Before (end of 2003) (40 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 20 · Liberal Democrats 10 · Conservative 6 · Other 4
After (end of 2004) (40 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 19 · Liberal Democrats 12 · Conservative 5 · Other 4
Ward results
Alphington1 seat · turnout 42.3%
| Maggie Browning | Liberal Democrats | 1,627 ✓ |
| Margaret Jordan | Conservative | 530 |
| Celia Morrish | Labour | 376 |
| Andrew Wallace Bell | Green | 216 |
Exwick1 seat · turnout 31.6%
| Hazel Slack | Labour | 817 ✓ |
| Lawrence Simon Harper | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 363 |
| Rod Ruffle | Liberal Democrats | 362 |
| Daniel Bower | Conservative | 359 |
| David Mashiter | Independent | 124 |
Newtown1 seat · turnout 38.5%
| Richard Branston | Labour | 777 ✓ |
| Greg Stone | Conservative | 312 |
| Tommy Leung | Liberal Democrats | 237 |
| Isaac Price-Sosner | Green | 178 |
| Peter Sloman | — | 44 |
Pennsylvania1 seat · turnout 47.4%
| Paul Geoffrey David Pettinger | Liberal Democrats | 865 ✓ |
| Jeffrey Coates | Conservative | 737 |
| Lesley Robson | Labour | 240 |
| Suzanne Dunstan | Green | 154 |
Pinhoe1 seat · turnout 47.9%
| Valerie Dixon | Labour | 952 ✓ |
| Ruth Smith | Conservative | 897 |
| David Barker-Hahlo | Liberal Democrats | 334 |
Polsloe1 seat · turnout 37.5%
| Rachel Lyons | Labour | 591 ✓ |
| Margaret Baldwin | Conservative | 554 |
| Nigel David Williams | Liberal Democrats | 318 |
| Nicholas Discombe | Green | 284 |
Priory1 seat · turnout 33.9%
| Marcel Choules | Labour | 932 ✓ |
| Iris Newby | Conservative | 618 |
| Emma McCord | LIB | 324 |
| Pamela Thickett | Liberal Democrats | 317 |
St David's1 seat
| Philip John Brock | Liberal Democrats | 754 ✓ |
| David George | Independent | 394 ✓ |
| Richard Harris | Labour | 290 |
| David Lloyd | Liberal Democrats | 284 |
| Andrew Robert Leadbetter | Conservative | 199 |
| Stephen Graham Whitehead | Labour | 192 |
St James1 seat · turnout 32.4%
| Mary Griffiths | Labour | 573 ✓ |
| Natalie Cole | Liberal Democrats | 457 |
| Simon Paul Smith | Conservative | 370 |
| Adrian Thomas | Green | 229 |
St Loyes1 seat · turnout 43.3%
| Joan Morrish | LIB | 948 ✓ |
| Emily Dover | Conservative | 195 |
| David Challice | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 170 |
| Dennis Lewis | Labour | 137 |
| Tessa Barrett | Liberal Democrats | 66 |
| Stephen Jones | Green | 49 |
St Thomas1 seat · turnout 45.1%
| Robert Hannaford | Liberal Democrats | 915 ✓ |
| Connel Boyle | Labour | 774 |
| Dafydd Rhys Thomas | Conservative | 221 |
| Paul Edwards | Green | 136 |
| Bruce Chapman | — | 62 |
St. Leonards1 seat · turnout 50.4%
| Norman Shiel | Conservative | 951 ✓ |
| Nigel Gooding | Liberal Democrats | 381 |
| Eileen Digweed | Labour | 375 |
| Louisa Radice | Green | 227 |
| Results | — | 0 |
Topsham1 seat · turnout 57.7%
| Mary Evans | Conservative | 1,560 ✓ |
| Sandra Barrett | Liberal Democrats | 475 |
| Dorothy Parker | Labour | 288 |
Whipton and Barton1 seat · turnout 38.1%
| Keith Moore | Labour | 961 ✓ |
| Keith Nelson-Tomsen | Conservative | 545 |
| Keith Danks | LIB | 362 |
| Polly Osterley | Liberal Democrats | 340 |