With a total of 55 seats, the Conservatives hold a 7-seat majority, following the defection of two councillors (David Mangion and Sarah Parkin) to the Conservatives in 2020.[2]
It is bigger than many English counties. On the list of largest counties, it compares to the 29th largest county, being larger than counties such as Surrey, Berkshire, Worcestershire, Bedfordshire, Greater London & Hertfordshire.
Economy
The economy in the district is divided between the coast and rural inland areas. The coastal towns of Mablethorpe and Skegness attract recreational and tourist traffic, and are characterised by a highly seasonal economy. The rural inland areas are dominated by agriculture.[3]
In terms of transport, the district is well served by buses and taxis. However, it is mostly cut off from the main railway network. Only the Poacher Line connects the south end from Skegness to Nottingham via Boston and Grantham. The main connection in East Lindsey was the East Lincolnshire Railway, which connected Boston to Grimsby via Alford and Louth. There were also spurs and branch lines, which included Mablethorpe loop railway, Horncastle Railway and Spilsby branch. These connected sparse towns with the mainline and all closed between 1950 and 1970, with only the spur at Louth to Grimsby surviving until 1981. Only a heritage railway remains at Ludborough.
Environment
East Lindsey District Council had a high rate of residential recycling; it was the UK's best performer in Defra's local authority and disposal authority 2007/8 statistics,[4] with a Household Recycling and Composting Rate of 58.4%.[5]
In 2013 councillors voted to introduce a charge to garden waste collections of £25 per year. This was met with controversy both by residents and councillors, becoming council policy by a majority of only one vote. Councillor Neil Cooper stated "The green waste charge is probably as popular as the introduction of poll tax" and in a public consultation of 1,120 respondents, 77% stated they did not wish to pay the charge.[6]
A Freedom of Information Request submitted in June 2014 confirmed significant drops in rates of green waste recycling, for the period April–May 2013 compared with April–May 2014 a drop of almost 400 tonnes was recorded; whilst at the same time an increase in domestic waste collected was recorded of over 380 tonnes.[7]
East Lindsey has two of the best state schools in the East Midlands, but it also has the worst one, as judged by results. St Clements College, a secondary modern school in Skegness, got the lowest GCSEs in 2007 in the East Midlands.
Merger proposal
In May 2020, East Lindsey district council and Boston borough council announced proposals to merge gradually over 10 years, with the intention of saving taxpayers £15.4 million. In June 2020, a vote on the proposals due to be put to councillors was cancelled after the leader of Boston borough council, Paul Skinner, considered the plans would be likely rejected. He told the Lincolnshire Live newspaper "The motion was withdrawn because some people were making it known that they might vote against it".[8][9]
References
^. Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
^. Archived from the original on 7 April 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
^"East Lindsey Economic Baseline 2016 - Key Messages for Businesses" (PDF). East Lindsey District Council. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
^. Defra. 6 November 2008. Archived from the original on 7 July 2009. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
^. Defra. November 2008. Archived from the original on 3 December 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
^. 26 July 2013. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
^"Waste and recycling - A freedom of information request to East Lindsey District Council". 24 June 2014. from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
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This article is about the district For the constituency see East Lindsey UK Parliament constituency East Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire England The population of the district council was 136 401 at the 2011 census 1 The council is based in Manby Other major settlements in the district include Alford Wragby Spilsby Mablethorpe Skegness Horncastle Chapel St Leonards and Louth Skegness is the largest town in East Lindsey followed by Louth Mablethorpe and Horncastle East Lindsey DistrictNon metropolitan districtShown within the ceremonial county of LincolnshireSovereign stateUnited KingdomConstituent countryEnglandRegionEast MidlandsAdministrative countyLincolnshireAdmin HQManbyGovernment TypeEast Lindsey District Council Leadership Leader amp Cabinet Executive Conservative MPs Edward Leigh Matt Warman Victoria AtkinsArea Total681 sq mi 1 765 km2 Rank10thPopulation 2021 Total142 296 RankRanked 156th Density210 sq mi 81 km2 Time zoneUTC 0 Greenwich Mean Time Summer DST UTC 1 British Summer Time ONS code32UC ONS E07000137 GSS Ethnicity99 0 WhiteWebsitehttps www e lindsey gov uk Contents 1 Political representation 2 Geography 3 Economy 4 Environment 5 Education 6 Merger proposal 7 References 8 External linksPolitical representation Edit Makeup of East Lindsey District