Before (end of 2002) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 39 · Liberal Democrats 15 · Other 5 · Labour 1
After (end of 2003) (59 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 35 · Liberal Democrats 18 · Other 6 · Labour 0
Ward results
Axminster Rural1 seat
| HJA Jeffery | Conservative | 546 ✓ |
| BR Watson | Liberal Democrats | 283 |
Axminster Town2 seats
| Andrew Timothy Moulding | Conservative | 739 ✓ |
| Douglas Hull | Liberal Democrats | 708 ✓ |
| Iain Chubb | Conservative | 559 |
| Gudge S. Ms | Liberal Democrats | 433 |
| Jeremy Walden | Labour | 133 |
Beer & Branscombe1 seat
| Mark Leslie Green | Independent | 453 ✓ |
| TP Glasper | Conservative | 213 |
| JAG Russell | Independent | 174 |
Broadclyst2 seats
| F. Burrow | Conservative | 926 ✓ |
| Dylan Butt | Liberal Democrats | 836 ✓ |
| Stephen Schlich | Liberal Democrats | 618 |
| HI Macmillan-Bell | Conservative | 588 |
Budleigh3 seats
| JED Falby | Independent | 1,108 ✓ |
| Raymond Franklin | Conservative | 1,075 ✓ |
| LA Roden | Independent | 975 ✓ |
| AL Jones | Conservative | 939 |
| Roger Bowen | Independent | 870 |
| RS Mitchell | Conservative | 864 |
| EJ Cosford | Liberal Democrats | 617 |
Clyst Valley1 seat
| R. Peachey | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Coly Valley2 seats
| Parr H. Ms. | Independent | 924 ✓ |
| HW Waterworth | Conservative | 887 ✓ |
| RL Collier | Conservative | 873 |
| MA Gold | Green | 275 |
Dunkeswell1 seat
| Marcelle Boote | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Exe Valley1 seat
| SC Luxton | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Exmouth Brixington3 seats
| Trevor Cope | Liberal Democrats | 826 ✓ |
| Brian Toye | Liberal Democrats | 666 ✓ |
| Andrew Toye | Liberal Democrats | 613 ✓ |
| TR Thomas | Conservative | 534 |
| Joy Whipps | Conservative | 533 |
| RT Eastley | Conservative | 521 |
| KD Nicholas | Independent | 513 |
Exmouth Halsdon3 seats
| BCJ Hughes | Conservative | 891 ✓ |
| James Elson | Conservative | 835 ✓ |
| Pauline Stott | Conservative | 833 ✓ |
| Ron Roberts | Liberal Democrats | 823 |
| JD Heard | Liberal Democrats | 773 |
| PW Nicol | Liberal Democrats | 767 |
| Carole Newton | Labour | 215 |
Exmouth Littleham3 seats
| Ron Mudge | Liberal Democrats | 1,056 ✓ |
| Bamsey K. Ms. | Conservative | 947 ✓ |
| Tom Reeves | Liberal Democrats | 903 ✓ |
| CR Bamsey | Conservative | 885 |
| Willoughby B. | Conservative | 858 |
| Gina Kerler | Liberal Democrats | 857 |
| Patrick Canavan | Labour | 270 |
Exmouth Town3 seats
| Eileen Wragg | Liberal Democrats | 860 ✓ |
| May Hardy | Liberal Democrats | 815 ✓ |
| Patricia Graham | Liberal Democrats | 801 ✓ |
| John Humphreys | Conservative | 465 |
| HM Eastley | Conservative | 373 |
| SC Babington-Taylor | Conservative | 360 |
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Exmouth Withycombe Raleigh3 seats
| Brenda Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 713 ✓ |
| Geoff Chamberlain | Liberal Democrats | 633 ✓ |
