Ingol and Tanterton straddle the historic boundary between the former County Borough of Preston and Fulwood Urban District.

The ward forms part of the Lancashire County Council electoral division of Preston West.

The ward is in the west of the city with the M55 motorway at its northern edge, largely following Woodplumpton Road from Tulketh 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.

[3] The neighbourhood has the same boundaries as Ingol ward, and was previously part of the unparished area of Preston.