Preston constituency is centred on the Lancashire city of Preston and contains much of its main urban area. The city centre, railway station and commercial districts provide the principal transport and service focus, while residential neighbourhoods extend outward toward the city boundary. The River Ribble is a major physical feature along the southern edge, with parks and open land nearby. Preston developed as an industrial and administrative centre and remains an important regional hub for central Lancashire. Major motorway, road and rail links connect it with Manchester, Liverpool and northern England. Overall, the constituency is predominantly urban and focused on one compact city.
Election data comes from UK Parliament. Turnout percentage is calculated by Project Open Gov from Parliament's turnout and electorate figures.
People and place
A population and household snapshot for Preston, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.
Estimated population124,602
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationNorth West
Age profile
0 to 1722.2% · 27,689 people
18 to 2412.9% · 16,129 people
25 to 3416.8% · 20,921 people
35 to 4919.1% · 23,806 people
50 to 6416.3% · 20,329 people
65 and over12.6% · 15,728 people
Population figures are mid-2024 estimates from the House of Commons Library. Project Open Gov calculates the estimated population shown above by summing the six published age-band counts. View population source ↗
Home ownership and renting
Housing tenure shows how households in this constituency described their home at the most recent census.
46,695 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners51.6% · 24,081 households
Private renters25.5% · 11,899 households
Social renters22.2% · 10,361 households
Other tenure0.8% · 354 households
“Other tenure” combines shared ownership and households recorded as living rent free.
Housing-tenure figures come from the most recent census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland. View housing-tenure source ↗
Household composition
A broad view of household types in this constituency. Project Open Gov uses the four broad groups supplied by the Commons Library so the presentation remains consistent across the UK.
46,695 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households34.4% · 16,080 households
Families with dependent children30.0% · 14,018 households
Other single-family households29.6% · 13,823 households
Other household types5.9% · 2,774 households
Household-composition figures come from the Commons Library constituency dataset. The source uses census data and Project Open Gov displays its broad household groups rather than attempting to harmonise the detailed categories itself. View household-composition source ↗
Disability and day-to-day activities
The source records whether day-to-day activities are limited and uses separate person-level tables for England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
115,485 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot8.6% · 9,966 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little10.2% · 11,774 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act81.2% · 93,745 people
Comparison note: the workbook uses different source terminology across the UK: England & Wales uses “Disabled under the Equality Act”, while Scotland and Northern Ireland use “Disabled” / “Non-disabled”. Project Open Gov therefore preserves the source categories and does not present them as one single like-for-like UK legal definition.
Disability figures come from the Commons Library constituency workbook. This profile uses the person-level tables only; the workbook also contains separate household-level disability tables which are not used here. View disability source ↗
Petitions
Open UK Government and Parliament petitions that have reached at least 10,000 signatures nationally, ranked here by the number of signatures recorded in this constituency.
Petition signatures are not a poll and do not show what the constituency as a whole thinks. A person can also sign more than one petition.
Open petitionCloses 30 January 2027
Legislate to protect ILR applicants from retrospective changes
Signature counts come from the official UK Government and Parliament petitions data and may change while a petition remains open. Browse official petitions ↗
Funding and local projects
National Lottery grants awarded to organisations recorded in this parliamentary constituency since 4 July 2024.
The constituency is based on the recipient organisation recorded in the source data. The funded activity may sometimes take place across a wider area.
Grants recorded80
Total awarded£6,339,140
Most recent awards
National Lottery grantAwarded 30 June 2026
Extra Time
Preston North End Community and Education Trust
£14,390
Sport England · Sport
About this award
This project will deliver a programme of inclusive weekly activity and social engagement sessions for older people with long term health conditions over 50 weeks. The project will comprise three one-hour multi-activity sessions per week for chair based/low impact movement sessions, weekly walk and talk and multi sport. Costs requested for coach fees, staff costs, equipment, promotion, facility hire and safeguarding.
National Lottery grantAwarded 26 June 2026
Inspiring a new generation of young people
Inspire Youth Initiative
£18,700
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Inspire Youth Initiative - Children & Young People - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 12 June 2026
First Steps to Fitness
Let's Educate Them
£15,000
Sport England · Sport
About this award
This project will deliver women-only physical activity sessions for inactive South Asian women aged 60-85 in Preston. Activities will include badminton, yoga and beginner-level fitness, delivered through two weekly 1-hour sessions over 52 weeks. Funding will support coaching fees, facility hire, equipment and promotion.
National Lottery grantAwarded 3 June 2026
2026 Becoming Mother: Portraits of Matrescence
Grant to individual
£13,450
Arts Council England · Arts
About this award
2026 Becoming Mother: Portraits of Matrescence - Visual arts - National Lottery Project Grants
National Lottery grantAwarded 28 May 2026
Stroke Rehabilitation Continuing Care
HEARTBEAT NORTHWEST CARDIAC CARE
£14,427
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
HEARTBEAT NORTHWEST CARDIAC CARE - Health & Wellbeing - National Lottery Awards for All England
75 more awards are available.
Source: DCMS National Lottery Grants Database. The figures shown cover awards from 4 July 2024 to 1 July 2026. View official grants data ↗
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