Before (end of 2000) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 23 · Conservative 21 · Other 5 · Labour 5
After (end of 2001) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 23 · Conservative 21 · Labour 5 · Other 5
Ward results
Blackdown & Wellington1 seat · turnout 68.3%
| J Smeaton | Conservative | 2,103 |
| S. Wakefield | LIB | 1,207 |
| G Parker | Labour | 812 |
Lydeard1 seat · turnout 56.2%
| R. Wolverson | Conservative | 1,754 |
| P. Partington | Liberal Democrats | 1,206 |
North Curry1 seat
| Roderick Watson | Conservative | 2,565 |
| G. Bryant | Liberal Democrats | 2,331 |
| C Croad | Labour | 510 |
Staplegrove1 seat · turnout 65.9%
| E. Waymouth | Conservative | 1,972 |
| E. Lisgo | Labour | 1,018 |
| Debenham A. | Green | 828 |
Taunton & Trull1 seat · turnout 71.3%
| S. Martin-Scott | Conservative | 2,159 |
| F Wedderkopp | Liberal Democrats | 1,365 |
| D. Eckhart | Labour | 591 |
Taunton East1 seat · turnout 52.9%
| M. Lawrence | Liberal Democrats | 1,657 |
| L. Dyke | Labour | 1,216 |
| R Atterbury | Conservative | 1,131 |
Taunton Fairwater1 seat · turnout 62.5%
| R Bush | Liberal Democrats | 1,675 |
| M. Fordyce | Conservative | 1,220 |
| I. Turner | Labour | 795 |
Taunton North1 seat
| C. Gordon | Liberal Democrats | 1,661 |
| B. Jones | Labour | 1,553 |
| J Lane | Conservative | 1,037 |
Taunton South1 seat · turnout 61.6%
| H. Prior-Sankey | Liberal Democrats | 2,143 |
| L Scribbins | Conservative | 1,539 |
| M Brandon | Labour | 889 |
Taunton West1 seat · turnout 69.4%
| A. Paul | Liberal Democrats | 2,229 |
| J. Cluff | Conservative | 1,900 |
| Ravenhill M. | Labour | 875 |
Upper Tone1 seat
| C. Smeaton | Conservative | 2,478 |
| B. Prentice | Liberal Democrats | 1,944 |
Wellington1 seat · turnout 67.3%
| Andy Govier | Labour | 2,098 |
| Ross Henley | Liberal Democrats | 1,375 |
| D Gill | Conservative | 1,288 |
