Borough of Boston

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}}Template:Main other 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 also includes numerous villages in the surrounding rural area including Wyberton, Sutterton, Algakirk and Hubberts Bridge. As well as Kirton, the only other town in the borough.

The borough borders South Holland to the south, North Kesteven to the west, and East Lindsey to the north. To the east, it has a coast onto the Wash.

History

The town of Boston had been incorporated as an ancient borough in 1545.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It was reformed to become a municipal borough in 1836.<ref>Municipal Corporations Act 1835</ref>

The modern borough was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, by merging the municipal borough of Boston with Boston Rural District.<ref>Template:Cite legislation UK</ref> The new district was named Boston after its only town.<ref>Template:Cite legislation UK</ref> Boston's borough status passed to the enlarged district from its creation, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor, continuing Boston's series of mayors dating back to 1545.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The borough covers the northern part of Holland, one of the three traditional Parts of Lincolnshire. Holland had been an administrative county between 1889 and 1974.

In 2020 the council agreed to share its management and other staff with neighbouring East Lindsey District Council.<ref name=CEO/> South Holland District Council joined the partnership in 2021, which is now described as the "South and East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Governance

File:Church of St Leodegar, Wyberton - geograph.org.uk - 4419926.jpg

Wyberton, one of the many villages in the borough

Boston Borough Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Lincolnshire County Council. Much of the borough is covered by civil parishes, which form a third tier of local government.<ref>Template:Cite legislation UK</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Political control

Since the 2023 election the council has been under the control of local party the Boston Independents.

Political control of the council since the 1974 reforms has been as follows:<ref name=compositions>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=gain>Template:Cite news</ref>

Party in control		Years
Template:Party name with colour	1974–2007
Template:Party name with colour	2007–2011
Template:Party name with colour	2011–2015
Template:Party name with colour	2015–2019
Template:Party name with colour	2019–2020
Template:Party name with colour	2020–2023
Template:Party name with colour	2023–present

Leadership

The role of mayor is largely ceremonial in Boston. Political leadership is instead provided by the leader of the council. The leaders since 2006 have been:<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Councillor	Party		From	To
Joyce Dobson	Template:Party name with colour		2006
Mary Wright	Template:Party name with colour	18 May 2006	6 May 2007
Richard Austin	Template:Party name with colour	24 May 2007	25 May 2011
Peter Bedford	Template:Party name with colour	25 May 2011	15 May 2017
Michael Cooper	Template:Party name with colour	15 May 2017	15 Jul 2019
Aaron Spencer	Template:Party name with colour	15 Jul 2019	20 Jan 2020
Paul Skinner	Template:Party name with colour	3 Feb 2020	7 May 2023
Anne Dorrian	Template:Party name with colour	22 May 2023

Composition

Following the 2023 election, the composition of the council was:<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Party		Councillors
Template:Party name with colour	17
Template:Party name with colour	5
Template:Party name with colour	5
Template:Party name with colour	1
Template:Party name with colour	1
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Total		30

The Liberal Democrat and three of the independent councillors sit together as the "20-20 Independent Group".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The next election is due in 2027.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Elections

Template:Also Since the last boundary changes in 2015 the council has comprised 30 councillors representing 15 wards, with each ward electing one, two or three councillors. Elections are held every four years.<ref name=beco>Template:Cite legislation UK</ref> A map of the wards is available,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }} 'NB Councillors named are as of 2021</ref> as is a map showing the Local Government Boundary Commission for England's final recommendations for ward boundaries, October 2012.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The wards, and their numbers of councillors, are:<ref name=beco /> Template:Div col

• Coastal (2)
• Fenside (2)
• Fishtoft (3)
• Five Villages (2)
• Kirton and Frampton (3)
• Old Leake and Wrangle (2)
• Skirbeck (3)
• St Thomas' (1)
• Staniland (2)
• Station (1)
• Swineshead and Holland Fen (2)
• Trinity (2)
• West (1)
• Witham (2)
• Wyberton (2)

Premises

The council is based at the Municipal Buildings on West Street in Boston.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The building was built in 1902 for the old borough council to the designs of architect James Rowell.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Parishes

File:Kirton Town Hall (geograph 5568606).jpg

Kirton, the only other town of the borough

Much of the borough is covered by civil parishes, the exception being the pre-1974 municipal borough of Boston, which is an unparished area. The parishes are:<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Template:Div col

• Algakirk
• Amber Hill
• Benington
• Bicker
• Butterwick
• Fishtoft
• Fosdyke
• Frampton
• Freiston
• Holland Fen with Brothertoft
• Kirton
• Leverton
• Old Leake
• Sutterton
• Swineshead
• Wigtoft
• Wrangle
• Wyberton

2016 EU referendum

Template:See also 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The local MP Matt Warman, a Conservative, had campaigned for a "Remain" vote.<ref name="thespectatorwhichtorympsbackbrexit">Template:Cite news</ref>

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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Swineshead, one of the many villages of the borough

Freedom of the Borough

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

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Individuals

• Professor Sir Jonathan Van-Tam: 21 March 2022.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• David Medlock: 17 April 2023.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Military Units

• RAF Coningsby: 16 May 1963.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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External links

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