East Lindsey

East Lindsey District
Non-metropolitan district
From left to right Top: Aerial view of Skegness Middle: Louth and Horncastle town centre Bottom: Mablethorpe and the Lincolnshire Wolds
Shown within the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	East Midlands
Administrative county	Lincolnshire
Founded	1 April 1974
Admin. HQ	Horncastle
Government
• Type	East Lindsey District Council
• MPs:	Edward Leigh, Richard Tice, Victoria Atkins
Area
• Total	682 sq mi (1,767 km²)
• Rank	13th
Population (2022)
• Total	144,415
• Rank	Ranked 157th
• Density	210/sq mi (82/km²)
Ethnicity (2021)
• Ethnic groups	List 97.8% White 1% Mixed 0.8% Asian 0.2% Black 0.2% other
Religion (2021)
• Religion	List 57.3% Christianity 41.3% no religion 0.3% Islam 1.1% other
Time zone	UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
ONS code	32UC (ONS) E07000137 (GSS)

East Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England. Its council is based in Horncastle and the largest town is Skegness. Other towns include Alford, Burgh le Marsh, Coningsby, Louth, Mablethorpe, Spilsby, Sutton on Sea, Wainfleet All Saints, Wragby and Woodhall Spa. The district also covers a large rural area, including many smaller settlements.

The district lies on the east coast, bordering the North Sea. The north-west of the district includes part of the Lincolnshire Wolds, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The neighbouring districts are Boston, North Kesteven, West Lindsey and North East Lincolnshire.