Before (end of 1972)
Not known.
After (end of 1973) (34 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 14 · Labour 13 · The Liberal Party 6 · Other 1
Ward results
Alphington2 seats
| M Browning | LIB | 1,314 ✓ |
| V Howell | LIB | 1,215 ✓ |
| P Spencer | Conservative | 635 |
| S Bolt | Conservative | 514 |
| Mary Joan Chesney | Labour | 481 |
| Emma Holding | Labour | 412 |
Barton2 seats · turnout 40.1%
| I. West | Conservative | 921 |
| A. Lee | Conservative | 814 |
| S. Spence | Labour | 637 |
| D. Dicker | Labour | 586 |
| C. Brown | LIB | 247 |
Countess Wear2 seats · turnout 51.7%
| R. Keast | Conservative | 1,052 |
| R. Boyce | Labour | 1,049 |
| F. Bolt | Conservative | 1,022 |
| K. Battishill | Labour | 960 |
Cowick2 seats · turnout 41.3%
| P. Hilton | LIB | 1,006 |
| R. Palmer | LIB | 745 |
| J. Levers | Conservative | 506 |
| D. Berry | Labour | 480 |
| S. Mennell | Labour | 407 |
Exwick2 seats · turnout 38.7%
| R. Long | Labour | 1,161 |
| W. Mardon | Labour | 1,045 |
| B. Wayland | LIB | 589 |
| J. Priestley | LIB | 557 |
| S. Taylor | Conservative | 217 |
Heavitree2 seats
| L. Morris | LIB | 1,159 |
| S. Honeywill | LIB | 1,159 |
| J. Evennett | Conservative | 402 |
| M. Steer | Conservative | 384 |
| J. Gooch | Labour | 238 |
| S. Gooch | Labour | 220 |
Pennsylvania2 seats · turnout 44.0%
| W. Daw | Conservative | 1,202 |
| E. Whiteway | Conservative | 1,186 |
| A. Petrie | Labour | 480 |
| T. Shebbeare | Labour | 422 |
| S. Vokes | LIB | 318 |
| D. Button | LIB | 261 |
Pinhoe2 seats · turnout 45.9%
| J Landers | Conservative | 997 |
| J. Walker | Conservative | 860 |
| R. Tremlett | Labour | 800 |
| R. Burnand | Labour | 799 |
| R. Corner | LIB | 286 |
Polsloe2 seats · turnout 30.5%
| N. Tucker | Conservative | 714 |
| M. Hopkins | Conservative | 693 |
| M Welsh | LIB | 263 |
| C. Saw | Labour | 262 |
| F. Guscott | Labour | 262 |
| F. Dolbear | LIB | 213 |
Rougemont2 seats · turnout 44.9%
| J. Richardson | Conservative | 764 |
| A. Speller | Conservative | 754 |
| A. Kemp | Labour | 699 |
| A. Preston | Labour | 639 |
| D. Marsh | LIB | 190 |
St. Leonards2 seats
| R Van Oppen | Conservative | 1,065 ✓ |
| A McGahey | Conservative | 957 ✓ |
| A Foot | LIB | 872 |
| J Foot | LIB | 804 |
| W Kirk | Labour | 179 |
| M Long | Labour | 174 |
| G Williams | Independent | 105 |
St. Matthews2 seats
| J Saw | Labour | 721 ✓ |
| A Wardle | Labour | 638 ✓ |
| A James | Conservative | 547 |
| A Venning | Conservative | 464 |
| D Fishwick | LIB | 251 |
| T Revesz | LIB | 207 |
| E Biss | Ind LIB | 199 |
Stoke Hill2 seats
| P. Spoerer | Labour | 1,275 ✓ |
| A. Golant | Labour | 1,246 ✓ |
| Y. Henson | Conservative | 318 |
| A. Harraway | Conservative | 284 |
Topsham2 seats
| F Lowes | Independent | 883 ✓ |
| S Westaway | Conservative | 688 ✓ |
| M Bohanna | LIB | 634 |
| T James | Labour | 166 |
| M Brown | Labour | 159 |
Whipton2 seats · turnout 34.5%
| W. Hutchings | Labour | 1,272 |
| V. Long | Labour | 1,172 |
| M. Venner | Conservative | 486 |
