Before (end of 1984) (76 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 42 · Labour 13 · Other 11 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 10
After (end of 1985) (76 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 39 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 20 · Labour 14 · Other 3
Ward results
Alford & Spilsby1 seat · turnout 37.1%
| M. Kennedy | Conservative | 1,194 |
| G. Crust | Lib/Sdp | 1,124 |
Alford Coast1 seat · turnout 31.0%
| J. Martin | Conservative | 885 |
| J. Poole | Lib/Sdp | 657 |
| N. Murray | Labour | 334 |
Bardney and Cherry Willingham1 seat · turnout 39.7%
| P. Dodds | Lib/Sdp | 924 ✓ |
| G. Gillett | Conservative | 772 |
| J. Garner | Labour | 394 |
| E. Bramley | Independent | 163 |
Bassingham Rural1 seat · turnout 36.8%
| W. Wyrill | Conservative | 1,545 |
| B. Hannant | Labour | 576 |
Billinghay & Cranwell1 seat · turnout 32.2%
| Z Scoley | Conservative | 1,250 |
| G. Ellis | Labour | 569 |
Birchwood1 seat · turnout 32.8%
| P. Robinson | Labour | 1,083 |
| S. Fuller | Conservative | 1,049 |
Bolingbroke Castle1 seat · turnout 42.2%
| J. Dyde | Lib/Sdp | 1,171 |
| I. Simons | Conservative | 1,052 |
| C. Prince | Labour | 266 |
Boston Rural South1 seat · turnout 34.9%
| J. Smith | Conservative | 1,344 ✓ |
| Short A. | Labour | 745 |
| F. Curtis | Lib/Sdp | 262 |
| J. Cammack | Independent | 48 |
Boston West1 seat · turnout 45.2%
| T. Cummings | Lib/Sdp | 1,102 |
| C. Fovarque | Conservative | 942 |
| R. Fixter | Labour | 524 |
Boultham1 seat · turnout 45.4%
| L. Wells | Labour | 1,110 |
| P. Samways | Conservative | 817 |
| S. Addlesee | Lib/Sdp | 354 |
Bourne Abbey1 seat · turnout 36.0%
| D. Fisher | Conservative | 841 |
| J. Sauter | Labour | 413 |
| B. Welbourn | Lib/Sdp | 380 |
Bourne Castle1 seat · turnout 44.9%
| I. Croft | Conservative | 1,026 ✓ |
| J. Perry | Lib/Sdp | 739 |
| R. Cliffe | Ind Con | 487 |
| S. Latham | Labour | 315 |
Caenby1 seat · turnout 42.5%
| R. Eley | Conservative | 1,488 |
| L. Hiscox | Lib/Sdp | 1,262 |
| P. Wilkinson | Labour | 359 |
Carholme1 seat · turnout 47.2%
| S. Campbell | Conservative | 953 |
| C. Mulligan | Labour | 893 |
| B. Davis | Lib/Sdp | 739 |
Coastal1 seat · turnout 28.4%
| J. Hildred | Independent | 921 |
| K. Derbin | Lib/Sdp | 331 |
| R. Stevens | Independent | 330 |
Crowland Rural1 seat · turnout 39.4%
| W. Speechley | Conservative | 1,230 |
| R. Pryke | Lib/Sdp | 781 |
| B. Luter | Labour | 502 |
Devon & St. Johns1 seat · turnout 45.6%
| E. Chapman | Conservative | 879 |
| J. Lowery | Labour | 802 |
| J. Wilks | Independent | 515 |
Donington Rural1 seat · turnout 31.3%
| S. Bingham | Conservative | 1,287 |
| Hutton D. | Labour | 398 |
Earlesfield1 seat · turnout 30.3%
| J. Chadwick | Labour | 822 |
| E. Brown | Independent | 369 |
East Elloe1 seat · turnout 35.8%
| J. Fisher | RES | 1,727 |
| J. Rayner | Lib/Sdp | 646 |
Folkingham Rural1 seat · turnout 43.7%
| B. Lee | Conservative | 1,160 |
| G. Emerson | Lib/Sdp | 1,039 |
| T. Turner | Labour | 444 |
Gainsborough East1 seat · turnout 34.1%
| R. Rainsforth | Lib/Sdp | 993 |
| M Cookson | Labour | 713 |
Gainsborough North1 seat · turnout 28.9%
| W. Craigs | Lib/Sdp | 610 |
