Before (end of 1986)
Not known.
After (end of 1987)
Not known.
Ward results
Ameysford1 seat
| P. Batstone | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Corfe Mullen Central2 seats · turnout 36.7%
| H. Taylor | Conservative | 781 |
| J. Hyde | Conservative | 752 |
| J. Dunn | Lib/Sdp | 733 |
| P. Carpenter | Labour | 198 |
| S. Allsop | Labour | 174 |
Corfe Mullen North1 seat · turnout 48.7%
| A. Holland | Lib/Sdp | 333 |
| S. Bennett-Parkin | Conservative | 288 |
| J. Snowden | Labour | 44 |
Corfe Mullen South1 seat · turnout 54.1%
| H. Swatridge | Conservative | 445 ✓ |
| G. Lee | Lib/Sdp | 378 |
| J. Guarella | Independent | 299 |
| W. Wyllie | Labour | 45 |
Ferndown Central2 seats · turnout 34.2%
| G. Ridge | Conservative | 759 |
| D. Bury | Conservative | 680 |
| E. Jones | Labour | 116 |
Golf Links1 seat
| R. Knapper | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Holt1 seat · turnout 47.1%
| D. Holloway | Independent | 472 |
| A. Dickie | Lib/Sdp | 375 |
Sixpenny Handley1 seat · turnout 58.0%
| P. Bailey-Wright | Lib/Sdp | 364 |
| M. Gritt | Conservative | 300 |
St. Leonards & St. Ives East2 seats
| B. Donati | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
| J. Neill | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
| N. Hindmarch | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
| P. Dunstan | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Stapehill1 seat
| G. Russell | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Sturminister Marshall1 seat · turnout 47.7%
| P. Haycock | Independent | 372 |
| D. Hankins | Lib/Sdp | 203 |
| P. Laherty | Labour | 22 |
Tricketts Cross2 seats
| H. Bilson | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
| S. Magee | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Vale Of Allen1 seat · turnout 39.1%
| J. Antell | Conservative | 265 |
| H. Bartlett | Lib/Sdp | 251 |
Verwood3 seats · turnout 29.8%
| G. Prowse | Conservative | 1,726 |
| J. Williams | Conservative | 1,715 |
| W. Wells | Conservative | 1,715 |
| M. Stephens | Independent | 1,233 |
| I. Salmon | Labour | 468 |
West Moors North2 seats
| R. Elliott | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
| D. Harrison | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
West Moors South2 seats · turnout 38.3%
| D. Goodwin | Conservative | 870 |
| D. Durley | Conservative | 846 |
| E. Wyler | Labour | 252 |
| T. Sexton | Labour | 232 |
West Parley2 seats · turnout 42.7%
| R. Daw | Conservative | 1,034 |
| B. Manuel | Conservative | 1,008 |
| M. Knighton | Lib/Sdp | 597 |
Wimbourne Minster3 seats · turnout 36.5%
| P. Hymers | Lib/Sdp | 1,639 |
| S. Dennett | Independent | 1,435 |
| D. Ryan | Lib/Sdp | 1,269 |
| D. Moores | Independent | 936 |
| J. Stennett | Labour | 282 |