Before (end of 1981) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 48 · Other 7 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 · Labour 1
After (end of 1982) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 48 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 7 · Other 5 · Labour 0
Ward results
Broadclyst1 seat · turnout 46.5%
| C. Cottrell | Conservative | 735 |
| F. Yendell | Lib/Sdp | 418 |
Budleigh Salterton1 seat · turnout 54.8%
| A. De Winton | Conservative | 1,278 |
| P. Griffin | Lib/Sdp | 874 |
Exmouth Brixington1 seat · turnout 49.2%
| G. Gooding | Conservative | 1,075 |
| C. Hopkins | Lib/Sdp | 808 |
| R. Sharpe | Labour | 417 |
Exmouth Halsdon1 seat · turnout 47.8%
| J. Elson | Conservative | 1,096 |
| J. Mitchell | Lib/Sdp | 716 |
| C. Davison | Labour | 146 |
Exmouth Littleham Rural1 seat · turnout 46.1%
| D. Gibbons | Conservative | 1,212 |
| M. Thornton | Lib/Sdp | 634 |
| F. Moxey | Labour | 152 |
Exmouth Littleham Urban1 seat · turnout 42.6%
| D. Scott | Conservative | 789 |
| R. Jenkinson | Lib/Sdp | 374 |
| V. Day | Labour | 72 |
Exmouth Withycombe Raleigh1 seat · turnout 40.5%
| J. Strudwick | Lib/Sdp | 814 |
| D. Potter | Conservative | 746 |
| J. Salter | Labour | 199 |
Honiton St. Michaels1 seat · turnout 37.9%
| J. Halse | Lib/Sdp | 427 |
| P. Allen | Independent | 318 |
| A. Ames | Labour | 47 |
Newbridges1 seat · turnout 55.1%
| F. Gardner | Conservative | 578 |
| M. Spurway | Lib/Sdp | 259 |
Otterhead1 seat · turnout 47.9%
| R. Disney | Conservative | 500 |
| R. Collins | Lib/Sdp | 237 |
Ottery St. Mary Rural1 seat · turnout 38.2%
| G. Poulton | Conservative | 872 |
| J. Marlow | Lib/Sdp | 411 |
Raleigh1 seat · turnout 47.8%
| L. Drake | Independent | 540 |
| W. Nicholas | Lib/Sdp | 257 |
Sidmouth Rural1 seat · turnout 47.6%
| B. Bagwell | Conservative | 1,430 |
| P. Davidge | Lib/Sdp | 594 |
| S. Pollentine | Labour | 115 |
Sidmouth Town1 seat · turnout 50.4%
| J. Smith | Conservative | 1,085 |
| S. Townsend | Lib/Sdp | 308 |
Sidmouth Woolbrook1 seat · turnout 53.7%
| F. Lock | Conservative | 792 |
| S. Baker | Labour | 724 |
| K. Hogg | Lib/Sdp | 291 |
Tale Vale1 seat · turnout 64.5%
| E. Lawrence | Conservative | 642 |
| M. Holt | Lib/Sdp | 254 |
Trinity1 seat · turnout 46.0%
| W. Howlett | Conservative | 500 |
| V. Baker | Lib/Sdp | 318 |
Upper Axe1 seat · turnout 48.1%
| T. Clarke-Irons | Conservative | 449 |
| B. Moulding | Lib/Sdp | 196 |
