Before (end of 2001) (24 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 17 · Other 4 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Labour 0
After (end of 2002) (24 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 16 · Liberal Democrats 5 · Other 3 · Labour 0
Ward results
Bere Regis1 seat
| Peter Wharf | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Creech Barrow1 seat · turnout 41.5%
| Nicholas Cake | Conservative | 329 ✓ |
| Mark Howlett | Liberal Democrats | 200 |
| Robert Huskinson | Labour | 114 |
Langton1 seat · turnout 57.0%
| Martin Lovell | Conservative | 393 ✓ |
| William Wilson | Liberal Democrats | 304 |
| Leigh Van de Zande | Labour | 43 |
Lytchett Matravers1 seat · turnout 42.3%
| Angus McDonald | Independent | 652 ✓ |
| Royston Fox | Liberal Democrats | 575 |
Swanage South1 seat · turnout 44.9%
| Gary Suttle | Conservative | 717 ✓ |
| Cherry Ann Bartlett | Labour | 566 |
| Hilary O'Donocan | Liberal Democrats | 406 |
Wareham1 seat
| David Budd | Liberal Democrats | 1,003 |
| L Burns | Independent | 696 |
| J. Patterson | Conservative | 544 |
| A. Tighe | Labour | 119 |
West Purbeck1 seat
| E. Rudd | Independent | 279 |
| J Davey | Labour | 120 |
Winfrith1 seat · turnout 47.9%
| Keith Barnes | Conservative | 361 ✓ |
| Eric Osmond | Liberal Democrats | 269 |