Ingol

Ingol
Location in the City of Preston district
Ingol Location in the City of Preston district Show map of the City of Preston district Ingol Location within Lancashire Show map of Lancashire
Population	7,369 (2011)
District	City of Preston
Ceremonial county	Lancashire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
UK Parliament	Preston
Councillors	Pauline Brown – Liberal Democrat Neil Darby – Liberal Democrat Jason Jeffrey – Liberal Democrat
List of places UK England Lancashire 53°47′12″N 2°44′46″W / 53.7866°N 2.746°W / 53.7866; -2.746

Ingol is an electoral ward and suburb of Preston, Lancashire, England. The population of the Ward as taken at the 2011 census was 7,369.^[1] The ward also includes the district of Tanterton. The ward is coterminous with the civil parish of Ingol 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 former County Borough of Preston and Fulwood 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 of Woodplumpton and the borough of Wyre. It is served by a library, a community centre several churches and shops. The citywide orbital service provided by Preston 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 the Lancashire County Council electoral division of Preston West.