Before (end of 2002) (40 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 19 · Liberal Democrats 17 · Conservative 3 · Labour 1
After (end of 2003) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 22 · Conservative 11 · Liberal Democrats 8 · Labour 1
Ward results
Boniface2 seats · turnout 35.5%
| David Nation | Liberal Democrats | 532 ✓ |
| Nicholas Way | Liberal Democrats | 513 ✓ |
| Donald King | Conservative | 298 |
| Robert Edwards | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 238 |
| Michael Kirby | Conservative | 226 |
| Elizabeth Culpeper | Green | 86 |
Bradninch1 seat · turnout 39.4%
| Edgar Berry | Conservative | 391 ✓ |
| Adam Edwards | Liberal Democrats | 156 |
Cadbury1 seat
| Timothy Noon | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Canonsleigh2 seats · turnout 35.3%
| Derek Thomas | Independent | 432 ✓ |
| Melvyn Lucas | Independent | 417 ✓ |
| Heather Bainbridge | Conservative | 408 |
| Bernard Beard | Liberal Democrats | 350 |
| Janet Way | Liberal Democrats | 93 |
Castle2 seats · turnout 34.8%
| Janet Rendle | Conservative | 560 ✓ |
| Lester Crocker | Independent | 492 ✓ |
| Nicholas Thom | Liberal Democrats | 403 |
| Elaine Trump | Liberal Democrats | 152 |
| Kenneth Gilderthorp | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 105 |
| J. Young | Labour | 77 |
| Francis Routley | Labour | 73 |
Clare & Shuttern2 seats · turnout 32.8%
| Felicity Colthorpe | Conservative | 626 ✓ |
| Paul Wood | Independent | 355 ✓ |
| David Whiteway | Liberal Democrats | 310 |
| Karl Busch | Liberal Democrats | 305 |
| Francis Stoner | Independent | 122 |
Cranmore3 seats · turnout 27.4%
| Brenda Mary Hull | Conservative | 519 ✓ |
| David Slack | Conservative | 456 ✓ |
| Paul Williams | Liberal Democrats | 440 ✓ |
| Christopher Caffin | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 351 |
| Anne Kilshaw | Labour | 295 |
| Marianne Dalgaard | Liberal Democrats | 285 |
| Kevin Wilson | Liberal Democrats | 281 |
| Robert Robson | Labour | 230 |
| Tracy Kelly | Labour | 187 |
Cullompton North2 seats · turnout 23.6%
| Jane Campbell | Independent | 328 ✓ |
| Linda Holloway | Independent | 303 ✓ |
| Pauline Hammett | Conservative | 228 |
| Eileen Andrews | Liberal Democrats | 184 |
| Graham Barden | Independent | 155 |
| Adrian Harmsworth | Liberal Democrats | 82 |
Cullompton Outer1 seat
| David Follett Pugsley | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Cullompton South2 seats · turnout 24.0%
| David Hathaway | Independent | 359 ✓ |
| Terry Snow | Independent | 344 ✓ |
| David Glenn | Liberal Democrats | 225 |
| Geoffrey Munn | Liberal Democrats | 217 |
| Christopher Sanderson | Independent | 185 |
Halberton1 seat · turnout 33.8%
| Rosie Radford | Conservative | 343 ✓ |
| Glyndwr Williams | Liberal Democrats | 139 |
Lawrence2 seats · turnout 36.9%
| Charles Haydon | Conservative | 625 ✓ |
| William Dixon | Conservative | 487 ✓ |
| Walter Brown | Liberal Democrats | 436 |
| Anne Hughes | Liberal Democrats | 352 |
| Colin Matthews | Green | 106 |
Lower Culm3 seats · turnout 27.2%
| Edward Dennis | Independent | 1,106 ✓ |
| Colin Ward | Independent | 941 ✓ |
| Matthew Burgess | Green | 492 ✓ |
| Christine Wheeler | Liberal Democrats | 443 |
| Mary Nation | Liberal Democrats | 142 |
| Arthur Hall | Liberal Democrats | 129 |
Lowman3 seats · turnout 20.6%
| Dennis John Knowles | Independent | 462 ✓ |
| Peter Spencer | Independent | 427 ✓ |
| Gwendolyn Beard | Liberal Democrats | 334 ✓ |
| Justin Dolley | Liberal Democrats | 300 |
| Philip Gibbs | Conservative | 285 |
| Janet Evans | Liberal Democrats | 277 |
| David Phillips | Labour | 119 |
| David Cottam | Green | 90 |
Newbrooke1 seat · turnout 52.2%
| Nicholas Lee | Conservative | 362 ✓ |
| Jean Palk | Liberal Democrats | 222 |
| Colin Lever | Green | 36 |
Sandford & Creedy2 seats · turnout 44.8%
| Michael Lee | Conservative | 807 ✓ |
| Margaret Squires | Conservative | 632 ✓ |
| Linda Lever | Green | 331 |
| Gillian Elston | Liberal Democrats | 279 |
| Caroline Muir | Liberal Democrats | 228 |
Silverton1 seat · turnout 36.7%
| Philip Madams | Independent | 404 ✓ |
| Richard McIlwain | Liberal Democrats | 133 |
Taw1 seat · turnout 34.4%
| William Daw | Independent | 265 ✓ |
| Kathryn Lowe | Liberal Democrats | 165 |
Taw Vale1 seat · turnout 51.9%
| Clive Eginton | Liberal Democrats | 348 ✓ |
| Henry Joynson | Conservative | 315 |
Upper Culm2 seats · turnout 33.5%
| Tom Hughes | Conservative | 539 ✓ |
| Frank Rosamond | Independent | 505 ✓ |
| Charles Stubbs | Conservative | 381 |
| Christopher Wheeler | Liberal Democrats | 299 |
| Jill Larcombe | Independent | 178 |
Upper Yeo1 seat · turnout 40.5%
| Michael Pratt | Liberal Democrats | 311 ✓ |
| David Squires | Conservative | 193 |
Way1 seat · turnout 39.0%
| Susan Meads | Independent | 342 ✓ |
| Jane Schofield | Green | 112 |
Westexe3 seats · turnout 22.8%
| Mary Ellen Turner | Independent | 1,021 ✓ |
| Ernest Luxton | Independent | 560 ✓ |
| Alan Griffiths | Labour | 395 ✓ |
| Anthony Evans | Liberal Democrats | 326 |
| Catherine Whiteway | Liberal Democrats | 168 |
| Adrian Foot | Liberal Democrats | 117 |
| Peter Clive-Francis | Labour | 109 |
| Brett Crane | Labour | 106 |
Yeo2 seats · turnout 37.8%
| David Pullen | Liberal Democrats | 629 ✓ |
| Sidney Walker | Liberal Democrats | 439 ✓ |
| Peter Hare-Scott | Conservative | 357 |
| Alison Warington-Smyth | Conservative | 343 |
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