Before (end of 1972)
Not known.
After (end of 1973) (44 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 28 · The Liberal Party 14 · Conservative 1 · Labour 1
Ward results
Bratton Fleming1 seat
| F. Ridd Jones | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Ilfracombe Central2 seats · turnout 41.4%
| M. Blackmore | Independent | 557 |
| P. Trump | LIB | 450 |
| E. Kingston | LIB | 295 |
| J. Bowley | Independent | 203 |
| H. Williamson | Independent | 103 |
Ilfracombe East2 seats · turnout 39.7%
| D. Hancock | Independent | 777 |
| L. Nankivell | LIB | 445 |
| I. Pollard | Independent | 389 |
| T. Bennett | Independent | 300 |
Ilfracombe West2 seats · turnout 44.6%
| M. Meredith | Independent | 675 |
| F. Avant | Independent | 659 |
| H. Richardson | LIB | 457 |
| D. Spear | LIB | 335 |
| R. Boyen | Independent | 309 |
| L. Rudd | Independent | 130 |
Longbridge1 seat · turnout 48.0%
| B. Luxton | LIB | 320 |
| J. Wright | Conservative | 233 |
Lynton & Lynmouth1 seat · turnout 67.5%
| H. Pedder | Independent | 652 |
| W. Hobbs | Independent | 373 |
Marwood1 seat
| H. Hopkins | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Mortehoe1 seat
| C. Yeo | Independent | 325 |
| S. Hunt | Independent | 222 |
| R. McEvansoneya | Independent | 53 |
Newport2 seats · turnout 40.3%
| D. Potter | LIB | 809 |
| G. Harris | Independent | 662 |
| B. Macbeth | LIB | 530 |
Pilton2 seats · turnout 36.4%
| M. Isaac | Independent | 661 |
| K. Abraham | Independent | 521 |
| S. Williams | LIB | 507 |
South Molton2 seats · turnout 55.2%
| W. Brown | Independent | 811 |
| S. Kingdon | Independent | 756 |
| J. Rainger | LIB | 608 |
| T. Bowden | Independent | 337 |
| H. Pierce | Independent | 210 |
| A. Williamson | Independent | 187 |