Before (end of 1980) (75 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 54 · Other 14 · Labour 5 · The Liberal Party 2
After (end of 1981) (76 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 42 · Labour 13 · Other 11 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 10
Ward results
Alford & Spilsby1 seat · turnout 38.9%
| M. Kennedy | Conservative | 967 |
| J. Knight | LIB | 743 |
| A. Wood | Independent | 617 |
Alford Coast1 seat
| P. Morley | LIB | 0 ✓ |
Bardney and Cherry Willingham1 seat · turnout 39.4%
| E. Bramley | Independent | 883 |
| E. Gilchrist | LIB | 858 |
| J. Garner | Labour | 453 |
Bassingham Rural1 seat · turnout 39.2%
| W. Wyrill | Conservative | 1,601 |
| T. Tyler | Labour | 594 |
Billinghay & Cranwell1 seat · turnout 39.1%
| Z Scoley | Conservative | 1,058 |
| F. Stockdale | Independent | 1,022 |
Birchwood1 seat · turnout 47.1%
| D. Templeman | LIB | 1,111 |
| S. Close | Labour | 695 |
| E. Sparkes | Conservative | 551 |
Bolingbroke Castle1 seat · turnout 39.2%
| I. Simons | Conservative | 988 |
| J. Bailey | LIB | 857 |
| C. Prince | Labour | 349 |
Boston Rural South1 seat · turnout 33.5%
| R. Upsall | Conservative | 858 |
| D. Gayton | Labour | 817 |
| K. Porter | Independent | 549 |
Boston West1 seat · turnout 36.7%
| C. Fovargue | Conservative | 1,182 |
| G. Judge | Labour | 905 |
Bourne Abbey1 seat · turnout 40.8%
| D. Fisher | Conservative | 757 |
| M. Hopkins | Labour | 660 |
| N. Thwaite | Independent | 427 |
Bourne Castle1 seat · turnout 42.3%
| R. Cliffe | Conservative | 1,011 |
| M. Clark | Independent | 968 |
| J. Gaffigan | Labour | 334 |
Caenby1 seat · turnout 41.8%
| R. Johnson | Conservative | 1,555 |
| S. Turner | LIB | 712 |
| I. Smith | Labour | 496 |
Carholme1 seat · turnout 45.8%
| S. Campbell | Conservative | 952 |
| L. Greenhalgh | Labour | 826 |
| M. Smalec | SOC DEM | 790 |
Cliff1 seat · turnout 38.6%
| W. Rawson | Conservative | 1,046 |
| W. Hopkins | Independent | 699 |
| C. Waring | Labour | 666 |
Coastal1 seat · turnout 32.1%
| J. Hildred | Independent | 1,397 |
| B. Bi | Labour | 378 |
Crowland Rural1 seat · turnout 32.5%
| W. Speechley | Conservative | 1,175 |
| A. Tansley | Independent | 785 |
Devon & St. Johns1 seat · turnout 44.9%
| H. Harris | Labour | 1,123 |
| J. Wilks | Conservative | 1,047 |
Donington Rural1 seat · turnout 29.2%
| S. Bingham | Independent | 824 |
| K. Barker | Conservative | 696 |
Earlesfield1 seat · turnout 38.1%
| G. Lynch | Labour | 1,162 |
| C. Welby | Conservative | 392 |
East Elloe1 seat
| J. Fisher | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Folkingham Rural1 seat · turnout 43.6%
| B. Lee | Conservative | 1,045 |
| P. Chadwick | Labour | 755 |
| D. Fletcher | Independent | 594 |
Gainsborough East1 seat · turnout 34.7%
| R. Rainsforth | LIB | 1,103 |
| G. Lyon | Labour | 643 |
Gainsborough North1 seat · turnout 39.7%
| J. Bassett | Conservative | 771 |
| B. Stallman | LIB | 624 |
| A. Thorpe | Labour | 432 |
Gainsborough Rural North1 seat · turnout 43.7%
| M. French | LIB | 1,198 |
