Before (end of 2001) (40 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 25 · Conservative 6 · Liberal Democrats 5 · Other 4
After (end of 2002) (40 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 22 · Liberal Democrats 8 · Conservative 6 · Other 4
Ward results
Alphington1 seat · turnout 35.7%
| Peter John Harle Smith | Liberal Democrats | 1,200 ✓ |
| Margaret Jordan | Conservative | 558 |
| Allan Hart | Labour | 482 |
| Francis Duke | Green | 60 |
Cowick1 seat · turnout 53.3%
| Barry McNamara | Labour | 841 ✓ |
| Margaret Baldwin | Conservative | 598 |
| Rod Ruffle | Liberal Democrats | 148 |
| Lawrence Simon Harper | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 62 |
| Paul Edwards | Green | 59 |
Duryard1 seat · turnout 25.2%
| Andrew Dalby | Liberal Democrats | 541 ✓ |
| Keith Nelson-Tomsen | Conservative | 347 |
| Keith Moore | Labour | 173 |
| Brendan Kelly | Green | 83 |
Exwick1 seat · turnout 23.0%
| Howard Catton | Labour | 752 ✓ |
| Gerald Sclater | Conservative | 293 |
| Sally Wilcox | Liberal Democrats | 243 |
| Michael Hawkes | Green | 172 |
Heavitree1 seat · turnout 39.2%
| Paul Bennett | LIB | 913 ✓ |
| Ian Martin | Labour | 357 |
| Jonathan Sandys | Conservative | 259 |
| Timothy Brenan | Green | 116 |
Mincinglake1 seat · turnout 25.8%
| Paul Oliver | Labour | 646 ✓ |
| James Bacon | Conservative | 235 |
| Andrew Matthew Soper | Liberal Democrats | 126 |
| Therese Canning | Green | 39 |
Newtown1 seat · turnout 33.3%
| Peter Shepherd | Labour | 682 ✓ |
| Greg Stone | Conservative | 225 |
| David Barker-Hahlo | Liberal Democrats | 178 |
| George Williams | Independent | 164 |
| Adrian Thomas | Green | 151 |
Pennsylvania1 seat · turnout 48.0%
| Eleanor Hadley | Liberal Democrats | 838 ✓ |
| Jeremy White | Conservative | 577 |
| Hilda Sterry | Labour | 517 |
| Margaret Hill | Green | 108 |
Pinhoe1 seat · turnout 41.6%
| Greg Sheldon | Labour | 987 ✓ |
| Reg Edwardson | Conservative | 663 |
| Pauline Osterley | Liberal Democrats | 204 |
| John Hayward | Green | 65 |
Polsloe1 seat · turnout 33.9%
| Yolonda Anne Cullis Henson | Conservative | 631 ✓ |
| Dilys Baldwin | Labour | 595 |
| Sheila Muriel Hobden | Liberal Democrats | 185 |
| Nicholas Discombe | Green | 156 |
| David Challice | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 32 |
Priory1 seat
| Margaret Midgley | Labour | 1,059 ✓ |
| Stevie Bunting | Conservative | 371 |
| Emma McCord | LIB | 256 |
| Maxwell Carrolle | Liberal Democrats | 155 |
| Bryan Meloy | Green | 54 |
St David's1 seat
| Stella Rose Brock | Liberal Democrats | 757 ✓ |
| Bryan Steane | Labour | 340 |
| Richard Briggs | Conservative | 125 |
| Andrew Alleway | Green | 91 |
Whipton and Barton1 seat · turnout 34.9%
| Peter William Edwards | Labour | 1,083 ✓ |
| Keith Danks | LIB | 417 |
| Andrew Robert Leadbetter | Conservative | 339 |
| Pamela Thickett | Liberal Democrats | 132 |
| Richard Crompton | Green | 57 |