The panel is designed to be representative of the district and we have residents taking part from all over the district of West Lindsey.
What does the Citizens Panel Do?
Each year, our panel members are asked to take part in a number of consultations. Different types of consultation are undertaken such as surveys or focus groups although each individual member of the panel can choose which consultations they wish to take part in.
Previous surveys undertaken have looked at residents priorities, their views on how the council might explore efficiencies and how the council might fund key services. Results from these surveys can be found under the previous consultation page and within our committee reports.
Can I join the Citizens Panel?
Yes. Anyone can join the West Lindsey Citizen Panel as long as you meet the following criteria:
- you are a resident of West Lindsey
- you are 16 years of age or over
Every one to two years the West Lindsey Citizens panel is refreshed by up to a third, to make sure that it remains representative of the local population and to give as many members of the community as possible the opportunity to take part. The breakdown of the current panel can be viewed on the downloads tab.
To join the panel please either complete our online recruitment survey or print off and fill out the recruitment questionnaire [pdf / 227 KB] in the downloads section and return it to the Guildhalll. If you have any queries about the Citizen Panel please email engagement@west-lindsey.gov.uk.
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Citizen's Panel demographics
Last updated: 1 February 2024
The current demographic breakdown of our Citizen's Panel is as follows:
The panel has 1,479 members.
How members of the Citizen's Panel wish to be contacted
| Postal |
Electronic |
| 33.7% |
66.3% |
Gender breakdown of panel members
| Gender |
Total |
Postal |
Electronic |
| Male |
50.1% |
47.1% |
51.6% |
| Female |
49.9% |
52.9% |
48.4% |
Panel members areas of residence
| Area of District |
Total |
Postal |
Electronic |
| Bardney |
2.4% |
3.0% |
2.1% |
| Caistor |
4.2% |
4.6% |
4.0% |
| Cherry Willingham |
6.4% |
6.6% |
6.3% |
| Dunholme and Welton |
8.3% |
7.0% |
9.0% |
| Gainsborough East |
3.9% |
5.2% |
3.2% |
| Gainsborough North |
6.9% |
7.2% |
6.7% |
| Gainsborough South West |
3.3% |
3.0% |
3.5% |
| Hemswell |
2.9% |
3.4% |
2.7% |
| Kelsey |
1.8% |
0.6% |
2.3% |
| Lea |
2.0% |
2.8% |
1.6% |
| Market Rasen |
17.4% |
16.6% |
17.9% |
| Nettleham |
7.2% |
8.4% |
6.6% |
| Saxilby |
7.3% |
5.2% |
8.4% |
| Scampton |
3.3% |
3.4% |
3.3% |
| Scotter and Blyton |
9.2% |
9.4% |
9.1% |
| Stow |
3.4% |
3.8% |
3.3% |
| Sudbrooke |
4.1% |
3.8% |
4.2% |
| Torksey |
3.7% |
3.4% |
3.8% |
| Waddingham and Spital |
1.3% |
1.0% |
1.4% |
| Wold View |
0.9% |
1.4% |
0.7% |
Panel members ages
| Age range (inclusive) |
Total |
Postal |
Electronic |
| 16 to 25 |
0.1% |
0.0% |
0.2% |
| 26 to 35 |
1.4% |
1.2% |
1.5% |
| 36 to 45 |
5.9% |
3.8% |
6.9% |
| 46 to 55 |
12.2% |
10.4% |
13.1% |
| 56 to 65 |
21.0% |
17.2% |
22.9% |
| 66 to 75 |
30.8% |
32.3% |
30.0% |
| 76 and over |
27.9% |
34.3% |
24.6% |
| Prefer not to say |
0.8% |
0.8% |
0.8% |
Marital status of panel members
| Marital Status |
Total |
Postal |
Electronic |
| Married or living with a partner |
77.7% |
75.8% |
78.7% |
| Single |
22.0% |
23.8% |
21.1% |
| Prefer not to say |
0.3% |
0.4% |
0.2% |
How many members of the citizen's panel have disclosed that they are disabled
| Disability |
Total |
Postal |
Electronic |
| Disabled |
16.5% |
22.2% |
13.6% |
| Not disabled or not stated |
83.5% |
77.8% |
86.4% |
Religious status of members
| Religion |
Total |
Postal |
Electronic |
| Christian |
65.6% |
67.5% |
64.6% |
| Prefer not to say |
32.7% |
31.3% |
33.4% |
| Other |
1.8% |
1.2% |
2.0% |
Sexual orientation of members
| Sexual orientation |
Total |
Postal |
Electronic |
| Heterosexual |
88.8% |
84.2% |
91.1% |
| Gay or lesbian |
0.9% |
0.8% |
0.9% |
| Other or prefer not to say |
1.8% |
1.2% |
2.0% |
Ethnicity of members
| Ethnicity |
Total |
Postal |
Electronic |
| White |
97.5% |
97.6% |
97.4% |
| Other |
1.5% |
1.2% |
1.6% |
| Prefer not to say |
1.0% |
1.2% |
0.9% |
