South Holland District
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2012}}
{{Distinguish|South Holland}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = South Holland District
|type = Non-metropolitan district
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| image1 = The Church of St Mary and St Nicolas, Spalding - geograph.org.uk - 4124223.jpg
| image2 = A distant view of Holbeach - geograph.org.uk - 2736724.jpg
| image3 = Long Sutton, High Street - geograph.org.uk - 3594030.jpg
| image4 = Crowland Abbey, Crowland - geograph.org.uk - 5055028.jpg
| image5 = Sutton Bridge - 2013 - geograph.org.uk - 4085941.jpg
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| image_caption = {{ubl|From left to right|Top: Spalding parish church |Middle: Holbeach skyline and Long Sutton town centre|Bottom: Crowland Abbey and Sutton Bridge's Cross Keys Bridge connecting Lincolnshire to Norfolk via the Wash}}
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|blank_emblem_type = Coat of Arms
|image_map = South Holland UK locator map.svg
|map_caption = Shown within the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire
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|subdivision_type = Sovereign state
|subdivision_name = United Kingdom
|subdivision_type1 = Constituent country
|subdivision_name1 = England
|subdivision_type2 = Region
|subdivision_name2 = East Midlands
|subdivision_type3 = Administrative county
|subdivision_name3 = Lincolnshire
|seat_type = Admin. HQ
|seat = Spalding
|government_type = South Holland District Council
|leader_title = Leadership:
|leader_name = Leader & Cabinet
|leader_title1 = Executive:
|leader_name1 = {{English district control|GSS=E07000140}}
|leader_title2 = MP:
|leader_name2 = John Hayes
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|established_title = Founded
|established_date = 1 April 1974
|founder =
|area_rank = List of English districts by area
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|population_rank = List of English districts by population
|population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Ethnicity (2021)
| demographics1_footnotes = {{NOMIS2021|id=E07000140|title=South Holland Local Authority|access-date=5 January 2024}}
| demographics1_title1 = Ethnic groups
| demographics1_info1 =
{{Collapsible list
| 96.3% White
| 1.3% Mixed
| 1.2% Asian
| 0.6% other
| 0.5% Black
}}
| demographics_type2 = Religion (2021)
| demographics2_title1 = Religion
| demographics2_info1 =
{{Collapsible list
| 63% Christianity
| 35.4% no religion
| 0.5% Islam
| 0.2% Buddhism
| 0.5% other
}}
|timezone = Greenwich Mean Time
|utc_offset = +0
|timezone_DST = British Summer Time
|utc_offset_DST = +1
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|blank1_info = 32UF (ONS)
E07000140 (GSS)
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{{Infobox legislature
| name = South Holland District Council
| logo_pic = South Holland District Council logo.svg
| logo_res =
| house_type = Non-metropolitan district
| body =
| houses =
| leader1_type = Chair
| leader1 = Andrew Woolf
| party1 =
Conservative
| election1 = 17 May 2023
| leader2_type = Leader
| leader2 = Nick Worth
| party2 =
Conservative
| leader3_type = Chief Executive
| leader3 = Rob Barlow
| party3 =
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| political_groups1 = Administration (19)
: {{nowrap|{{Color box|{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}|border=darkgray}} Conservatives (19)}}
Other parties (18)
: {{nowrap|{{Color box|{{party color|South Holland Independents}}|border=darkgray}} South Holland Ind. (8)}}
: {{nowrap|{{Color box|{{party color|Independent (politician)}}|border=darkgray}} Independent (5)}}
: {{nowrap|{{Color box|{{party color|Reform UK}}|border=darkgray}} Reform UK (5)}}
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| last_election1 = 4 May 2023
| next_election1 = 2027
| session_room = South Holland Council Offices (geograph 4003589).jpg
| session_res =
| meeting_place = Council Offices, Priory Road, Spalding, PE11{{nbsp}}2XE
| website = {{url|www.sholland.gov.uk}}
| footnotes =
}}
South Holland is a local government district of Lincolnshire, England. The council is based in Spalding. Other notable towns and villages include Crowland, Sutton Bridge, Donington, Holbeach and Long Sutton. The district is named after the historical division of Lincolnshire known as the Parts of Holland.
The neighbouring districts are Boston, North Kesteven, South Kesteven, Peterborough, Fenland and King's Lynn and West Norfolk.
