1980 City of Lincoln Council election

The 1980 City of Lincoln Council election took place on 1 May 1980. This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of the council was up for election: the seats of the candidates who polled third at the all out election of 1979. The Conservative Party retained control of the council.

Overall results

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 * style="text-align: right;" | 11
 * colspan=5 |
 * style="text-align: right;" | 23,081
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