Unitary authority · England
North East Lincolnshire
North East Lincolnshire is a unitary authority. It is a single-tier authority, so it runs both local and larger services.
What this council is responsible for
North East Lincolnshire
Unitary authority · E06000012
- Planning applications
- Bin and recycling collection
- Council tax and business rates collection
- Housing and homelessness
- Licensing
- Environmental health
- Parks and leisure
- Local elections
- Schools and education
- Adult social care
- Children’s services
- Roads and highways
- Waste disposal
- Libraries
- Trading standards
- Public health
Type
Unitary authority
Single tier
Official code
E06000012
ONS GSS code
Nation
England
Local planning authority
Yes. Decides planning applications in its area.
Combined authority
Greater Lincolnshire
Strategic transport, economic development, skills
Other bodies covering this area
Greater Lincolnshire
Combined authority
- Strategic transport
- Economic development
- Skills
Humberside
Fire and rescue authority
- Fire and rescue
25
Postcode sectors
15
Wards
2
Constituencies
3 of these postcode sectors are shared with a neighbouring council. Postcode sectors are a Royal Mail construct and do not follow council boundaries.
Boundary
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Ultra-generalised boundary (500 m) from the ONS Open Geography Portal, Open Government Licence v3. Indicative at this scale; not for legal or planning use. See it among its neighbours on the UK map →
Towns in this area
Parliamentary constituencies
Wards
15 wards recorded in this council area.
Croft Baker · East Marsh · Freshney · Haverstoe · Heneage · Humberston and New Waltham · Immingham · Park · Scartho · Sidney Sussex · South · Waltham · West Marsh · Wolds · Yarborough
Postcode sectors
Sources: ONS Open Geography Portal (boundaries and names, retrieved 2026-09-05, Open Government Licence v3); National Statistics Postcode Lookup May 2026; Wikidata (official website, CC0). Official code E06000012.