Before (end of 2003) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 36 · Conservative 18 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Other 0
After (end of 2004) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 35 · Conservative 19 · Liberal Democrats 2 · Other 1
Ward results
Budshead1 seat
| Chris Mavin | Labour | 1,168 ✓ |
| Matthew Harrison | Conservative | 1,007 |
| Thomas Williams | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 702 |
| Trevor Addis | Liberal Democrats | 478 |
Compton1 seat · turnout 40.2%
| Thomas Savery | Conservative | 1,519 ✓ |
| Ronald Casley | Liberal Democrats | 855 |
| Debra Roche | Labour | 757 |
| Ronald Coombes | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 581 |
Devonport1 seat · turnout 29.1%
| Nicola Wildy | Labour | 1,068 ✓ |
| James Bell | Conservative | 630 |
| Sydney Brooks | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 465 |
| Jeff Brooks | Liberal Democrats | 429 |
| Graham Green | BNP | 191 |
| Wendy Miller | Green | 93 |
Efford and Lipson1 seat · turnout 34.0%
| Bryan Vincent | Labour | 1,649 ✓ |
| Lilli Miller | Liberal Democrats | 843 |
| Mary Orchard | Conservative | 802 |
Eggbuckland1 seat
| Peter Brookshaw | Conservative | 1,190 ✓ |
| Steven Lemin | Labour | 1,189 |
| Denis McCallum | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 669 |
| Richard Fells | Liberal Democrats | 480 |
| Paul Rowe | Independent | 327 |
Ham1 seat
| Carole Pattison | Labour | 1,379 ✓ |
| Anita Truman | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 666 |
| Timothy Thomas | Conservative | 642 |
| Kenneth Black | Liberal Democrats | 471 |
Honicknowle1 seat · turnout 29.5%
| Peter Geoffrey Smith | Labour | 1,604 ✓ |
| Gloria Bragg | Conservative | 703 |
| Tara Smith | Liberal Democrats | 700 |
Moor View1 seat · turnout 35.0%
| Paul Hutchings | Labour | 1,344 ✓ |
| Brenda Brookshaw | Conservative | 1,074 |
| Andrew Campbell | Liberal Democrats | 921 |
Peverell1 seat · turnout 42.7%
| Patrick Nicholson | Conservative | 1,494 ✓ |
| Michael Robinson | Labour | 996 |
| Emma Swann | Liberal Democrats | 812 |
| Carole Bragg | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 613 |
| Frank Allen | Green | 279 |
Plympton Chaddlewood1 seat · turnout 32.4%
| David Salter | Conservative | 795 ✓ |
| Jonathan Byatt | Liberal Democrats | 385 |
| Valerie Burns | Labour | 362 |
| Jeremy Hill | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 338 |
| David Every | Independent | 107 |
Plympton Erle1 seat
| Ernest Lock | Liberal Democrats | 994 ✓ |
| Mark Foster | Conservative | 840 |
| Alan John Skuse | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 547 |
| Ross Burns | Labour | 484 |
Plympton St. Mary1 seat · turnout 42.0%
| Delia Ford | Conservative | 1,659 ✓ |
| J Sanderson | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1,030 |
| J. Hendley | Labour | 783 |
| S Kendrick | Liberal Democrats | 598 |
Plymstock Dunstone1 seat
| Kevin Wigens | Conservative | 1,961 ✓ |
| Stephen Winter | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 935 |
| Christopher Childs | Labour | 715 |
| Justin Robbins | Liberal Democrats | 579 |
Plymstock Radford1 seat · turnout 43.5%
| Michael Leaves | Conservative | 1,673 ✓ |
| Robert Bullock | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 862 |
| Stephen Barker | Labour | 773 |
| Muriel Hawton | Liberal Democrats | 546 |
| Anthony Devereux | BNP | 188 |
Southway1 seat
| David Weekes | Labour | 1,578 ✓ |
| Michael Gibson | Conservative | 1,222 |
| Terrance O'Connor | Liberal Democrats | 662 |
St Budeaux1 seat
| Dafydd Williams | Labour | 1,149 ✓ |
| Roger Benton | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 792 |
| Janet Plymsol | Conservative | 557 |
| Raymond McSweeney | Liberal Democrats | 424 |
St. Peter & the Waterfront1 seat · turnout 32.3%
| Valentine Hiromeris | Labour | 1,010 ✓ |
| Frederick Brimacombe | Conservative | 857 |
| Christina MacCullie | Liberal Democrats | 548 |
| Raymond Rees | Independent | 206 |
| Flora Williamson | Green | 201 |
| J Jo | Independent | 156 |
Stoke1 seat
| David Haydon | Labour | 1,259 ✓ |
| Grant Monahan | Conservative | 915 |
| Robert Saxton | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 653 |
| John Davey | Liberal Democrats | 504 |
| Jane Cavanagh | Green | 230 |
Sutton & Mount Gould1 seat
| Eddie Rennie | Labour | 1,244 ✓ |
| E. Shillabeer | Conservative | 721 |
| P. York | Liberal Democrats | 633 |
| T. Mitchell | Green | 368 |