Council as of 2021 The political composition of East Lindsey District Council is as follows Party CouncillorsConservatives 32Labour 6Skegness Urban District Society 6Independent 1Lincolnshire Independents 8Liberal Democrat 2With a total of 55 seats the Conservatives hold a 7 seat majority following the defection of two councillors David Mangion and Sarah Parkin to the Conservatives in 2020 2 Geography EditEast Lindsey has an area of 1 760 km2 making it the fifth largest district and second largest non unitary 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 all formerly in the administrative county of Lindsey It borders North East Lincolnshire and the Humber River to the north the North Sea to the east Boston borough to the south and North Kesteven and West Lindsey to the west The boundary between the district and North Kesteven and part of Boston borough is the River Witham The furthest west settlement in the district is Wragby and the furthest south is Anton s Gowt near Sibsey It is bigger than many English counties On the list of largest counties it compares to the 29th largest county being larger than counties such as Surrey Berkshire Worcestershire Bedfordshire Greater London amp Hertfordshire Economy EditThe economy in the district is divided between the coast and rural inland areas The coastal towns of Mablethorpe and Skegness attract recreational and tourist traffic and are characterised by a highly seasonal economy The rural inland areas are dominated by agriculture 3 In terms of transport the district is well served by buses and taxis However it is mostly cut off from the main railway network Only the Poacher Line connects the south end from Skegness to Nottingham via Boston and Grantham The main connection in East Lindsey was the East Lincolnshire Railway which connected Boston to Grimsby via Alford and Louth There were also spurs and branch lines which included Mablethorpe loop railway Horncastle Railway and Spilsby branch These connected sparse towns with the mainline and all closed between 1950 and 1970 with only the spur at Louth to Grimsby surviving until 1981 Only a heritage railway remains at Ludborough Environment EditEast Lindsey District Council had a high rate of residential recycling it was the UK s best performer in Defra s local authority and disposal authority 2007 8 statistics 4 with a Household Recycling and Composting Rate of 58 4 5 In 2013 councillors voted to introduce a charge to garden waste collections of 25 per year This was met with controversy both by residents and councillors becoming council policy by a majority of only one vote Councillor Neil Cooper stated The green waste charge is probably as popular as the introduction of poll tax and in a public consultation of 1 120 respondents 77 stated they did not wish to pay the charge 6 A Freedom of Information Request submitted in June 2014 confirmed significant drops in rates of green waste recycling for the period April May 2013 compared with April May 2014 a drop of almost 400 tonnes was recorded whilst at the same time an increase in domestic waste collected was recorded of over 380 tonnes 7 Education EditMain article Education in Lincolnshire East Lindsey has two of the best state schools in the East Midlands but it also has the worst one as judged by results St Clements College a secondary modern school in Skegness got the lowest GCSEs in 2007 in the East Midlands Merger proposal EditIn May 2020 East Lindsey district council and Boston borough council announced proposals to merge gradually over 10 years with the intention of saving taxpayers 15 4 million In June 2020 a vote on the proposals due to be put to councillors was cancelled after the leader of Boston borough council Paul Skinner considered the plans would be likely rejected He told the Lincolnshire Live newspaper The motion was withdrawn because some people were making it known that they might vote against it 8 9 References Edit District Council population 2011 Neighbourhood Statistics Office for National Statistics Archived from the original on 27 September 2016 Retrieved 20 April 2016 East Lindsey District Council Political Structure of the Council Archived from the original on 7 April 2015 Retrieved 9 May 2015 East Lindsey Economic Baseline 2016 Key Messages for Businesses PDF East Lindsey District Council Retrieved 10 May 2018 English local authorities make good progress on recycling targets Defra 6 November 2008 Archived from the original on 7 July 2009 Retrieved 4 July 2009 Local Authority Municipal Waste Statistics Defra November 2008 Archived from the original on 3 December 2008 Retrieved 4 July 2009 Green bin fee on the way in East Lindsey to cut costs 26 July 2013 Archived from the original on 12 August 2014 Retrieved 11 August 2014 Waste and recycling A freedom of information request to East Lindsey District Council 24 June 2014 Archived from the original on 12 August 2014 Retrieved 11 August 2014 Lincolnshire Live Private Eye Issue 1532 p 21External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to East Lindsey Coordinates 53 15 N 0 03 W 53 25 N 0 05 W 53 25 0 05 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title East Lindsey amp oldid 1119479409, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
