Before (end of 2008) (40 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 13 · Conservative 12 · Labour 11 · Other 4
After (end of 2009) (40 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 13 · Conservative 12 · Labour 11 · Other 4
Ward results
Alphington And Cowick1 seat · turnout 40.9%
| Alexandra Newcombe | Liberal Democrats | 1,701 ✓ |
| Margaret Baldwin | Conservative | 1,560 |
| Brett Crane | Labour | 602 |
| Andrew Wallace Bell | Green | 530 |
Duryard And Pennsylvania1 seat · turnout 46.1%
| Graham Prowse | Conservative | 1,544 ✓ |
| Sheila Muriel Hobden | Liberal Democrats | 1,446 |
| Andrew Dean | Labour | 286 |
| Tom Milburn | Green | 231 |
| Peter Gove | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 216 |
Exwick And St Thomas1 seat · turnout 37.7%
| Robert Hannaford | Liberal Democrats | 1,659 ✓ |
| Keith Moore | Labour | 718 |
| Andrew Glover | Conservative | 622 |
| Lawrence Simon Harper | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 596 |
| Audaye Elesedy | Green | 324 |
| Lawrence West | BNP | 155 |
| Nicola Gale | LIB | 91 |
Pinhoe And Mincinglake1 seat · turnout 41.7%
| Saxon Spence | Labour | 1,250 ✓ |
| David Beresford Thompson | Conservative | 1,221 |
| Graham Down | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 571 |
| Kevin Chun | Liberal Democrats | 432 |
| Ann Conway | BNP | 168 |