| R. Chappell | Conservative | 1,097 |
| M. Parkin | Labour | 289 |
Gainsborough Rural South1 seat · turnout 43.2%
| J. Westgarth | Independent | 1,213 |
| J. Bassett | Conservative | 902 |
| S. Thorpe | Labour | 239 |
Gainsborough South1 seat · turnout 38.4%
| L. Rainsforth | Labour | 1,056 |
| J. Stephenson | Conservative | 554 |
Grantham North1 seat · turnout 47.1%
| M. Spencer-Gregson | Conservative | 1,622 |
| R. Bevan | Labour | 1,088 |
Grantham South1 seat · turnout 49.8%
| H. Nadin | Conservative | 1,326 |
| C. Burrows | Labour | 1,108 |
Grantham West1 seat · turnout 49.4%
| H. Brownlow | Conservative | 1,277 |
| S. Garnett | Labour | 647 |
| D. Hall | SOC DEM | 522 |
Grimsthorpe1 seat · turnout 44.3%
| R. Tamplin | Conservative | 1,019 |
| P. Martindale | Labour | 542 |
| D. Shelton | SOC DEM | 540 |
Holbeach Fen1 seat
| D. Mawby | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Horncastle and Tetford1 seat · turnout 37.6%
| F. Cupit | Independent | 957 |
| B. Clench | LIB | 857 |
Hykeham Forum1 seat · turnout 35.4%
| P. Gaul | Conservative | 1,114 |
| N. Ingram | Labour | 928 |
Lincoln Abbey1 seat · turnout 46.9%
| J Robertson | Labour | 1,283 |
| J. Robertson | Labour | 1,283 ✓ |
| Y. Bodger | Conservative | 645 |
| Yvonne Bodger | Conservative | 645 |
| R. Feeney | The Liberal Party | 566 |
| R. Feeney | LIB | 566 |
Lincoln Bracebridge1 seat · turnout 46.9%
| E. Jenkins | Conservative | 1,105 |
| R. Hurst | Labour | 1,065 |
| J. Gill | LIB | 487 |
Lincoln Castle1 seat · turnout 50.0%
| J. Ward | Labour | 1,203 |
| E. Turver | LIB | 784 |
| I. Adams | Conservative | 612 |
Lincoln Moorland1 seat · turnout 44.4%
| N. Baldock | Labour | 891 |
| M. Duff | Conservative | 684 |
| B. Smith | SOC DEM | 608 |
Lincoln Park1 seat · turnout 43.1%
| T. Rook | Labour | 914 ✓ |
| F. Allen | SOC DEM | 778 |
| K. Pullen | Conservative | 447 |
| K. Yates | Ecol | 38 |
Longdales1 seat · turnout 49.5%
| D. Miller | Labour | 1,088 |
| N. McDonald | Conservative | 770 |
| G. Quixley | SOC DEM | 637 |
Louth Marsh1 seat · turnout 41.5%
| J. Libell | Conservative | 1,077 ✓ |
| D. Barton | LIB | 721 |
| H. Sprowson | Labour | 267 |
| M. Grubb | Ecol | 129 |
Louth North1 seat · turnout 46.4%
| C. Bennett | Conservative | 830 |
| M. Lugg | LIB | 796 |
| J. Hough | Labour | 499 |
Louth Rural North1 seat · turnout 44.5%
| R. Brooks | Conservative | 707 ✓ |
| R. Dixon | Independent | 589 |
| R. Becker | Labour | 397 |
| M. Dawson | Independent | 285 |
| M. Wheatley | LIB | 277 |
Louth South1 seat · turnout 43.4%
| I. Wilkinson | Conservative | 948 |
| D. Kaye | LIB | 809 |
| C. Jardine | Labour | 567 |
Louth Wolds1 seat · turnout 42.1%
| C. Turner | Conservative | 1,032 ✓ |
| M. Birmingham | LIB | 508 |
| M. Boulton | Labour | 217 |
| R. Robinson | Ecol | 160 |
Mablethorpe1 seat · turnout 48.3%
| W. Baker | LIB | 1,263 |
| F. Richardson | Conservative | 1,179 |
| G. Lowis | Labour | 572 |
Metheringham1 seat · turnout 41.1%
| D. Bates | SOC DEM | 888 |
| J. Mayall | Conservative | 834 |
