Before (end of 2008) (59 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 43 · Liberal Democrats 10 · Other 6 · Labour 0
After (end of 2009) (59 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 42 · Liberal Democrats 11 · Other 6 · Labour 0
Ward results
Axminster1 seat
| Andrew Timothy Moulding | Conservative | 2,110 ✓ |
| Douglas Hull | Liberal Democrats | 1,760 |
| Barrie Draper | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 625 |
| Jeremy Walden | Labour | 130 |
Budleigh1 seat
| Christine Channon | Conservative | 2,556 ✓ |
| Helen Whitworth | Liberal Democrats | 948 |
| Graham Hooker | Independent | 625 |
| Ann Scurfield | Labour | 188 |
| Exmouth Brixington | & Withycombe | 0 |
Honiton St Michael's1 seat
| Sara Randall Johnson | Conservative | 1,495 ✓ |
Honiton St Paul's1 seat
| Paul Diviani | Conservative | 1,740 ✓ |
| Roy Coombs | Liberal Democrats | 853 |
| Liz Denton | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 691 |
| Roger Boote | Independent | 568 |
| Michael Teare | Labour | 189 |
Ottery St Mary Rural1 seat
| Roger Giles | Independent | 2,863 ✓ |
| Dan Coxhill | Conservative | 1,062 |
| William Laitinen | Liberal Democrats | 522 |
| Scarlett O'Hara | BNP | 181 |
| Dorothy Parker | Labour | 69 |
Sidmouth Sidford1 seat
| Stuart Hughes | Conservative | 3,553 ✓ |
| Martin Gammell | Liberal Democrats | 1,125 |
| Lesley Robson | Labour | 274 |