| Election Name: | 1989 Lincolnshire County Council election |
| Country: | Lincolnshire |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 1985 Lincolnshire County Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1985 |
| Next Election: | 1993 Lincolnshire County Council election |
| Next Year: | 1993 |
| Seats For Election: | All 76 seats to Lincolnshire County Council |
| Majority Seats: | 39 |
| Election Date: | 4 May 1989 |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats Before1: | 39 |
| Seats1: | 39 |
| Seat Change1: | 0 |
| Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats Before2: | 14 |
| Seats2: | 19 |
| Seat Change2: | 5 |
| Party3: | Social and Liberal Democrats |
| Seats Before3: | 20 |
| Seats3: | 12 |
| Seat Change3: | 8 |
| Party4: | Independent (politician) |
| Seats Before4: | 2 |
| Seats4: | 5 |
| Seat Change4: | 3 |
| Party5: | Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988) |
| Seats Before5: | 0 |
| Seats5: | 1 |
| Seat Change5: | 1 |
| Map Size: | 360px |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Election: | Conservative |
| After Election: | Conservative |
The 1989 Lincolnshire County Council election was held on Thursday, 4 May 1989. The whole council of 76 members was up for election and the election resulted in the Conservative Party retaining control of the council and winning the same number of seats as the previous election in 1985, with 39 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. "Unopposed" indicates that the councillor was elected unopposed.[1]
| Electoral Division | Party | Councillor | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alford & Spilsby | Conservative | M. Kennedy | 1,395 | ||
| Alford Coast | Conservative | G. Wilson | 1,179 | ||
| Bardney & Cherry Willingham | Independent | C. Greenaway | 1,575 | ||
| Bassingham Rural | Conservative | W. Wyrill | 1,584 | ||
| Billinghay & Cranwell | Conservative | Z. Scoley | 1,279 | ||
| Birchwood | Labour | B. Fippard | 1,611 | ||
| Bolingbroke Castle | Social and Liberal Democrats | J. Dyde | 1,585 | ||
| Boston Rural South | Conservative | J. Smith | 1,416 | ||
| Boston West | Social and Liberal Democrats | C. Tebbs | 1,505 | ||
| Boultham | Labour | L. Wells | 1,345 | ||
| Bourne Abbey | Independent | J. Kirkman | 1,224 | ||
| Bourne Castle | Conservative | I. Croft | 1,196 | ||
| Caenby | Conservative | R. Cracroft-Eley | 1,557 | ||
| Carholme | Labour | R. Parker | 1,393 | ||
| Cliff | Conservative | W. Rawson | 1,197 | ||
| Coastal | Independent | J. Hildred | 1,413 | ||
| Crowland Rural | Conservative | W. Speechley | 1,464 | ||
| Devon & St. Johns | Conservative | E. Chapman | 827 | ||
| Donington Rural | Conservative | S. Bingham | 978 | ||
| Earlesfield | Labour | J. Chadwick | 552 | ||
| East Elloe | Conservative | J. Fisher | 1,715 | ||
| Fenside | Labour | W. Ruck | 919 | ||
| Folkingham Rural | Conservative | B. Lee | 1,500 | ||
| Gainsborough East | Social and Liberal Democrats | R. Rainsforth | 1,251 | ||
| Gainsborough North | Independent | W. Craigs | Unopposed | ||
| Gainsborough South | Social and Liberal Democrats | D. Lomas | 825 | ||
| Gainsborough Rural North | Social and Liberal Democrats | M. French | 1,412 | ||
| Gainsborough Rural South | Independent | J. Westgarth | 1,827 | ||
| Grantham North | Conservative | H. Wheat | 1,530 | ||
| Grantham South | Labour | C. Burrows | 1,089 | ||
| Grantham West | Conservative | G. Foster | 1,595 | ||
| Grimsthorpe | Conservative | D. Fletcher | Unopposed | ||
| Harrowby | Labour | E. Davies | Unopposed | ||
| Holbeach | Conservative | J. Taylor | 1,014 | ||
| Holbeach Fen | Conservative | D. Mawby | 1,251 | ||
| Horncastle & Tetford | Conservative | F. Cupit | 1,234 | ||
| Hough | Conservative | P. Newton | 1,262 | ||
| Hykeham Forum | Conservative | P. Gaul | 1,022 | ||
| Lincoln Abbey | Labour | J. Robertson | 1,404 | ||
| Lincoln Bracebridge | Labour | T. Rook | 1,433 | ||
| Lincoln Castle | Labour | B. Taggart | 1,446 | ||
| Lincoln Moorland | Labour | N. Baldock | 1,243 | ||
| Lincoln Park | Labour | B. Robinson | 1,050 | ||
| Longdales | Labour | G. Burrell | 1,527 | ||
| Louth Marsh | Conservative | J. Libell | 1,202 | ||
| Louth North | Conservative | J. Barkworth | 918 | ||
| Louth Rural North | Conservative | J. Johnson | 1,223 | ||
| Louth South | Conservative | A. Morris | 1,058 | ||
| Louth Wolds | Conservative | C. Turner | 1,179 | ||
| Mablethorpe | Social and Liberal Democrats | W. Baker | 1,759 | ||
| Metheringham | Conservative | E. Powditch | 984 | ||
| Minster | Labour | P. Metcalfe | 1,902 | ||
| Nettleham & Saxilby | Social and Liberal Democrats | S. Turner | 1,761 | ||
| North East Kesteven | Conservative | S. Kenyon | 2,400 | ||
| North Wolds | Conservative | V. Hudson | 909 | ||
| Rasen Wolds | Conservative | L. Wilson | 1,306 | ||
| Skegness North | Conservative | K. Sadler | 852 | ||
| Skegness South | Conservative | D. Edginton | 1,012 | ||
| Skellingthorpe & Hykeham South | Conservative | T. Hargreaves | 1,083 | ||
| Skirbeck | Labour | B. Bisby | 984 | ||
| Sleaford | Labour | D. Romney | 1,815 | ||
| Sleaford Rural North | Conservative | D. Monk | Unopposed | ||
| Sleaford Rural South | Social and Liberal Democrats | L. Pinchbeck | 1,633 | ||
| Spalding Abbey | Labour | C. Evans | 1,097 | ||
| Spalding East & Weston | Conservative | G. Moore | 1,002 | ||
| Spalding North West | Social Democrat | A. Newton | 1,259 | ||
| Stamford North | Labour | J. Gaffigan | 1,050 | ||
| Stamford South | Social and Liberal Democrats | M. Belton | 1,626 | ||
| Tattershall Castle | Conservative | B. Harvey | Unopposed | ||
| The Deepings | Social and Liberal Democrats | J. Anderson | 1,631 | ||
| Tritton | Labour | C. Goldson | 1,418 | ||
| Wainfleet & Burgh | Social and Liberal Democrats | J. Dodsworth | 1,176 | ||
| West Elloe | Conservative | P. Bray | 1,043 | ||
| Witham | Conservative | M. Giles | 1,084 | ||
| Woodhall Spa & Wragby | Conservative | D. Hoyes | Unopposed | ||
| Wyberton | Social and Liberal Democrats | K. Ward | 1,170 | ||