Before (end of 1993) (37 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 11 · Conservative 10 · Liberal Democrats 9 · Labour 7
After (end of 1994) (37 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 13 · Other 11 · Conservative 8 · Labour 5
Ward results
Forest1 seat · turnout 41.7%
| E. Eminson | Independent | 430 |
| J. Beckett | Labour | 341 |
GAINSBOROUGH EAST1 seat
| W. Baillie | Labour | 914 ✓ |
| P. Banyard | Liberal Democrats | 476 |
Gainsborough North1 seat
| D. Ryan | Labour | 798 ✓ |
| A. Cowan | Liberal Democrats | 480 |
| S. Jupp | Conservative | 326 |
GAINSBOROUGH SOUTH WEST1 seat
| J. Hethershaw | Liberal Democrats | 696 ✓ |
| G. Mackenzie | Conservative | 467 |
Hemswell1 seat
| G. Dredge | Liberal Democrats | 265 ✓ |
| A. Miller | Conservative | 215 |
| J. McCullough | Labour | 134 |
Market Rasen1 seat · turnout 42.0%
| N. Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 844 |
| P. Thomas | Independent | 610 |
Nettleham1 seat
| M. Leaning | Liberal Democrats | 0 |
Scampton1 seat
| M. Dickinson | Conservative | 0 |
South Cliff1 seat
| J. Tilney-Bassett | Conservative | 385 ✓ |
| J. Harris | Independent | 176 |
Wold View1 seat · turnout 46.4%
| J. Connolly | Liberal Democrats | 291 |
| R. Lawledge | Independent | 177 |
| R. Willey | Conservative | 146 |