Sharoe Green is a largely residential suburb

Suburb

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an area of Preston, Lancashire, England

England

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 and an electoral ward

Wards of the United Kingdom

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. It is nowadays usually considered to be a district of the larger suburb of Fulwood

Fulwood, Lancashire

Fulwood is an unparished area of the City of Preston, Lancashire, England, about north of the city centre. It had a population of 33,171 in 2001.- Economy and society :Fulwood remains a distinctive division of Preston...

 (and formed part of the pre-1974 Fulwood Urban District

Fulwood Urban District

Fulwood was an urban district of Lancashire, England.It was subject to some changes in its boundaries:*1 April 1934: lost to County Borough of Preston...

). Preston golf course is within the ward boundaries, and the Royal Preston Hospital, now the sole main provider of NHS

National Health Service (England)

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 hospital treatment in the city.

Sharoe Green is a district of Preston

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 Preston have little administrative purpose: for local...

 with its near neighbour Sherwood, positioned to the far northeast of the city centre adjoining Deepdale

Deepdale, Preston

Deepdale is an electoral ward in Preston, Lancashire, England. The ward is home to the Deepdale football stadium of Preston North End. The ward is a predominately urban area of terraced housing, notable for one of the largest Muslim populations in the city....

. Its major transport links are served by the local and national bus routes criss-crossing its boundaries. The ward of Sharoe Green is a three-member electoral division, returning three councillors to Town Hall. With its neighbour Garrison, the ward forms part of the one-member Preston North East division of Lancashire County Council

Lancashire County Council

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.

Current councillors

Election		Member	Party
	Preston Council election, 2007	Eric Fazackerley	Conservative Party
	Preston Council election, 2008 Preston Council election, 2008 Elections to Preston City Council took place on 1 May 2008.Preston council is elected "in thirds" which means one councillor from each three-member ward, and councillors from selected two-member wards, are elected each year, with one year free from all elections to ensure all councillors serve a...	Terry Thompson	Conservative Party
	Preston Council election, 2010 Preston Council election, 2010 Council elections for the City of Preston, Lancashire were held on 6 May 2010. They coincided with the United Kingdom local elections, 2010. Nineteen electoral wards were fought with those councillors elected in the corresponding elections in 2006 defending their seats due to the "in thirds" system...	Margaret McManus	Conservative Party

Demographics

At the 2001 census, the population of Sharoe Green was 6,819, with over 80% regarding themselves as Christian. At the 2008 local elections in Preston, Sharoe Green had a valid electorate of 5,103.