Before (end of 1998) (55 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 19 · Other 18 · Liberal Democrats 13 · Labour 5
After (end of 1999) (55 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 21 · Liberal Democrats 15 · Other 15 · Labour 4
Ward results
Beaminister2 seats · turnout 31.5%
| F Streets | Liberal Democrats | 795 |
| V. Ivory | Conservative | 768 |
| D. Wenn | Independent | 470 |
Bothenhampton1 seat · turnout 43.6%
| G Pritchard | Conservative | 429 |
| D. Tett | Liberal Democrats | 336 |
Bradford Abbas1 seat · turnout 47.7%
| E. Garrett | Independent | 417 |
| J. Greene | Independent | 160 |
| S. Hewson | Liberal Democrats | 138 |
Bradpole1 seat
| R. Coatsworth | Independent | 0 |
Bridport North3 seats
| L. Dibdin | Labour | 611 ✓ |
| R Draper | Liberal Democrats | 554 ✓ |
| B. Rowe | Conservative | 520 ✓ |
| J. Shaw | Liberal Democrats | 471 |
Bridport South2 seats
| Sandra Brown | Conservative | 392 ✓ |
| C. Wild | Labour | 372 ✓ |
| H. Samuel | Conservative | 260 |
| B Wheeler | Liberal Democrats | 240 |
| S. Bagnell | Liberal Democrats | 212 |
Broadmayne1 seat
| A. Thacker | Independent | 459 ✓ |
| C. Austen | Labour | 83 |
Broadwindsor1 seat
| L. Sewell | Conservative | 336 ✓ |
| S. Gibbs | Liberal Democrats | 190 |
Burton Bradstock1 seat · turnout 55.9%
| M. Pritchard | Conservative | 437 |
| Marshall S. | Liberal Democrats | 304 |
Caundle Vale1 seat · turnout 41.5%
| P. Sargent | Conservative | 229 |
| E. Compton | Liberal Democrats | 217 |
Cerne Valley1 seat
| R. Stenhouse | Independent | 0 |
Charminister1 seat · turnout 52.4%
| Sarah East | Conservative | 326 |
| A. Chisholm | Liberal Democrats | 239 |
| L Ahern | Labour | 91 |
Charmouth1 seat · turnout 42.2%
| D. Newson | Independent | 286 |
| G. Brierley | Conservative | 255 |
| J. Everington | Labour | 89 |
Chesil Bank1 seat · turnout 44.6%
| E. Topliss | Independent | 361 |
| C. Grove | Conservative | 262 |
Chickerell2 seats
| S. Sawtell | Liberal Democrats | 844 ✓ |
| I Gardner | Liberal Democrats | 676 ✓ |
| R. Hyde | Labour | 257 |
| R Kiss | Labour | 205 |
Dorchester East2 seats
| E. Jones | Liberal Democrats | 614 ✓ |
| Timothy Harries | Liberal Democrats | 470 ✓ |
| J. Pike | Conservative | 296 |
| L. Kiss | Labour | 263 |
Dorchester North2 seats
| R Biggs | Liberal Democrats | 463 ✓ |
| D Barrett | Independent | 393 ✓ |
| M. Ansell | Conservative | 265 |
| P. Paul | Labour | 236 |
| A. Richards | Conservative | 214 |
Dorchester South3 seats
| Molly Rennie | Liberal Democrats | 823 ✓ |
| H. Dowell | Liberal Democrats | 786 ✓ |
| D Maggs | Liberal Democrats | 722 ✓ |
| C Grassby | Conservative | 656 |
| K. Lambert | Independent | 604 |
| Ross Martin | Conservative | 542 |
| Christine Mary Reed | Conservative | 437 |
| R. Brereton | Labour | 243 |
Dorchester West3 seats · turnout 36.6%
| J. Antell | Labour | 851 |
| D. Jones | Liberal Democrats | 673 |
| W Gundry | Labour | 673 |
| A. Canning | Liberal Democrats | 447 |
| P. Graham | Conservative | 370 |
| R. Potter | Liberal Democrats | 369 |
| B. Parkhurst | Conservative | 325 |
Frome Valley1 seat
| N. Penfold | Independent | 0 |
Halstock1 seat
| T. Frost | Independent | 397 ✓ |
| B. Dearlove | Liberal Democrats | 216 |
Holnest1 seat · turnout 51.6%
| S. Friar | Liberal Democrats | 450 |
| C Etherington | Conservative | 224 |
Lyme Regis3 seats · turnout 31.9%
| O. Lovell | Independent | 792 |
| K. Meech | Conservative | 602 |
| Susie Hicks | Liberal Democrats | 539 |
| K Whetlor | Independent | 455 |
| S. Poupard | Conservative | 386 |
| S. Hogg | Independent | 309 |
Maiden Newton1 seat · turnout 45.0%
| E. Harris | Independent | 406 |
| C. Davies | Conservative | 155 |
Netherbury1 seat · turnout 42.9%
| G. Haynes | Conservative | 333 |
| R. Pawley | Liberal Democrats | 307 |
Owermoigne2 seats · turnout 34.4%
| D Smy | Conservative | 605 |
| Teresa Seall | Conservative | 561 |
| J. Shuttleworth | Independent | 439 |
| E. Austen | Labour | 264 |
Piddle Valley1 seat
| J Boughey | Conservative | 0 |
Puddletown1 seat · turnout 42.7%
| G. Harries | Conservative | 206 |
| T. Pearce | Independent | 186 |
| Melissa Lane | Liberal Democrats | 79 |
| O Trevett | Labour | 50 |
Queen Thorne1 seat · turnout 44.9%
| I Martin | Independent | 339 |
| W. Coyler | Conservative | 195 |
Sherborne East2 seats
| T Farmer | Conservative | 445 ✓ |
| M. Hughes | Independent | 390 ✓ |
| O. Chisholm | Independent | 376 |
| M. Snowden | Conservative | 299 |
| R. Bygrave | Labour | 258 |
| D. Fisher | Liberal Democrats | 192 |
| M. Rehahn | Liberal Democrats | 134 |
Sherborne West3 seats
| D Mildenhall | Conservative | 922 ✓ |
| P. Shorland | Conservative | 749 ✓ |
| Robin Legg | Liberal Democrats | 648 ✓ |
| Harry Warburton | Conservative | 625 |
| J. Palmer | Liberal Democrats | 520 |
| E. Gasson | Liberal Democrats | 414 |
| J. Williams | Independent | 249 |
Symondsbury1 seat · turnout 31.9%
| Gillian Summers | Conservative | 219 |
| F. McKenzie | Liberal Democrats | 209 |
Thorncombe1 seat · turnout 46.4%
| I. Gillespie | Conservative | 283 |
| T. Bennett | Independent | 219 |
Tolpuddle1 seat
| I Mayo | Conservative | 222 ✓ |
| R Pickering | Labour | 88 |
| C Hebditch | Liberal Democrats | 79 |
Whitchurch Canonicorum1 seat · turnout 62.1%
| H Thomas | Liberal Democrats | 379 |
| D. Bushrod | Conservative | 353 |
Winterbourne St Martin1 seat · turnout 43.0%
| S. Slade | Independent | 406 |
| D. Rickard | Liberal Democrats | 254 |
| J. Holdaway | Conservative | 213 |
Yetminster1 seat · turnout 43.0%
| G House | Conservative | 435 |
| K. Goulding | Liberal Democrats | 182 |
