Before (end of 1988) (85 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 37 · Liberal Democrats 36 · Labour 10 · Other 2
After (end of 1989) (85 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 55 · Labour 13 · Liberal Democrats 12 · Other 5
Ward results
Alphington & St. Thomas1 seat · turnout 44.5%
| R. Ruffle | Liberal Democrats | 1,737 ✓ |
| E. Hart | Conservative | 1,229 |
| L. Taylor | Labour | 868 |
| D. Blackmore | Green | 345 |
Ashburton & Buckfastleigh1 seat · turnout 42.9%
| K. Watson | Conservative | 1,503 ✓ |
| W. Ward | Liberal Democrats | 1,221 |
| W. Whitley | Independent | 525 |
| A. Hope | Other | 163 |
Axminster Rural1 seat · turnout 51.7%
| A. Drake | Conservative | 3,167 ✓ |
| L. Porch | Liberal Democrats | 1,408 |
| A. Toothill | Green | 518 |
| H. Self | Labour | 495 |
Babbacombe1 seat · turnout 35.3%
| D. Ogden | Conservative | 1,405 ✓ |
| P. Drew | Liberal Democrats | 1,130 |
| J. Mellor | Labour | 506 |
Barnstaple North1 seat · turnout 39.0%
| B. Greenslade | Liberal Democrats | 2,335 ✓ |
| S. Rook | Conservative | 1,107 |
| P. Miller | Labour | 437 |
Barnstaple South1 seat · turnout 39.1%
| R. Seddon | Liberal Democrats | 1,697 ✓ |
| L. Gunn | Conservative | 1,062 |
| N. Basil | Labour | 695 |
Barton1 seat · turnout 38.1%
| F. Stone | Liberal Democrats | 1,561 ✓ |
| B. McPhail | Conservative | 918 |
| B. Cowling | Social Democratic Party | 358 |
| R. Middleditch | Labour | 287 |
Barton & St. Loyes1 seat · turnout 46.3%
| K. Callis | Conservative | 1,524 ✓ |
| E. Barnett | Labour | 1,326 |
| A. Logan | Liberal Democrats | 508 |
| A. Leigh-Dugmore | Green | 211 |
Berry Head1 seat · turnout 34.4%
| S. Love | Conservative | 1,576 ✓ |
| M. Morey | Labour | 903 |
| F. Symons | Liberal Democrats | 541 |
Bovey1 seat · turnout 34.1%
| A. Coulter | Conservative | 1,811 ✓ |
| A. Jackson | Green | 1,200 |
Bradninch & Creedy1 seat · turnout 42.1%
| A. Crang | Conservative | 1,994 ✓ |
| G. Cornish | Liberal Democrats | 1,208 |
| R. Richer | Labour | 436 |
Braunton Rural1 seat · turnout 47.0%
| G. Woodward | Conservative | 2,359 ✓ |
| R. Incledon | Liberal Democrats | 2,089 |
Budleigh & Sidmouth1 seat · turnout 48.0%
| J. Sutherland-Earl | Conservative | 3,081 ✓ |
| B. Toye | Liberal Democrats | 910 |
| P. Michel | Green | 624 |
| R. Price | Labour | 293 |
| D. Sutch | Other | 145 |
Budshead1 seat · turnout 42.9%
| R. Scott | Labour | 2,216 ✓ |
| P. Rowe | Social Democratic Party | 1,210 |
| D. Skyrme | Conservative | 551 |
Clennon1 seat · turnout 38.5%
| I. Fenton | Liberal Democrats | 1,467 ✓ |
| G. Jones | Conservative | 1,394 |
| A. McCracken | Labour | 445 |
Clyst Vale1 seat · turnout 42.9%
| R. Taylor | Conservative | 1,920 ✓ |
| P. Austin | Liberal Democrats | 1,519 |
| M. Stoolman | Green | 473 |
