Elections to Preston Municipal Borough council were held on 1 November 1945. The Labour Party won a majority on the council, winning 18 of the 23 seats up for election. The composition of the council after the election was 26 Labour members, 14 Conservatives and eight independents, giving the Labour Party a majority of four and control of the council for the first time. According to the Lancashire Evening Post, turnout was low considering the good weather on election day; this was attributed to "apathy and thoughtless neglect to exercise the franchise".
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