Before (end of 2004) (59 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 35 · Liberal Democrats 18 · Other 6 · Labour 0
After (end of 2005) (59 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 35 · Liberal Democrats 18 · Other 6 · Labour 0
Ward results
Axminster1 seat
| Douglas Hull | Liberal Democrats | 2,912 ✓ |
| Iain Chubb | Conservative | 2,908 |
| Jeremy Walden | Labour | 581 |
Budleigh1 seat
| Christine Channon | Conservative | 3,454 ✓ |
| Phillip Frewin-Smith | Liberal Democrats | 1,862 |
| Stuart Fegan | Labour | 865 |
Honiton St Paul's1 seat
| Roger Boote | Conservative | 3,145 ✓ |
| Roy Coombs | Liberal Democrats | 1,736 |
| Sally Boom | Labour | 972 |
| Roy Collins | LIB | 510 |
Ottery St Mary Rural1 seat
| Roger Giles | Independent | 3,718 ✓ |
| Thomas Fraser | Conservative | 1,815 |
| Marion Olive | Liberal Democrats | 733 |
| Alfred Boom | Labour | 416 |
Sidmouth Sidford1 seat
| Stuart Hughes | Conservative | 4,736 ✓ |
| Brian Toye | Liberal Democrats | 1,733 |
| Rachel Davison | Labour | 973 |