Before (end of 2017) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 27 · Labour 27 · Other 3 · Liberal Democrats 0
After (end of 2018) (57 seats, Open Council Data)
Labour 31 · Conservative 26
Ward results
Budshead1 seat · turnout 35.0%
| David Downie | Conservative | 1,731 ✓ |
| Jill Narin | Labour | 1,307 |
| John Gray Smith | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 188 |
| Matthew Charles Radmore | Liberal Democrats | 122 |
Compton1 seat · turnout 42.6%
| Andrea Irene Johnson | Conservative | 1,935 ✓ |
| Paul Charles McNamara | Labour | 1,507 |
| Steven Guy | Liberal Democrats | 202 |
| Graham Epstein | Green | 193 |
Devonport1 seat · turnout 31.2%
| Bill Stevens | Labour | 1,893 ✓ |
| Sandy Borthwick | Conservative | 934 |
| Richard Ellison | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 159 |
| Fleur Olivia Stoner Ball | Liberal Democrats | 116 |
| Andrew Robert Pratt | Green | 99 |
| Scott Aiden Wardle | Independent | 84 |
| Roxy Castell | TUSC | 22 |
Drake1 seat · turnout 32.0%
| Margaret Corvid | Labour | 954 ✓ |
| Steve Ricketts | Conservative | 789 |
| Charlotte Jane Radmore | Liberal Democrats | 76 |
| Iuliu Popescu | The For Britain Movement | 24 |
Efford and Lipson1 seat · turnout 33.6%
| Neil Keith Hendy | Labour | 1,940 ✓ |
| Jake Donovan | Conservative | 997 |
| Barbara Grace Smith | Green | 158 |
| Alexander Primmer | Liberal Democrats | 97 |
| Sam Taylor-Wickden | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 40 |
Eggbuckland1 seat · turnout 37.8%
| Ian David Bowyer | Conservative | 2,313 ✓ |
| Andrew Frederick Wade | Labour | 1,094 |
| Wendy Noble | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 220 |
| Richard John Simpson | Liberal Democrats | 176 |
Ham1 seat · turnout 33.7%
| Gareth Derrick | Labour | 1,914 ✓ |
| Chris Storer | Conservative | 1,129 |
| Alan John Skuse | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 198 |
| Richard Stephen Lawrie | Liberal Democrats | 140 |
Honicknowle1 seat · turnout 32.6%
| Pamela Buchan | Labour | 1,724 ✓ |
| John Riley | Conservative | 1,280 |
| Ivor Keith Lucas | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 209 |
| Michael Roy Gillbard | Liberal Democrats | 81 |
Moor View1 seat · turnout 38.1%
| Maddi Bridgeman | Conservative | 1,832 ✓ |
| Jemima Mary Laing | Labour | 1,474 |
| John Baddeley | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 242 |
| Jim Spencer | Liberal Democrats | 156 |
Peverell1 seat · turnout 48.2%
| Jeremy Goslin | Labour | 2,324 ✓ |
| Martin Leaves | Conservative | 2,081 |
| George Colin Maunder | Liberal Democrats | 284 |
| Nicholas John Casley | Green | 173 |
| Bernard John Toolan | Vivamus | 24 |
Plympton Chaddlewood1 seat · turnout 28.6%
| Glenn Jordan | Conservative | 1,051 ✓ |
| Janet Denise Wise | Labour | 532 |
| Louise Ayres | Liberal Democrats | 132 |
Plympton St Mary1 seat · turnout 37.1%
| David James | Conservative | 2,649 ✓ |
| Rob de Jong | Labour | 850 |
| Jeffrey Hall | Liberal Democrats | 241 |
Plymstock Dunstone1 seat · turnout 39.1%
| Vivien Pengelly | Conservative | 2,411 ✓ |
| David Owen | Labour | 905 |
| Sima Davarian-Dehsorkhe | Liberal Democrats | 424 |
Plymstock Radford1 seat · turnout 38.4%
| Rebecca Smith | Conservative | 1,964 ✓ |
| Stephen Barry-Stanners | Labour | 842 |
| John Wheeler | Independent | 453 |
| Gordon Charles Miller | Independent | 314 |
| Roy John Minden Plumley | Liberal Democrats | 247 |
| Matthew Faith | Green | 212 |
Southway1 seat · turnout 36.0%
| Jonny Morris | Labour | 1,838 ✓ |
| Tim Velkavrh-Blazevic | Conservative | 1,359 |
| Jahdia Spencer | Liberal Democrats | 217 |
| Nik Brookson | TUSC | 79 |
St Budeaux1 seat · turnout 30.7%
| Sally Bowie | Labour | 1,458 ✓ |
| Pat Patel | Conservative | 1,189 |
| Margaret Bennett Jones | Independent | 165 |
| Stuart Gordon Spicer | Liberal Democrats | 93 |
| Andy White | TUSC | 57 |
| Sue McDonald | Labour | 1,981 ✓ |
| Mark Thompson | Conservative | 1,232 |
| Hugh Janes | Liberal Democrats | 221 |
| Brian Alfred Banks | Green | 157 |
| Ian Groeber | TUSC | 41 |
Stoke1 seat
| Kevin Neil | Labour | 1,915 ✓ |
| Kathy Watkin | Conservative | 1,219 |
| Daniel Michael Sheaff | Green | 186 |
| Helen Guy | Liberal Democrats | 184 |
| Michael James Arthur | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 143 |
Sutton and Mount Gould1 seat · turnout 35.1%
| Mary Elizabeth Aspinall | Labour | 2,102 ✓ |
| Chip Tofan | Conservative | 910 |
| Peter York | Liberal Democrats | 209 |
| Ryan John Aldred | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 80 |
