The highest claims were made by deputy leader Coun Nick Worth (£2,226.60), Coun Amanda Puttick (£1,302), deputy leader Coun Paul Przyszlak (£1,004.80), Coun Marion Bamber (£866.40) and leader of the opposition Coun Angela Newton (£713.18).


Council leader Gary Porter is shown as claiming £618.40, although he believes he actually claimed around £2,000 as he is the most highly remunerated member of the council.


He thinks some of his expenses were not made within the deadline, which would explain why they are not detailed in the list.


He said: "Councillors used to travel first class and we have changed that, although it still costs £80 to go to London on the train. We also reduced the mileage rate from 48p to help reduce expenses.


"I feel councillors should be claiming back the money they have to spend for council business."


Several councillors, including Bryan Alcock, Paul Espin, Shaun Keeble and Steve Williams, made few or no expenses claims.


Councillors can claim 40p per mile travel expenses for the first 10,000 miles (25p per mile thereafter), with 24p per mile for motorcycles.


They are given subsistence allowances of £5.70 for breakfast, £8.05 for lunch and £10.75 for an evening meal, with £105 for an overnight stay (£131.50 for London).


Coun Worth said his expenses are mainly travel costs incurred on the 30-mile round trip from his home in Holbeach St Marks to Spalding and journeys to regional and national meetings.


Coun Puttick's claim includes mileage from her Donington home to the council offices and to Lincoln for meetings.


She said: "I don't claim to go to, say, members of the public. That's something you do as your duty and I don't claim for food."


Crowland's Coun Przyszlak said his expenses are mainly travel and he attended 220 meetings last year, including some in London and Lincoln.


He added: "Some of the bodies I serve on are Lincolnshire-wide so meetings could be anywhere in the county."


Coun Newton's role as representative for the National Association of British Market Authorities sees her travelling to a conference held over several days, along with four meetings each year, while Coun Bamber's expenses are as a result of serving on the Health Scrutiny Committee for Lincolnshire, which means regular travel to Lincoln.