Before (end of 1982) (34 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 22 · Labour 8 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 · Other 2
After (end of 1983) (36 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 21 · Labour 10 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 · Other 1
Ward results
Alphington2 seats
| M Browning | Lib/Sdp | 1,307 ✓ |
| P Spencer | Conservative | 1,232 ✓ |
| A. Fry | Lib/Sdp | 1,164 |
| G. Hadlett | Conservative | 1,051 |
| F Sweeney | Labour | 345 |
| Doreen Tonkin | Labour | 272 |
| R Giles | Ecol | 105 |
Barton2 seats · turnout 53.5%
| B. Taylor | Conservative | 811 |
| K. Callis | Conservative | 798 |
| P Edwards | Labour | 791 |
| B. Lopez | Labour | 788 |
| G. Branner | Lib/Sdp | 420 |
| S. Pembroke | Lib/Sdp | 403 |
Countess Wear2 seats · turnout 57.1%
| W. Rowe | Conservative | 1,492 |
| D. Bess | Conservative | 1,308 |
| R. Boyce | Labour | 634 |
| M. Hesford | Labour | 459 |
| M. Rossall | Lib/Sdp | 235 |
| P. Davies | Lib/Sdp | 216 |
Cowick2 seats · turnout 49.6%
| E Knapp | Conservative | 934 |
| P. Mosley | Conservative | 908 |
| R. Slack | Labour | 855 |
| C. Gale | Labour | 787 |
| S. Hebron | Lib/Sdp | 424 |
| P. Thompson | Lib/Sdp | 397 |
Exwick2 seats · turnout 48.6%
| R. Long | Labour | 1,019 |
| H. Bower | Conservative | 890 |
| E. Corbett-Winder | Conservative | 793 |
| P Bialyk | Labour | 787 |
| P. Palmer | Lib/Sdp | 505 |
| J. Lucas | Lib/Sdp | 358 |
Heavitree2 seats · turnout 52.4%
| J. Stanton | Lib/Sdp | 924 |
| A. Williamson | Lib/Sdp | 908 |
| P. Everson | Conservative | 882 |
| T. Thomas | Conservative | 851 |
| E. Pattinson | Labour | 347 |
| R. Smith | Labour | 325 |
Pennsylvania2 seats · turnout 50.6%
| J Coates | Conservative | 1,056 |
| D. Whiteway | Conservative | 1,037 |
| M. McNair | Lib/Sdp | 845 |
| V. Palfrey | Lib/Sdp | 821 |
| W. Cairns | Labour | 230 |
| J. Barber | Labour | 222 |
Pinhoe2 seats · turnout 53.3%
| J Landers | Conservative | 1,128 |
| J. Pollitt | Conservative | 1,098 |
| I. Ford | Labour | 718 |
| R. Westlake | Labour | 698 |
| C. Gale | Lib/Sdp | 375 |
| C. Buck | Lib/Sdp | 344 |
Polsloe2 seats · turnout 47.9%
| P. Richardson | Conservative | 868 ✓ |
| B. Wedgery | Conservative | 857 ✓ |
| P. Shepherd | Labour | 637 |
| J. Marshall | Labour | 629 |
| P. Cockrell | Lib/Sdp | 279 |
| T. Murray | Lib/Sdp | 266 |
| C. Green | Ecol | 34 |
Rougemont2 seats · turnout 49.2%
| J Lloyd | Labour | 742 ✓ |
| D Henson | Conservative | 679 ✓ |
| B. Burt | Labour | 676 |
| A. Carless | Lib/Sdp | 653 |
| N. Kirk | Conservative | 551 |
| N. Winterhalder-Byles | Lib/Sdp | 467 |
| D. Foster | Ecol | 109 |
St David's2 seats
| J. Richardson | Conservative | 1,316 ✓ |
| R. Yeo | Conservative | 1,128 ✓ |
| P. Hughes | Labour | 481 |
| A. Lester | Labour | 471 |
| G. Harboard | Lib/Sdp | 408 |
| A. Shepherd | Lib/Sdp | 314 |
| P. Frings | Ecol | 306 |
St Loyes2 seats · turnout 47.5%
| V. Coates | Conservative | 795 |
| C. Tarr | Conservative | 759 |
| S. Smith | Lib/Sdp | 494 |
| R. Baker | Lib/Sdp | 463 |
| S. Spence | Labour | 424 |
| L. Whiting | Labour | 418 |
St Thomas2 seats · turnout 53.6%
| N. Long | Labour | 1,081 |
| M. Rich | Labour | 918 |
| P. Roberts | Conservative | 916 |
| Y. Henson | Conservative | 891 |
| R. Red | Lib/Sdp | 426 |
| S. Warwick | Lib/Sdp | 405 |
St. Leonards2 seats · turnout 52.5%
| F. Davis | Conservative | 1,107 |
| D. Nation | Lib/Sdp | 1,053 |
| Owens G. | Conservative | 1,046 |
| J. Medley | Lib/Sdp | 804 |
| G. Kemp | Labour | 273 |
| R. Seaford | Labour | 258 |
Stoke Hill2 seats · turnout 45.0%
| A. Golant | Labour | 1,066 ✓ |
| C. Shepherd | Labour | 956 ✓ |
| D. Howard | Conservative | 613 |
| M. Lowry | Conservative | 558 |
| S. Rogers | Lib/Sdp | 248 |
| N. Clark | Lib/Sdp | 224 |
| C. Churchward | CLS | 41 |
Topsham2 seats · turnout 55.0%
| L. Parsons | Independent | 1,430 ✓ |
| D. Stafford | Conservative | 1,022 ✓ |
| I. Richards | Conservative | 542 |
| J. Smith | Ecol | 303 |
| R. Waller | Lib/Sdp | 248 |
| B. O'Duffy | Lib/Sdp | 205 |
| J. Clarke | Labour | 142 |
| A. Petrie | Labour | 142 |
Whipton2 seats · turnout 46.5%
| P. Hutchings | Labour | 959 ✓ |
| V. Long | Labour | 931 ✓ |
| M. Burbanks | Conservative | 499 |
| E. Cooke | Conservative | 495 |
| S. Douglas-Mann | Lib/Sdp | 180 |
| D. Stone | Lib/Sdp | 168 |
| S. Litlejohn | Ecol | 45 |