Before (end of 2002) (44 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 26 · Other 13 · Conservative 5 · Labour 0
After (end of 2003) (43 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 22 · Other 11 · Conservative 10 · Labour 0
Ward results
Bickington and Roundswell2 seats
| Rodney Cann | Conservative | 573 ✓ |
| Carol McCormack-Hole | Liberal Democrats | 385 ✓ |
| Catriona Brown-Reckless | Conservative | 362 |
| Ronald Ellerton | Liberal Democrats | 343 |
| Charles Piper | Independent | 315 |
Bratton Fleming1 seat
| Malcolm Prowse | Liberal Democrats | 589 ✓ |
| Richard Peek | Conservative | 331 |
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Braunton East2 seats · turnout 40.0%
| Douglas Lucas | Independent | 580 ✓ |
| Philip Daniel | Conservative | 554 ✓ |
| Derrick Spear | Liberal Democrats | 444 |
| Elizabeth Spear | Liberal Democrats | 420 |
| Geraldine Neale | Conservative | 328 |
Braunton West2 seats · turnout 41.0%
| Jasmine Bessie Chesters | Conservative | 507 ✓ |
| Marguerite Dorothy Shapland | Liberal Democrats | 462 ✓ |
| Letitia Sellwood | Liberal Democrats | 449 |
| Susan Lynch | Independent | 397 |
| Sallieanne Tingley | Conservative | 364 |
| Peter Manning | Independent | 328 |
Central Town2 seats
| Faye Webber | Liberal Democrats | 568 ✓ |
| John Wilsher | Liberal Democrats | 519 ✓ |
| Simon Harvey | Conservative | 350 |
| Christopher Gifford | Conservative | 301 |
| Paul Dyer | Independent | 164 |
Chittlehampton1 seat
| Albert Cook | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Chulmleigh1 seat
| Kevin Butt | Liberal Democrats | 495 ✓ |
| Terence Pincombe | Conservative | 389 |
Combe Martin2 seats
| Yvette Gubb | Liberal Democrats | 957 ✓ |
| Julia Clark | Liberal Democrats | 839 ✓ |
| Susan Sussex | Conservative | 810 |
| Arthur Yelton | Conservative | 513 |
Forches and Whiddon Valley2 seats
| Laurence Haydn-Higgins | Independent | 374 ✓ |
| Francis Ovey | Liberal Democrats | 298 ✓ |
| Valerie Monk | Liberal Democrats | 279 |
| James Bartlett | Independent | 261 |
| Susan McCrum | Conservative | 167 |
| Beresford Bawden | Independent | 166 |
Fremington2 seats
| Roy Morrish | Independent | 603 ✓ |
| Peter Mullen | Independent | 500 ✓ |
| David Harris | Independent | 318 |
| John Hill | Conservative | 312 |
| Andrew Day | Conservative | 274 |
| Ronald Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 109 |
| Arthur Windsor | Liberal Democrats | 105 |
Georgeham and Mortehoe2 seats
| Malcolm Wilkinson | Liberal Democrats | 512 ✓ |
| Ernest Evans | Conservative | 500 ✓ |
| William Foster | Liberal Democrats | 489 |
| Anthony Turner | Conservative | 482 |
Heanton Punchardon1 seat
| Andrea Davis | Conservative | 244 ✓ |
| Brian Jewell | Liberal Democrats | 208 |
Ilfracombe Central2 seats
| Ivan Frances | Independent | 503 ✓ |
| Richard Campbell | Independent | 394 ✓ |
| Frank Pearson | Independent | 389 |
| Tony Cooper | Independent | 292 |
| David Gwyn Williams | Independent | 244 |
Ilfracombe East1 seat · turnout 45.8%
| Michael Edmunds | Independent | 308 |
| Carol Slinn | Conservative | 258 |
| Albert Furber | Independent | 139 |
| Ann Rhodes | Independent | 97 |
Ilfracombe West2 seats
| Geoffrey Fowler | Liberal Democrats | 696 ✓ |
| David Spear | Independent | 573 ✓ |
| Brian Cotton | Independent | 373 |
| Christine Tomlinson-Smith | Independent | 316 |
| Keith Thompson | Independent | 235 |
Landkey Swimbridge & Taw2 seats
| D. Butt | Liberal Democrats | 0 |
| A. Rennles | Liberal Democrats | 0 |
Landkey, Swimbridge and Taw2 seats
| Dylan Butt | Liberal Democrats | 0 ✓ |
| Alan Rennles | Liberal Democrats | 0 ✓ |
Longbridge2 seats · turnout 37.0%
| Michael Pagram | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 559 ✓ |
| David Brailey | Conservative | 538 ✓ |
| Pamela Holland | Independent | 475 |
| Rodney Hawes | Liberal Democrats | 284 |
| Paulene Godfrey | Liberal Democrats | 264 |
| Nicholas Magnum | Independent | 164 |
Lynton & Lynmouth1 seat
| John Travis | Liberal Democrats | 733 ✓ |
| John Walley | Conservative | 100 |
Marwood1 seat · turnout 54.9%
| Frederick Tucker | Liberal Democrats | 413 ✓ |
| Mary Farrer | Conservative | 330 |
Newport2 seats
| H. Harrison | Conservative | 431 ✓ |
| B. Macbeth | Liberal Democrats | 416 ✓ |
| Diana Piercy | Liberal Democrats | 408 |
| D. Simpson | Conservative | 391 |
| Raymond Knight | Green | 286 |
North Molton1 seat
| Richard Colin Edgell | Conservative | 495 ✓ |
| Michael Nelson | Liberal Democrats | 375 |
| Peter Chantler | BNP | 118 |
Pilton2 seats
| Brian Carol Greenslade | Liberal Democrats | 753 |
| M. Manuel | Liberal Democrats | 717 |
| M. Keene | Conservative | 353 |
| J. Jones | Conservative | 333 |
South Molton2 seats
| Ernest Moore | Liberal Democrats | 969 ✓ |
| Susan Sewell | Liberal Democrats | 870 ✓ |
| Jeremy Yabsley | Conservative | 469 |
| Douglas Dowling | Conservative | 332 |
Witheridge1 seat
| Nancy Lewis | Conservative | 385 ✓ |
| Kate Palmer | Liberal Democrats | 356 |
Yeo Valley2 seats
| Christopher Haywood | Liberal Democrats | 0 ✓ |
| Colin Payne | Liberal Democrats | 0 ✓ |
