Governance
The town was formerly, before 1974, in the county of Lindsey in the Gainsborough Urban District Council. West Lindsey District Council was formed from five former councils.
Gainsborough Town Council was established in 1992, and in the same year Gainsborough's first Mayor was appointed.
Edward Leigh has been Gainsborough's MP since 1983.
Read more about this topic: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, History
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—Geoffrey Chaucer (1340?–1400)