Lincolnshire (district)
Lincolnshire | |
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Future unitary authority area | |
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| Coordinates: 52°54′43″N 0°38′32″W / 52.9120°N 0.64224°W | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | England |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Ceremonial county | Lincolnshire |
| Incorporated | 1 April 2028 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unitary authority |
| • Body | Lincolnshire Council |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,980 sq mi (5,120 km2) |
| Population (2024 estimate) | |
• Total | 581,253 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
Lincolnshire[1] or Rural Lincolnshire will be a unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire, England. It is planned to be formed on 1 April 2028, with elections being held to a shadow authority in May 2027.[2] The largest settlement will be Grantham[3] and it will also include Bourne, Boston, Gainsborough, Horncastle, Louth, Mablethorpe, Market Rasen, Skegness, Sleaford, Spalding and Stamford.[4][5]
Formation
It will be formed from the existing Lincolnshire districts of Boston, East Lindsey, South Kesteven, South Holland and portions of West Lindsey and North Kesteven. The remaining portions of those districts will form part of a Lincoln unitary authority.[6] Boston and Spalding are currently unparished, the rest of the area is parished.[4] The area has a population of about 574,000.[5] There will be 100 councillors representating the area.[7]
The district is being formed as part of ongoing local government changes throughout England, in which all areas of the country that have separate county councils and district councils will see those replaced with single-tier, or unitary, local governance.[8] The proposals for Lincolnshire also considered the future of North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire; the alternative proposal for four unitaries for the larger area, and the proposals for two or three unitaries for this area were not accepted.[9]
Governance
It will be run by Lincolnshire Council, which will comprise 100 councillors.[10]
References
- ↑ Andrews, Beatrice (20 July 2026). "Dear Chief Executives," (PDF). Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government.
- ↑ Webber, Alan (16 July 2026). "Council shake-up announced for Lincolnshire". BBC News.
- ↑ "Towns and cities, characteristics of built-up areas, England and Wales: Figure 1". Office for National Statistics.
- 1 2 "Election Maps". Ordnance Survey.
- 1 2 Hubbert, Andy (16 July 2026). "Council leaders react to local government shake-up plan". LincolnshireWorld.
- ↑ "Local government reorganisation: decision letter to Leaders in Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire" (PDF). gov.uk. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
- ↑ Waller, Jamie (24 July 2026). "Number of Lincolnshire councillors to be halved under major changes". Lincolnshire Live.
- ↑ Forsyth, Alex (16 July 2026). "New councils to be created in 14 areas of England in local government shake-up". BBC News.
- ↑ "Consultation on Proposals for Local Government Reorganisation in Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire". Gov.uk. Retrieved 18 July 2026.
- ↑ "Local government reorganisation: implementation letter to Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire chief executives" (PDF). Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
