Before (end of 2000) (40 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 25 · Conservative 6 · Liberal Democrats 5 · Other 4
After (end of 2001) (40 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 25 · Conservative 6 · Liberal Democrats 5 · Other 4
Ward results
Alphington & St. Thomas1 seat · turnout 65.4%
| C. Gale | Labour | 2,639 |
| Ruffle R. | Liberal Democrats | 2,586 |
| R Edwardson | Conservative | 1,499 |
| M. Dorman | Green | 353 |
Barton & St. Loyes1 seat
| J. Morrish | LIB | 2,589 |
| Greg Sheldon | Labour | 1,602 |
| P. Johnson | Conservative | 858 |
| A. Palmer | Liberal Democrats | 292 |
Countess Wear & Topsham1 seat · turnout 70.4%
| A Leadbetter | Conservative | 2,264 |
| C. Hemming | Labour | 1,713 |
| R. Copus | Liberal Democrats | 880 |
| Peter Edwards | Green | 284 |
| M. Danks | LIB | 230 |
Exwick & Cowick1 seat · turnout 61.6%
| Siantonas A. | Labour | 3,163 |
| G Sclater | Conservative | 1,686 |
| S. Wilcox | Liberal Democrats | 915 |
| P Smith | LIB | 347 |
| M Hawkes | Green | 310 |
Heavitree & Wonford1 seat · turnout 64.0%
| D. Morrish | LIB | 2,040 |
| I Martin | Labour | 1,634 |
| Williams G. | Conservative | 563 |
| P. Thickett | Liberal Democrats | 350 |
| S. Froom | Green | 199 |
Pinhoe & Whipton1 seat · turnout 67.1%
| S. Spence | Labour | 2,763 |
| J. Macdonald | Conservative | 1,568 |
| A. Dalby | Liberal Democrats | 740 |
| K Danks | LIB | 232 |
Rougemont & St. Leonards1 seat · turnout 60.0%
| J. Owen | Labour | 2,213 |
| Brock P. | Liberal Democrats | 1,957 |
| J White | Conservative | 1,208 |
| T Brenan | Green | 453 |
| J. Bahrij | LIB | 97 |
Stoke Hill & Polsloe1 seat · turnout 59.5%
| R. Westlake | Labour | 2,656 |
| T. Griffin | Conservative | 1,087 |
| Sheila Muriel Hobden | Liberal Democrats | 877 |
| Hayward J. | Green | 376 |
