Before (end of 2002) (58 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 20 · Other 20 · Liberal Democrats 17 · Labour 1
After (end of 2003) (46 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 16 · Other 16 · Conservative 14 · Labour 0
Ward results
Ambrook2 seats · turnout 44.9%
| Mary Colclough | Independent | 996 ✓ |
| John Holl | Liberal Democrats | 754 ✓ |
| Cecilia Dawson | Conservative | 580 |
| Philip Torr | Conservative | 501 |
Ashburton & Buckfastleigh3 seats · turnout 25.2%
| Rhona Parker | Independent | 1,368 ✓ |
| Stuart Barker | Conservative | 910 ✓ |
| Jacqueline Butler | Conservative | 834 ✓ |
| Lynn Parsons | Liberal Democrats | 830 |
| Michael Harriott | Labour | 631 |
Bishopsteignton1 seat · turnout 38.6%
| James Grimble | Independent | 514 ✓ |
| John Smith | Liberal Democrats | 318 |
Bovey3 seats · turnout 26.2%
| Fernley Holmes | Independent | 1,570 ✓ |
| Anna Klinkenberg | Conservative | 1,402 ✓ |
| Adele Kay Warren | Conservative | 1,195 ✓ |
| Janet Betts | Labour | 640 |
| Results | — | 0 |
Bradley2 seats · turnout 27.8%
| Anna Marie Fry | Liberal Democrats | 734 ✓ |
| Frederick Symons | Liberal Democrats | 711 ✓ |
| Geraldine Gaskell | Conservative | 412 |
| Ann Kathleen Williamson | Conservative | 400 |
Buckland & Milber3 seats · turnout 32.1%
| Gordon Hook | Liberal Democrats | 926 ✓ |
| Robert Leeper | Liberal Democrats | 801 ✓ |
| David Corney | Liberal Democrats | 742 ✓ |
| Linda Ryan | Independent | 698 |
| Roger Mewis | Conservative | 652 |
| Bryan Heathman | Conservative | 638 |
| Kenneth Lewis | Conservative | 626 |
| Louise Lewis | Labour | 352 |
Bushell2 seats · turnout 26.1%
| Michael Chope | Liberal Democrats | 463 ✓ |
| Shirley Maddicott | Liberal Democrats | 402 ✓ |
| Gill Clark | Conservative | 392 |
| Reginald Wills | Independent | 380 |
| Daniel Clayden | Conservative | 314 |
| Colin Millin | Independent | 219 |
| Darren James | BNP | 86 |
Chudleigh2 seats · turnout 34.2%
| Raymond Frost | Independent | 645 ✓ |
| Christopher West | Liberal Democrats | 570 ✓ |
| Charles Stanyon | Independent | 566 |
| Jeanette Howell | Liberal Democrats | 423 |
| Sylvia Evans | Conservative | 399 |
| Lorraine Evans | Conservative | 371 |
College2 seats · turnout 22.7%
| David Howe | Independent | 457 ✓ |
| Keith Smith | Liberal Democrats | 405 ✓ |
| Allan Vizor | Conservative | 393 |
| Stephen Joint | Conservative | 363 |
| James White | Labour | 215 |
Dawlish Central and North East3 seats · turnout 31.1%
| Mary Mugford | Conservative | 1,020 ✓ |
| Walter Protheroe | Liberal Democrats | 1,010 ✓ |
| Edward Hockin | Conservative | 985 ✓ |
| Graham Price | Conservative | 946 |
| Hazel Percy | Liberal Democrats | 946 |
| Robert Barnes-Watts | Liberal Democrats | 866 |
| George Hesse | Labour | 377 |
Dawlish South West2 seats · turnout 34.8%
| Humphrey Clemens | Conservative | 831 ✓ |
| John Clatworthy | Conservative | 793 ✓ |
| Raymond Dickson | Liberal Democrats | 529 |
| Helen Humphries | Liberal Democrats | 455 |
| Michael Clayson | Labour | 184 |
Haytor1 seat
| Jeremy Owen Christophers | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Ipplepen1 seat · turnout 51.5%
| Victor Elliott | Conservative | 593 ✓ |
| Stewart Killick | Liberal Democrats | 451 |
Kenn Valley2 seats · turnout 39.8%
| Howard Milton | Liberal Democrats | 903 ✓ |
| Brian Berman | Liberal Democrats | 824 ✓ |
| Stephen Webber | Conservative | 766 |
| Neville Symons | Conservative | 761 |
| Alfred Vicary | Independent | 396 |
Kenton with Starcross1 seat · turnout 47.2%
| Alan Michael Connett | Liberal Democrats | 907 ✓ |
| Anthony Clare | Conservative | 221 |
| Andrew Robert Pratt | Green | 39 |
Kerswell-with-Combe2 seats · turnout 34.7%
| Michael John Haines | Independent | 958 ✓ |
| Sheila Mary Cook | Liberal Democrats | 852 ✓ |
| Jon Hartley | Conservative | 603 |
| Janet Guy-Bowers | Conservative | 564 |
| Edony Verbrugge | Labour | 157 |
Kingsteignton East2 seats · turnout 21.7%
| Michael Walters | Conservative | 644 ✓ |
| Beryl Austen | Independent | 571 ✓ |
| Edna Wickham | Liberal Democrats | 562 |
| Desmond Peet | Labour | 196 |
Kingsteignton West2 seats · turnout 23.3%
| Sandra Heath | Independent | 567 ✓ |
| Joan Lambert | Conservative | 561 ✓ |
| Ronald Stride | Independent | 543 |
| Barbara Errington | Labour | 276 |
Moorland1 seat · turnout 43.8%
| Mike Jeffery | Conservative | 586 ✓ |
| William Whitley | Independent | 387 |
Shaldon & Stokeinteignhead1 seat · turnout 46.2%
| Chris Clarance | Independent | 446 ✓ |
| Thomas French | Independent | 217 |
| Christopher Bennett | Conservative | 198 |
| Christopher Bray | Liberal Democrats | 61 |
Teign Valley1 seat
| Tom Archer | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Teignbridge North1 seat
| Peter Bromell | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Teignmouth Central2 seats · turnout 34.2%
| Geoffrey Bladon | Conservative | 464 ✓ |
| Roy Phillips | Independent | 442 ✓ |
| Will Russell | Conservative | 421 |
| Brenda Battershill | Independent | 375 |
| Ronald Cox | Liberal Democrats | 327 |
| Christina Eddy | Liberal Democrats | 319 |
| Sean Brogan | Independent | 156 |
| Marion Czaban | Independent | 127 |
Teignmouth East2 seats · turnout 39.6%
| Vincent Fusco | Independent | 746 ✓ |
| David Weekes | Independent | 702 ✓ |
| Ella Russell | Conservative | 631 |
| Colin Trigger | Conservative | 440 |
| Donald Baldey | Liberal Democrats | 400 |
| Robert Kennedy | Labour | 197 |
Teignmouth West2 seats · turnout 28.9%
| Frederick Tooley | Independent | 554 ✓ |
| David Cox | Liberal Democrats | 349 ✓ |
| Mary Kennedy | Labour | 343 |
| Christopher Whitlock | Independent | 334 |
| Richard Petherick | Independent | 252 |
| Christina Temple | Independent | 212 |
| Alan Lumb | Labour | 165 |