Before (end of 2000) (55 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 22 · Other 15 · Liberal Democrats 14 · Labour 4
After (end of 2001) (55 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 22 · Other 15 · Liberal Democrats 14 · Labour 4
Ward results
Beaminster1 seat · turnout 72.9%
| F Streets | Liberal Democrats | 2,570 ✓ |
| C Etherington | Conservative | 2,264 |
| J. Everington | Labour | 364 |
Bridport1 seat · turnout 61.1%
| Sandra Brown | Conservative | 1,934 ✓ |
| R Draper | Liberal Democrats | 1,616 |
| R. Nicholls | Labour | 988 |
Cerne1 seat · turnout 72.6%
| J. Peake | Conservative | 2,903 ✓ |
| D. Rickard | Liberal Democrats | 1,908 |
| J. Pickering | Labour | 746 |
Chesil1 seat · turnout 72.9%
| R. Coatsworth | Conservative | 2,925 ✓ |
| Marshall S. | Liberal Democrats | 2,173 |
| L. Kiss | Labour | 763 |
Dorchester East1 seat · turnout 68.0%
| D. Jones | Liberal Democrats | 2,396 ✓ |
| C Grassby | Conservative | 1,644 |
| B Bacchus | Labour | 806 |
Dorchester North1 seat · turnout 64.3%
| R Biggs | Liberal Democrats | 2,003 ✓ |
| R Martindale | Conservative | 1,478 |
| R Kiss | Labour | 1,059 |
Dorchester Rural South1 seat · turnout 68.2%
| D Crowhurst | Conservative | 2,725 ✓ |
| A. Canning | Liberal Democrats | 2,279 |
| A. Hutchings | Labour | 1,612 |
Marshwood Vale1 seat · turnout 70.6%
| G. Brierley | Conservative | 2,342 ✓ |
| H Thomas | Liberal Democrats | 2,058 |
| L Ahern | Labour | 420 |
Sherborne1 seat · turnout 67.1%
| D Mildenhall | Conservative | 2,361 ✓ |
| S. Friar | Liberal Democrats | 1,526 |
| R. Bygrave | Labour | 648 |
Sherborne Rural1 seat · turnout 73.5%
| R. Legg | Liberal Democrats | 2,412 ✓ |
| P. Sargent | Conservative | 2,006 |
| L. Ashby | Labour | 343 |
