Photo: Colin Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0The Liberal Democrats hold a majority on West Lindsey District Council
Caistor is run by West Lindsey District Council and Lincolnshire County Council, with Caistor parish council for local matters. The Liberal Democrats have a majority on West Lindsey District Council. Reform UK has a majority on Lincolnshire County Council. Its MP is Sir Edward Leigh (Conservative), member for Gainsborough.
£2,398
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Caistor’s politics has changed since 2021
A majority on West Lindsey District Council
The Liberal Democrats hold a majority on West Lindsey District Council: 18 of its 35 seats as elected. The Conservatives hold 13, independents 2 and Lincolnshire Independents Lincolnshire First 2. Who’s in charge ↓
Lincolnshire changed hands in 2025
Lincolnshire County Council, which runs schools, social care and roads, went from a Conservative majority (54 of 70 seats in 2021) to a Reform UK majority at the May 2025 election: Reform UK won 44 of 70 seats. Lincolnshire ↓
Council tax
A Band D bill in Caistor is £2,398 for 2026–27; West Lindsey District Council keeps 11% of it. The council area’s Band D has risen 49% in ten years, against England’s 56%. Council money ↓
Written from the data on this page: Democracy Club results since May 2021, the UK Parliament Members API and MHCLG council tax.
Who holds the seats on Caistor’s councils
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 18 of West Lindsey’s 35 or 36 of Lincolnshire’s 70 seats to run the council alone.
- Liberal Democrat18
- Conservative13
- Independent2
- Lincolnshire Independents Lincolnshire First2
Latest election: May 2023.
- Reform UK44+44
- Conservative14−40
- Liberal Democrat5+2
- Independent3−2
- Labour3−1
- Lincolnshire Independents Lincolnshire First1no change
- South Holland Independents0−3
Change against the council before the 1 May 2025 election.
Seats are counted from election results: each ward’s most recent winners until its seats are filled. Councillors who have since changed party or resigned aren’t reflected, and which parties lead the council, and who is leader, comes from the council itself.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), elections since May 2021; seats per ward from its EveryElection.
Two tiers of council, and a parish tier
Caistor has two tiers of council: the county runs the big services, the district the local ones.
Local matters: allotments, play areas, halls, footpaths and benches; it is consulted on planning and adds a precept to the council tax bill. A town council is a parish council by another name.
100% of Caistor’s residents · Band D precept £136
Bins and recycling, planning, housing, environmental health, leisure, and collecting council tax.
Website ↗Schools, social care, roads and transport, libraries and waste disposal.
Website ↗Transport, skills and regeneration across several council areas. It is led by an elected mayor.
Mayor: Andrea Marie Jenkyns (Reform UK), elected May 2025
Who to ask
From GOV.UK’s “Understand how your council works”: in two-tier areas the district or borough runs local services and the county the big ones.
Councils from ONS lookups (wards and councils May 2026, parishes 2025), names and websites from GOV.UK’s local council finder; parish councils from MHCLG’s 2026–27 list of precepting parishes.
From the parish to Westminster
Every elected tier that speaks for Caistor, from the most recent elections.
- 1Town or parishParish tierCaistor parish council
- 2West Lindsey District Council1 ward · 2 councillorsOwen BierleyAngela Lawrence
- 3Lincolnshire County Council1 division · 1 councillorJames Bean
- 4Mayor of Greater Lincolnshire Combined County AuthorityGreater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority · elected May 2025Andrea Marie Jenkyns
- 5Police and crime commissionerLincolnshire Police · elected May 2024Marc Jones
- 6House of CommonsGainsborough
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. Tap an MP’s name for their contact page on parliament.uk.
2 councillors for 1 ward
Wards with at least 2% of the town’s residents, or half their own inside it. Each shows who won its most recent elections, newest first, until its seats are filled.
- Owen BierleyConservative · May 2023
- Angela LawrenceConservative · May 2023
Show as a table, with Lincolnshire County Council’s 1 division (1 councillor)
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caistor and Yarborough41% in Caistor · 2,284 residents2 seats · May 2023 | 2 | Owen BierleyAngela Lawrence | May 2023 |
Lincolnshire County Council: county divisions
| Division | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Wolds ED28% in Caistor · 2,284 residents1 seat · May 2025 | 1 | James Bean | May 2025 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. West Lindsey District Council’s website lists who sits now.
Results from Democracy Club’s candidates database (CC BY 4.0; elections since May 2021) and ward seats from its EveryElection, matched to ONS wards (May 2026) and county divisions (May 2025).
West Lindsey council election, May 2023
Results in the wards that make up Caistor, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
1 ward voted. Every seat in the town’s wards was up.
