Lincolnshire County Council
From the middle ages it was administered in three parts, called Holland, Kesteven and Lindsey, each of which had their own quarter sessions.[4] Lincolnshire County Council provides county-level services.District-level services are provided by the area's seven district councils:[5][6] Much of the county is also covered by civil parishes, which form a third tier of local government.Political control of the council since 1974 has been as follows:[8][9] The leaders of the council since 1974 have been:[10] Following the 2021 election and a change of allegiance in summer 2023, the composition of the council was:[15] Of the four independent councillors, three sit with the Lincolnshire Independent councillor as the "Independent Group", and one does not belong to any group.Since the last boundary changes in 2017 the county has been divided into 70 electoral divisions, each of which elects one councillor.