Before (end of 2002) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 26 · Liberal Democrats 19 · Other 6 · Labour 6
After (end of 2003) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 33 · Conservative 16 · Labour 3 · Other 2
Ward results
Boscombe East3 seats · turnout 31.1%
| Michael Everingham | Liberal Democrats | 1,304 ✓ |
| Andrew Garratt | Liberal Democrats | 1,275 ✓ |
| Christopher Mayne | Liberal Democrats | 1,178 ✓ |
| Christopher Rochester | Conservative | 770 |
| Bruce Heath | Conservative | 767 |
| Shaun Richardson | Conservative | 743 |
| Paul Sturmeir | Labour | 232 |
| James Tapping | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 214 |
Boscombe West3 seats · turnout 23.9%
| Robert Copeland | Liberal Democrats | 574 ✓ |
| Philip Stanley-Watts | Liberal Democrats | 508 ✓ |
| Kevin Markwell | Liberal Democrats | 479 ✓ |
| Harry Cutler | Conservative | 419 |
| David Jessup | Independent | 403 |
| William Carey | Independent | 389 |
| Elaine Findlay | Conservative | 313 |
| Jilly Grower | Labour | 255 |
| Michael David Weinhonig | Conservative | 254 |
| David Stokes | Labour | 210 |
| Robert Milner | Labour | 209 |
Central3 seats · turnout 23.1%
| Robert Chapman | Conservative | 1,008 ✓ |
| David Smith | Conservative | 967 ✓ |
| Stephen MacLoughlin | Conservative | 957 ✓ |
| Christine Renaut | Liberal Democrats | 354 |
| Anthony Manton | Liberal Democrats | 350 |
| Robert Saunders | Liberal Democrats | 285 |
| Michael Goff | Labour | 240 |
East Cliff and Springbourne3 seats · turnout 29.8%
| A. Filer | Conservative | 1,122 ✓ |
| M Filer | Conservative | 1,113 ✓ |
| D. Clutterbuck | Conservative | 1,063 ✓ |
| M Finch | Liberal Democrats | 1,031 |
| P Gregory | Liberal Democrats | 1,021 |
| D. Smith | Liberal Democrats | 913 |
| C. Milner | Labour | 303 |
| R Overall | Independent | 264 |
| F Coney-Lax | DSTW | 71 |
East Southbourne and Tuckton3 seats · turnout 39.5%
| Basil Ratcliffe | Conservative | 1,844 ✓ |
| Malcolm Stephen Davies | Conservative | 1,674 ✓ |
| Steve Clarke | Conservative | 1,598 ✓ |
| Carole Norman | Liberal Democrats | 1,017 |
| Lorraine Crouch | Liberal Democrats | 1,006 |
| Benedict Prescott | Liberal Democrats | 768 |
| Maxwell Brown | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 497 |
| Kenneth Lee | Labour | 346 |
Kinson North3 seats
| Claire Prince | Liberal Democrats | 1,154 ✓ |
| Stephen Starr | Liberal Democrats | 1,076 ✓ |
| Rachel Palma | Liberal Democrats | 1,030 ✓ |
| Dennis Gritt | Labour | 728 |
| Janice Hurne | Labour | 669 |
| Victor Williams | Labour | 663 |
| Jennifer Amor | Conservative | 420 |
| Terry Callaway | Conservative | 411 |
| Paul Jefferys | Conservative | 401 |
| Peter Woodley | Independent | 272 |
Kinson South3 seats · turnout 23.6%
| Edward Taylor | Labour | 940 ✓ |
| Beryl Baxter | Labour | 876 ✓ |
| Bennett Grower | Labour | 862 ✓ |
| Christine Drew | Conservative | 457 |
| Lynda Price | Conservative | 448 |
| Nicholas Hensel | Conservative | 437 |
| Paul Antell | Liberal Democrats | 321 |
| Shaun Kirkland | Liberal Democrats | 268 |
| Dean Randle | Liberal Democrats | 251 |
Littledown and Iford3 seats · turnout 38.1%
| Adrian Fudge | Liberal Democrats | 1,706 ✓ |
| Frances Ketchley | Liberal Democrats | 1,665 ✓ |
| Simon Foster | Liberal Democrats | 1,595 ✓ |
| Barbara Siberry | Conservative | 1,035 |
| Mark Rose | Conservative | 1,026 |
| Brian Tokely | Conservative | 899 |
| Lionel Farrow | Independent | 400 |
| Constance Willis | Labour | 209 |
Moordown3 seats · turnout 34.7%
| Susan Gravgaard | Liberal Democrats | 1,274 ✓ |
| Richard Renaut | Liberal Democrats | 1,155 ✓ |
| Neil Russell | Liberal Democrats | 1,113 ✓ |
| Derek Borthwick | Independent | 621 |
| Anthony Williams | Independent | 534 |
