West Lindsey
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| West Lindsey District | |
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 Shown within the non-metropolitan county of Lincolnshire |
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| 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 (2005 est.) - Density |
Ranked 276th 84,900 73 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 99.0% White |
| Politics | |
| West Lindsey District Council http://www.west-lindsey.gov.uk/ |
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| Leadership: | Alternative - Sec.31 |
| Control: | Liberal Democrats |
| MP: | Edward Leigh |
West Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England. It covers Gainsborough, Market Rasen, Cherry Willingham, Nettleham, and Welton.
The district was formed on April 1, 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.
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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