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The Borough of Boston is a local government district with borough status in Lincolnshire, England. Its council is based in the town of Boston. The borough covers a wider area that includes villages such as Wyberton, Butterwick, Kirton-in-Holland, Langrick Bridge, Sutterton, Swineshead, Old Leake, Fosdyke, Kirton Holme and Hubberts Bridge.

Borough of Boston
Borough
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:	Matt Warman
Area
• Total	140.9 sq mi (364.9 km2)
• Rank	110th
Population  (mid-2019 est.)
• Total	64,637
• Rank	Ranked 297th
• Density	460/sq mi (180/km2)
Time zone	UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
ONS code	32UB (ONS) E07000136 (GSS)
Ethnicity	98.4% White
Website	www.mybostonuk.com

The borough borders East Lindsey to the north, North Kesteven to the west and South Holland to the south. To the east is The Wash.

At the 2011 Census, the population of the borough was 64,637.[1]

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. These 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 organisation.
• Day to day management
• Key to descriptions of council services.

Political composition

The political composition of the council following the elections in May 2015[2] and May 2019[3] are as follows:

Party		Councillors 2015	Councillors 2019
	Conservatives	13	16
	UKIP	12	1
	Independents	2	11
	Labour	2	2
	Unaligned	1	1

In 2015 no party had a majority, but the Conservatives had minority control.[4] In 2019 the Conservatives won a clear majority of seats.[3]

Election results

For full election results see: Boston local elections.

Electoral arrangements

The Borough is divided into fifteen electoral wards covering both the town of Boston and surrounding rural areas.[5] The boundaries were redrawn in 2013 and used in borough elections since 2015. The wards are listed below, showing the number of councillors elected by each:[6]

2016 EU referendum

On 23 June 2016 the Borough of Boston voted in the UK-wide Referendum on membership of the European Union (EU) under the provisions of the European Union Referendum Act 2015. In a turnout of 77%, over 75% voted to leave the EU, the highest leave majority of the 382 UK voting areas.[7] The local MP Matt Warman, a Conservative, had campaigned for a "Remain" vote.[8]

United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, 2016 Borough of Boston
Choice		Votes	%
	Leave the European Union	22,974	75.56%
	Remain a member of the European Union	7,430	24.44%
Valid votes		30,404	99.96%
Invalid or blank votes		12	0.04%
Total votes		30,416	100.00%
Registered voters and turnout		39,963	77.27%

Borough of Boston referendum result (without spoiled ballots):

Leave: 22,974 (75.6%)	Remain: 7,430 (24.4%)
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Freedom of the Borough

The following people and military units have received the Freedom of the Borough of Boston.

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (November 2021)

Individuals

• Professor Sir Jonathan Van-Tam: 21 March 2022.[9][10][11][12]

Military Units

• RAF Coningsby: 16 May 1963.[13]

In the media

In May 2020, East Lindsey district council and Boston borough council announced proposals to merge gradually over 10 years, with the intention of saving taxpayers £15.4m. However, in June 2020, Lincolnshire Live newspaper reported the "anger" after a vote on the proposals due to be put to councillors was cancelled as Boston borough council leader, Paul Skinner, expected the plans would likely be rejected. He told the newspaper "The motion was withdrawn because some people were making it known that they might vote against it".[14]

In October 2020, Private Eye reported the outgoing chief executive, Phil Drury, received a £443,998 exit payment and compared it to a £440,000 payment made to the London Borough of Croydon's then new chief executive, Jo Negrini.[15]

Arms

Coat of arms of Borough of Boston

Crest On a wreath of the colours a demi-lion Or holding between the forepaws a woolsack Proper charged with a ram couchant Or. Escutcheon Or on a chevron Azure three coronets each composed of crosses paty and fleurs-de-lys Or on a chief Sable a garb between two pairs of windmill sails also Or. Supporters On either side a mermaid Proper crined and finned Or upon a compartment of waves barry wavy Azure and Argent. Motto Serve With Amnity [16]

References

External links

На других языках

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[de] Borough of Boston

Boston ist ein Verwaltungsbezirk mit dem Status eines Borough in der Grafschaft Lincolnshire in England. Verwaltungssitz ist die Stadt Boston, in der rund die Hälfte der Bevölkerung lebt.

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- [en] Borough of Boston

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[ru] Бостон (район, Линкольншир)

Бостон (англ. Boston) — неметрополитенский район (англ. non-metropolitan district) в церемониальном графстве Линкольншир в Англии. Административный центр — город Бостон.

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