Combe Martin Rural1 seat · turnout 49.3%
| M. Knight | Liberal Democrats | 2,843 ✓ |
| G. Andrews | Conservative | 2,052 |
| L. Mack | Labour | 175 |
Compton1 seat · turnout 45.5%
| D. Stark | Conservative | 2,125 ✓ |
| H. Hosgood | Social Democratic Party | 635 |
| R. Burton | Labour | 602 |
| P. Boon | Green | 424 |
Countess Wear & Topsham1 seat · turnout 50.9%
| H. Slocombe | Conservative | 2,090 ✓ |
| L. Duddington | Labour | 879 |
| M. Thain | Social Democratic Party | 395 |
| M. Culpeper | Green | 308 |
Crediton Rural1 seat · turnout 35.1%
| M. Lee | Conservative | 1,965 ✓ |
| R. Edwards | Social Democratic Party | 1,146 |
| F. Richer | Labour | 591 |
Cullompton Rural1 seat · turnout 32.3%
| J. Vicary | Conservative | 1,744 ✓ |
| D. Allen | Liberal Democrats | 1,454 |
| K. Penney | Labour | 391 |
Dartmouth Rural1 seat · turnout 39.5%
| M. Tomlinson | Conservative | 2,064 ✓ |
| L. Manley | Independent | 457 |
| G. Laver-Vincent | Independent | 374 |
| M. Costelloe | Labour | 299 |
Dawlish1 seat · turnout 39.5%
| M. Bealey | Conservative | 2,279 ✓ |
| E. Osborne | Liberal Democrats | 947 |
| K. Woods | Labour | 604 |
Drake1 seat · turnout 44.4%
| S. Hole | Conservative | 1,571 ✓ |
| J. Coyle | Labour | 1,246 |
| B. Clarke | Social Democratic Party | 808 |
| G. Grinrod | Green | 380 |
Efford1 seat · turnout 47.1%
| B. Miller | Labour | 2,318 ✓ |
| K. Banks | Conservative | 1,332 |
| C. Toms | Liberal Democrats | 598 |
Eggbuckland1 seat · turnout 45.5%
| M. Wright | Labour | 1,697 ✓ |
| R. Bouskill | Conservative | 1,476 |
| A. Nelmes | Liberal Democrats | 774 |
| S. Williams | Social Democratic Party | 593 |
Elberry1 seat · turnout 38.6%
| M. Cooke | Conservative | 2,261 ✓ |
| M. Browne | Liberal Democrats | 703 |
| W. Loader | Labour | 525 |
Ellacombe & Upton1 seat · turnout 28.2%
| W. Elliott | Conservative | 1,195 ✓ |
| P. Failey-Smith | Labour | 649 |
| R. Pentney | Liberal Democrats | 360 |
| J. Mallinder | Social Democratic Party | 278 |
Estover1 seat · turnout 40.8%
| A. Sloggett | Conservative | 1,826 ✓ |
| D. Stanbury | Social Democratic Party | 1,332 |
| M. Fletcher | Labour | 1,045 |
| A. Watson | Green | 256 |
Exmouth Littleham1 seat · turnout 41.0%
| B. Willoughby | Conservative | 1,656 ✓ |
| R. Payne | Liberal Democrats | 580 |
| K. Eastwood | Labour | 395 |
| D. Hulin | Green | 301 |
| A. Redgwell | Social Democratic Party | 127 |
Exmouth Lympstone1 seat · turnout 49.0%
| B. Hughes | Conservative | 1,848 ✓ |
| G. Chamberlain | Liberal Democrats | 1,175 |
| R. Davison | Labour | 495 |
| T. Mascall | Independent | 419 |
| D. Hill | Green | 325 |
Exmouth Withycombe1 seat · turnout 39.3%
| B. Costello | Conservative | 1,793 ✓ |
| H. Bucklar | Liberal Democrats | 1,733 |
| T. Page | Labour | 403 |
| J. Rosser | Green | 217 |
