Before (end of 1976) (75 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 35 · Other 28 · Labour 9 · The Liberal Party 3
After (end of 1977) (75 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 54 · Other 14 · Labour 5 · The Liberal Party 2
Ward results
Boston No. 11 seat · turnout 33.9%
| S. Budge | Conservative | 782 ✓ |
| L. Clarke | RES | 633 |
| J. Wilkinson | LIB | 314 |
| H. Wright | Independent | 304 |
| T. Barnes | Independent | 76 |
Boston No. 21 seat · turnout 36.3%
| H. Towell | Conservative | 1,088 |
| W. Ruck | Labour | 619 |
Boston No. 31 seat
| N. Middlebrook | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Boston No. 41 seat · turnout 40.2%
| R. Jenkin | Conservative | 951 |
| A. Goodson | Labour | 721 |
Boston Rural No. 11 seat
| J. Hildred | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Boston Rural No. 21 seat
| C. Fovargue | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Boston Rural No. 31 seat
| R. Upsall | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Bourne1 seat · turnout 38.1%
| R. Cliffe | Conservative | 1,271 |
| N. Thwaite | Independent | 515 |
| O. Brown | Labour | 366 |
Caistor Rural No. 11 seat
| V. Hudson | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Caistor Rural No. 21 seat
| W. Hall | Independent | 0 ✓ |
East Elloe No. 11 seat · turnout 49.9%
| J. Fisher | RES | 1,488 |
| S. Garner | Conservative | 773 |
| I. Howes | Independent | 732 |
East Elloe No. 21 seat · turnout 36.6%
| D. Mawby | Independent | 1,030 |
| D. Edwards | Independent | 462 |
| D. Cavendish-Pell | RES | 420 |
East Elloe No. 31 seat
| T. Tyler | RES | 0 ✓ |
East Kesteven No. 11 seat
| E. Fairchild | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
East Kesteven No. 21 seat · turnout 40.1%
| F. Stockdale | Independent | 1,034 |
| A. Troop | Conservative | 1,029 |
East Kesteven No. 31 seat
| T. Hall | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Gainsborough (Market)1 seat
| E. Salisbury | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Gainsborough North1 seat · turnout 37.3%
| J. Bassett | Conservative | 1,138 |
| C. Roofe | Labour | 428 |
Gainsborough Rural No. 11 seat
| R. Chappell | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Gainsborough Rural No. 21 seat · turnout 47.5%
| H. Jackson | Conservative | 1,057 |
| H. Kitchinson | LIB | 791 |
| T. Lansbury | Labour | 387 |
Gainsborough South1 seat · turnout 33.0%
| L. Rainsforth | Labour | 1,015 |
| C. Dordery | Conservative | 955 |
Grantham No. 11 seat · turnout 48.7%
| H. Nadin | Conservative | 1,370 |
| M. Hudson | Labour | 871 |
Grantham No. 21 seat · turnout 41.2%
| J. Wilks | Conservative | 1,047 |
| J. Chadwick | Labour | 944 |
Grantham No. 31 seat · turnout 41.4%
| I. Gordon | Conservative | 1,691 |
| J. Yates | Labour | 793 |
Grantham No. 41 seat · turnout 46.0%
| E. Davies | Labour | 1,339 |
| W. Sykes | Conservative | 1,255 |
Horncastle1 seat
| L. Sanderson | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Horncastle Rural No. 11 seat
| D. Hoyes | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Horncastle Rural No. 21 seat
| J. Harvey | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Lincoln (Carholme)1 seat · turnout 43.3%
| J. Spence | Conservative | 1,136 |
| F. Goulding | Dem Lab | 496 |
| N Jackson | Labour | 337 |
Lincoln (Ermine)2 seats · turnout 35.3%
| A. Naftalin | Labour | 1,077 |
| D. Miller | Labour | 1,004 |
| R. Barnes | Dem Lab | 927 |
| L. Davis | Dem Lab | 896 |
| E. Fox | Conservative | 896 |
Lincoln (Minster)1 seat · turnout 39.1%
| D. Richards | Conservative | 1,594 |
| R. Hodson | Labour | 809 |
Lincoln Abbey1 seat · turnout 43.2%
| Y. Bodger | Conservative | 809 |
| R. Brittan | Dem Lab | 808 |
| J. McKane | Labour | 660 |
Lincoln Boultham1 seat · turnout 45.6%
| R. Lucas | Conservative | 699 |
| J. Hassett | Dem Lab | 614 |
| D. Bessey | Labour | 417 |
Lincoln Bracebridge1 seat · turnout 41.1%
| F. Hamill | Conservative | 1,559 |
| M. Padget | Dem Lab | 687 |
| J Plant | Labour | 521 |
Lincoln Castle1 seat · turnout 46.5%
