Colsterworth and District Parish Council is a combined council consisting of the civil parishes of Colsterworth, (which includes the hamlet of Woolsthorpe By Colsterworth and Lobthorpe), which combined with Gunby and Stainby, in 1965 and from 2007 was joined by the Civil Parish of North Witham, (which includes Lobthorpe).
It is situated in the District of South Kesteven in the County of Lincolnshire, Colsterworth with Gunby and Stainby being part of the District Council Ward of Isaac Newton. North Witham and Lobthorpe are also now in the District Council Ward of Isaac Newton after recent boundary changes.
The Lincolnshire County Council Electoral Division is Colsterworth Rural, which is in the Parliamentary Constituency of Grantham and Stamford.
The Parish Council meets on the first Tuesday of every month at 7.30pm except in January and August when there are no meetings. Before the meeting a public forum is held at which members of the public may speak. An Annual Parish Meeting is held usually in April at which the Council reports to the electorate and then answers their questions. Notice of meetings and agendas are posted on notice boards and Minutes will also appear on this website.
Upon a resolution which confirms the accuracy of the minutes of a meeting, the draft minutes or recordings of the meeting for which approved minutes exist shall be destroyed.“ Standing Orders 3.5.
Parish Council Meeting Dates 2026-2027
| 1. Tuesday 5th May 2026 |
5. Tuesday 1st September 2026 |
9. No meeting in January 2027 |
| 2. Tuesday 2nd June 2026 |
6. Tuesday 6th October 2026 |
10. Tuesday 2nd February 2027 |
| 3. Tuesday 7th July 2026 |
7. Tuesday 3rd November 2026 |
11. Tuesday 2nd March 2027 |
| 4. No meeting in August 2026 |
8. Tuesday 1st December 2026 |
12. Tuesday 6th April 2027 |
Any resident wishing to attend the meeting please notify the Clerk to the Parish Council via email clerk@colsterworthanddistpc.co.uk or by calling the Clerk on 01476 861888 and leaving a voice message in advance of the meeting.
