Before (end of 1995) (36 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 19 · Conservative 9 · Liberal Democrats 6 · Other 2
After (end of 1996) (36 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 24 · Liberal Democrats 7 · Other 3 · Conservative 2
Ward results
Alphington1 seat · turnout 39.5%
| P. Smith | Liberal Democrats | 1,156 ✓ |
| R. Mathers | Labour | 702 |
| M. Jordan | Conservative | 469 |
| R Gittens | Green | 54 |
Barton2 seats · turnout 61.7%
| B. McNamara | Labour | 1,032 ✓ |
| E Garwood | Labour | 1,014 ✓ |
| C. McNamara | Labour | 966 ✓ |
| H. Alford | LIB | 495 |
| V. Iiolt | LIB | 419 |
| A Leadbetter | Conservative | 308 |
| D Yeld | Conservative | 259 |
| L Proctor | Conservative | 189 |
| M Ginwalla | Liberal Democrats | 143 |
| G Philpotts | Liberal Democrats | 89 |
| T Revesz | Liberal Democrats | 57 |
Countess Wear1 seat · turnout 49.7%
| Sheldon G. | Labour | 886 ✓ |
| A Stilliard | Conservative | 561 |
| S. Barrett | Liberal Democrats | 270 |
| M. Berry | LIB | 54 |
Exwick1 seat · turnout 34.7%
| H. Slack | Labour | 1,473 ✓ |
| T Thompson | Liberal Democrats | 270 |
| T Porter | Conservative | 264 |
| B. Packer | Green | 43 |
Heavitree1 seat · turnout 47.2%
| D. Morrish | LIB | 749 ✓ |
| D Perrin | Labour | 568 |
| A. Williamson | Liberal Democrats | 440 |
| C Hodgson | Conservative | 244 |
| S Pfeiffer | Green | 30 |
Pennsylvania1 seat · turnout 41.8%
| D Treharne | Liberal Democrats | 871 ✓ |
| S. Syvret | Conservative | 672 |
| C Boyle | Labour | 440 |
| T Brenan | Green | 80 |
Pinhoe1 seat · turnout 53.4%
| V. Dixon | Labour | 1,126 ✓ |
| J Landers | Conservative | 797 |
| A Vokes | Liberal Democrats | 174 |
| S. Dunstan | Green | 23 |
Polsloe1 seat · turnout 39.7%
| Margaret Ann Mills | Labour | 709 ✓ |
| Y. Henson | Conservative | 648 |
| C. Scott | Liberal Democrats | 191 |
| T. Canning | Green | 69 |
| K. Needs | Independent | 31 |
Rougemont1 seat · turnout 35.5%
| R. Slack | Labour | 1,124 ✓ |
| Williams G. | Conservative | 336 |
| J Bahrij | Liberal Democrats | 176 |
| A. Thomas | Green | 111 |
St David's1 seat
| Margaret Griffiths | Labour | 939 ✓ |
| A. Hoey | Liberal Democrats | 848 |
| G Gooding | Conservative | 442 |
| Peter Edwards | Green | 115 |
St. Leonards1 seat · turnout 42.5%
| P Davies | Liberal Democrats | 679 ✓ |
| N. Shiel | Conservative | 648 |
| V Vincent | Labour | 587 |
| K Morris | Green | 85 |