Lincolnshire County Council

Lincolnshire County Council is the county council that governs the non-metropolitan county of Lincolnshire in England, less those parts governed by the unitary authorities of North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire. The number of councillors was reduced from 77 to 70 at the 2017 local election.[1]

Lincolnshire mobile library at Pode Hole. Lincolnshire County Council operate five routes, covering small villages in this large, sparse, county. Each location is visited once a month.[2]

For historic political control and leadership of the council, see Lincolnshire County Council elections.
Lincolnshire County Council
Coat of arms or logo
Logo
Type
Type
Non-metropolitan county council of Lincolnshire
Leadership
Chair of the Council
Alison Austin,
Independent
since 20 May 2022
Martin Hill,
Conservative
since 2005
Chief Executive
Debbie Barnes
Structure
Seats70 (36 needed for a majority)
Political groups
Administration
  Conservative Party (57)
Other parties
  Labour Party (6)
  Liberal Democrats (1)
  Independent (5)
  Lincolnshire Independents (1)
Length of term
4 years
Elections
First-past-the-post
Last election
4 May 2021
Next election
1 May 2025
Meeting place
County Offices, Newland, Lincoln, LN1 1YL
Website
www.lincolnshire.gov.uk

The council was created in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972. It succeeded the Holland, Kesteven and Lindsey County Councils, and the Lincoln County Borough Council.

Responsibilities

The council is responsible for public services such as education, transport, highways, heritage, social care, libraries, trading standards, and waste management.[3]

Premises

The council has its main offices and meeting place at County Offices on Newland in Lincoln. The building was built in 1926–1932 as the headquarters for the former Lindsey County Council, one of Lincolnshire County Council's predecessors.[4]

Chief executives

Chief executives have included:

  • 1973–1979: David Drury Macklin
  • 1983–1995: Robert John Dudley Proctor
  • 1995–1998: Jill Helen Barrow, who was the first woman chief executive of a county council in England.[5]
  • 1999–2004: David Bowles
  • 2005-2018: Tony McArdle[6][7]
  • 2018: Richard Wills (Interim Head of Paid Service) [8]
  • 2018: Keith Ireland [9][10][11][12]
  • 2018–present: Debbie Barnes [13]

Borough, City, and District councils

The county council is the upper-tier of local government, below which are seven councils with responsibility for local services such as housing, planning applications, licensing, council tax collection and rubbish collection. The districts of Lincolnshire are:

References
  1. "New electoral divisions for 2017". Lincolnshire County Council. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  2. "Mobile Libraries". Lincolnshire County Council. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013. Wherever you live in Lincolnshire, whether in the countryside of the Wolds or Fens, the Coastal area or even on the edge of a town, a Mobile Library will stop nearby.
  3. "Understand how your council works". www.gov.uk. HM Government. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  4. "Contact us". Lincolnshire County Council. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  5. "People", Times Education Supplement, 18 August 1995. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  6. "Lincolnshire County Council chief executive Tony McArdle to step down after 12 years", Lincolnshire Echo, 11 January 2018.
  7. "Lincolnshire County Council leader pays tribute to outgoing chief executive", 23 February 2018.
  8. "Lincolnshire County Council director Richard Wills to retire", Lincolnshire Reporter, 5 July 2018.
  9. "Lincolnshire County Council appoint Keith Ireland as new chief executive",Lincolnshire Echo, 8 May 2018.
  10. "'We do not share the same approach' - chief executive of Lincolnshire County Council to leave just months after joining",Lincolnshire Echo, 26 November 2018.
  11. "KEXIT: Lincolnshire County Council chief leaves after just four months", Lincolnite 26 November 2018.
  12. "Sacked or resigned? County Council CEO set to serve notice", Lincolnshire Reporter, 26 November 2018.
  13. "County council leaders gagged over departure of chief executive", Boston Standard, 16 December 2018.
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