Before (end of 2004) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 22 · Conservative 21 · Other 6 · Labour 5
After (end of 2005) (62 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 33 · Conservative 23 · Labour 4 · Other 2
Ward results
Alphington and Cowick1 seat · turnout 67.2%
| Maggie Browning | Liberal Democrats | 3,188 ✓ |
| Richard Harris | Labour | 1,919 |
| Margaret Baldwin | Conservative | 1,443 |
| Andrew Wallace Bell | Green | 331 |
| David Challice | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 282 |
| Peter Smith | LIB | 109 |
Barnstaple North1 seat
| Brian Carol Greenslade | Liberal Democrats | 3,411 ✓ |
| John Hill | Conservative | 1,305 |
| Annie Brenton | Labour | 720 |
| Earl Bramley-Howard | Green | 572 |
Barnstaple South1 seat
| Christopher Haywood | Liberal Democrats | 3,116 ✓ |
| Des Brailey | Conservative | 1,999 |
| Robert Cornish | Green | 596 |
| Beresford Bawden | Independent | 474 |
Bickleigh and Wembury1 seat · turnout 67.8%
| Thomas Hart | Conservative | 3,073 ✓ |
| Cedric Tarsky | Liberal Democrats | 2,219 |
| James McOustra | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 763 |
| Humphrey Temperley | Liberal Democrats | 2,825 ✓ |
| Robert Williamson | Conservative | 2,162 |
| Vivian George Gale | Labour | 978 |
Bovey Tracey Rural1 seat
| Sally Morgan | Liberal Democrats | 3,041 ✓ |
| Adele Kay Warren | Conservative | 2,627 |
| Jacqueline Lamont | Labour | 587 |
Braunton Rural1 seat
| Jenny Jenkins | Liberal Democrats | 2,325 ✓ |
| Jasmine Bessie Chesters | Conservative | 2,250 |
| Charles Piper | Independent | 610 |
| Michael Harrison | Green | 607 |
| Danny Neary | Labour | 566 |
Broadclyst and Whimple1 seat
| Dylan Butt | Liberal Democrats | 3,039 ✓ |
| Peter Bowden | Conservative | 2,863 |
| Grace Burns | LIB | 411 |
Chudleigh Rural1 seat
| Francis Brook | Conservative | 2,330 ✓ |
| Keith Smith | Liberal Democrats | 2,052 |
| Raymond Frost | Independent | 1,451 |
| Barbara Errington | Labour | 754 |
| Joe Tucker | Liberal Democrats | 3,209 ✓ |
| Richard Colin Edgell | Conservative | 2,848 |
| Ian Godfrey | Green | 915 |
Combe Martin Rural1 seat
| Andrea Davis | Conservative | 2,522 ✓ |
| Derrick Spear | Liberal Democrats | 2,414 |
| Jon Hooper | Green | 706 |
Crediton Rural1 seat · turnout 68.4%
| Nicholas Way | Liberal Democrats | 3,105 ✓ |
| Margaret Squires | Conservative | 2,183 |
| Alan Green | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 472 |
| Elizabeth Culpeper | Green | 380 |
Cullompton Rural1 seat
| John Berry | Conservative | 3,072 ✓ |
| Rita Keylock | Liberal Democrats | 2,266 |
| Colin Matthews | Green | 416 |
| Gaston Amedee Dezart | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 407 |
| Janett Rice | LIB | 233 |
Dawlish1 seat · turnout 67.8%
| John Clatworthy | Conservative | 3,246 ✓ |
| Alan Michael Connett | Liberal Democrats | 2,843 |
| James Court | Labour | 1,051 |
Duryard and Pennsylvania1 seat · turnout 62.9%
| Sheila Muriel Hobden | Liberal Democrats | 2,486 ✓ |
| Dafydd Rhys Thomas | Conservative | 1,690 |
| Dorothy Parker | Labour | 981 |
| Greg Stone | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 166 |
| Trevor Clissold | — | 65 |
Exminster and Kenton1 seat
| Brian Berman | Liberal Democrats | 2,582 ✓ |
| Stephen Webber | Conservative | 1,901 |
| George Hesse | Labour | 641 |
| Brenda Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 3,458 ✓ |
| James Elson | Conservative | 2,097 |
| David Wilson | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 685 |
| Raymond Widdowson | Independent | 239 |
