Lincolnshire
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Overview ⁞ Lincolnshire is a large and predominantly rural county stretching from the Humber Estuary to the North Sea coast. It includes fertile agricultural lands in the Fens and Wolds, historic towns like Lincoln (the county town), and seaside resorts such as Skegness. The ceremonial county also includes two unitary authorities—North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire—which are governed separately but remain part of the wider Lincolnshire for ceremonial purposes.
Is Lincolnshire a historic county? Yes—Lincolnshire is a historic county. Administratively, the ceremonial county covers the Lincolnshire County Council area and also the separate unitary authorities of North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire.
Lincolnshire has 9 Local Authority Districts. The chart below shows how this compares with other counties in England.
Local Authorities in Lincolnshire
- Lincolnshire County Council (County Council) 🔗 lincolnshire.gov.uk
- Boston Borough Council (District Council) 🔗 boston.gov.uk
- East Lindsey District Council (District Council) 🔗 e-lindsey.gov.uk
- Lincoln City Council (District Council) 🔗 lincoln.gov.uk
- North Kesteven District Council (District Council) 🔗 n-kesteven.gov.uk
- South Holland District Council (District Council) 🔗 sholland.gov.uk
- South Kesteven District Council (District Council) 🔗 southkesteven.gov.uk
- West Lindsey District Council (District Council) 🔗 west-lindsey.gov.uk
- North East Lincolnshire Council (Unitary Authority) 🔗 nelincs.gov.uk
- North Lincolnshire Council (Unitary Authority) 🔗 northlincs.gov.uk
Lincolnshire, in England’s East Midlands region, has a two-tier system of local government with Lincolnshire County Council overseeing county-wide services such as education, highways, and social care, alongside seven district councils responsible for local matters like planning, housing, and waste. These are Boston Borough Council, East Lindsey District Council, Lincoln City Council, North Kesteven District Council, South Holland District Council, South Kesteven District Council, and West Lindsey District Council. In addition, North Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire, and the City of Hull operate as separate unitary authorities, independent of the county council but historically linked to the wider area. Together, these councils govern a county characterised by vast rural landscapes, the cathedral city of Lincoln, coastal resorts, and fertile agricultural districts, balancing strategic county-wide services with local decision-making.
Districts in Lincolnshire
- Boston
- East Lindsey
- Lincoln
- North East Lincolnshire
- North Kesteven
- North Lincolnshire
- South Holland
- South Kesteven
- West Lindsey
(ITL 1) East Midlands
(ITL 2) ⇒ East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
(ITL 3) ⇒⇒ Kingston upon Hull, City of ⁞ East Riding of Yorkshire ⁞ North and North East Lincolnshire
(ITL 1) East Midlands
(ITL 2) ⇒ Lincolnshire
(ITL 3) ⇒⇒ Lincolnshire CC
Constituencies in Lincolnshire
- Boston and Skegness
- Brigg and Immingham
- Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme
- Gainsborough
- Grantham and Bourne
- Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes
- Lincoln
- Louth and Horncastle
- Rutland and Stamford
- Scunthorpe
- Sleaford and North Hykeham
- South Holland and The Deepings
A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies, 46 of them are in the East Midlands region, 12 of them are in Lincolnshire.