South Holland District

South Holland District Council
South Holland District Council
Type
Type	Non-metropolitan district
Leadership
Chair	Andrew Woolf, ; Conservative ; since 17 May 2023
Leader	Nick Worth, ; Conservative ; since 17 May 2023
Chief Executive	Rob Barlow ; since October 2021
Structure
Seats	37 councillors
Political groups	Administration (19) Conservatives (19) Other parties (18) South Holland Ind. (10) Reform UK (5) Independent (3)
Elections
Last election	4 May 2023
Next election	2027
Meeting place
	Council Offices, Priory Road, Spalding, PE11 2XE
Website
	www.sholland.gov.uk

South Holland District
South Holland District
Non-metropolitan district
	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;
	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	Spalding
Government
• Type	South Holland District Council
• Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
• Executive:	Conservative
• MP:	John Hayes
Area
• Total	290 sq mi (750 km2)
• Rank	44th
Population (2022)
• Total	96,983
• Rank	Ranked 249th
• Density	330/sq mi (130/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
• Ethnic groups	List 96.3% White ; 1.3% Mixed ; 1.2% Asian ; 0.6% other ; 0.5% Black ;
Religion (2021)
• Religion	List 63% Christianity ; 35.4% no religion ; 0.5% Islam ; 0.2% Buddhism ; 0.5% other ;
Time zone	UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
ONS code	32UF (ONS); E07000140 (GSS)

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.

South Holland District
Non-metropolitan district
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
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	Spalding
Government
• Type	South Holland District Council
• Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
• Executive:	Conservative
• MP:	John Hayes
Area
• Total	290 sq mi (750 km²)
• Rank	44th
Population (2022)
• Total	96,983
• Rank	Ranked 249th
• Density	330/sq mi (130/km²)
Ethnicity (2021)
• Ethnic groups	List 96.3% White 1.3% Mixed 1.2% Asian 0.6% other 0.5% Black
Religion (2021)
• Religion	List 63% Christianity 35.4% no religion 0.5% Islam 0.2% Buddhism 0.5% other
Time zone	UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
ONS code	32UF (ONS) E07000140 (GSS)