History
The district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972. It covered the area of three former districts from the administrative county of Holland, which were all abolished at the same time:{{cite legislation UK|type=si|si=The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972|year=1972|number=2039|access-date=29 June 2023}}
The new district was named South Holland referencing its position within Holland, one of the three historic parts of Lincolnshire.{{cite legislation UK|type=si|si=The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Names) Order 1973|year=1973|number=551|access-date=29 June 2023}}
In 2021 the district council joined East Lindsey District Council and Boston Borough Council in the "South and East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership" which shares management and other staff.{{cite web |title=South and East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership |url=https://www.boston.gov.uk/selcp |website=Boston Borough Council |access-date=23 November 2023}}
Governance
South Holland District Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Lincolnshire County Council.{{cite legislation UK|type=act|act=Local Government Act 1972|year=1972|chapter=70|access-date=31 May 2023}} Much of the district is also covered by civil parishes, which form a third tier of local government. The town of Spalding is an unparished area.{{cite web |title=Election maps |url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/election-maps/gb/ |publisher=Ordnance Survey |access-date=6 June 2023}}
=Political control=
The council has been under Conservative majority control since 2003.
The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until the new arrangements came into effect on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1974 has been as follows:{{cite web |title=Compositions calculator |url=https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/?page_id=3825 |website=The Elections Centre | date=4 March 2016 |access-date=1 June 2023}}
| class="wikitable"
! colspan=2|Party in control | Years |
| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}} | 1974–1987 |
| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}} | 1987–1991 |
| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}} | 1991–1997 |
| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}} | 1997–1999 |
| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | 1999–2002 |
| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}} | 2002–2003 |
| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | 2003–present |
=Leadership=
The leaders of the council since 2003 have been:{{cite web |title=Council minutes |url=https://democracy.sholland.gov.uk/ieListMeetings.aspx?CId=121&Year=0 |website=South Holland District Council |access-date=10 August 2022}}
| class=wikitable
! Councillor !! colspan=2|Party !! From !! To | |||
| Gary Porter{{cite web |title=Lord Gary Porter CBE |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/people/gary-porter#current-roles |website=gov.uk |access-date=1 April 2022}} | {{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | align=right|2003 | align=right|7 May 2023 |
| Nick Worth | {{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | align=right|17 May 2023 | align=right| |
=Composition=
Following the 2023 election, a by-election in November 2023, and changes of allegiance up to March 2025, the composition of the council was:{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2023/may/04/elections-2023-results-live-local-council-england#le-full-results|title=Local elections 2023: live council results for England|work=The Guardian}}{{cite news |last1=Fear |first1=Victoria |title=Conservative Party re-takes Spalding St Paul's ward seat with Glynis Scalese winning the seat after the drawing of lots to decide tied race |url=https://www.spaldingtoday.co.uk/news/conservative-party-retakes-the-spalding-st-paul-s-ward-in-dr-9339247/ |access-date=28 November 2023 |work=Spalding Today |date=28 November 2023}}{{Cite web |last=Rush |first=Richard |date=2025-03-05 |title=Seven councillors change allegiance |url=https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/seven-councillors-change-allegiance/ |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=The Voice |language=en-GB}}
| class="wikitable"
! colspan=2| Party ! Councillors | |
| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | align=center|19 |
| {{Party name with colour|South Holland Independents|full=yes}} | align=center|8 |
| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}} | align=center|5 |
| {{Party name with colour|Reform UK}} | align=center|5 |
| colspan=2|Total | align=center|37 |
|---|
The South Holland Independents and three independent councillors sit together as the "Independent Group".{{cite web |title=Your councillors by political grouping |url=https://democracy.sholland.gov.uk/mgMemberIndex.aspx?FN=GROUPING&VW=LIST&PIC=0 |website=South Holland District Council |access-date=29 June 2023}} The next election is due in 2027.
