Before (end of 2011) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 32 · Labour 25 · Other 0 · Liberal Democrats 0
After (end of 2012) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 31 · Conservative 26 · Liberal Democrats 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Budshead1 seat · turnout 36.4%
| Jo Taylor | Labour | 1,626 ✓ |
| Jack Thompson | Conservative | 1,375 |
| Hugh Williams | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 544 |
Compton1 seat · turnout 33.1%
| Richard Ball | Conservative | 1,233 ✓ |
| Neil Hendy | Labour | 840 |
| Michael Cooke | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 560 |
| Colin Trier | Green | 221 |
| Steve Smith | Liberal Democrats | 198 |
Devonport1 seat · turnout 26.8%
| Kate Taylor | Labour | 1,309 ✓ |
| Sydney Brooks | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 470 |
| Diane Jasper-Eustis | Conservative | 445 |
| Jeff Brooks | Liberal Democrats | 176 |
| Andrew Robert Pratt | Green | 117 |
Efford and Lipson1 seat · turnout 30.2%
| Bryan Vincent | Labour | 1,823 ✓ |
| Ray Fereday | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 519 |
| Judy Tottey | Conservative | 455 |
Eggbuckland1 seat · turnout 34.5%
| Paul Jarvis | Labour | 1,419 ✓ |
| Peter Brookshaw | Conservative | 1,357 |
| Roger Thomas | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 816 |
Ham1 seat · turnout 30.8%
| Tina Tuohy | Labour | 1,667 ✓ |
| John Read | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 660 |
| David Downie | Conservative | 520 |
Honicknowle1 seat · turnout 27.1%
| Peter Geoffrey Smith | Labour | 1,560 ✓ |
| Ron Northcott | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 715 |
| Paul Rielly | Conservative | 367 |
| David Wildman | Green | 136 |
Moor View1 seat · turnout 35.6%
| Mike Fox | Labour | 1,703 ✓ |
| Mark Christie | Conservative | 919 |
| Stuart Munnery | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 573 |
| Richard Veysey Bray | Liberal Democrats | 117 |
Peverell1 seat · turnout 34.8%
| Patrick Nicholson | Conservative | 1,320 ✓ |
| Stephen Randall | Labour | 1,211 |
| Catherine Bullock | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 499 |
| Wendy Miller | Green | 289 |
| Richard Stephen Lawrie | Liberal Democrats | 190 |
| Bernard John Toolan | — | 25 |
Plympton Chaddlewood1 seat · turnout 25.4%
| David Salter | Conservative | 704 ✓ |
| Mark Thompson | Labour | 478 |
| Jason Frost | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 411 |
Plympton Erle1 seat · turnout 34.1%
| Ian Darcy | Conservative | 900 ✓ |
| Chris Mavin | Labour | 739 |
| John Terence Roberts | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 480 |
| Peter York | Liberal Democrats | 248 |
Plympton St Mary1 seat · turnout 33.9%
| Sam Leaves | Conservative | 1,542 ✓ |
| Seetha Cheesman | Labour | 1,034 |
| Steve Stephenson | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 875 |
Plymstock Dunstone1 seat · turnout 35.8%
| Kevin Wigens | Conservative | 1,542 ✓ |
| David Salmon | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1,138 |
| Prathees Kishore | Labour | 828 |
Plymstock Radford1 seat · turnout 34.3%
| Michael Leaves | Conservative | 1,282 ✓ |
| John Wheeler | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1,010 |
| Shirley Jean Smith | Labour | 912 |
| Jonathan Byatt | Liberal Democrats | 179 |
Southway1 seat · turnout 36.1%
| Lorraine Parker | Labour | 1,845 ✓ |
| Brian Keith Roberts | Conservative | 967 |
| Peter Berrow | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 785 |
St Budeaux1 seat · turnout 31.7%
| Danny Damarell | Labour | 1,817 ✓ |
| Mark Burton | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 592 |
| Charlotte Bladen | Conservative | 470 |
| Jon May | Liberal Democrats | 97 |
| Ian Tuffin | Labour | 1,445 ✓ |
| Tam MacPherson | Conservative | 805 |
| Roy Kettle | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 444 |
| Hugh Janes | Liberal Democrats | 215 |
Stoke1 seat · turnout 36.7%
| Sam Davey | Labour | 1,602 ✓ |
| Craig Duncan | Conservative | 1,205 |
| Fiona Hurst-Baird | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 443 |
| Fleur Olivia Stoner Ball | Liberal Democrats | 197 |
Sutton and Mount Gould1 seat · turnout 29.4%
| Eddie Rennie | Labour | 1,403 ✓ |
| Nikki Kelly | Conservative | 560 |
| Jonquil Patricia Webber | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 401 |
| Tean Jane Mitchell | Green | 158 |
| Paul Huntley | Liberal Democrats | 124 |
| Louise Parker | TUSC | 85 |
