Lingen's town council currently has 43 members from five parties. The Lord Mayor is also a member of the town council. The town council and its specialist committees decide on numerous urban development issues, for example, the designation of residential and industrial areas, the expansion of day-care centres and schools, the renovation of roads and cycle paths.

• CDU 24 seats
• SPD 9 seats
• Die BürgerNahen 4 seats
• Bündnis 90/Die Grünen 3 seats
• FDP 2 seats
• Lord Mayor 1 seat