Before (end of 1996) (58 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 25 · Other 21 · Labour 7 · Conservative 5
After (end of 1997) (58 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 25 · Other 21 · Conservative 6 · Labour 6
Ward results
Ashburton & Buckfastleigh1 seat · turnout 75.8%
| L. Whittaker | Liberal Democrats | 2,695 |
| T. Maughan | Conservative | 2,634 |
| R Kennedy | Labour | 1,008 |
| S. May | LIB | 319 |
Belvedere1 seat · turnout 78.6%
| B. Berman | Liberal Democrats | 3,759 |
| Williams G. | Conservative | 3,011 |
| M Clayson | Labour | 1,161 |
| S Pfeiffer | Green | 369 |
Bovey1 seat · turnout 76.5%
| N. Clarke | Liberal Democrats | 3,579 |
| J. Portus | Conservative | 2,846 |
| N. Miller | Labour | 1,368 |
Dawlish1 seat · turnout 73.8%
| W. Buckle | Liberal Democrats | 3,172 |
| M. Bealey | Conservative | 2,832 |
| G Hesse | Labour | 1,386 |
Kingsteignton1 seat · turnout 75.0%
| J. Smith | Liberal Democrats | 2,703 |
| D. Jenkins | Conservative | 2,567 |
| B. Errington | Labour | 1,311 |
| R. Stride | Independent | 1,195 |
Newton Abbot East1 seat · turnout 75.9%
| G. Wickham | Liberal Democrats | 2,429 |
| K. Lewis | Conservative | 1,983 |
| B Mills | Labour | 1,965 |
Newton Abbot West1 seat · turnout 70.4%
| F Symons | Liberal Democrats | 2,909 |
| J. Morris | Conservative | 1,867 |
| J. Andrews | Labour | 1,439 |
| C. Lindsey | Green | 355 |
Teignbridge South1 seat · turnout 76.7%
| P Cook | Liberal Democrats | 4,228 |
| G. Oliver | Conservative | 3,870 |
| S Sutcliffe | Labour | 1,424 |
Teignmouth1 seat
| M. Strudwick | Liberal Democrats | 3,027 |
| E. Russell | Conservative | 2,513 |
| R. Phillips | Independent | 1,315 |
| S. Reiner | Labour | 1,298 |