Exwick & Cowick1 seat · turnout 46.1%
| P. Butler | Labour | 1,881 ✓ |
| D. Rogers | Conservative | 1,348 |
| P. Palmer | Social Democratic Party | 911 |
| K. Vail | Green | 294 |
Fremington Rural1 seat · turnout 46.5%
| R. Stanbury | Conservative | 1,949 ✓ |
| R. Cane | Liberal Democrats | 1,850 |
| I. Crawford | Labour | 294 |
Ham1 seat · turnout 40.0%
| D. Knott | Labour | 2,038 ✓ |
| M. Yardley | Social Democratic Party | 655 |
| K. Waterman | Conservative | 484 |
| A. Burdess | Liberal Democrats | 180 |
Hatherleigh & Chagford1 seat · turnout 49.9%
| W. Cann | Independent | 2,257 ✓ |
| G. Cleverdon | Conservative | 1,992 |
Heavitree & Wonford1 seat · turnout 48.5%
| D. Morrish | Liberal Democrats | 1,537 ✓ |
| M. Midgeley | Labour | 1,000 |
| N. Shiel | Conservative | 682 |
| K. Morris | Green | 391 |
Holsworthy Rural1 seat · turnout 38.4%
| H. Broad | Conservative | 2,187 ✓ |
| R. Bristow | Liberal Democrats | 1,331 |
| M. Landells | Labour | 352 |
Honicknowle1 seat · turnout 44.6%
| J. Roberts | Labour | 2,591 ✓ |
| I. Lucas | Social Democratic Party | 884 |
| J. Wallace | Conservative | 768 |
Honiton Rural1 seat · turnout 41.2%
| J. Halse | Conservative | 2,400 ✓ |
| D. Rotherham | Liberal Democrats | 703 |
| R. Sharpe | Labour | 504 |
| R. Coombs | Social Democratic Party | 409 |
| J. Tanner | Green | 332 |
| R. Bell | Independent | 240 |
Ilfracombe1 seat · turnout 33.3%
| E. Kingston | Liberal Democrats | 1,731 ✓ |
| W. Dixon | Conservative | 1,087 |
Ivybridge1 seat · turnout 37.3%
| J. Woollcombe | Conservative | 2,616 ✓ |
| C. Pannell | Liberal Democrats | 2,113 |
Keyham1 seat · turnout 43.4%
| J. Woodcock | Social Democratic Party | 1,638 ✓ |
| A. Bennett | Labour | 1,359 |
| M. Waterman | Conservative | 532 |
| J. Robins | Liberal Democrats | 131 |
Kings Ash1 seat · turnout 36.8%
| D. Lentell | Liberal Democrats | 1,378 ✓ |
| D. Friend | Labour | 1,049 |
| R. Miller | Conservative | 996 |
Kingsbridge Rural1 seat · turnout 37.1%
| M. Verniquet | Conservative | 2,676 ✓ |
| D. Thorning | Liberal Democrats | 1,098 |
| D. Kenyon | Labour | 343 |
Kingsteignton1 seat · turnout 35.0%
| J. Rooke | Conservative | 1,616 ✓ |
| T. Hay | Liberal Democrats | 935 |
| S. Brogan | Labour | 501 |
Livermead1 seat · turnout 34.3%
| V. Fraser-James | Conservative | 1,732 ✓ |
| F. Davis | Liberal Democrats | 763 |
| M. Dent | Labour | 358 |
Manor1 seat · turnout 35.5%
| A. Sawyer | Conservative | 1,095 ✓ |
| G. Fisher | Social Democratic Party | 835 |
| J. Haines | Labour | 546 |
| R. Ayres | Liberal Democrats | 508 |
Modbury & Salcombe1 seat · turnout 43.2%
| S. Day | Conservative | 2,536 ✓ |
| D. Collinson | Liberal Democrats | 960 |
| S. McGinn | Labour | 322 |
Mount Gould1 seat · turnout 45.2%
| K. Vosper | Labour | 1,359 ✓ |
