Before (end of 1982) (40 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 37 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 · Conservative 1 · Labour 1
After (end of 1983) (40 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 30 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 10 · Conservative 0 · Labour 0
Ward results
Boniface2 seats · turnout 24.2%
| V. Stone | Lib/Sdp | 449 |
| J. Collins | Lib/Sdp | 372 |
| P. Atkin | Labour | 148 |
| F. Richer | Labour | 142 |
Bradninch1 seat · turnout 54.2%
| G. Cornish | Lib/Sdp | 406 |
| W. Heggadon | Independent | 316 |
Canal3 seats · turnout 24.9%
| D. Coulthard | Independent | 684 |
| E. Harris | Independent | 571 |
| M. Allen | Lib/Sdp | 518 |
| R. Hobson | Lib/Sdp | 502 |
| G. Price | Independent | 181 |
Canonsleigh1 seat
| D. Bruton | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Castle3 seats · turnout 30.2%
| E. Champion | Independent | 630 |
| L. Gruwys | Lib/Sdp | 567 |
| G. Boffey | Independent | 402 |
| D. Hawkins | Independent | 301 |
| M. Witt | Lib/Sdp | 268 |
| W. Burke | Lib/Sdp | 216 |
| S. Gibb | Labour | 135 |
Cullompton Outer1 seat · turnout 49.2%
| D. Pugsley | Independent | 279 |
| P. Dunning | Independent | 211 |
Cullompton Town3 seats · turnout 34.9%
| D. Allen | Independent | 686 |
| L. Rowe | Independent | 603 |
| L. Simmons | Independent | 516 |
| H. Wilkinson | Lib/Sdp | 467 |
| I. Mathew | Lib/Sdp | 418 |
| S. Doyle | Independent | 348 |
| W. Hake | Independent | 280 |
| S. Reeves | Labour | 246 |
East Creedy1 seat · turnout 52.7%
| S. Meads | Independent | 391 |
| W. Tupman | Labour | 66 |
Halberton1 seat
| R. Britton | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Lawrence2 seats · turnout 33.5%
| W. Brown | Lib/Sdp | 595 |
| K. Turner | Independent | 592 |
| R. Ash | Lib/Sdp | 287 |
| P Ward | Labour | 73 |
| A. Tupman | Labour | 72 |
Lowman2 seats
| P. Spencer | Independent | 533 |
| W. Trickey | Independent | 476 |
| R. Ballard | Lib/Sdp | 388 |
| R. Money | Labour | 290 |
Newbrooke1 seat · turnout 47.3%
| N. Down | Independent | 257 |
| G. Heighington | Lib/Sdp | 186 |
| C. Di Paolo | Labour | 46 |
Paullet1 seat · turnout 42.1%
| K. Hornsey | Independent | 264 |
| E. Hunter | Lib/Sdp | 120 |
Sandford1 seat · turnout 58.4%
| C. Hole | Independent | 373 |
| G. Saltmarsh | Lib/Sdp | 134 |
| P. Hawksley | Labour | 44 |
Shuttern1 seat · turnout 53.2%
| R. Serenger | Independent | 387 |
| S. Banbury | Lib/Sdp | 366 |
Upper Culm1 seat · turnout 43.3%
| D. McCulloch | Independent | 393 |
| J. Coe | Lib/Sdp | 189 |
West Creedy1 seat · turnout 48.8%
| R. Holloway | Independent | 476 |
| R. Parkyn | Independent | 79 |
| J. Pettyfer | Lib/Sdp | 62 |
Westexe North2 seats · turnout 38.4%
| E. Shapland | Independent | 649 |
| E. Hann | Lib/Sdp | 292 |
| D. Wotton | Independent | 255 |
| M. Wright | Independent | 150 |
| M. Edwards | Labour | 82 |
Westexe South2 seats · turnout 30.8%
| M. Turner | Independent | 726 |
| A. Woollacott | Lib/Sdp | 277 |
| J. Tolley | Independent | 233 |
| E. Clayton | Labour | 121 |
| H. Cox | Independent | 74 |
Willand1 seat · turnout 54.2%
| S. Webber | Independent | 308 |
| L. Truelove | Lib/Sdp | 278 |
Yeo1 seat · turnout 39.2%
| E. Pennington | Independent | 384 |
| J. Beament | Lib/Sdp | 194 |