No election is scheduled yet for Caistor’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗2,305 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Caistor is in Gainsborough constituency
The constituency’s MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result (it reaches beyond Caistor).
46,685 votes for candidates · majority 3,532
Conservative, MP since 9 June 1983.
turnout in July 2024: 46,685 votes from 75,836 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 3,532 of 46,685 votes (7.6%): the 142nd-narrowest of 543 in England.
MPs and results: UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0); constituencies from ONS (2024 boundaries). Percentages are of valid votes; turnout is votes cast over the electorate.
Caistor’s Band D council tax is £2,398 a year
Where a Band D bill goes, what it has cost over the years, and what the councils plan to spend per resident.
West Lindsey District Council keeps £256.14 of a Band D bill (11%); the rest goes to the Caistor parish council, Lincolnshire County Council and the Lincolnshire police and crime commissioner.
Band D since 1993
West Lindsey’s Band D bill has risen 49% in ten years, from £1,582.38 in 2016–17, against England’s average (56%). It was £529.88 in 1993–94.
Your bill by band
A Band D home in Caistor, 2026–27, before discounts. The Valuation Office Agency’s band search gives any home’s band.
Lincolnshire’s councils
Average Band D in each council area, 2026–27, parish precepts included. Bars start at £2,100.
Council budgets per resident, 2026–27
Show as a table, with Lincolnshire
| West Lindsey + Lincolnshire | Caistor’s councils | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult social care | £440 | £458 | £487 |
| Children’s social care | £226 | £252 | £290 |
| Roads and transport | £95 | £85 | £41 |
| Housing (not council homes’ rents) | £31 | £35 | £61 |
| Bins, street cleaning, environment | £123 | £137 | £119 |
| Libraries, leisure, culture | £21 | £44 | £44 |
| Planning and development | £38 | £28 | £26 |
| Public health | £58 | £71 | £78 |
| Running the council | £61 | £63 | £59 |
| Other | £-3 | £2 | £19 |
| Total, schools apart | £1,144 | £1,214 | £1,234 |
Net budgeted service spending, MHCLG Revenue Account budget 2026–27, per resident (ONS mid-2025 estimates). Both tiers added: West Lindsey per its residents plus Lincolnshire per the county’s. Schools are left out: academies are paid for directly by government, so council school budgets depend on how many schools have converted. Lincolnshire and England: all their councils together. Police, fire and transport authorities aren’t included.
Band D: MHCLG Band D council tax 2026–27 (each authority’s own figure, excluding parish precepts) and Council Tax statistics for town and parish councils 2026–27; since 1993–94, MHCLG’s area averages including parishes.
Having a say in how Caistor is run
It takes about five minutes online; the deadline is 12 working days before a poll.
gov.uk ↗Type a postcode to write to each of its councillors and its MP.
WriteToThem ↗GOV.UK sends the report to the council that looks after the road.
gov.uk ↗Council and committee meetings are open to the public, with agendas and minutes online.
west-lindsey.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
west-lindsey.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Caistor is run
Which council runs Caistor?
Caistor is run by West Lindsey District Council and Lincolnshire County Council. The county council runs schools, social care and roads; the district runs bins, planning and housing.
Does Caistor have a town council?
Yes: Caistor has its own parish-tier council (Caistor parish council; town councils are parish councils by another name), which adds £136 to a Band D bill in 2026–27.
Who is the MP for Caistor?
Sir Edward Leigh (Conservative) is the MP for Gainsborough, which covers Caistor.
How many councillors does Caistor have?
2 ward councillors represent Caistor’s 1 ward, and 1 county councillors its county divisions.
When are the next elections in Caistor?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Caistor’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in Caistor?
Band D council tax in Caistor is £2,398 for 2026–27. Your bill depends on your home’s band, from A (6/9 of Band D) to H (18/9).
Who controls West Lindsey District Council?
The Liberal Democrats have a majority: 18 of 35 seats as elected. The council’s website lists who leads it now.
Who controls Lincolnshire County Council?
Reform UK has a majority: 44 of 70 seats as elected.
Who won the 2023 council election in Caistor?
In Caistor’s wards on 4 May 2023, Conservative 2 of the 2 seats up. The Conservatives had the largest share of votes, 61.8%.
Sources: ONS ward, county division, parish, constituency lookups (Census 2021 output areas; Open Government Licence v3.0) · GOV.UK local council finder · Democracy Club candidates (CC BY 4.0) and EveryElection · UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0) · MHCLG Band D council tax, parish precepts and Revenue Account budgets 2026–27 (OGL v3.0) · ONS mid-2025 population estimates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
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