| F. Brimacombe | Conservative | 1,198 |
| P. Hoy | Social Democratic Party | 856 |
Newton Abbot East1 seat · turnout 40.6%
| B. Wills-Pope | Conservative | 1,408 ✓ |
| S. Sutcliffe | Labour | 1,157 |
| S. Cook | Liberal Democrats | 705 |
Newton Abbot West1 seat · turnout 35.9%
| D. Stovin | Conservative | 1,432 ✓ |
| R. Kennedy | Labour | 604 |
| F. Symons | Social Democratic Party | 599 |
| D. Jarrett | Green | 260 |
| D. Cox | Liberal Democrats | 228 |
Northam Rural1 seat · turnout 39.8%
| P. Waters | Conservative | 1,792 ✓ |
| H. Henson | Liberal Democrats | 814 |
| S. Marsh | Green | 773 |
| D. Rowe | Labour | 736 |
Okehampton Rural1 seat · turnout 44.6%
| M. Vicks | Conservative | 2,023 ✓ |
| C. Herriman | Liberal Democrats | 1,802 |
Oldway1 seat · turnout 35.0%
| B. Oxley | Conservative | 1,737 ✓ |
| R. Livingston | Labour | 530 |
| R. James | Liberal Democrats | 491 |
| C. Worth | Social Democratic Party | 364 |
Ottery St. Mary Rural1 seat · turnout 47.5%
| W. Thorne | Conservative | 2,203 ✓ |
| P. Foggitt | Green | 880 |
| E. Hadley | Social Democratic Party | 546 |
| J. Gregory | Labour | 373 |
Pinhoe & Whipton1 seat · turnout 46.7%
| S. Spence | Labour | 1,896 ✓ |
| B. Harwood | Conservative | 1,175 |
| T. Kazim | Social Democratic Party | 217 |
| S. Dunstan | Green | 174 |
Plympton Erle1 seat · turnout 36.9%
| J. Mills | Conservative | 1,667 ✓ |
| P. Radmore | Social Democratic Party | 1,292 |
| M. Williams | Liberal Democrats | 645 |
| A. Collings | Labour | 607 |
Plympton St. Mary1 seat · turnout 45.1%
| M. Pearson | Conservative | 2,102 ✓ |
| M. Hendley | Liberal Democrats | 1,001 |
| S. Williams | Social Democratic Party | 606 |
| J. Payne | Labour | 582 |
Plymstock Dunstone1 seat · turnout 44.4%
| D. Dicker | Conservative | 2,854 ✓ |
| E. Willcock | Social Democratic Party | 1,009 |
| R. Gachagan | Labour | 728 |
Plymstock Radford1 seat · turnout 46.1%
| J. Wigmore | Conservative | 2,142 ✓ |
| G. Unwin | Liberal Democrats | 763 |
| P. Allan | Labour | 699 |
| H. Stagg | Social Democratic Party | 359 |
Rougemont & St. Leonards1 seat · turnout 49.2%
| E. McGahey | Conservative | 1,329 ✓ |
| D. Parker | Labour | 1,226 |
| V. Howell | Liberal Democrats | 995 |
| R. Vail | Green | 420 |
Seaton Rural1 seat · turnout 53.7%
| A. Ffoulkes | Conservative | 3,137 ✓ |
| M. Rogers | Liberal Democrats | 1,813 |
| R. Damon | Green | 384 |
| P. Clive-Francis | Labour | 252 |
Sidmouth Rural1 seat · turnout 47.3%
| F. Pinney | Conservative | 2,232 ✓ |
| N. Bryden | Liberal Democrats | 645 |
| S. Keen | Green | 573 |
| S. Hughes | Other | 352 |
| S. Pollentine | Labour | 318 |
South Molton Rural1 seat · turnout 46.8%
| J. Bell | Liberal Democrats | 2,087 ✓ |
| E. Burton | Conservative | 2,084 |
| P. Ingram | Green | 375 |