| Howard Henning | Conservative | 508 |
| Johanna Hooley | Conservative | 489 |
| Jean Taylor | Conservative | 471 |
| Paul Bernard | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 302 |
| Philip Broomfield | Labour | 270 |
| Lee Wakeman | Labour | 228 |
| Donald McQueen | Labour | 226 |
Queens Park3 seats · turnout 26.0%
| William Brandwood | Liberal Democrats | 1,007 ✓ |
| Michael Carlile | Liberal Democrats | 1,001 ✓ |
| Richard Waller | Liberal Democrats | 937 ✓ |
| Mark Anderson | Conservative | 772 |
| Harriet Ramsden | Conservative | 762 |
| Helen Young | Conservative | 717 |
| Stephen Laughton | Labour | 319 |
| Jamal Raouf | — | 42 |
Redhill and Northbourne3 seats · turnout 33.1%
| Keith Smale | Liberal Democrats | 1,290 ✓ |
| Susan Levell | Liberal Democrats | 1,281 ✓ |
| Roger West | Liberal Democrats | 1,275 ✓ |
| Gavin Duncan | Conservative | 720 |
| Christopher Pomeroy | Conservative | 720 |
| John Huw Adams | Conservative | 660 |
| Elaine Astin | Independent | 538 |
| Giovanna Kennedy | Labour | 307 |
| Michael Cracknell | Labour | 256 |
Strouden Park3 seats · turnout 33.0%
| Jean Littlewood | Liberal Democrats | 1,363 ✓ |
| Theresa Manton | Liberal Democrats | 1,361 ✓ |
| Richard John Lyle Smith | Liberal Democrats | 1,283 ✓ |
| Jane Lapham | Conservative | 789 |
| Robert Buller | Conservative | 776 |
| Daryl Martin Stafford | Conservative | 765 |
| Arthur O'Luby | Labour | 320 |
Talbot and Branksome Woods3 seats · turnout 30.2%
| Stephen Chappell | Conservative | 1,214 ✓ |
| Pamela Harris | Conservative | 1,141 ✓ |
| Anthony Ramsden | Conservative | 1,071 ✓ |
| Noel Davenport | Liberal Democrats | 666 |
| Lorna McGowan | Liberal Democrats | 664 |
| Gillian Pardy | Liberal Democrats | 633 |
| Nelida Evans | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 278 |
| Bronwen Thomas | Labour | 221 |
Throop and Muscliff3 seats · turnout 30.7%
| Ronald Whittaker | Independent | 1,771 ✓ |
| Anne Rey | Independent | 1,503 ✓ |
| Hampton Courtney | Conservative | 889 ✓ |
| Malcolm Lock | Liberal Democrats | 746 |
| Trevor Watkins | Conservative | 679 |
| Lynne Thomas | Labour | 334 |
Wallisdown and Winton West3 seats · turnout 27.0%
| John Hayter | Liberal Democrats | 1,336 ✓ |
| William Mason | Liberal Democrats | 1,295 ✓ |
| Diana Bagnato | Liberal Democrats | 1,278 ✓ |
| Nicholas Rose | Conservative | 428 |
| Michaela Keene | Conservative | 423 |
| Anton Wheatley | Conservative | 403 |
| William Wilson | Labour | 336 |
| Peter Hobby | — | 73 |
West Southbourne3 seats · turnout 30.1%
| Kenneth Mantock | Liberal Democrats | 1,162 ✓ |
| Catherine Mayne | Liberal Democrats | 1,153 ✓ |
| John Millward | Liberal Democrats | 1,114 ✓ |
| Stephen Nash | Conservative | 585 |
| Valerie Rochester | Conservative | 544 |
| Allister Russell | Conservative | 538 |
| Barry Bennett | BNP | 293 |
| Debbie Sharman | Labour | 225 |
| Ellis Tapping | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 221 |
Westbourne and West Cliff3 seats · turnout 27.0%
| John Beesley | Conservative | 1,372 ✓ |
| David Baldwin | Conservative | 1,370 ✓ |
| Barry Goldbart | Conservative | 1,159 ✓ |
| Daniel Crawford | Liberal Democrats | 479 |
| Scott Roche | Liberal Democrats | 439 |
| Brian Wilkins | Liberal Democrats | 402 |
| Graham Evans | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 327 |
| Trevor Thwaites | Labour | 278 |
| Charlotte Green | — | 113 |
Winton East3 seats · turnout 25.4%
| Jean Moore | Liberal Democrats | 1,019 ✓ |
| Arthur Westbrook | Liberal Democrats | 944 ✓ |
| Emily Morrell-Cross | Liberal Democrats | 929 ✓ |
| Christine Kenton | Conservative | 462 |
| Richard Lacey | Conservative | 451 |
| David Dewell | Conservative | 438 |
| Adrian Crew | Labour | 244 |
| David Emberson | Labour | 232 |