Before (end of 1983) (36 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 34 · Other 2 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0 · Labour 0
After (end of 1984) (36 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 29 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 · Other 3 · Labour 0
Ward results
Blatchcombe1 seat · turnout 36.0%
| A. Sanders | Lib/Sdp | 1,473 |
| H. Perkins | Conservative | 809 |
| W. Machin | RES | 447 |
Cockington-With-Chelston1 seat · turnout 40.9%
| E. Armes | Conservative | 1,079 ✓ |
| J. Critchlow | Labour | 881 |
| H. Edwards | Independent | 833 |
| M. Mays | All | 349 |
Coverdale1 seat · turnout 33.3%
| T. Ballinger | Conservative | 996 ✓ |
| M. Murray | RES | 789 |
| E. Harris | Labour | 488 |
| B. Postle | All | 368 |
Ellacombe1 seat · turnout 39.4%
| L. Pope | Conservative | 946 ✓ |
| W. Easey | Lib/Sdp | 747 |
| S. Marchant | Independent | 712 |
| U. Beer | Labour | 572 |
Furzeham-With-Churston1 seat · turnout 39.0%
| L. Cooper | Conservative | 1,357 ✓ |
| J. O'Brien | RES | 662 |
| A. Colborne | All | 508 |
| J. Loader | Labour | 209 |
St. Marychurch1 seat · turnout 39.8%
| F. Stone | Lib/Sdp | 1,762 |
| I. Jarmain | Conservative | 1,348 |
St. Michael-With-Goodrington1 seat · turnout 40.7%
| I. Fenton | Lib/Sdp | 1,187 |
| P. Riddell | Conservative | 1,176 |
| W. Downey | RES | 957 |
St. Peters-With-St. Marys1 seat · turnout 31.4%
| R. Walkley | RES | 1,042 |
| M. Kingston | Conservative | 908 |
| M. Morey | Labour | 427 |
Tormohun1 seat · turnout 25.5%
| R. Coombe | Conservative | 734 ✓ |
| K. Harradine | Lib/Sdp | 574 |
| M. Deeley | RES | 380 |
| J. Stone | Labour | 209 |