| Bernard Hughes | Conservative | 2,405 ✓ |
| Patricia Graham | Liberal Democrats | 2,351 |
| Carole Newton | Labour | 779 |
| John Howard Kelly | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 422 |
| Eileen Wragg | Liberal Democrats | 2,690 ✓ |
| Kathleen Bamsey | Conservative | 2,166 |
| Patrick Canavan | Labour | 1,017 |
| Colin Evans | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 438 |
Exwick and St Thomas1 seat · turnout 64.2%
| Robert Hannaford | Liberal Democrats | 3,141 ✓ |
| Lesley Robson | Labour | 2,626 |
| David John Henson | Conservative | 1,080 |
| Lawrence Simon Harper | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 378 |
Fremington Rural1 seat
| Rodney Cann | Conservative | 2,758 ✓ |
| David Jury | Independent | 1,765 |
| Linda Mack | Green | 997 |
Hatherleigh & Chagford1 seat
| James McInnes | Conservative | 3,358 ✓ |
| Anne Carter | Liberal Democrats | 2,609 |
| Susan Bamford | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 529 |
| Brenda Lopez | Labour | 493 |
| Olwen Margaret Foggin | Labour | 2,419 ✓ |
| Christopher Gale | LIB | 1,454 |
| Tessa Barrett | Liberal Democrats | 1,379 |
| Keith Nelson-Tomsen | Conservative | 1,201 |
| Rosalinde Myrone | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 285 |
Holsworthy Rural1 seat
| Desmond Shadrick | Liberal Democrats | 3,864 ✓ |
| Gaye Tabor | Conservative | 2,617 |
| William Vanstone | Labour | 517 |
Ilfracombe1 seat
| Geoffrey Fowler | Liberal Democrats | 2,132 ✓ |
| Paul Crabb | Conservative | 1,783 |
| Ivan Frances | Independent | 716 |
| Frank Pearson | Green | 443 |
Ivybridge1 seat · turnout 65.6%
| Roger Frederick Croad | Conservative | 2,115 ✓ |
| Carol Beeson | Labour | 1,592 |
| David Corney | Liberal Democrats | 1,586 |
| Brian Gerrish | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 541 |
| Julian Brazil | Liberal Democrats | 2,806 ✓ |
| Owen Masters | Conservative | 2,266 |
| Stephen Dooley | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 625 |
Kingsteignton1 seat
| John Smith | Liberal Democrats | 2,450 ✓ |
| Michael Walters | Conservative | 1,978 |
| James White | Labour | 1,200 |
Newton Abbot North1 seat · turnout 61.7%
| Anna Marie Fry | Liberal Democrats | 2,829 ✓ |
| Mark Johnson | Conservative | 1,641 |
| Barry Kaye | Labour | 903 |
Newton Abbot South1 seat
| Gordon Hook | Liberal Democrats | 3,275 ✓ |
| Allan Vizor | Conservative | 1,819 |
| Louise Lewis | Labour | 1,048 |
| Michael Lee | Conservative | 3,425 ✓ |
| Gillian Elston | Liberal Democrats | 2,114 |
| Linda Lever | Green | 736 |
| Robert Edwards | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 449 |
Newtown and Polsloe1 seat
| Richard Westlake | Labour | 1,779 ✓ |
| Yolonda Anne Cullis Henson | Conservative | 1,387 |
| Pamela Thickett | Liberal Democrats | 1,380 |
| Nicholas Discombe | Green | 695 |
| Dale Woolner | Independent | 100 |
Okehampton Rural1 seat
| Christine Marsh | Conservative | 3,216 ✓ |
| Kelvin Williams | Liberal Democrats | 2,747 |
| Alison Young | Labour | 740 |
| Quentin Kelly | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 632 |
Pinhoe and Mincinglake1 seat · turnout 65.7%
| Saxon Spence | Labour | 2,480 ✓ |
| Ruth Smith | Conservative | 1,805 |
| Nigel Gooding | Liberal Democrats | 1,442 |
Priory and St Leonard's1 seat
| Jill Owen | Labour | 2,773 ✓ |
| Norman Shiel | Conservative | 1,908 |
| Rod Ruffle | Liberal Democrats | 1,367 |
| Leon Courtney | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 331 |
| Keith Danks | LIB | 297 |
Seaton Coastal1 seat
| Margaret Rogers | Liberal Democrats | 3,538 ✓ |
