College is an

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and one of the

districts of Preston Preston is a city of Lancashire, England. The districts of Preston vary in size and shape, many of which reflect the districts developed from former villages and boroughs which now lie within the boundaries of the city of Preston. Districts of Pre ...

. The population of the Ward as taken at the 2011 census was 3,578. College is in the Fulwood area in northern

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, England. The ward is based in the

Sharoe Green Sharoe Green () is a largely residential suburban area of Preston, Lancashire, England, and an electoral ward. It is nowadays usually considered to be a district of the larger suburb of Fulwood (and formed part of the pre-1974 Fulwood Urban Di ...

area with the name being derived from the central placement of

Preston College Preston College is a further education college in the city of Preston, Lancashire, England. The college originally opened as W. R. Tuson College in September 1974 and was renamed Preston College on 1 September 1989. Campus The college had ...

. The ward was split between the

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constituencies of

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and Preston. Following boundary changes in 2010, College became part of the new

Wyre and Preston North Wyre and Preston North is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Created in the most recent fifth periodic review of constituencies by the Boundary Commission for England, it elects one ...

constituency. Two members of Preston City Council, elected 'in thirds' in

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elections each year, are returned from the ward. The ward forms part of the

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electoral division of Preston Central North.

Current members

Demographics

From the 2001 census,Office for National Statistics
/ref> College had a population of 3,517 of which nearly 79% classed themselves as Christian.

Geography

College ward is an ‘L’ shaped ward in the northern suburban fringes of the city of Preston. It has the B6242 Watling Street Road in its southern base bordering Moor Park. This is the traditional border between the former separate Preston and Fulwood districts. The A6 Garstang Road is its western border, whilst to the east and north are suburban and private housing.

References

Existing ward arrangements
{{City of Preston culture Wards of Preston Geography of Preston

Current members

Demographics

Geography

See also

References