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