East Lindsey
| East Lindsey District | |
|---|---|
| Non-metropolitan district | |
 Shown within the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire |
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Administrative county | Lincolnshire |
| Admin. HQ | Manby |
| Government | |
| • Type | East Lindsey District Council |
| • Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| • Executive: | Conservative |
| • MPs: |
Edward Leigh, Mark Simmonds, Peter Tapsell |
| Area | |
| • Total | 681 sq mi (1,765 km2) |
| Area rank | 9th |
| Population (mid-2015 est.) | |
| • Total | 137,900 |
| • Rank | Ranked 153rd |
| • Density | 200/sq mi (78/km2) |
| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | British Summer Time (UTC+1) |
| ONS code | 32UC (ONS) E07000137 (GSS) |
| Ethnicity | 99.0% White |
| Website | e-lindsey.gov.uk |
East Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England. The population of the district council was 136,401 at the 2011 census. The council is based in Manby near Louth. Other major settlements in the district include Alford, Spilsby, Mablethorpe, Skegness, Horncastle, a market town, and Chapel St Leonards.
The political composition of East Lindsey District Council is as follows:
With a total of 55 seats, the Conservatives hold an 11-seat majority.
East Lindsey has an area of 1,760 km², making it the fifth-largest district in England. It was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, from the south-eastern area of the former administrative county of Lindsey. It was a merger of the Municipal Borough of Louth with the Alford, Horncastle, Mablethorpe and Sutton, Skegness and Woodhall Spa urban districts, and the rural districts of Horncastle, Louth and Spilsby.
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