1986 City of Lincoln Council election

The 1986 City of Lincoln Council election took place on 8 May 1986. This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of the council was up for election: the seats of which were last contested in 1982. The Labour Party retained control of the council.

Overall results

 * colspan=2 style="text-align: right; margin-right: 1em" | Total
 * style="text-align: right;" | 12
 * colspan=5 |
 * style="text-align: right;" | 23,483
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All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1982 election.