confirming the existence of Riversway Districts of Preston The City of Preston
48-556: The Industrial Revolution; and Christ Church, a community of traditional terraced housing. The ward contained the administrative headquarters of Lancashire County Council . Riversway returned three members to Preston City Council , elected 'in thirds' in first past the post elections each year. The ward formed part of the Lancashire County Council electoral division of Preston City. The ward
56-703: The largest in the city; a Hindu temple is within the Broadgate area of the ward. Riversway had a population of 6351 in 2011. Here is a 2011 ethnic breakdown of the ward. The ward was in the southwest of the city, curving along the route of the Ribble from Broadgate to the docklands, where the river eventually meets the Fylde coast, and ultimately the Irish Sea . The ward featured the terrace streets and student hostels along Fishergate Hill towards Preston railway station ,
64-544: Was abolished for the 2019 Preston City Council election . The Docklands area was transferred to Ashton ward; areas east of the A582 Strand Road/Guild Way became part of the new City Centre ward. From the 2001 census, Riversway ward had a population of 5,823. Of this figure, just over half (53.9) described themselves as Christian. With 11% and 10% respectively, the Hindu and Muslim populations are amongst
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