Before (end of 1972)
Not known.
After (end of 1973) (30 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 30 · The Liberal Party 0 · Conservative 0 · Labour 0
Ward results
Bere Ferrers2 seats · turnout 39.4%
| A. Brown | Independent | 643 |
| A. Friend | Independent | 587 |
| W. Webber | Independent | 269 |
Bridestowe1 seat
| F. Dennis | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Buckland Monochorum2 seats · turnout 40.3%
| H. Marlow | Independent | 422 |
| F. Downing | Independent | 404 |
| C. Walker | Independent | 342 |
| J. Lewis | Independent | 315 |
| K. Arnall | Independent | 266 |
| C. Mitchell | Independent | 140 |
Courtenay1 seat · turnout 62.8%
| J. Reddaway | Independent | 528 |
| E. Scott | Independent | 191 |
| G. Parsons | Independent | 31 |
Drewsteignton1 seat
| R. Jourdon | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Exbourne1 seat
| F. Fishleigh | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Hatherleigh1 seat · turnout 57.4%
| E. Johns | Independent | 267 |
| P. Cleverdon | Independent | 188 |
| J. Lancaster | Independent | 130 |
Lew Valley1 seat · turnout 48.5%
| F. Baker | Independent | 323 |
| R. Rattenbury | Independent | 125 |
Lydford1 seat · turnout 44.1%
| C. Crocker | Independent | 293 |
| J. Beesley | Independent | 188 |
Milton Ford1 seat
| H. Glass | Independent | 0 ✓ |
No. 17 (Tavistock)6 seats · turnout 21.0%
| D. Pinder | Independent | 1,263 |
| H. Frost | Independent | 961 |
| C. Cresswell | Independent | 939 |
| H. Moore | Independent | 896 |
| R. Reynolds | Independent | 737 |
| S. Quant | Independent | 713 |
| E. Jago | Independent | 706 |
| E. Sargent | Independent | 529 |
| F. Bye | Independent | 307 |
| E. Gordon | Independent | 213 |
North Tawton1 seat
| M. Hampson | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Okehampton3 seats · turnout 37.4%
| W. Passmore | Independent | 1,142 |
| C. White | Independent | 885 |
| P. Woodgate | Independent | 741 |
| J. Pauley | Independent | 475 |
| H. Hooper | Independent | 231 |
South Tawton1 seat
| E. Wonnacott | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Thrushel1 seat · turnout 54.4%
| V. Mounce | Independent | 360 |
| M. Gribble | Independent | 178 |
Walkham2 seats · turnout 35.3%
| R. Maddock | Independent | 337 |
| J. Garnett | Independent | 290 |
| Porter G. | Independent | 256 |
| H. Pepperall | Independent | 218 |
| F. May | Independent | 110 |