| P. Donner | Labour | 367 |
Southway1 seat · turnout 37.4%
| W. Evans | Labour | 2,247 ✓ |
| M. Hellier | Conservative | 878 |
| R. Goodson | Social Democratic Party | 758 |
St. Budeaux1 seat · turnout 40.6%
| H. Luscombe | Social Democratic Party | 1,473 ✓ |
| A. Hall | Labour | 1,268 |
| M. Maddock | Conservative | 712 |
St. Davids & Pennsylvania1 seat · turnout 47.1%
| M. Cooke | Conservative | 1,895 ✓ |
| M. Rossall | Liberal Democrats | 1,609 |
| S. Potter | Green | 728 |
| N. Berg | Labour | 624 |
St. Peter1 seat · turnout 38.2%
| E. Cohen | Labour | 2,051 ✓ |
| G. Wood | Conservative | 582 |
| R. Goodinson | Liberal Democrats | 412 |
Stoke1 seat · turnout 47.5%
| C. Pascoe | Conservative | 1,492 ✓ |
| P. Nicholson | Social Democratic Party | 1,412 |
| D. Miller | Labour | 1,199 |
| S. Shaw | Green | 255 |
Stoke Hill & Polsloe1 seat · turnout 41.8%
| R. Westlake | Labour | 1,756 ✓ |
| D. Henson | Conservative | 889 |
| A. Bainborough | Green | 305 |
| P. Carpenter | Social Democratic Party | 269 |
Sutton1 seat · turnout 44.6%
| G. Wheeler | Labour | 1,962 ✓ |
| J. Fowler | Conservative | 881 |
| P. York | Liberal Democrats | 584 |
Tavistock1 seat · turnout 46.8%
| R. Cook | Conservative | 2,508 ✓ |
| G. Gorbutt | Labour | 931 |
| N. Thompson | Liberal Democrats | 925 |
| A. Hope | Other | 128 |
Teignbridge South1 seat · turnout 38.3%
| J. Perkin | Conservative | 2,297 ✓ |
| P. Cook | Liberal Democrats | 1,638 |
| M. Moore | Other | 444 |
Teignmouth1 seat · turnout 38.7%
| E. Russell | Conservative | 1,958 ✓ |
| R. Phillips | Liberal Democrats | 1,200 |
| M. Kennedy | Labour | 822 |
Tiverton East1 seat · turnout 31.6%
| R. Hobson | Liberal Democrats | 1,056 ✓ |
| R. Williams | Conservative | 953 |
| P. Spencer | Independent | 634 |
| V. Mills | Labour | 318 |
Tiverton West1 seat · turnout 31.3%
| M. Turner | Independent | 2,574 ✓ |
| C. Wateridge | Labour | 508 |
Torrington Rural1 seat · turnout 36.4%
| P. Soby | Conservative | 1,925 ✓ |
| C. Simmons | Green | 1,132 |
| W. Burton | Labour | 689 |
Totnes Rural1 seat · turnout 46.9%
| J. Pennington | Conservative | 2,340 ✓ |
| J. Walker | Liberal Democrats | 1,861 |
| M. Tall | Labour | 808 |
Trelawney1 seat · turnout 57.4%
| H. Davey | Labour | 1,751 ✓ |
| V. Williams | Conservative | 1,627 |
| J. Dean | Liberal Democrats | 1,073 |
Wellswood1 seat · turnout 30.3%
| G. Oliver | Conservative | 1,904 ✓ |
| F. Fawkes | Liberal Democrats | 331 |
| T. Millman | Labour | 215 |
| J. Rowe | Other | 61 |
Wembury & Erme1 seat · turnout 49.6%
| T. Hart | Conservative | 2,453 ✓ |
| D. Flood | Liberal Democrats | 1,440 |
| B. Jones | Labour | 389 |
Yelverton Rural1 seat · turnout 41.5%
| M. Crane | Conservative | 1,860 ✓ |
| C. Curry | Liberal Democrats | 1,129 |
| R. Bentley | Labour | 901 |
