Before (end of 2002) (25 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 17 · Liberal Democrats 5 · Other 3 · Labour 0
After (end of 2003) (24 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 14 · Liberal Democrats 8 · Other 2 · Labour 0
Ward results
Burton and Winkton2 seats
| Colin Jamieson | Conservative | 721 ✓ |
| David Flagg | Conservative | 721 ✓ |
| Derek Evans | Liberal Democrats | 587 |
| David Phillpot | Liberal Democrats | 420 |
| Martin Jacques | Labour | 127 |
Grange2 seats · turnout 25.6%
| John Campbell | Liberal Democrats | 460 ✓ |
| Julian Freeman | Liberal Democrats | 436 ✓ |
| Denise Jones | Conservative | 248 |
| Denise Flagg | Conservative | 245 |
| Christopher Thompson | Labour | 198 |
| Carol Ann Wilcox | Labour | 189 |
Highcliffe2 seats
| Malcolm Mawbey | Conservative | 854 ✓ |
| John Lofts | Conservative | 719 ✓ |
| Linda Hammond | Independent | 580 |
| William Hall | Liberal Democrats | 325 |
| John Lanz | Liberal Democrats | 238 |
| Robert Maskell | Labour | 131 |
Jumpers2 seats · turnout 37.7%
| Colin Bungey | Independent | 569 ✓ |
| Robert McArthur | Independent | 502 ✓ |
| Trevor Robert Watts | Conservative | 332 |
| Shaun Flynn | Conservative | 321 |
| Sandra Gola | Liberal Democrats | 268 |
| John Jenkinson | Liberal Democrats | 252 |
| Peter Welsh | Independent | 59 |
Mudeford and Friars Cliff3 seats
| Josephine Spencer | Conservative | 1,495 ✓ |
| Michael Duckworth | Conservative | 1,426 ✓ |
| Eric Spreadbury | Conservative | 1,340 ✓ |
| Derrick Chapman | Liberal Democrats | 598 |
| Jennifer Carlton | Labour | 381 |
| Sally Derham Wilkes | Conservative | 651 ✓ |
| Kevin Dingley | Conservative | 627 ✓ |
| Robert Critchley | Liberal Democrats | 503 |
| Alan William Wright | Liberal Democrats | 470 |
| Janet Hatton | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 129 |
| Abdulhaye Qureshi | Labour | 65 |
Portfield2 seats · turnout 34.2%
| Susan Darch | Liberal Democrats | 501 ✓ |
| Lillian Jefferis | Liberal Democrats | 482 ✓ |
| Susan Bungey | Independent | 328 |
| Beni Pardy | Conservative | 289 |
| Des Pardy | Conservative | 272 |
| Jerry Brenton | Labour | 106 |
| Valerie Hill | Labour | 77 |
Purewell and Stanpit2 seats
| Christine Payne | Liberal Democrats | 702 ✓ |
| Wendy Lloyd | Liberal Democrats | 689 ✓ |
| John Newman | Conservative | 575 |
| Mark Agg-Jones | Conservative | 562 |
St Catherine's and Hurn2 seats
| Denise Fox | Conservative | 720 ✓ |
| Susan Spittle | Conservative | 691 ✓ |
| Jason Viney | Liberal Democrats | 577 |
Town Centre2 seats
| Patrick Hall | Liberal Democrats | 766 ✓ |
| Christopher Legg | Liberal Democrats | 699 ✓ |
| Nicholas Geary | Conservative | 447 |
| Michael James Hodges | Conservative | 405 |
| John Lovell | Independent | 331 |
West Highcliffe3 seats · turnout 36.7%
| Alan Griffiths | Conservative | 1,247 ✓ |
| Trish Jamieson | Conservative | 1,238 ✓ |
| Derek Michael Jones | Conservative | 1,204 ✓ |
| Caroline Curran | Liberal Democrats | 496 |
| Paul Curran | Liberal Democrats | 476 |
| Raymond Manning | Labour | 334 |