| James Logan Knight | Conservative | 2,624 |
| Bernard Partridge-Hogbin | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 299 |
| James Pennington | Conservative | 2,903 ✓ |
| Catherine Pannell | Liberal Democrats | 2,749 |
| Bill Reeves | Labour | 614 |
South Molton Rural1 seat
| Jeremy Yabsley | Conservative | 3,042 ✓ |
| Susan Sewell | Liberal Democrats | 2,472 |
| Jacqueline Morningmist | Green | 664 |
St David's and St James1 seat
| Philip John Brock | Liberal Democrats | 2,194 ✓ |
| John Poat | Labour | 1,176 |
| Simon Paul Smith | Conservative | 952 |
| Isaac Price-Sosner | Green | 586 |
| Mark Fitzgeorge-Parker | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 140 |
St Loyes and Topsham1 seat
| Andrew Robert Leadbetter | Conservative | 2,081 ✓ |
| Rachel Lyons | Labour | 1,261 |
| Benjamin Noble | Liberal Democrats | 954 |
| Margaret Danks | LIB | 914 |
| Eric Bransden | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 265 |
| Paul Edwards | Green | 259 |
Tavistock1 seat · turnout 70.2%
| Roy Connelly | Liberal Democrats | 2,109 ✓ |
| Philip Richard Sanders | Conservative | 1,898 |
| Ted Sherrell | Independent | 1,769 |
| Debra Hardy | Labour | 565 |
| Doreen Mudge | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 464 |
Teign Estuary1 seat
| David Cox | Liberal Democrats | 1,837 ✓ |
| Catriona Brown-Reckless | Conservative | 1,491 |
| Chris Clarance | Independent | 957 |
| Mary Kennedy | Labour | 802 |
| Christopher Whitlock | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 594 |
Teignbridge South1 seat
| Philip Cook | Liberal Democrats | 2,406 ✓ |
| William Long | Conservative | 2,088 |
| Mary Colclough | Independent | 1,192 |
| Edony Verbrugge | Labour | 660 |
Teignmouth1 seat
| Christopher Bray | Liberal Democrats | 1,883 ✓ |
| Geoffrey Bladon | Conservative | 1,465 |
| Sylvia Russell | Independent | 784 |
| Roy Phillips | Independent | 590 |
| Margaret Tucker | Labour | 564 |
| Simon Nicholas Day | Conservative | 2,820 ✓ |
| Rosalind Spears | Liberal Democrats | 2,006 |
| Dave Trigger | Labour | 530 |
Tiverton East1 seat
| Desmond Hannon | Liberal Democrats | 2,485 ✓ |
| Dennis Knowles | Conservative | 2,269 |
| Christopher Caffin | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 735 |
Tiverton West1 seat
| Mary Ellen Turner | Independent | 2,327 ✓ |
| Alan Griffiths | Conservative | 1,693 |
| Paul Williams | Liberal Democrats | 1,199 |
| Andrew Siantonas | Labour | 594 |
| Kenneth Gilderthorp | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 343 |
| David Cottam | Green | 269 |
Torrington Rural1 seat · turnout 69.9%
| John Rawlinson | Liberal Democrats | 2,849 ✓ |
| James Morrish | Conservative | 2,788 |
| Heathcliffe Pettifer | Labour | 714 |
| Piers Merchant | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 596 |
Totnes Rural1 seat
| Geoffrey Date | Liberal Democrats | 2,811 ✓ |
| John Hawkins | Conservative | 1,398 |
| Lorna Hughes | Labour | 892 |
| Peter Wyatt | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 531 |
Willand and Uffculme1 seat · turnout 70.4%
| Rosie Radford | Conservative | 3,115 ✓ |
| Kevin Wilson | Liberal Democrats | 1,744 |
| Richard Bentley | Labour | 835 |
| William Cheesbrough | Green | 524 |
| Marshall Haines | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 473 |
Yelverton Rural1 seat · turnout 73.4%
| Alan Hosking | Liberal Democrats | 2,810 ✓ |
| Bill Hitchins | Conservative | 2,770 |
| Edward Lopez | Labour | 809 |
| Andrew Mudge | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 783 |
