Salim Desai: councillor for City Centre, Preston City Council
Salim Desai is a Labour councillor for the City Centre ward on Preston City Council, according to the council's own published list. Salim Desai is also Cabinet Member for Service Transformation. Their current term began on 2 May 2008.
- Council
- Preston City Council
- Ward
- City Centre
- Party
- Labour
- Posts
- Cabinet Member for Service Transformation
- Term began
- 2 May 2008
- Official profile
- preston.moderngov.co.uk
- Source
- Preston City Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy)
How to contact Salim Desai
These are the details Preston City Council publishes for Salim Desai, exactly as published on 3 November 2026:
- Email: cllr.s.desai@preston.gov.uk
- Phone: 07828 652532
- Post: C/o Resources Directorate, Town Hall, Lancaster Road, Preston, PR1 2RL
- Official profile: preston.moderngov.co.uk
Who else represents City Centre
- Veronica Balmer Green Party Deputy Leader of the Green Group
- Carol Henshaw Independent
Labour on Preston City Council
Labour holds 22 of the 48 seats on Preston City Council, the largest group. Seats by party: Labour 22, Liberal Democrats 14, Reform 5, Conservative 3, Green Party 2, Ashton Independent 1 and others.
Leaders and post holders on Preston City Council
- John Potter Leader of the Liberal Democrats Group
- Veronica Balmer Deputy Leader of the Green Group
- Siraz Natha Deputy Mayor
- Valerie Wise Cabinet Member for Community Wealth Building and Deputy Leader
- Fiona Duke Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats Group
- Jemma Rushe Deputy Leader of the Reform Group
- Matthew Brown Leader of the Council
- Nweeda Khan Mayor and Member Champion for Communities and Women
All 48 councillors of Preston City Council, by ward and party.
Who has power over City Centre
Salim Desai sits on Preston City Council, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above Preston, each with its own page:
- Lancashire County Council
- Lancashire Constabulary led by Clive Grunshaw, Sacha Hatchett
- Preston: Sir Mark Hendrick (Labour (Co-op)) MP
- Ribble Valley: Maya Ellis (Labour) MP
- UK government and all 650 MPs
- United Nations, IMF, G7 and G20
The full ladder of power over Preston, from residents' groups to the G20.
Where this comes from
Preston City Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by Preston City Council. The page is rebuilt from the official list each time it is read again, so anything the council changes or removes changes here too. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.