Before (end of 1996)
Not known.
After (end of 1997)
Not known.
Ward results
Budleigh & Sidmouth1 seat · turnout 75.7%
| Christine Channon | Conservative | 4,643 |
| D. Jenkinson | Liberal Democrats | 2,393 |
| N. Batty | Labour | 902 |
Exmouth Lympstone1 seat · turnout 74.6%
| B. Hughes | Conservative | 2,355 |
| Eileen Wragg | Liberal Democrats | 2,328 |
| R. Davison | Labour | 965 |
| R. Helliker | Independent | 655 |
| B. Bucklar | Ind LD | 199 |
Honiton Rural1 seat · turnout 74.3%
| A. Blackman | Conservative | 3,779 |
| R. Coombs | Liberal Democrats | 2,659 |
| R. Collins | LIB | 1,242 |
| Sharpe R. | Labour | 1,240 |
| Emily McIvor | Green | 405 |