| Steve Wragg | Liberal Democrats | 620 ✓ |
| FC Caygill | Conservative | 417 |
| SA Oates | Conservative | 375 |
| JT Sawyer | Conservative | 352 |
Feniton and Buckerell1 seat
| Norman Spence | Conservative | 420 ✓ |
| DJ Rotherham | Liberal Democrats | 258 |
| DJ Dunwoody | Labour | 61 |
Honiton St Michael's3 seats
| Christine Tootill | Green | 256 |
Honiton St Paul's2 seats
| Vivienne Ash | Independent | 574 ✓ |
| RHH Cross | Conservative | 478 ✓ |
| Roger Boote | Conservative | 452 |
| MR Olive | Liberal Democrats | 349 |
| Roy Coombs | Liberal Democrats | 311 |
| ER Hayler | Labour | 107 |
| Emily McIvor | Green | 64 |
Newbridges1 seat
| AJM Drake | Conservative | 654 ✓ |
| Jonathan Underwood | Liberal Democrats | 333 |
| SM Merrit | Conservative | 397 ✓ |
| David Atkins | Independent | 206 |
| WA Greenwood | Independent | 104 |
Otterhead1 seat
| David Key | Conservative | 639 ✓ |
| Richard Price | Labour | 159 |
Ottery St Mary Rural2 seats
| AJ Wilkinson | Conservative | 1,001 ✓ |
| SM Randall Johnson | Conservative | 985 ✓ |
| RV Newman | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 363 |
Ottery St Mary Town2 seats
| AR Giles | Independent | 1,220 ✓ |
| Dan Coxhill | Conservative | 494 ✓ |
| SA Rotherham | Liberal Democrats | 334 |
| Andrew Blackwell | Labour | 265 |
Raleigh1 seat
| Liverton A. Ms. | Conservative | 362 ✓ |
| Phillip Frewin-Smith | Liberal Democrats | 273 |
Seaton3 seats
| MA Rogers | Liberal Democrats | 1,455 ✓ |
| Peter Burrows | Liberal Democrats | 1,125 ✓ |
| Rogers N. | Liberal Democrats | 1,024 ✓ |
| Jim Knight | Conservative | 943 |
| AT Ffoulkes | Conservative | 938 |
| John Meakin | Conservative | 857 |
| CJ Donelan | Independent | 404 |
| SP Pollentine | Labour | 181 |
Sidmouth Rural1 seat
| AWJ Reed | Conservative | 558 ✓ |
| Rachel Davison | Labour | 112 |
Sidmouth Sidford3 seats
| Stuart Hughes | Conservative | 1,193 ✓ |
| Christine Drew | Conservative | 928 ✓ |
| Chris Wale | Conservative | 914 ✓ |
| SJ Brokenshire | Independent | 598 |
| GB Purkiss | Liberal Democrats | 465 |
| Sharon Howe | Green | 324 |
| Martyn Johnson | Labour | 299 |
| SJ Wozniak | Independent | 235 |
Sidmouth Town3 seats
| Graham Liverton | Conservative | 1,700 ✓ |
| Barry Clarke | Conservative | 1,381 ✓ |
| AS Pascoe | Conservative | 1,231 ✓ |
| DJ Mills | Labour | 997 |
Tale Vale1 seat
| PJ Skinner | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Trinity1 seat
| KW George | Liberal Democrats | 473 ✓ |
| PHF Burton | Conservative | 375 |
| JE Melanaphy | Green | 67 |
Whimple1 seat
| Andrew Dinnis | Conservative | 405 ✓ |
| GA Blackmore | Liberal Democrats | 244 |
Woodbury & Lympstone2 seats
| John Glanvill | Liberal Democrats | 667 ✓ |
| BO Ingham | Conservative | 600 ✓ |
| Ian Chenery | Conservative | 545 |
| J. Mitchell | Liberal Democrats | 468 |
| JP Kelly | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 167 |
Yarty1 seat
| Paul Diviani | Conservative | 627 ✓ |
| William Foster | Liberal Democrats | 350 |
