Boston Borough Council has joined calls for Lincolnshire to be split in two when the current system of local government disappears.
The proposal would see the ten local councils turn into two larger authorities and was launched last month by the South Holland and East Lindsey Authorities.
Boston council leaders said the two-council proposal was the best on the table when members of the authority’s cabinet met last Thursday (July 31).
The plan would see Lincoln, North Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire and West Lindsey form the other authority.
Boston borough leader Dale Broughton said it was the ‘obvious option’ thanks to Boston’s current partnership with South Holland and East Lindsey.
“No-one wants to lose the borough, and I feel we’re going to lose democracy to some extent. However, we haven’t got a say, this is being thrust on us by the government,” said Coun Callum Butler.
The re-drawn political map takes effect in April 2028.
Boston Borough Council removed its leader after 14 out of 17 members resigned from the ruling party last month.
Anne Dorrian was said to have lost ‘significant support’ before the vote to remove her.
The council is now run by a cross-party group mainly made up of the new Progressive Independent Boston Party.
