Before (end of 1994) (77 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 38 · Conservative 28 · Labour 6 · Other 5
After (end of 1995) (77 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 38 · Conservative 28 · Labour 6 · Other 5
Ward results
Abbey2 seats
| K Maitland-Gleed | Liberal Democrats | 498 ✓ |
| B Redpath | Liberal Democrats | 440 ✓ |
| J. Tory | Independent | 417 |
| C. Moreby | Conservative | 390 |
| T Ormerod | Labour | 152 |
Blandford East2 seats
| F. Lane | Liberal Democrats | 784 ✓ |
| J Tanner | Liberal Democrats | 520 ✓ |
| H. White | Labour | 361 |
| J. Barnes | Independent | 331 |
| C. Sharp | Labour | 318 |
| M. Billings | Conservative | 164 |
Blandford West2 seats
| B Cooper | Liberal Democrats | 606 ✓ |
| D. Bore | Liberal Democrats | 572 ✓ |
| R. Holmes | Conservative | 366 |
| J. Hanley | Labour | 321 |
| M Roake | Conservative | 294 |
| M. Owen | Labour | 278 |
Bourton & District1 seat
| G. Miller | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Canford Cliffs3 seats · turnout 42.1%
| P. Dean | Conservative | 2,368 ✓ |
| B. Grant-Braham | Conservative | 2,304 ✓ |
| R. Smith | Conservative | 2,215 ✓ |
| M. Gillett | Liberal Democrats | 451 |
| S Tammam | Liberal Democrats | 427 |
| Brooke M. | Liberal Democrats | 410 |
| Veronica Jones | Labour | 226 |
| J Champness | Labour | 216 |
| D. Watt | Labour | 208 |
| I Dougall | Ind Con | 89 |
Gillingham Town1 seat
| R. Hussey | Independent | 185 ✓ |
| J Bradley | Independent | 180 |
Hill Forts2 seats
| Spencer G. | Liberal Democrats | 800 ✓ |
| S. Hitchings | Liberal Democrats | 720 ✓ |
| S Unwin | Conservative | 354 |
| R Axton | Conservative | 346 |
| Cath Lewis | Labour | 147 |
Hills & Vales1 seat
| G. Tapper | Independent | 469 ✓ |
| J. Mant | Conservative | 232 |
Lower Winterborne1 seat
| Della Jones | Independent | 292 ✓ |
| A. Sharpley | Independent | 95 |
| S. Thwaites | Liberal Democrats | 87 |
| J Hanley | Labour | 81 |
Lydden Vale1 seat
| D Adami | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Marnhull1 seat
| M Eslick | Independent | 407 ✓ |
| J Sandford | Liberal Democrats | 281 |
Motcombe & Ham1 seat
| G. Hine | Independent | 285 ✓ |
| M. Jeffery | Liberal Democrats | 250 |
Portman1 seat
| J. Tory | Independent | 248 ✓ |
| D. Staines | Labour | 216 |
| B. Dew | Liberal Democrats | 83 |
Riversdale1 seat
| A. Dunn | Liberal Democrats | 209 ✓ |
| A Witheridge | Independent | 208 |
| D. Wardleworth | Labour | 102 |
Shaftesbury Central1 seat
| D. Beer | Liberal Democrats | 0 ✓ |
Shaftesbury Christy1 seat
| P Hutcherson | Liberal Democrats | 0 ✓ |
Shaftesbury Grosvenor1 seat
| W. Cutler | Liberal Democrats | 0 ✓ |
Shaftesbury Underhill1 seat
| L. Dolan | Liberal Democrats | 0 ✓ |
Stour Valley2 seats
| D. Fox | Liberal Democrats | 691 ✓ |
| W Summers | Liberal Democrats | 555 ✓ |
| T. Hallums-Fleming | Conservative | 319 |
| P Reynolds | Independent | 233 |
The Lower Tarrants1 seat
| R. Mainwaring-Burton | Independent | 299 ✓ |
| J Pritchard | Labour | 101 |
The Stours1 seat
| O. Salisbury | Independent | 287 ✓ |
| F Applegate | Liberal Democrats | 218 |