Before (end of 2006) (40 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 16 · Liberal Democrats 12 · Conservative 8 · Other 4
After (end of 2007) (40 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 14 · Liberal Democrats 12 · Conservative 10 · Other 4
Ward results
Alphington1 seat · turnout 37.1%
| Peter Wadham | Liberal Democrats | 1,122 ✓ |
| Margaret Jordan | Conservative | 726 |
| Paul Bull | Labour | 360 |
| Andrew Wallace Bell | Green | 208 |
Cowick1 seat · turnout 41.7%
| Jeffrey Coates | Conservative | 638 ✓ |
| Allan Hart | Labour | 599 |
| John Holman | Liberal Democrats | 427 |
| David Challice | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 124 |
Duryard1 seat · turnout 34.2%
| Percy Prowse | Conservative | 619 ✓ |
| Sheila Muriel Hobden | Liberal Democrats | 618 |
| Sam Coates | Green | 130 |
| Daniel Stewart Crawford | Labour | 125 |
Exwick1 seat · turnout 36.1%
| Laura Newton | Liberal Democrats | 919 ✓ |
| Roy Slack | Labour | 896 |
| James Moffat | Conservative | 311 |
| Lawrence Simon Harper | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 153 |
| Janet Gale | LIB | 78 |
Heavitree1 seat · turnout 42.7%
| David Morrish | LIB | 1,100 ✓ |
| Philip Thomas | Labour | 267 |
| Louis Ten-Holter | Conservative | 231 |
| Pamela Thickett | Liberal Democrats | 116 |
| Rodney de Maine | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 76 |
Mincinglake1 seat · turnout 30.8%
| Dilys Baldwin | Labour | 633 ✓ |
| Eileen Stockman | Conservative | 364 |
| Samuel Strawbridge | Liberal Democrats | 240 |
Priory1 seat · turnout 31.5%
| Greg Sheldon | Labour | 897 ✓ |
| David John Henson | Conservative | 709 |
| Sandra Barrett | Liberal Democrats | 315 |
| Keith Danks | LIB | 122 |
St James1 seat · turnout 30.7%
| Kevin Mitchell | Liberal Democrats | 653 ✓ |
| Catherine Dawson | Labour | 384 |
| Isaac Price-Sosner | Green | 205 |
| Christine May | Conservative | 203 |
St Loyes1 seat · turnout 36.2%
| Margaret Danks | LIB | 724 ✓ |
| Harlene Arden | Conservative | 409 |
| George Sterry | Labour | 220 |
| Richard Kaye | Liberal Democrats | 117 |
| Eric Bransden | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 92 |
St Thomas1 seat · turnout 38.9%
| Adrian Fullam | Liberal Democrats | 1,015 ✓ |
| Richard Harris | Labour | 452 |
| Patricia White | Conservative | 200 |
| Richard Timmis | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 111 |
St. Leonards1 seat · turnout 46.3%
| John Winterbottom | Conservative | 945 ✓ |
| Roger David Spackman | Labour | 396 |
| Pamela Holman | Liberal Democrats | 242 |
| Andrew Worthley | Green | 228 |
Topsham1 seat · turnout 48.2%
| Rob Newby | Conservative | 1,221 ✓ |
| Rachel Helen Sutton | Labour | 367 |
| Christine Fullam | Liberal Democrats | 359 |
Whipton and Barton1 seat · turnout 37.1%
| Hilda Sterry | Labour | 895 ✓ |
| Jeremy White | Conservative | 562 |
| Rodney Northcott | LIB | 402 |
| Adrian Stone | Liberal Democrats | 249 |