Before (end of 2007) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 31 · Labour 26 · Other 0 · Liberal Democrats 0
After (end of 2008) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 37 · Labour 20 · Liberal Democrats 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Budshead1 seat · turnout 33.5%
| Jack Thompson | Conservative | 1,717 ✓ |
| Chris Mavin | Labour | 987 |
| Tracy Lang | Liberal Democrats | 488 |
Compton1 seat · turnout 37.3%
| Richard Ball | Conservative | 1,947 ✓ |
| Emma Swann | Liberal Democrats | 478 |
| Ross Burns | Labour | 470 |
| Josie Bannon | Green | 252 |
| Adam Leigh | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 234 |
Devonport1 seat · turnout 26.8%
| Nicola Wildy | Labour | 1,050 ✓ |
| Betty Gray | Conservative | 954 |
| Charles Earl | Liberal Democrats | 310 |
| Colin Bannon | Green | 198 |
Efford & Lipson1 seat
| Bryan Vincent | Labour | 1,366 ✓ |
| M. Orchard | Conservative | 1,055 |
| S. Hayes | Liberal Democrats | 387 |
| C. Trier | Green | 265 |
Eggbuckland1 seat
| Peter Brookshaw | Conservative | 1,828 ✓ |
| John Smith | Labour | 861 |
| Lee Finn | Independent | 682 |
| Laura Walker | Liberal Democrats | 333 |
| Raymond Delamare | Green | 170 |
Ham1 seat
| Carole Pattison | Labour | 1,207 ✓ |
| Frederick Brimacombe | Conservative | 1,158 |
| Stephen John Goldthorp | Liberal Democrats | 387 |
| Andrew Robert Pratt | Green | 173 |
Honicknowle1 seat
| Peter Geoffrey Smith | Labour | 1,135 ✓ |
| Paul Rielly | Conservative | 935 |
| Gillian Hirst | Liberal Democrats | 433 |
| Nicholas Byrne | Green | 241 |
Moor View1 seat
| Edward Delbridge | Conservative | 1,453 ✓ |
| Paul Hutchings | Labour | 1,153 |
| David Jolly | Liberal Democrats | 311 |
| Roger Barrett | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 297 |
| Nicola Bannon | Green | 111 |
Peverell1 seat
| Patrick Nicholson | Conservative | 2,036 ✓ |
| John Sewell | Labour | 626 |
| Don Allen | Green | 521 |
| Deborah Earl | Liberal Democrats | 510 |
Plympton Chaddlewood1 seat · turnout 30.6%
| David Salter | Conservative | 1,133 ✓ |
| Pauline Murphy | Labour | 300 |
| Jason Frost | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 233 |
| Steve Barton | Liberal Democrats | 223 |
Plympton Erle1 seat
| John Lock | Conservative | 1,499 ✓ |
| Valerie Burns | Labour | 391 |
| Wesley Rowe | Liberal Democrats | 347 |
| John Terence Roberts | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 243 |
Plympton St. Mary1 seat
| S. Leaves | Conservative | 2,283 ✓ |
| D Jones | Labour | 461 |
| L. Barton | Liberal Democrats | 385 |
| Janet Sanderson | Independent | 304 |
| Hugh Williams | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 291 |
Plymstock Dunstone1 seat
| Kevin Wigens | Conservative | 2,300 ✓ |
| Stephen Kearney | Liberal Democrats | 636 |
| Mike Fox | Labour | 477 |
| Alan John Skuse | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 417 |
| Bruce Abbott | Independent | 53 |
Plymstock Radford1 seat
| Michael Leaves | Conservative | 1,962 ✓ |
| Julia Olsen | Liberal Democrats | 686 |
| Robert Bullock | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 508 |
| Steven Lemin | Labour | 447 |
Southway1 seat
| Peter Berrow | Conservative | 1,318 ✓ |
| Alan Weekes | Labour | 1,155 |
| Jane Barwick | Liberal Democrats | 583 |
| Lawrence Miller | BNP | 338 |
St Budeaux1 seat
| Gloria Bragg | Conservative | 1,003 ✓ |
| Margaret Storer | Labour | 983 |
| Raymond McSweeney | Liberal Democrats | 559 |
| Roger Creagh-Osborne | Green | 205 |
St. Peter & the Waterfront1 seat · turnout 32.0%
| Sally Stephens | Conservative | 1,064 ✓ |
| Valentine Hiromeris | Labour | 995 |
| Christina MacCullie | Liberal Democrats | 264 |
| Michael Antonucci | BNP | 233 |
| Sean O'Kane | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 216 |
| Jo Jo | Independent | 134 |
Stoke1 seat · turnout 34.7%
| Denzil Reynolds | Conservative | 1,500 ✓ |
| David Haydon | Labour | 1,014 |
| Kirsty Barwick | Liberal Democrats | 382 |
| Wendy Miller | Green | 347 |
Sutton & Mount Gould1 seat
| Eddie Rennie | Labour | 985 ✓ |
| E. Shillabeer | Conservative | 896 |
| P. York | Liberal Democrats | 413 |
| T. Mitchell | Green | 227 |
| J. Webber | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 216 |