Before (end of 1990) (36 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 17 · Liberal Democrats 12 · Other 4 · Labour 3
After (end of 1991) (36 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 21 · Conservative 12 · Labour 2 · Other 1
Ward results
Blatchcombe3 seats
| D Lentell | Liberal Democrats | 2,089 ✓ |
| J. Nicholls | Liberal Democrats | 1,958 ✓ |
| G Porter | Liberal Democrats | 1,899 ✓ |
| D Friend | Labour | 1,053 |
| F Johnson | Conservative | 868 |
| P. Drew | Conservative | 784 |
| D Monnington | Conservative | 702 |
Cockington-With-Chelston3 seats
| S Havill | Conservative | 1,478 ✓ |
| P Reid | Conservative | 1,460 ✓ |
| Michael Hytche | Conservative | 1,333 ✓ |
| L. Critchlow | Labour | 1,309 |
| L Blogg | Independent | 1,308 |
| E Seymour | Labour | 1,253 |
| Trevor Fine | Labour | 1,019 |
| C Worth | Liberal Democrats | 995 |
| Jonathan Holloway | Liberal Democrats | 987 |
Coverdale3 seats
| N Pannell | Liberal Democrats | 2,140 ✓ |
| A. Williams | Liberal Democrats | 1,988 ✓ |
| R. James | Liberal Democrats | 1,958 ✓ |
| Ann Ballinger | Conservative | 1,181 |
| Alexander Wheeler | Conservative | 1,058 |
| J Sutton | Conservative | 1,024 |
| P Rundle | Labour | 670 |
| S Turner | Labour | 645 |
| V Hamer | Independent | 470 |
Ellacombe3 seats
| B. Cowling | Liberal Democrats | 2,056 ✓ |
| J Davis | Liberal Democrats | 1,834 ✓ |
| E. Midgley | Liberal Democrats | 1,278 ✓ |
| K Selley | Conservative | 1,215 |
| P Picken | Conservative | 1,039 |
| P Price | Conservative | 1,031 |
| S Failey-Smith | Labour | 687 |
| J Mellor | Labour | 589 |
| Jarrad Morris Keyes | Labour | 569 |
Furzeham-With-Churston3 seats
| R. Pudner | Conservative | 1,838 ✓ |
| E. Simms | Conservative | 1,723 ✓ |
| G Coles | Conservative | 1,695 ✓ |
| M Browne | Liberal Democrats | 1,364 |
| F. Fawkes | Liberal Democrats | 1,146 |
| B. Hill | Labour | 842 |
| W Loader | Labour | 836 |
| P McDonald | Labour | 643 |
Preston3 seats
| H. Rabbich | Liberal Democrats | 1,895 ✓ |
| R Higgs | Liberal Democrats | 1,848 ✓ |
| D Mason | Conservative | 1,533 ✓ |
| B. Oxley | Conservative | 1,494 |
| J Pedley | Conservative | 1,388 |
| J Moore | Independent | 939 |
| T Bickford | Labour | 660 |
| R Livingston | Labour | 585 |
| W Mackenzie | Labour | 543 |
Shiphay3 seats
| W Dolman | Liberal Democrats | 2,273 ✓ |
| J Spencer | Liberal Democrats | 2,101 ✓ |
| S Lewis | Liberal Democrats | 1,940 ✓ |
| Mark Kingscote | Conservative | 728 |
| U. Holland | Labour | 714 |
| J. Rogers | Conservative | 705 |
| S Reed | Conservative | 695 |
| P Failey-Smith | Labour | 694 |
| J. Stone | Labour | 667 |
St. Marychurch3 seats
| H. Chambers | Liberal Democrats | 2,251 ✓ |
| C. Morgan | Liberal Democrats | 2,083 ✓ |
| J. Wilbraham | Liberal Democrats | 1,906 ✓ |
| S. Bevan | Conservative | 1,691 |
| B. McPhail | Conservative | 1,533 |
| D. Ogden | Conservative | 1,531 |
| R Middleditch | Labour | 414 |
St. Michael-With-Goodrington3 seats
| I. Fenton | Liberal Democrats | 2,224 ✓ |
| C. Milward | Liberal Democrats | 2,001 ✓ |
| J. Carroll | Conservative | 1,934 ✓ |
| G. Johnson | Conservative | 1,782 |
| D. Mobbs | Conservative | 1,780 |
| G Farmer | Labour | 891 |
| E Harris | Labour | 818 |
| J Haines | Labour | 724 |
| R. Heyse | Green | 608 |
St. Peters-With-St. Marys3 seats · turnout 47.2%
| M. Morey | Labour | 1,870 |
| P. Manning | Conservative | 1,514 |
| V Ellery | Labour | 1,481 |
| A. Key | Conservative | 1,423 |
| B Spoor | Conservative | 1,383 |
| H. Howes | Labour | 1,352 |
| W Chapman | Liberal Democrats | 1,301 |
| G. Lowcock | Green | 480 |
Tormohun3 seats
| G Jennings | Liberal Democrats | 1,463 ✓ |
| E. Salloway | Independent | 1,458 ✓ |
| J. Faulkner | Liberal Democrats | 1,332 ✓ |
| S Darling | Liberal Democrats | 1,273 |
| R. Horswell | Conservative | 819 |
| R. Harris | Conservative | 818 |
| M. Stewart | Labour | 699 |
| D. Riddell | Conservative | 676 |
Torwood3 seats
| R. Cuming | Conservative | 1,806 ✓ |
| C. Isaac | Conservative | 1,768 ✓ |
| D. Tanner | Conservative | 1,746 ✓ |
| C. Cowling | Liberal Democrats | 955 |
| A. Darling | Liberal Democrats | 903 |
| J Pentney | Liberal Democrats | 773 |
| T Millman | Labour | 347 |
| J. Rowe | Ind Con | 324 |
