North Kesteven

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North Kesteven District
North Kesteven
Shown within the non-metropolitan county of Lincolnshire
Geography
Status: District
Region: East Midlands
Admin. County: Lincolnshire
Area:
- Total
Ranked 32nd
922.44 km²
Admin. HQ: Sleaford
ONS code: 32UE
Demographics
Population:
- Total (2005 est.)
- Density
Ranked 216th
101,700
110 / km²
Ethnicity: 98.9% White
Politics
Arms of North Kesteven District Council
North Kesteven District Council
http://www.n-kesteven.gov.uk/
Leadership: Leader & Cabinet
Executive: Conservative / Independent
MPs: Douglas Hogg, Gillian Merron

North Kesteven is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England. Its council is based in Sleaford.

The district was formed on April 1, 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972. It was a merger of the previous urban district of Sleaford, along with East Kesteven Rural District and North Kesteven Rural District, all from the administrative county of Kesteven.

North Kesteven borders West Lindsey and the city of Lincoln to the north, East Lindsey to the north-east, Boston (borough) to the east, South Holland to the south-east, South Kesteven to the south, and the county of Nottinghamshire to the west.