Before (end of 1986)
Not known.
After (end of 1987)
Not known.
Ward results
Avon & Harbourne1 seat · turnout 39.7%
| C. Newman | Conservative | 301 |
| N. Jarrett | Lib/Sdp | 269 |
Avonleigh1 seat · turnout 57.8%
| P. Lethbridge | Conservative | 636 |
| P. Boys | Labour | 83 |
Bickleigh & Shaugh1 seat · turnout 51.3%
| E. Stacey | Lib/Sdp | 541 |
| J. Woollcombe | Conservative | 304 |
Brixton1 seat · turnout 56.5%
| A. James | Conservative | 346 |
| E. Rulton | Lib/Sdp | 192 |
| P. Bidgood | Labour | 39 |
Charterlands1 seat · turnout 49.9%
| G. Sercombe | Conservative | 624 |
| D. Smith | Labour | 111 |
Cornwood & Harford1 seat · turnout 55.9%
| B. Thomas | Independent | 420 |
| N. Collins | Labour | 60 |
Dart Valley1 seat · turnout 54.1%
| G. Heywood | Conservative | 453 |
| J. Gilbert | Lib/Sdp | 331 |
Dartington1 seat · turnout 44.0%
| H. Shail | Independent | 427 |
| S. Hinchliffe | Labour | 89 |
Dartmouth Clifton2 seats · turnout 45.4%
| B. Measures | Independent | 780 |
| B. Calder | Conservative | 515 |
| B. Edgington | Conservative | 481 |
| L. Manley | Independent | 371 |
| P. Davies | Labour | 161 |
Dartmouth Hardness2 seats · turnout 33.8%
| R. Wingate | Independent | 587 |
| T. Pritchard | Independent | 414 |
| F. Hawke | Conservative | 411 |
Erme Valley1 seat · turnout 57.3%
| E. Lapthorne | Independent | 577 |
| R. Oram | Labour | 55 |
Garabrook1 seat · turnout 49.8%
| M. Verniquet | Conservative | 504 |
| J. Wilson | Labour | 100 |
Ivybridge3 seats · turnout 32.3%
| J. Kelly | Conservative | 1,434 |
| G. Roach | Conservative | 1,337 |
| P. Prudden | Conservative | 1,271 |
| P. Hyde | Lib/Sdp | 679 |
| A. Barber | Labour | 618 |
Kingsbridge3 seats · turnout 34.2%
| W. Bennett | Conservative | 621 ✓ |
| R. Ing | Lib/Sdp | 523 ✓ |
| R. Barrington | Conservative | 496 ✓ |
| J. Gillett | Conservative | 488 |
| W. Kerswell | Independent | 401 |
| H. Jones | Independent | 369 |
| D. Thorning | Lib/Sdp | 325 |
| S. Harvey | Ind Con | 238 |
| S. McGinn | Labour | 211 |
| G. Graysmark | Ind Con | 180 |
Kingswear1 seat · turnout 52.9%
| G. South | Conservative | 357 |
| J. Henshall | Lib/Sdp | 230 |
Malborough1 seat · turnout 59.2%
| O. Masters | Independent | 415 |
| W. Oldham | Conservative | 333 |
| S. New | Labour | 26 |
Marldon1 seat · turnout 59.4%
| J. Pennington | Conservative | 821 |
| S. Rake | Labour | 108 |
Newton & Noss1 seat · turnout 50.7%
| D. Andrews | Conservative | 697 |
| R. Bevis | Labour | 91 |
Salcombe2 seats · turnout 43.7%
| V. Edwards | Conservative | 801 |
| M. Beaumont | Conservative | 613 |
| M. Fitzgerald | Independent | 291 |
| B. Smith | Labour | 127 |
Saltstone1 seat · turnout 50.1%
| J. Roskruge | Independent | 315 |
| T. Gullett | Conservative | 283 |
| B. Jones | Labour | 35 |
Skerries1 seat · turnout 48.7%
| D. Thomson | Conservative | 557 |
| P. Cue | Labour | 73 |
South Brent1 seat · turnout 52.5%
| C. Pannell | Lib/Sdp | 655 |
| A. Stevens | Conservative | 387 |
Stoke Gabriel1 seat · turnout 50.5%
| S. Parnell | Independent | 488 |
| M. Little | Labour | 36 |
Thurlestone1 seat
| J. Thomas | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Totnes Bridgetown2 seats · turnout 39.0%
| W. Bennett | Independent | 600 |
| B. Watkins | Independent | 388 |
| V. Austin | Conservative | 370 |
| G. Wood | Lib/Sdp | 235 |
Yealmpton1 seat · turnout 51.5%
| R. Yonge | Conservative | 666 |
| A. Merrington | Labour | 190 |
