Yakub Patel: councillor for Fishwick and Frenchwood, Preston City Council

Yakub Patel is a Labour councillor for the Fishwick and Frenchwood ward on Preston City Council, according to the council's own published list. Their current term began on 4 May 1995.

Council: Preston City Council
Ward: Fishwick and Frenchwood
Party: Labour
Term began: 4 May 1995
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 Yakub Patel

These are the details Preston City Council publishes for Yakub Patel, exactly as published on 3 November 2026:

Email: cllr.y.patel@preston.gov.uk
Phone: 07546 894184
Post: C/o Resources Directorate, Town Hall, Lancaster Road, Preston, PR1 2RL
Official profile: preston.moderngov.co.uk

Who else represents Fishwick and Frenchwood

Martyn Rawlinson Labour Cabinet Member for Resources
Valerie Wise Labour Cabinet Member for Community Wealth Building and Deputy Leader

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 Fishwick and Frenchwood

Yakub Patel 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.