Before (end of 1986) (40 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 30 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 10 · Conservative 0 · Labour 0
After (end of 1987) (40 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 27 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 13 · Conservative 0 · Labour 0
Ward results
Boniface2 seats · turnout 30.4%
| G. Ponsford | Independent | 620 |
| J. Boyle | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 370 |
| R. Edwards | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 230 |
| P. Adkin | Labour | 116 |
| F. Richer | Labour | 70 |
Bradninch1 seat · turnout 46.4%
| G. Cornish | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 492 |
| D. Bickford | Labour | 130 |
Canal3 seats · turnout 27.3%
| R. Hobson | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 755 |
| D. Coulthard | Independent | 753 |
| J. Harris | Independent | 610 |
| A. Lamb | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 482 |
| J. French | Labour | 147 |
Canonsleigh1 seat
| D. Bruton | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Castle3 seats · turnout 32.5%
| D. Puttick | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 657 |
| E. Champion | Independent | 635 |
| B. Beard | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 461 |
| D. Harris | Independent | 407 |
| K. James | Independent | 398 |
| S. Gibb | Labour | 155 |
| P. Reed | Green | 155 |
| B. Carter | Independent | 127 |
Cullompton Outer1 seat · turnout 47.5%
| D. Pugsley | Independent | 381 |
| P. Dunning | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 141 |
Cullompton Town3 seats · turnout 34.2%
| D. Allen | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 993 |
| L. Rowe | Independent | 724 |
| J. Dunning | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 708 |
| J Vicary | Independent | 699 |
| S. Kay | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 659 |
| M. Pollard | Independent | 244 |
| C. Bishop | Labour | 164 |
Culm2 seats · turnout 27.8%
| D. Attlee | Independent | 611 |
| C. Bulley | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 421 |
| R. Apps | Independent | 339 |
East Creedy1 seat · turnout 57.3%
| S. Meads | Independent | 428 |
| W. Tupman | Labour | 101 |
Halberton1 seat
| R. Britton | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Lawrence2 seats · turnout 36.1%
| R. Adams | Independent | 693 |
| W. Brown | Lib/Sdp | 536 |
| R. Ash | Lib/Sdp | 472 |
| A. Tupman | Labour | 93 |
| R. Richer | Labour | 91 |
Lowman2 seats · turnout 33.1%
| I. Godfrey | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 493 |
| P. Spencer | Independent | 390 |
| G. Partridge | Independent | 316 |
| D. Knowles | Independent | 288 |
| D. Dobbin | Labour | 132 |
Newbrooke1 seat · turnout 47.6%
| N. Down | Independent | 221 |
| G. Heighington | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 187 |
| J. Falk | Independent | 139 |
Paullet1 seat · turnout 46.8%
| K. Hornsey | Independent | 352 |
| J. Hutchings | Independent | 98 |
Sandford1 seat · turnout 43.5%
| R. Pennington | Independent | 229 |
| C. Rutterford | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 203 |
Shuttern1 seat
| R. Serenger | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Upper Culm1 seat · turnout 54.3%
| D. McCulloch | Independent | 447 |
| H. Stallard | Independent | 399 |
Upper Yeo1 seat · turnout 43.6%
| N. Steer | Independent | 409 |
| M. Beagent | Labour | 78 |
West Creedy1 seat
| R. Holloway | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Westexe North2 seats · turnout 37.3%
| H. Shapland | Independent | 625 |
| E. Hann | Independent | 409 |
| A. Woolacott | Lib/Sdp | 298 |
| N. Bathurst | Labour | 86 |
Westexe South2 seats · turnout 34.1%
| M. Turner | Independent | 770 |
| B. Reed | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 558 |
| J. Tolley | Independent | 131 |
| C. Wateridge | Labour | 96 |
Yeo1 seat · turnout 40.6%
| E. Pennington | Independent | 435 |
| J. Beament | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 203 |
| M. Kendall | Labour | 58 |
