Lincolnshire County Council election, 1997

Lincolnshire County Council election, 1997

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All 76 seats to Lincolnshire County Council 39 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Conservative Labour Seats before 31 25 Seats won 42 19 Seat change 11 6   Third party Fourth party   Party Liberal Democrat Independent Seats before 15 5 Seats won 11 4 Seat change 4 1
Map of the results of the election in each division. Colours denote the winning party, as shown in the main table of results.
Council control before election No overall control Council control after election Conservative

No overall control

Conservative

The 1997 Lincolnshire County Council election was held on Thursday, 1 May 1997, the same day as the general election. The whole council of 76 members was up for election and the election resulted in the Conservative Party making significant gains and regaining control of the council, winning 42 seats.

Each electoral division returned one county councillor. The candidate elected to the council in each electoral division is shown in the table below.