Before (end of 1999) (36 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 22 · Liberal Democrats 8 · Conservative 3 · Other 3
After (end of 2000) (40 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 25 · Conservative 6 · Liberal Democrats 5 · Other 4
Ward results
Alphington3 seats
| M. Browning | Liberal Democrats | 1,492 ✓ |
| P. Wadham | Liberal Democrats | 1,053 ✓ |
| Peter John Harle Smith | Liberal Democrats | 960 ✓ |
| M. Jordan | Conservative | 515 |
| M. Hammond | Labour | 396 |
| M. Walker | Labour | 377 |
| E. Ives | Conservative | 376 |
| R. Sclater | Conservative | 365 |
| A Hart | Labour | 318 |
Cowick2 seats · turnout 26.1%
| Margaret Ann Mills | Labour | 672 |
| B Robson | Labour | 571 |
| G. Spivey | Conservative | 504 |
| B. Wilcox | Liberal Democrats | 211 |
| S. Wilcox | Liberal Democrats | 160 |
| B. Knibbs | Green | 136 |
Duryard2 seats · turnout 20.4%
| C. Luxton | Liberal Democrats | 534 |
| A. Dalby | Liberal Democrats | 497 |
| S. Syvret | Conservative | 346 |
| D. Parker | Labour | 224 |
| L. Powell | Labour | 187 |
Exwick3 seats
| H. Slack | Labour | 838 ✓ |
| R. Slack | Labour | 794 ✓ |
| H Catton | Labour | 715 ✓ |
| P. Johnson | Conservative | 364 |
| C Wilkins | Conservative | 338 |
| J. Goddard | Liberal Democrats | 267 |
| M Hawkes | Green | 253 |
| N. Goddard | Liberal Democrats | 245 |
Heavitree2 seats
| D. Morrish | LIB | 1,062 ✓ |
| P. Bennett | LIB | 638 ✓ |
| Sheila Muriel Hobden | Liberal Democrats | 578 |
| D. Hambrook | Conservative | 313 |
| M. Bransby-Williams | Liberal Democrats | 311 |
| I Martin | Labour | 276 |
| D. Dewar | Labour | 250 |
| Hayward J. | Green | 93 |
Mincinglake2 seats · turnout 21.0%
| A Dean | Labour | 606 |
| Oliver P. | Labour | 560 |
| J. Hedley | Conservative | 312 |
| A. Soper | Liberal Democrats | 219 |
Newtown2 seats · turnout 29.5%
| R Branston | Labour | 565 |
| P. Shepherd | Labour | 558 |
| D Henson | Conservative | 314 |
| B. Coleman | Conservative | 281 |
| Boulton S. | Liberal Democrats | 246 |
| T Thompson | Liberal Democrats | 227 |
| A. Thomas | Green | 180 |
| J. Bahrij | LIB | 46 |
Pennsylvania2 seats · turnout 36.4%
| J Coates | Conservative | 554 |
| J. Holman | Liberal Democrats | 529 |
| D Treharne | Liberal Democrats | 486 |
| K Moore | Labour | 480 |
| J. Brandon | Conservative | 473 |
| H. Sterry | Labour | 436 |
| S. Dunstan | Green | 127 |
Pinhoe2 seats · turnout 31.2%
| V. Dixon | Labour | 871 |
| B. McNamara | Labour | 760 |
| J. Frappell | Conservative | 709 |
| Pamela Holman | Liberal Democrats | 543 |
Polsloe2 seats · turnout 27.4%
| R. Lyons | Labour | 615 |
| Y. Henson | Conservative | 558 |
| Sheldon G. | Labour | 552 |
| J. Farquaharson | Conservative | 462 |
| C Miller | Liberal Democrats | 279 |
Priory3 seats
| O. Foggin | Labour | 985 ✓ |
| M Baldwin | Labour | 943 ✓ |
| M. Midgely | Labour | 936 ✓ |
| A Leadbetter | Conservative | 368 |
| S. Bunting | Conservative | 353 |
| J. Spicer | LIB | 350 |
| E. McCord | LIB | 328 |
| D. Firminger | LIB | 314 |
| S. Barratt | Liberal Democrats | 249 |
| Moors M-A. | Green | 121 |
St David's2 seats
| Philip John Brock | Liberal Democrats | 585 ✓ |
| S. Brock | Liberal Democrats | 489 ✓ |
| E. Jarvis | Labour | 390 |
| B Steane | Labour | 350 |
| Williams G. | Conservative | 195 |
| A. Bruins | Green | 145 |
St James2 seats · turnout 25.1%
| Margaret Griffiths | Labour | 616 |
| M. Choules | Labour | 476 |
| T Brenan | Green | 291 |
| G. Hedley | Conservative | 254 |
| J. Macdonald | Conservative | 251 |
| A. Collins | Liberal Democrats | 186 |
| M Carrolle | Liberal Democrats | 176 |
St Loyes2 seats
| J. Morrish | LIB | 785 ✓ |
| M. Danks | LIB | 671 ✓ |
| H. Arden | Conservative | 270 |
| N. Le Gallais | Conservative | 204 |
| C. Gale | Labour | 161 |
| C. Hemming | Labour | 151 |
| T Revesz | Liberal Democrats | 40 |
St Thomas2 seats · turnout 28.7%
| R Hill | Labour | 779 |
| C Boyle | Labour | 675 |
| Adrian Fullam | Liberal Democrats | 404 |
| N. Tremlett | Liberal Democrats | 367 |
| R Edwardson | Conservative | 171 |
| G Sclater | Conservative | 159 |
| K. Morris | Green | 95 |
St. Leonards2 seats · turnout 45.8%
| N. Shiel | Conservative | 830 |
| J. Winterbottom | Conservative | 731 |
| R. Snowden | Labour | 567 |
| N. Baldwin | Labour | 533 |
| Ruffle R. | Liberal Democrats | 309 |
| D. Laming | Liberal Democrats | 276 |
Topsham2 seats · turnout 52.8%
| M. Evans | Conservative | 1,517 ✓ |
| D. Carr | Conservative | 914 ✓ |
| D. Ballanyne | Liberal Democrats | 851 |
| D. Baldwin | Labour | 273 |
| Keith Laurence O'Boyle | Labour | 237 |
| K. Owen | Labour | 237 |
| O Michaelson | Green | 207 |
Whipton and Barton3 seats
| V. Long | Labour | 939 ✓ |
| C. McNamara | Labour | 927 ✓ |
| P Edwards | Labour | 916 ✓ |
| J White | Conservative | 435 |
| P. White | Conservative | 406 |
| E. Timms | LIB | 398 |
| A. Searle | LIB | 364 |
| K Danks | LIB | 357 |
| A. Palmer | Liberal Democrats | 149 |
