Before (end of 1972)
Not known.
After (end of 1973)
Not known.
Ward results
Colehill3 seats · turnout 31.5%
| C. Domvile | Independent | 721 |
| J. Greenwood | Independent | 713 |
| D. Wallace | LIB | 709 |
| C. Stone | Independent | 528 |
| H. Sinclair | Independent | 499 |
| G. Divall | Labour | 265 |
| S. Griffin | Labour | 259 |
| T. Holloway | Labour | 252 |
No. 1 (Wimborne Minster)3 seats · turnout 31.2%
| S. Dennett | Independent | 866 |
| W. Tapper | Independent | 823 |
| M. Corran | Independent | 709 |
| F. More | Independent | 672 |
| A. Wright | LIB | 603 |
No. 10 (Sixpenny Handley)1 seat · turnout 57.5%
| B. Curtis | LIB | 311 |
| R. Medcalf | Independent | 257 |
No. 11 (Witchampton)1 seat
| G. Huddleston | Independent | 0 ✓ |
No. 12 (Holt)1 seat · turnout 52.5%
| P. Warren | Independent | 250 |
| G. Wakefield | Independent | 222 |
No. 13 (Horton)1 seat · turnout 48.9%
| J. Antell | Independent | 253 |
| A. Humphries | LIB | 213 |
No. 14 (Sturminster Marshall)1 seat · turnout 55.8%
| F. Miller | Independent | 359 |
| W. Young | Independent | 159 |
No. 15 (Pamphill)1 seat
| W. Ricketts | Independent | 0 ✓ |
No. 2 (St. Leonards & St. Ives)3 seats · turnout 23.3%
| E. De Vere Moss | Conservative | 690 |
| C. Rowe | Conservative | 649 |
| S. Beaumont | Conservative | 643 |
| B. Broomfield | LIB | 325 |
| W. Watson | Independent | 202 |
| E. Wilson | Independent | 198 |
No. 3 (Corfe Mullen)3 seats
| W. Pook | LIB | 0 ✓ |
| D. Burt | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
| J. Guarella | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
No. 5 (Hampreston)7 seats · turnout 15.2%
| M. Herridge | LIB | 1,405 |
| P. Harborth | LIB | 1,235 |
| J. Dunk | Independent | 1,228 |
| A. Morgan | Independent | 1,179 |
| V. Morris | Independent | 1,150 |
| M. Trodd | Independent | 1,070 |
| A. West | Independent | 1,052 |
| P. Haycock | Independent | 1,033 |
| F. Norton | Independent | 938 |
| A. Deeprose | Independent | 431 |
No. 7 (West Moors)2 seats
| R. Chappel | LIB | 0 ✓ |
| F. Pearce | LIB | 0 ✓ |
Verwood2 seats · turnout 26.6%
| J. Roberts | LIB | 520 |
| A. Cutter | LIB | 503 |
| W. Wells | Independent | 501 |
West Parley2 seats · turnout 23.4%
| G. Hibbs | RES | 612 |
| H. Dunlop | Independent | 326 |
| A. Halliwell | Independent | 321 |
