West Lindsey
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| West Lindsey District | |
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| Image:LincolnshireWestLindsey.png Shown within the non-metropolitan county of Lincolnshire | |
| Geography | |
| Status: | District |
| Region: | East Midlands |
| Admin. County: | Lincolnshire |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 18th 1,155.71 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Gainsborough |
| ONS code: | 32UH |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2006 est.) - Density | Ranked 274th 86,500 75 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 99.0% White |
| Politics | |
| West Lindsey District Council http://www.west-lindsey.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Alternative - Sec.31 |
| Control: | Liberal Democrat |
| MP: | Edward Leigh |
West Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England. It covers Gainsborough, Market Rasen, Sudbrooke, Cherry Willingham, Nettleham, and Welton. There is, however, a growing dissatisfaction in these last four villages with West Lindsey, and complaints that it is failing to serve them properly because of its base 20 miles away in Gainsborough. Proposals for a 'Greater Lincoln' authority (Greater Lincoln) have been made, and met with strong support from the villages near Lincoln.
The district was formed on 1 April 1974, from the urban districts of Gainsborough, Market Rasen, along with Caistor Rural District, Gainsborough Rural District and Welton Rural District. All of these were in the administrative county of Lindsey.
West Lindsey borders North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire to the north, East Lindsey to the east, North Kesteven and the city of Lincoln to the south, and the county of Nottinghamshire to the west.
Image:Flag of England.svg Districts of the East Midlands |
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Amber Valley • Ashfield • Bassetlaw • Blaby • Bolsover • Boston • Broxtowe • Charnwood • Chesterfield • Corby • Daventry • Derby • Derbyshire Dales • East Lindsey • East Northamptonshire • Erewash • Gedling • Harborough • High Peak • Hinckley and Bosworth • Kettering • Leicester • Lincoln • Mansfield • Melton • Newark and Sherwood • Northampton • North East Derbyshire • North Kesteven • North West Leicestershire • Nottingham • Oadby and Wigston • Rushcliffe • Rutland • South Derbyshire • South Holland • South Kesteven • South Northamptonshire • Wellingborough • West Lindsey Counties with multiple districts: Derbyshire • Leicestershire • Lincolnshire • Northamptonshire • Nottinghamshire |
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