Before (end of 2020) (36 seats, Open Council Data)
Conservative 18 · Liberal Democrats 12 · Other 6
After (end of 2021) (36 seats, Open Council Data)
Conservative 16 · Liberal Democrats 12 · Other 8
Ward results
GAINSBOROUGH EAST2 seats
| M.D. Boles | Liberal Democrats | 908 ✓ |
| S.C. Bibb | Conservative | 316 |
| M. Hancock | Labour | 155 |
| P.J. O'Connor | REF | 104 |