Before (end of 1996) (36 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 24 · Liberal Democrats 7 · Other 3 · Conservative 2
After (end of 1997) (36 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 24 · Liberal Democrats 7 · Other 3 · Conservative 2
Ward results
Alphington & St. Thomas1 seat · turnout 76.1%
| Ruffle R. | Liberal Democrats | 3,226 ✓ |
| A Duncan | Labour | 2,723 |
| R Edwardson | Conservative | 1,753 |
| S. Iles | Green | 182 |
Barton & St. Loyes1 seat · turnout 79.2%
| J. Morrish | LIB | 2,867 ✓ |
| R Palmer | Labour | 1,819 |
| A Parr | Conservative | 1,083 |
| P. Langston | Liberal Democrats | 472 |
| S. Dunstan | Green | 146 |
Countess Wear & Topsham1 seat · turnout 81.1%
| A Leadbetter | Conservative | 2,118 ✓ |
| M. Ballantyne | Liberal Democrats | 1,872 |
| D. Baldwin | Labour | 1,737 |
| M. Berry | LIB | 128 |
Exwick & Cowick1 seat · turnout 74.9%
| P. Butler | Labour | 3,786 ✓ |
| E Knapp | Conservative | 2,028 |
| S. Wilcox | Liberal Democrats | 1,459 |
| P Smith | LIB | 439 |
Heavitree & Wonford1 seat · turnout 73.7%
| D. Morrish | LIB | 2,355 ✓ |
| R Stevens | Labour | 1,912 |
| Williams G. | Conservative | 661 |
| Sheila Muriel Hobden | Liberal Democrats | 593 |
| T Brenan | Green | 150 |
Pinhoe & Whipton1 seat · turnout 77.4%
| S. Spence | Labour | 3,250 ✓ |
| C Kirk | Conservative | 1,633 |
| T Thompson | Liberal Democrats | 887 |
| M. Danks | LIB | 315 |
Rougemont & St. Leonards1 seat · turnout 71.5%
| J. Owen | Labour | 2,585 ✓ |
| Brock P. | Liberal Democrats | 2,105 |
| J Williams | Conservative | 1,593 |
| S. King | Green | 276 |
| V. Holt | LIB | 176 |
St. Davids & Pennsylvania1 seat · turnout 69.8%
| Graham Oakes | Liberal Democrats | 3,234 ✓ |
| J Coates | Conservative | 2,377 |
| S. Barker | Labour | 2,179 |
| Peter Edwards | Green | 349 |
Stoke Hill & Polsloe1 seat · turnout 74.8%
| R. Westlake | Labour | 2,955 ✓ |
| Y. Henson | Conservative | 1,688 |
| Russell D. | Liberal Democrats | 1,028 |
| T. Canning | Green | 293 |
| F Potter | LIB | 143 |