Before (end of 1990) (33 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 24 · Liberal Democrats 8 · Conservative 1 · Labour 0
After (end of 1991) (33 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 21 · Liberal Democrats 12 · Conservative 0 · Labour 0
Ward results
Abbey2 seats · turnout 40.8%
| M. Miller | Independent | 684 |
| J. Tory | Independent | 651 |
| J. Fifield | Green | 304 |
| J. Carter | Labour | 204 |
Blackmore2 seats · turnout 44.9%
| B. Clarke | Independent | 685 |
| D. Brice | Independent | 537 |
| G. Rose | Liberal Democrats | 526 |
| Short J. | Liberal Democrats | 386 |
| N. Hayes | Labour | 107 |
Bourton & District1 seat · turnout 47.0%
| G. Miller | Independent | 487 |
| J. Weeks | Labour | 99 |
Bulbarrow1 seat
| B. Trowbridge | Liberal Democrats | 0 |
Cranborne Chase1 seat
| Martin Oliver | Independent | 417 ✓ |
| J. Harris | Liberal Democrats | 356 |
| R. Foley | Labour | 42 |
Hill Forts2 seats
| P. Bailey | Independent | 853 ✓ |
| I. Spencer | Independent | 684 ✓ |
| J. Bernard | Labour | 263 |
Hills & Vales1 seat · turnout 64.2%
| G. Tapper | Liberal Democrats | 586 |
| P. Healey | Conservative | 205 |
Lydden Vale1 seat · turnout 52.2%
| N. Clare | Independent | 291 |
| J. Ellis | Independent | 210 |
Milton1 seat
| R. Bircumshaw | Independent | 335 ✓ |
| S. Horvat-Marcovic | Liberal Democrats | 109 |
| R. Annis | Labour | 59 |
Motcombe & Ham1 seat · turnout 50.6%
| G. Hine | Independent | 360 |
| M Jeffrey | Liberal Democrats | 236 |
Riversdale1 seat · turnout 46.0%
| D. Tory | Independent | 419 |
| D. Wardleworth | Labour | 134 |
Shaftesbury Central1 seat
| R. Robinson | Liberal Democrats | 342 ✓ |
| D. Charles | Conservative | 226 |
Shaftesbury Christy1 seat · turnout 52.3%
| E. Manley | Liberal Democrats | 390 |
| R Axton | Conservative | 278 |
| L. Piper | Labour | 49 |
| Results of | the English | 0 |
Shaftesbury Grosvenor1 seat
| W. Legg | Liberal Democrats | 483 ✓ |
| J. Webb | Conservative | 247 |
Stour Valley2 seats
| D. Fox | Liberal Democrats | 737 ✓ |
| G. Pitt-Rivers | Independent | 579 ✓ |
| N. Short | Liberal Democrats | 492 |
| A. Johnson | Independent | 430 |
| T Ormerod | Labour | 35 |
The Beacon1 seat
| B. Harris | Independent | 326 ✓ |
| J. Allsopp | Liberal Democrats | 239 |
The Lower Tarrants1 seat · turnout 36.1%
| R. Mainwaring-Burton | Independent | 336 |
| I. Evans | Liberal Democrats | 120 |
| D. Wilson | Labour | 15 |
| W. Wills | Independent | 9 |
The Stours1 seat
| O. Salisbury | Independent | 350 ✓ |
| F Applegate | Liberal Democrats | 191 |
| L. Peevers | Labour | 50 |
Wyke1 seat
| E. Bullock | Liberal Democrats | 449 ✓ |
| F Evill | Independent | 372 |