| J. Arnold | Conservative | 411 |
| H. Gillum | Independent | 320 |
Gainsborough Rural North1 seat · turnout 41.0%
| M. French | Lib/Sdp | 1,445 |
| W. King | Conservative | 1,127 |
Gainsborough Rural South1 seat · turnout 43.1%
| J. Westgarth | Independent | 1,347 |
| R. Fieldson | Conservative | 875 |
| S. Taggart | Labour | 237 |
Gainsborough South1 seat · turnout 33.5%
| D. Lomas | Lib/Sdp | 717 |
| L. Rainsforth | Labour | 667 |
Grantham North1 seat · turnout 40.9%
| M. Spencer-Gregson | Conservative | 1,555 |
| M. Wells | Labour | 896 |
Grantham South1 seat · turnout 41.5%
| H. Nadin | Conservative | 1,259 |
| F. Spurr | Labour | 840 |
Grantham West1 seat · turnout 43.1%
| G. Foster | Conservative | 1,328 |
| D. Hall | Lib/Sdp | 635 |
| J. North | Labour | 504 |
Grimsthorpe1 seat · turnout 37.7%
| D. Fletcher | Conservative | 1,129 |
| D. Shelton | Lib/Sdp | 441 |
| L. Burke | Labour | 361 |
Holbeach1 seat · turnout 34.1%
| C. Pearl | Lib/Sdp | 640 |
| T. Tyler | Independent | 595 |
| G. Trebbick | Conservative | 535 |
Holbeach Fen1 seat · turnout 30.5%
| D. Mawby | Conservative | 1,109 |
| M. Howard | Lib/Sdp | 567 |
Horncastle and Tetford1 seat · turnout 40.8%
| F. Cupit | Conservative | 1,152 |
| B. Lane | Lib/Sdp | 977 |
Hough1 seat · turnout 46.1%
| P. Newton | Conservative | 1,247 |
| M. Burkett | Lib/Sdp | 684 |
| S. Crane | Labour | 499 |
Hykeham Forum1 seat · turnout 37.4%
| P. Gaul | Conservative | 1,091 |
| A. Toofany | Labour | 726 |
| J. Dawkins | Independent | 414 |
Lincoln Abbey1 seat · turnout 36.1%
| J. Robertson | Labour | 1,520 |
| I. Keat | Conservative | 465 |
Lincoln Bracebridge1 seat · turnout 41.2%
| E. Jenkins | Conservative | 1,259 |
| D. Jackson | Labour | 1,186 |
Lincoln Castle1 seat · turnout 42.0%
| J. Ward | Labour | 1,445 |
| D Chambers | Conservative | 779 |
Lincoln Moorland1 seat · turnout 39.3%
| N. Baldock | Labour | 984 ✓ |
| T. Hargreaves | Conservative | 616 |
| W. Tromans | Lib/Sdp | 338 |
| T. Kyle | Rev Re | 10 |
Lincoln Park1 seat · turnout 33.2%
| A. McFarlane | Labour | 1,163 |
| M. Phoenix | Conservative | 473 |
Longdales1 seat · turnout 47.8%
| G. Burrell | Labour | 1,282 |
| N. McDonald | Conservative | 1,054 |
Louth Marsh1 seat · turnout 38.2%
| J. Libell | Conservative | 1,092 |
| R. Cook | Lib/Sdp | 803 |
| P. Heumann | Labour | 291 |
Louth North1 seat · turnout 49.8%
| J. Sellick | Lib/Sdp | 1,410 |
| C. Bennett | Conservative | 898 |
| M. Hoyle | Labour | 146 |
Louth Rural North1 seat · turnout 44.4%
| J. Johnson | Conservative | 878 ✓ |
| R. Dixon | Independent | 728 |
| S. Buglass | Lib/Sdp | 553 |
| A. Manning | Labour | 293 |
Louth South1 seat · turnout 48.1%
| M. Birmingham | Lib/Sdp | 1,452 |
| R. West | Conservative | 865 |
| C. Jardine | Labour | 416 |
Louth Wolds1 seat · turnout 39.8%
| C. Turner | Conservative | 1,032 |
| M. Beard | Lib/Sdp | 854 |
Mablethorpe1 seat · turnout 43.4%
| W. Baker | Lib/Sdp | 1,766 |
| G. Taylor | Conservative | 1,293 |
Metheringham1 seat · turnout 47.8%
| E. Powditch | Conservative | 796 |
| D. Bates | Independent | 742 |
| R. Poppleton | Labour | 655 |
Minster1 seat · turnout 77.8%
| P. Metcalfe | Labour | 1,724 ✓ |
