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.

[1] Each electoral division returned one county councillor.

The candidate elected to the council in each electoral division is shown in the table below.

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