| F. Eccleshare | Conservative | 1,575 |
| D. Perring | Labour | 509 |
Lincoln Hartsholme1 seat · turnout 45.1%
| J. Sparkes | Conservative | 1,045 ✓ |
| K. Wood | Labour | 804 |
| M. Richardson | Dem Lab | 695 |
| J. Ginniff | COMM | 20 |
Lincoln Moorland1 seat · turnout 42.5%
| E. Jenkins | Conservative | 1,283 ✓ |
| J. Robertson | Labour | 887 |
| D. Templeman | Dem Lab | 627 |
| C. Hurst | Independent | 119 |
Lincoln Park1 seat · turnout 37.5%
| F. Allen | Dem Lab | 652 |
| P. Roe | Conservative | 469 |
| D. Jackson | Labour | 447 |
Louth (North)1 seat
| C. Bennett | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Louth North1 seat
| C. Bennett | Independent | 0 ✓ |
| R. Dixon | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Louth Rural No. 21 seat · turnout 38.5%
| J. Libell | Conservative | 1,451 |
| A. Fridlington | LIB | 722 |
Louth Rural No. 31 seat
| D. Webb | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Louth South1 seat · turnout 34.8%
| C. Baron | Conservative | 851 |
| I. Wilkinson | Independent | 698 |
Mablethorpe & Sutton1 seat · turnout 34.7%
| F. Richardson | Conservative | 1,428 |
| V. Phillips | Independent | 540 |
North Kesteven No. 11 seat · turnout 47.2%
| W. Wyrill | Conservative | 1,155 |
| E. Mawer | Independent | 424 |
North Kesteven No. 21 seat · turnout 33.5%
| W. Rawson | Conservative | 1,316 |
| A. Mettam | Independent | 381 |
| N. Baldock | Labour | 326 |
North Kesteven No. 31 seat
| F. Marshall | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
North Kesteven No. 41 seat · turnout 80.8%
| R. Brealey | Conservative | 1,923 |
| A. Jacklin | Independent | 360 |
North Kesteven No. 51 seat · turnout 38.4%
| P. Gaul | Conservative | 1,639 |
| M. Large | Labour | 1,197 |
North Kesteven No. 6 (Skellingthorp1 seat · turnout 40.1%
| H. Johnson | Conservative | 889 ✓ |
| G. Lawton | Independent | 484 |
Skegness North1 seat · turnout 34.0%
| H. Fainlight | LIB | 1,144 |
| A. Preston | Conservative | 971 |
Skegness South1 seat · turnout 33.0%
| W. Derbyshire | Conservative | 951 |
| B. Alderson | LIB | 522 |
South Kesteven No. 11 seat · turnout 44.0%
| J. Smith | Conservative | 1,648 |
| C. Fretwell | Labour | 496 |
South Kesteven No. 21 seat
| M. Hedley-Lewis | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
South Kesteven No. 31 seat
| J. Wootton | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Spalding No. 11 seat
| D. Guttridge | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Spalding No. 2 (East)1 seat · turnout 37.1%
| R. King | Conservative | 782 |
| D. James | RES | 580 |
Spalding No. 31 seat
| C. Ford | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Spalding Rural No. 11 seat
| W. Speechley | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Spalding Rural No. 21 seat
| H. Chappell | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Spalding Rural No. 31 seat
| K. Barker | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Spilsby No. 11 seat
| F. Hepworth | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Spilsby No. 21 seat · turnout 40.8%
| W. Hurdman | LIB | 1,154 |
| C. Rawlinson | Conservative | 1,032 |
Spilsby No. 31 seat
| H. Simpson | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Spilsby No. 41 seat
| M. Dale | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Stamford No. 11 seat · turnout 32.8%
| I. Allen | Conservative | 1,613 |
| M. Winslow | Labour | 327 |
Stamford No. 21 seat · turnout 30.3%
| E. Randall | Conservative | 1,031 |
| J. Gaffigan | Labour | 592 |
Welton No. 11 seat
| E. Bramley | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Welton No. 21 seat · turnout 53.9%
| P. Heneage | Conservative | 1,984 |
| H. Collier | LIB | 853 |
Welton No. 31 seat
| R. Gaul | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
West Kesteven No. 11 seat
| P. Newton | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
West Kesteven No. 21 seat
| H. Brownlow | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
West Kesteven No. 31 seat · turnout 43.9%
| A. Thorold | Conservative | 1,822 |
| R. Reed | Labour | 426 |
