West Lindsey

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West Lindsey
District
From left to right Top: Gainsborough Old Hall Middle: Market Rasen Racecourse and Caistor parish church Bottom:Stow Minster and the Red Arrows at RAF Scampton (now closed)
Shown within the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	East Midlands
Ceremonial county	Lincolnshire
Admin. HQ	Gainsborough
Government
• MPs:	Edward Leigh
Area
• Total	446 sq mi (1,156 km2)
• Rank	22nd
Population  (2022)
• Total	96,817
• Rank	Ranked 250th
• Density	220/sq mi (84/km2)
Ethnicity (2021) [1]
• Ethnic groups	List 97% White 1.2% Asian 1.1% Mixed 0.4% other 0.3% Black
Religion (2021) [1]
• Religion	List 58% Christianity 40.2% no religion 0.4% Islam 1.4% other
Time zone	UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
ONS code	32UH (ONS) E07000142 (GSS)
West Lindsey District Council Type Type Non-metropolitan district Leadership Chair Stephen Bunney, Liberal Democrat since 22 May 2023[2] Leader Trevor Young, Liberal Democrat since 22 May 2023 Chief Executive Ian Knowles since 2019[3] Structure Seats 36 councillors Political groups Administration (19)   Liberal Democrats (18)   Independent (1) Other parties (17)   Conservative (14)   Lincolnshire Ind. (2)   Independent (1) Elections Last election 4 May 2023 Next election 6 May 2027 Meeting place Guildhall, Marshall's Yard, Gainsborough, DN21 2NA Website www.west-lindsey.gov.uk

West Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England. Its council is based in Gainsborough, the district's largest town. The district also includes the towns of Caistor and Market Rasen, along with numerous villages and surrounding rural areas. The east of the district includes part of the Lincolnshire Wolds, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

The neighbouring districts are North Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire, East Lindsey, North Kesteven, Lincoln, Newark and Sherwood and Bassetlaw.