Before (end of 2007) (40 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 14 · Liberal Democrats 12 · Conservative 10 · Other 4
After (end of 2008) (40 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 13 · Conservative 12 · Labour 11 · Other 4
Ward results
Alphington1 seat · turnout 35.9%
| Alexandra Newcombe | Liberal Democrats | 911 ✓ |
| Margaret Jordan | Conservative | 836 |
| Brett Crane | Labour | 265 |
| Laura Moralee | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 174 |
| Andrew Wallace Bell | Green | 152 |
Exwick1 seat · turnout 35.7%
| Adrian Hannaford | Liberal Democrats | 907 ✓ |
| Hazel Slack | Labour | 887 |
| James Moffat | Conservative | 384 |
| Richard Timmis | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 158 |
Newtown1 seat · turnout 36.1%
| Richard Branston | Labour | 730 ✓ |
| Dale Woolner | Conservative | 269 |
| Geoffrey Pettinger | Liberal Democrats | 200 |
| Susannah Cornwall | Green | 136 |
Pennsylvania1 seat · turnout 48.8%
| Sheila Muriel Hobden | Liberal Democrats | 894 ✓ |
| Gabriella Dudley | Conservative | 792 |
| Andrew Dean | Labour | 203 |
| Peter Gove | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 96 |
Pinhoe1 seat · turnout 48.4%
| Christopher John Thompson | Conservative | 993 ✓ |
| Valerie Dixon | Labour | 910 |
| Rodney Northcott | LIB | 212 |
| Tessa Barrett | Liberal Democrats | 151 |
Polsloe1 seat · turnout 36.0%
| James Taghdissian | Conservative | 672 ✓ |
| Rachel Lyons | Labour | 567 |
| Larissa Rowe | Liberal Democrats | 301 |
Priory1 seat · turnout 33.4%
| Marcel Choules | Labour | 1,009 ✓ |
| Lesley Luke | Conservative | 715 |
| Sandra Barrett | Liberal Democrats | 364 |
| Keith Danks | LIB | 98 |
St David's1 seat
| Philip John Brock | Liberal Democrats | 613 ✓ |
| Benjamin Corbridge | Conservative | 248 |
| Philip Thomas | Labour | 227 |
| Kate Crawford | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 77 |
St James1 seat · turnout 28.9%
| Natalie Cole | Liberal Democrats | 531 ✓ |
| Paul Bull | Labour | 384 |
| Tarasyn Whitehead-Patey | Conservative | 216 |
| Isaac Price-Sosner | Green | 174 |
| Michael Wilcox | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 43 |
St Loyes1 seat · turnout 37.3%
| Joan Morrish | LIB | 917 ✓ |
| David John Henson | Conservative | 582 |
| George Sterry | Labour | 121 |
| Ruairi Fullam | Liberal Democrats | 84 |
St Thomas1 seat · turnout 33.8%
| Robert Hannaford | Liberal Democrats | 958 ✓ |
| Richard Harris | Labour | 314 |
| Patricia White | Conservative | 208 |
| Alison Timmis | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 77 |
St. Leonards1 seat · turnout 50.9%
| Norman Shiel | Conservative | 935 ✓ |
| J. Fox | Labour | 361 |
| Pamela Holman | Liberal Democrats | 249 |
| Andrew Worthley | Green | 189 |
Topsham1 seat · turnout 49.2%
| William Starling | Conservative | 1,284 ✓ |
| Nigel David Williams | Liberal Democrats | 428 |
| Rachel Helen Sutton | Labour | 302 |
Whipton and Barton1 seat · turnout 35.1%
| Anthony Wardle | Labour | 774 ✓ |
| Jeremy White | Conservative | 659 |
| Nigel Harry | LIB | 288 |
| Pamela Thickett | Liberal Democrats | 259 |