=Premises=
The council is based at the Council Offices on Priory Road in Spalding. The original building had been completed in 1954 for the Spalding Rural District Council, one of the modern council's predecessors.{{cite news |title=Opening of council's new offices this week |url=https://www.findmypast.co.uk/search-newspapers |access-date=29 June 2023 |work=Lincolnshire Free Press |date=20 April 1954 |location=Spalding |page=1}} A large extension was added in front of the original building in 1991.{{cite news |title=New offices mean better deal for you |url=https://www.findmypast.co.uk/search-newspapers |access-date=29 June 2023 |work=Lincolnshire Free Press |date=29 October 1991 |location=Spalding |page=9}}
=Elections=
{{also|South Holland District Council elections}}
Since the last boundary changes in 2007 the council has comprised 37 councillors representing 18 wards, with each ward electing one, two or three councillors. Elections are held every four years.{{cite legislation UK|type=si|si=The District of South Holland (Electoral Changes) Order 2007|year=2007|number=145|access-date=29 June 2023}}
{{multiple images
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|header=Landmarks of South Holland
|image1=Trinity Bridge, Crowland, Lincolnshire - geograph.org.uk - 2878875.jpg
|image2=Crowland Abbey - geograph.org.uk - 2499.jpg
|image3=Crosskeys Bridge, Sutton Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 3745733.jpg
|image4=The Church of St Mary and St Nicolas in Spalding (geograph 6769618).jpg
|image5=Sessions House - geograph.org.uk - 1160099.jpg
|image6=Ayscoughfee Hall balcony and coat of arms. - geograph.org.uk - 2309934.jpg
|image7=A distant view of the church, Deeping St Nicholas - geograph.org.uk - 3102172.jpg
|image8=All Saints' Holbeach - geograph.org.uk - 4446303.jpg
|image9=St Mary's church in Long Sutton - geograph.org.uk - 2222663.jpg
|alt1=Trinity Bridge
|alt2=Crowland Abbey
|alt3=Crosskeys Bridge, Sutton Bridge
|alt4=Spalding Parish Church
|alt5=Sessions House, Spalding
|alt6=Ayscoughfee Hall, Spalding
|alt7=Skyline of Deeping St Nicholas in the Deepings
|alt8=Holbeach
|alt9=Long Sutton
|footer= Notable Landmarks of South Holland
Landmarks from top left to bottom right:
- Trinity Bridge
- Crowland Abbey
- Crosskeys Bridge, Sutton Bridge
- Spalding Parish Church
- Sessions House, Spalding
- Ayscoughfee Hall, Spalding
- Skyline of Deeping St Nicholas in the Deepings
- Holbeach
- Long Sutton
}}
Demographics
There were 76,512 residents in the district at the 2001 census.{{cite web|url=http://www.sholland.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/1C3F587B-1B46-4321-867B-41EAB36E28FC/0/SouthHollandFactsandFiguresupdatedSept2008.pdf|title=District Council's summary of 2001 census results}} The median age was nearly 43. 82.6% of people in the district claimed to adhere to a Christian religion – the highest proportion of any district in the East Midlands.
The 2011 census reports 88,270 people at 1.2 per hectare in 37,264 households.{{cite web|title=South Holland:Key Statistics|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=6275241&c=south+holland&d=13&e=62&g=6446960&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1366473982851&enc=1|work=2011 census|publisher=Office for National Statistics|access-date=20 April 2013}}
Much of the district is low-lying and highly fertile agricultural land which is protected from flooding by land drainage. This is the responsibility of the South Holland Internal Drainage Board and the Environment Agency.{{cite web |url=http://www.wlma.org.uk/index.pl?id=23 |title=South Holland IDB |publisher=Water Management Alliance |access-date=12 June 2013}}
Media
In terms of television, the area is served by BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire and ITV Yorkshire broadcast from the Belmont transmitter.{{cite web|url=https://ukfree.tv/transmitters/tv/Belmont|title=Belmont (Lincolnshire, England) Full Freeview transmitter|date=1 May 2004|website=UK Free TV|accessdate=19 April 2024}} BBC East Midlands and ITV Central can also be received from the Waltham TV transmitter.{{cite web|url=https://ukfree.tv/transmitters/tv/Waltham|title= Full Freeview on the Waltham (Leicestershire, England) transmitter|date=1 May 2004|website=UK Free TV|accessdate=19 April 2024}} With the co-channel interference from the Waltham transmitter, a small number of households in the southern tip of the district are able to receive BBC East and ITV Anglia.{{cite web|url=https://ukfree.tv/transmitters/tv/Sandy_Heath|title=Full Freeview on the Sandy Heath (Central Bedfordshire, England) transmitter|date=1 May 2004|website=UK Free TV|accessdate=19 April 2024}}
Radio stations for the area are: {{cite web |url=https://lincolnshire.org/radio-lincolnshire-find-your-local-station/ |title=Radio Lincolnshire – Find Your Local Station |publisher=Lincolnshire.org |access-date=19 April 2024}}
- BBC Radio Lincolnshire on 104.7 FM and 94.9 FM
- BBC Radio Cambridgeshire can also be received on 95.7 FM,
- Lincs FM on DAB
- Greatest Hits Radio Lincolnshire on 96.7FM and 102.2 FM
- Connect Radio on 106.8 FM
- Heart East on 102.7 FM
- Tulip Radio (for Spalding) on 107.5 FM
Arms
{{Infobox COA wide
|escutcheon = Barry wavy of six Azure and Argent in front of two crosiers in saltire a representation of the Elloe Stone issuant on a chief Or an open book Proper edged Or bound between two tulip heads Gules.
|crest = On a wreath of the colours a heron Proper supporting with the dexter foot a cornucopia erect Or replenished with flowers fruit and cereals Proper.
|motto = Progress Through Endeavour{{cite web|url=http://civicheraldry.co.uk/east_midlands.html |publisher=Civic Heraldry of England |accessdate=8 March 2021 |title=East Midlands Region}}
|badge = In front of two crosiers in saltire a representation of the Elloe Stone Or.}}
References
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