| J. Sullivan | Conservative | 1,297 |
Nettleham and Saxilby1 seat · turnout 46.7%
| S. Turner | Lib/Sdp | 1,427 |
| J. Evans | Conservative | 1,107 |
| T. Mackinder | Labour | 272 |
North East Kesteven1 seat · turnout 48.6%
| P. Richardson | Conservative | 1,420 |
| P. Marshall | Lib/Sdp | 1,159 |
| M. Mitchell | Labour | 1,048 |
North Wolds1 seat · turnout 40.0%
| V. Hudson | Conservative | 1,357 |
| H. Wilson | Lib/Sdp | 975 |
| A. Baker | Labour | 418 |
Rasen Wolds1 seat · turnout 41.5%
| L. Wilson | Conservative | 1,361 |
| J. Swales | Lib/Sdp | 765 |
| A. Nutting | Labour | 342 |
Skegness North1 seat · turnout 35.8%
| H. Fianlight | Lib/Sdp | 941 |
| I. Gillies | Conservative | 643 |
| T. Senior | Labour | 576 |
Skegness South1 seat · turnout 37.2%
| K. Holland | Lib/Sdp | 995 |
| L. Parkes | Conservative | 842 |
| N. Webster | Labour | 335 |
Skellingthorpe and Hykeham South1 seat · turnout 33.5%
| B. Gledhill | Conservative | 1,058 |
| J. Godward | Labour | 723 |
Skirbeck1 seat · turnout 33.8%
| B. Bi | Labour | 793 |
| Mary Wright | Conservative | 696 |
| E. Mann | Lib/Sdp | 471 |
Sleaford1 seat · turnout 46.9%
| J. Pratt | Labour | 1,418 |
| J. Travers | Conservative | 1,017 |
| E. Robertson | Independent | 957 |
Sleaford Rural North1 seat · turnout 37.1%
| D. Monk | Conservative | 1,465 |
| J. Gribbin | Labour | 497 |
Sleaford Rural South1 seat · turnout 44.8%
| L. Pinchbeck | Lib/Sdp | 1,355 |
| T. Kenyon | Conservative | 1,079 |
Spalding Abbey1 seat · turnout 30.7%
| D. Gutteridge | Conservative | 686 |
| C. Evans | Labour | 466 |
| K. Barker | Ind Con | 396 |
Spalding East & Weston1 seat · turnout 28.3%
| R. King | Conservative | 1,011 |
| R. West | Labour | 591 |
Spalding North West1 seat · turnout 35.6%
| A. Newton | Lib/Sdp | 1,066 |
| D. Piper | Conservative | 722 |
| W. Clarkson | Labour | 272 |
Stamford North1 seat · turnout 35.5%
| W. Simpson | Conservative | 763 |
| S. Williams | Labour | 727 |
| D. Gladman | Lib/Sdp | 587 |
Stamford South1 seat · turnout 42.7%
| M. Belton | Lib/Sdp | 1,440 |
| S. Marshall | Conservative | 1,311 |
| J. Gaffigan | Labour | 311 |
Tattershall Castle1 seat · turnout 38.1%
| B. Harvey | Conservative | 1,198 |
| C. Cridland | Lib/Sdp | 1,124 |
The Deepings1 seat · turnout 45.9%
| J. Anderson | Lib/Sdp | 2,349 |
| T. Trollope-Bellew | Conservative | 819 |
| S. Holyoake | Labour | 304 |
Tritton1 seat · turnout 40.5%
| I. Goldingson | Labour | 1,089 |
| Nichols H. | Conservative | 346 |
| G. Lines | Lib/Sdp | 335 |
Wainfleet and Burgh1 seat · turnout 42.5%
| J. Dodsworth | Lib/Sdp | 1,271 |
| M. Capes | Conservative | 774 |
West Elloe1 seat · turnout 37.0%
| G. Walker | Conservative | 1,055 |
| M. Smith | Lib/Sdp | 383 |
| G. Teale | Labour | 379 |
Witham1 seat · turnout 38.4%
| M. Giles | Conservative | 1,026 ✓ |
| J. Lewis | Independent | 532 |
| R. McIntyre | Lib/Sdp | 393 |
| N. Middlebrook | Independent | 301 |
Woodhall Spa and Wragby1 seat · turnout 40.6%
| D. Hoyes | Conservative | 1,315 |
| N. Daniel | Lib/Sdp | 781 |
Wyberton1 seat · turnout 43.1%
| K. Ward | Lib/Sdp | 1,099 ✓ |
| J. Dobson | Conservative | 949 |
| C. Sutton | Labour | 401 |
| A. Cutting | Independent | 277 |
