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| Population | 7,369 (2011) |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
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Ingol is an electoral ward and suburb ofPreston, Lancashire, England. The population of the Ward as taken at the2011 census was 7,369.[1] The ward also includes the district ofTanterton. The ward is coterminous with thecivil parish ofIngol and Tanterton, created in 2012.
With a golf course within its boundaries and continued new housing development, the area is suburban in its northern and central areas with a more significant low income housing area in its eastern part. Ingol and Tanterton straddle the historic boundary between the formerCounty Borough of Preston andFulwood Urban District.
Ingol has running through it the main Woodplumpton Road running from Preston's Lane Ends shopping community to the villages in the parish ofWoodplumpton and the borough ofWyre. It is served by a library, a community centre several churches and shops. The citywide orbital service provided byPreston Bus cuts through both suburban and new-build areas of the Ingol area.
Three members of Preston City Council, elected 'in thirds' in first past the post elections each year, are returned from the ward.The ward forms part of theLancashire County Council electoral division of Preston West.
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 2014 Preston City Council election | Neil Darby | Liberal Democrat | |
| 2015 Preston City Council election | Jason Jeffrey | Liberal Democrat | |
| 2016 Preston City Council election | Pauline Brown | Liberal Democrat | |
From the 2001 census,[2] the area had a population of 7,395. Of this figure, 79% described themselves as Christian. At the 2008 local elections, the valid electorate for Ingol ward was 5,642.
The ward is in the west of the city with the M55 motorway at its northern edge, largely following Woodplumpton Road fromTulketh to the boundary of Woodplumpton parish, then continuing through terraced and detached housing in an easterly direction. A number of Preston Bus services use the local roads through the area.
In April 2012, the civil parish of Ingol and Tanterton was created, styled as a "neighbourhood" with a neighbourhood council.[3] The neighbourhood has the same boundaries as Ingol ward, and was previously part of the unparished area ofPreston.
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