Before (end of 1990) (36 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 15 · Conservative 13 · Liberal Democrats 7 · Other 1
After (end of 1991) (36 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 18 · Conservative 11 · Liberal Democrats 6 · Other 1
Ward results
Alphington1 seat · turnout 54.8%
| M. Browning | Liberal Democrats | 1,777 |
| M. Jordan | Conservative | 747 |
| L. Taylor | Labour | 462 |
| D. Blackmore | Green | 70 |
Barton1 seat · turnout 59.7%
| J. Gapper | Conservative | 945 |
| H. Sterry | Labour | 907 |
| C. Blake | LIB | 166 |
| P Davies | Liberal Democrats | 146 |
| M. Turnbull | Green | 65 |
Countess Wear1 seat · turnout 63.0%
| W. Rowe | Conservative | 1,367 |
| G. Granton | Labour | 517 |
| J Freeman | Liberal Democrats | 212 |
| E. Culpeper | Green | 58 |
| K. Langford | MRLP | 17 |
Cowick1 seat
| S. Aves | Labour | 1,121 ✓ |
| E Knapp | Conservative | 1,016 |
| Y. Pearson | Liberal Democrats | 316 |
| A. King | MRLP | 24 |
Exwick1 seat
| R. Long | Labour | 1,153 ✓ |
| J. Palmer | SDP | 999 |
| J. Levers | Conservative | 650 |
| K. Vail | Green | 110 |
| K. Grinstead | MRLP | 24 |
Heavitree1 seat · turnout 57.7%
| H. Bound | Liberal Democrats | 1,005 |
| N. Shiel | Conservative | 780 |
| D. Regis | Labour | 437 |
| S. Dunstan | Green | 110 |
St Loyes1 seat · turnout 61.2%
| J. Morrish | LIB | 920 |
| B. Rendel-Jones | Conservative | 767 |
| Ellis M. | Labour | 661 |
St Thomas1 seat
| T. Mayo | Labour | 970 ✓ |
| G Sclater | Conservative | 731 |
| M Horgan | Liberal Democrats | 501 |
| R Gittins | Green | 100 |
Stoke Hill1 seat
| A. Golant | Labour | 1,188 ✓ |
| H. Edginton | Conservative | 355 |
| A Vokes | Liberal Democrats | 221 |
| M. Dorman | Green | 78 |
Topsham1 seat · turnout 63.2%
| D. Carr | Conservative | 822 |
| M. Ware | Independent | 666 |
| J. Owen | Labour | 463 |
| J Bryant | Liberal Democrats | 199 |
| J. Barber | Green | 46 |
| S. Hughes | MRLP | 15 |
Whipton1 seat · turnout 49.8%
| W. Hutchings | Labour | 1,032 |
| J Coates | Conservative | 443 |
| A Foot | Liberal Democrats | 185 |
| A. Thomas | Green | 47 |
| B. Smith | MRLP | 10 |
Wonford1 seat
| M. Midgley | Labour | 853 ✓ |
| M. Chaplin | Liberal Democrats | 565 |
| Y. Barber | Conservative | 173 |
| T. Canning | Green | 58 |