Before (end of 2000) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 21 · Conservative 15 · Labour 5 · Other 1
After (end of 2001) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 23 · Liberal Democrats 14 · Labour 4 · Other 1
Ward results
Hampreston South1 seat · turnout 67.7%
| J. Wilson | Conservative | 2,902 ✓ |
| E. Coakes | Liberal Democrats | 1,103 |
| C. Hampton | Labour | 621 |
Mudeford & Wingfield1 seat · turnout 72.7%
| A. Havelock | Conservative | 3,422 ✓ |
| A. Johnson | Liberal Democrats | 1,710 |
| H. Wilcox | Labour | 695 |
Winterbourne1 seat
| H. Cox | Conservative | 2,703 ✓ |
| K Maitland-Gleed | Liberal Democrats | 1,809 |
| Debbie Harvey | Labour | 706 |