| M. Coady | Ind Con | 144 |
Minster1 seat · turnout 52.8%
| J. Metcalfe | Labour | 1,252 |
| G. Blades | Conservative | 1,045 |
| P. Taylor | LIB | 923 |
Nettleham and Saxilby1 seat · turnout 54.7%
| P. Heneage | Conservative | 1,476 |
| L. McIver | LIB | 1,403 |
| D. Jackson | Labour | 300 |
North East Kesteven1 seat · turnout 40.2%
| F. Marshall | Conservative | 1,325 |
| G. Peck | LIB | 834 |
| M. Mitchell | Labour | 513 |
North Wolds1 seat · turnout 41.1%
| V. Hudson | Conservative | 1,310 ✓ |
| J. Whyld | LIB | 755 |
| P. West | Labour | 407 |
| G. Dixon | Ecol | 231 |
Rasen Wolds1 seat · turnout 42.5%
| W. Hall | Independent | 1,054 ✓ |
| G. Davidson | LIB | 760 |
| L. Hughes | Labour | 331 |
| G. Boase | Independent | 262 |
Skegness North1 seat · turnout 33.9%
| H. Fainlight | LIB | 1,133 |
| R. Sadler | Labour | 721 |
Skegness South1 seat · turnout 34.2%
| L. Parkes | Conservative | 1,149 |
| D. Joy | Labour | 735 |
Skellingthorpe and Hykeham South1 seat · turnout 36.6%
| B. Gledhill | Conservative | 764 |
| P. Harley | LIB | 563 |
| M. McHugh | Labour | 480 |
Skirbeck1 seat · turnout 35.3%
| A. Goodson | Labour | 1,246 |
| R. Loadman | Conservative | 559 |
| T. Barnes | Independent | 207 |
Sleaford1 seat · turnout 47.9%
| E. Robertson | Independent | 1,255 |
| G. Morris | Conservative | 1,129 |
| J. Chadwick | Labour | 746 |
Sleaford Rural North1 seat · turnout 40.6%
| T. Hall | Conservative | 1,425 |
| J. Wallace | Labour | 594 |
Sleaford Rural South1 seat · turnout 48.1%
| L. Pinchbeck | LIB | 1,455 |
| E. Fairchild | Conservative | 1,009 |
Spalding Abbey1 seat · turnout 37.4%
| D. Guttridge | Conservative | 858 ✓ |
| G. Waltham | Labour | 453 |
| A. Porter | SOC DEM | 386 |
| A. Henderson | Independent | 98 |
Spalding East & Weston1 seat · turnout 34.7%
| R. King | Conservative | 1,188 |
| A. Witherington | Labour | 717 |
Spalding North West1 seat · turnout 39.8%
| A. Newton | SOC DEM | 1,048 |
| F. Hardwick | Conservative | 741 |
| A. Teale | Labour | 358 |
Stamford North1 seat · turnout 39.3%
| W. Simpson | Conservative | 924 |
| M. Studd | Labour | 801 |
| D. Gladman | Ind Lab | 550 |
Stamford South1 seat · turnout 45.6%
| M. Belton | LIB | 1,456 |
| E. Randall | Conservative | 1,076 |
| S. Williams | Labour | 407 |
Tattershall Castle1 seat
| B. Harvey | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
The Deepings1 seat · turnout 51.7%
| J. Anderson | LIB | 1,997 |
| M. Laker | Conservative | 948 |
| C. Fretwell | Labour | 525 |
Wainfleet and Burgh1 seat · turnout 44.6%
| J. Dodsworth | LIB | 1,022 |
| C. Rawlinson | Conservative | 944 |
| D. Evans | Ecol | 111 |
West Elloe1 seat
| G. Walker | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Witham1 seat · turnout 33.3%
| N. Middlebrook | Independent | 1,003 |
| T. Hogg | Labour | 526 |
| M. Wright | Independent | 414 |
Woodhall Spa and Wragby1 seat
| D. Hoyes | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Wyberton1 seat · turnout 33.9%
| S. Budge | Conservative | 1,024 |
| G. Clifford | Labour | 1,019 |
