Before (end of 1998) (40 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 21 · Other 18 · Labour 1 · Conservative 0
After (end of 1999) (40 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 19 · Liberal Democrats 18 · Conservative 2 · Labour 1
Ward results
Boniface2 seats · turnout 31.3%
| D Nation | Liberal Democrats | 535 ✓ |
| N. Way | LIB | 502 ✓ |
| R. Edwards | Independent | 372 |
| S. Heiser | Labour | 91 |
| M Robathan | Labour | 50 |
Cadbury1 seat · turnout 37.7%
| T. Noon | Liberal Democrats | 315 ✓ |
| C Caffin | Conservative | 228 |
| C. Devenish | Independent | 43 |
Canal3 seats · turnout 20.5%
| E. Harris | Independent | 376 ✓ |
| P Williams | Liberal Democrats | 372 ✓ |
| C Wheeler | Liberal Democrats | 279 ✓ |
| A. Kilshaw | Labour | 245 |
| B Nichols | Liberal Democrats | 230 |
| F Cornwell | Labour | 170 |
| F Routley | Labour | 157 |
| E Janes | LIB | 144 |
Canonsleigh1 seat · turnout 31.0%
| D Thomas | Independent | 242 ✓ |
| R. Snook | Liberal Democrats | 133 |
| C. Herries | Labour | 67 |
Castle3 seats · turnout 24.1%
| N Thom | Liberal Democrats | 649 ✓ |
| L. Cruwys | Liberal Democrats | 554 ✓ |
| B. Beard | Liberal Democrats | 542 ✓ |
| S. Gibb | Labour | 171 |
| R Robson | Labour | 143 |
| D Vickery | Labour | 122 |
Clare1 seat
| D. Herniman | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Cullompton Outer1 seat
| D. Pugsley | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Cullompton Town3 seats · turnout 19.3%
| J. Campbell | Independent | 774 ✓ |
| D Glenn | Liberal Democrats | 623 ✓ |
| G Munn | Liberal Democrats | 562 ✓ |
| P King | Liberal Democrats | 547 |
| D Hill | Labour | 257 |
Culm2 seats · turnout 32.9%
| J. Thomas | Independent | 672 ✓ |
| D. Attlee | Independent | 544 ✓ |
| M Burgess | Green | 188 |
| C. Wheeler | Liberal Democrats | 139 |
| R Scott | Liberal Democrats | 106 |
| J Blizzard | Labour | 72 |
East Creedy1 seat · turnout 45.9%
| S. Meads | Independent | 328 ✓ |
| J. Way | Liberal Democrats | 142 |
Halberton1 seat · turnout 31.4%
| R. Radford | Independent | 315 ✓ |
| D. Burgess | Liberal Democrats | 46 |
Lawrence2 seats · turnout 26.5%
| Brown W. | Liberal Democrats | 498 ✓ |
| M. Nation | Liberal Democrats | 433 ✓ |
| W Dixon | Conservative | 303 |
| D Hobbs | Labour | 127 |
| B Mestel | Labour | 96 |
Lowman2 seats · turnout 21.0%
| D. Knowles | Independent | 427 ✓ |
| P. Spencer | Independent | 398 ✓ |
| J. Evans | Liberal Democrats | 197 |
| B Crane | Labour | 178 |
| F. Mullin | Labour | 146 |
| C. Whiteway | Liberal Democrats | 125 |
Newbrooke1 seat · turnout 38.3%
| J. Palk | Liberal Democrats | 300 ✓ |
| Williams G. | Conservative | 129 |
Paullet1 seat · turnout 26.6%
| G Elson | Liberal Democrats | 208 ✓ |
| P. Mindelsohn | Labour | 88 |
Shuttern1 seat · turnout 29.8%
| A. Vellacott | Independent | 439 ✓ |
| R Stoner | Independent | 45 |
Taw1 seat · turnout 48.8%
| W Daw | Independent | 280 ✓ |
| D Lomax | Liberal Democrats | 178 |
| J Trimming | Independent | 96 |
| C. Beeson | Labour | 42 |
Upper Culm1 seat
| F Rosamund | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Upper Yeo1 seat · turnout 36.7%
| T Woodison | Liberal Democrats | 268 ✓ |
| A Munro | Independent | 204 |
West Creedy1 seat · turnout 58.8%
| J. Quick | Independent | 555 ✓ |
| C Edginton | Liberal Democrats | 244 |
Westexe North2 seats · turnout 23.7%
| E Luxton | Independent | 357 ✓ |
| A Evans | Liberal Democrats | 262 ✓ |
| D Whiteway | Liberal Democrats | 155 |
| S. Howells | Labour | 119 |
| T Kelly | Labour | 79 |
Westexe South2 seats · turnout 23.6%
| M. Turner | Independent | 557 ✓ |
| A. Griffiths | Labour | 287 ✓ |
| K. Gilbert | Liberal Democrats | 126 |
| W Burke | Liberal Democrats | 98 |
Willand1 seat · turnout 35.5%
| E. Dennis | Independent | 588 ✓ |
| Ian Thomas | Labour | 71 |
| N. Hopkinson | Liberal Democrats | 65 |
