Before (end of 2002) (35 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 14 · Liberal Democrats 11 · Conservative 6 · Other 4
After (end of 2003) (35 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 13 · Liberal Democrats 11 · Conservative 6 · Other 5
Ward results
Melcombe Regis1 seat · turnout 25.3%
| P Farrell | Liberal Democrats | 454 ✓ |
| D Model | Conservative | 320 |
| M. McHugh | Labour | 197 |
North Central1 seat
| Harry Burden | Labour | 876 ✓ |
| Mark Johnson | Conservative | 732 |
| Alexander Cluness | Liberal Democrats | 0 ✓ |
Preston1 seat · turnout 49.6%
| Hazel Bruce | Conservative | 1,064 ✓ |
| David George Mannings | Liberal Democrats | 860 |
| Joy Burrow | Labour | 190 |
Radipole1 seat · turnout 34.3%
| G Molyneux | Liberal Democrats | 599 ✓ |
| G Granycome | Conservative | 439 |
| Pearson S. | Labour | 161 |
Tophill East1 seat · turnout 27.0%
| Jacqueline Redfern | Independent | 358 ✓ |
| Margaret Leicester | Independent | 307 |
Tophill West1 seat · turnout 26.5%
| Leslie Ames | Independent | 805 ✓ |
| Ruth Mackay | Labour | 154 |
| Simon Avery | Independent | 116 |
Underhill1 seat · turnout 22.4%
| Timothy Munro | Independent | 283 ✓ |
| Lynne Coombe | Labour | 227 |
Westham East1 seat · turnout 29.3%
| Jacqueline Hayman | Liberal Democrats | 514 ✓ |
| Lorraine Rodgers | Labour | 347 |
| Results | — | 0 |
Westham North1 seat · turnout 33.5%
| Andrew Hutchings | Labour | 553 ✓ |
| Jennifer Harris | Liberal Democrats | 463 |
| John Richard Scott | Conservative | 222 |
Westham West1 seat · turnout 37.8%
| Raymond Banham | Liberal Democrats | 522 ✓ |
| Angela Mary McCarthy | Labour | 394 |
Weymouth West1 seat · turnout 36.3%
| Kay Susanne Wilcox | Labour | 657 ✓ |
| Hugh Chalker | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 497 |
| Shirley Wellman | Liberal Democrats | 335 |
Wyke Regis1 seat · turnout 34.1%
| James Churchouse | Labour | 663 ✓ |
| Jack Biggs | Independent | 412 |
| Charlie Garman | Liberal Democrats | 359 |