Borough of Boston

Borough of Boston
Borough
Shown within the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire Shown within the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	East Midlands
Administrative county	Lincolnshire
Admin. HQ	Boston
Government
• Type	Boston Borough Council
• Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
• Executive:	Conservative
• MPs:	Mark Simmonds
Area
• Total	140.9 sq mi (364.9 km2)
Area rank	116th
Population (mid-2014 est.)
• Total	64,637
• Rank	Ranked 305th
• Density	460/sq mi (180/km2)
Time zone	Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0)
• Summer (DST)	British Summer Time (UTC+1)
ONS code	32UB (ONS) E07000136 (GSS)
Ethnicity	98.4% White
Website	boston.gov.uk

The Borough of Boston is a local government district with borough status in Lincolnshire, England. Its council is based in the town of Boston. It lies around N 53°0' W 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.

History

The borough was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the former borough of Boston with Boston Rural District.

Until 1974, Lincolnshire comprised three Parts, somewhat like the Ridings of Yorkshire. In Lincolnshire, "Parts" was the formal designation. They were the Parts of Lindsey, Kesteven and Holland. In their final form, they were each, in effect, an administrative county. The 1974 changes divided the Parts of Holland into two districts; the Borough of Boston is the northern one.

Management

• Summary of the Council's organization.
• Day to day management
• Key to descriptions of council services.

Political composition

The political composition of the council following the elections in May 2015 is as follows:

Party		Councillors
	Conservatives	13
	UKIP	12
	Independent Group	2
	Labour	2
	Unaligned	1

No party has a majority, but the Conservatives have minority control as of May 2015.

Election results

For full election results see: Boston local elections.

Electoral arrangements

The Borough includes the town of Boston and eight other, rural wards.

The town electoral wards

They are as follows:

• Central Ward elects one councillor.
• Fenside Ward elects two councillors 12.
• North Ward elects two councillors 12.
• Pilgrim Ward elects one councillor.
• Skirbeck Ward elects three councillors 123.
• South Ward elects one councillor.
• Staniland North Ward elects one councillor.
• Staniland South Ward elects two councillors 12.
• West Ward elects one councillor.
• Witham Ward elects two councillors 12.

The rural electoral wards

Each comprises one or more civil parishes:

• Coastal Ward elects two councillors 12.
• Fishtoft Ward elects three councillors 123.
• Five Village Ward elects two councillors 12.
• Frampton & Holme Ward elects one councillor.
• Kirton Ward elects two councillors 12.
• Old Leake & Wrangle Ward elects two councillors 12.
• Swineshead & Holland Fen Ward elects two councillors 12.
• Wyberton Fen Ward elects two councillors 12.

Demographics

In 2007, for all districts of Lincolnshire, Boston got the lowest GCSE results. It also has the least-educated group of people in Lincolnshire. At the 2001 census, there were 55,739 citizens in the district. The district has the highest Total Fertility Rate for district councils in England. Only the unitary authorities of Peterborough, Luton, Slough, Blackburn with Darwen. Newham, Barking with Dagenham, and Rutland (the highest) have larger TFRs. It has the same TFR as Oldham, a unitary authority.