Boston (borough)
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| Borough of Boston | |
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 Shown within the non-metropolitan county of Lincolnshire |
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| Geography | |
| Status: | Borough |
| Region: | East Midlands |
| Admin. County: | Lincolnshire |
| Area: - Total |
Ranked 132nd 361.54 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Boston |
| ONS code: | 32UB |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2005 est.) - Density |
Ranked 331st 58,000 160 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 98.4% White |
| Politics | |
| Boston Borough Council http://www.boston.gov.uk/ |
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| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Conservative / Liberal Democrats / Independent |
| MP: | Mark Simmonds |
Boston is a local government district with borough status in Lincolnshire, England. Its council is based in the town of Boston. It lies around N53°0'0" W0°0'0".
Boston borough borders East Lindsey to the north, The Wash to the east, South Holland to the south, and North Kesteven to the west.
Post codes used in the district are: in Boston town, PE21 and elsewhere, PE20 and PE22.
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[edit] History
The borough was formed on April 1, 1974 by the merger of the former borough of Boston with Boston Rural District.
Until 1974, Lincolnshire comprised three parts, like the ridings of Yorkshire. In Lincolnshire, "parts" was the formal designation. They were Lindsey, Kesteven and Holland. In their final form, they were in effect each a county. The 1974 changes divided the Parts of Holland into two districts of which the Borough of Boston is the northern one.
[edit] Management
- Summary of the Council's organization.
- Day to day management
- Key to descriptions of council services.
[edit] Electoral arrangements
The Borough includes the town of Boston and 18 other, rural wards.
[edit] The town electoral wards
They are:
- Central Ward elects one councillor.
- Fenside Ward elects two councillors 1 2.
- North Ward elects two councillors. 1 2
- Pilgrim Ward elects one councillor.
- Skirbeck Ward elects two councillors 1 2.
- South Ward elects one councillor.
- Staniland North Ward elects one councillor.
- Stanialnd South Ward elects two councillors 1 2.
- West Ward elects one councillor.
- Witham Ward Elects two councillors 1 2.
[edit] The rural electoral wards
- Each comprises one or more civil parishes.
- Coastal ward comprises the civil parishes of Leverton, Benington, Butterwick and Freiston. It elects two councillors. 1 2
- Fishtoft ward comprises just the civil parish of Fishtoft. It elects two councillors 1 2.
- Five Villages ward comprises the civil parishes of Bicker, Wigtoft, Sutterton, Algarkirk and Fosdyke. It elects two councillors. 1 2.
- Frampton and Holme ward comprises Frampton and the Kirton Holme end of Kirton parish. It elects one councillor.
- Kirton ward comprises the civil parish of Kirton, less the Kirton Holme end of it. It elects two councillors. 1 2
- Old Leake and Wrangle ward comprises the civil parishes of Old Leake and Wrangle. It elects two councillors. 1 2.
- Swineshead and Holland Fen ward comprises the civil parishes of Swineshead, Amber Hill and Holland Fen with Brothertoft. It elects two councillors 1 2.
- Wyberton ward comprises just the civil parish of Wyberton. It elects two councillors 1 2
| 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 |
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Counties with multiple districts: Derbyshire - Leicestershire - Lincolnshire - Northamptonshire - Nottinghamshire |
