Before (end of 1975) (37 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 25 · The Liberal Party 6 · Labour 5 · Conservative 1
After (end of 1976) (37 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 21 · Conservative 8 · The Liberal Party 4 · Labour 4
Ward results
Ancholme Valley1 seat
| L. Lambert | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Bardney1 seat
| Johnson W. | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Caistor1 seat · turnout 59.0%
| M. Drakes | Independent | 842 |
| P. Bradley | Labour | 110 |
Cherry Willingham1 seat
| Bowman D. | Independent | 571 |
| C. Meanwell | Labour | 123 |
Forest1 seat · turnout 49.3%
| E. Eminson | Independent | 481 |
| J. Skepper | Independent | 240 |
Gainsborough North3 seats
| D. Dudley | LIB | 622 ✓ |
| A. Edlington | Labour | 611 ✓ |
| B. Jones | Conservative | 600 ✓ |
| R. Bonnett | Conservative | 575 |
| D. Rogers | Conservative | 555 |
| M. Walker | LIB | 520 |
| W. Brazier | Labour | 365 |
KELSEY WOLD1 seat · turnout 50.9%
| H. Chatterton | Independent | 688 |
| P. Bradley | Labour | 65 |
Lea1 seat · turnout 46.2%
| H. Knight | Independent | 305 |
| F. Staves | LIB | 187 |
| M. Harrington | Independent | 140 |
Market Rasen2 seats
| C. Peatfield | Independent | 0 ✓ |
| M. Fletcher | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Middle Rasen1 seat
| W. Hall | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Nettleham2 seats · turnout 38.6%
| L. Breton | Conservative | 770 |
| R. Sellars | LIB | 741 |
| H. Herrington | Independent | 637 |
No. 1 (Gainsborough: Central)2 seats · turnout 22.3%
| D. Blackburn | Labour | 524 |
| C. Roofe | Labour | 511 |
| E. Hewson | Conservative | 378 |
No. 2 (Gainsborough: Market)2 seats · turnout 26.1%
| E. Salisbury | Labour | 628 |
| F. Hearn | LIB | 584 |
| J. Heatlie | Labour | 409 |
No. 20 (Bardney)1 seat
| Johnson W. | Independent | 0 ✓ |
No. 21 (Cherry Willingham)1 seat · turnout 36.8%
| Bowman D. | Independent | 571 |
| C. Meanwell | Labour | 123 |
No. 22 (Reepham)1 seat
| K. Clarke | Independent | 0 ✓ |
No. 23 (Barlings)1 seat
| R. Gaul | Independent | 0 ✓ |
No. 27 (Dunholme)1 seat
| W. Emerson Smith | Independent | 0 ✓ |
No. 4 (Gainsborough: South)2 seats · turnout 29.0%
| C. Dordery | Conservative | 489 |
| M. Fletcher | LIB | 350 |
| P. Greenaway | LIB | 275 |
| J. Saville | Labour | 231 |
No. 5 (Market Rasen)2 seats
| M. Fletcher | Independent | 0 ✓ |
| C. Peatfield | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Scotter1 seat
| L. Cordeaux | Independent | 0 ✓ |
South Cliff1 seat
| G. Fox | Independent | 0 ✓ |
STOW1 seat
| K. O'Toole | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Torksey1 seat
| J. M Westgarth | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Walshcroft1 seat
| L. Wilson | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Yarborough1 seat
| P. Addiosn | Independent | 0 ✓ |
