Before (end of 2002) (24 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 16 · Liberal Democrats 5 · Other 3 · Labour 0
After (end of 2003) (24 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 13 · Liberal Democrats 8 · Other 3 · Labour 0
Ward results
Castle1 seat · turnout 82.3%
| Philip Duffy | Liberal Democrats | 554 ✓ |
| S Drudrury | Conservative | 352 |
| Ruth Cade | Labour | 25 |
Lytchett Minster and Upton East1 seat · turnout 32.1%
| Frederick Drane | Liberal Democrats | 610 ✓ |
| Pamela Hindley | Conservative | 382 |
Lytchett Minster and Upton West1 seat · turnout 53.2%
| Andrew Starr | Liberal Democrats | 498 ✓ |
| Bill Pipe | Conservative | 480 |
| David John Collis | Labour | 114 |
St Martin1 seat · turnout 43.1%
| Keith Green | Liberal Democrats | 497 ✓ |
| Mark Russell | Conservative | 287 |
| Joanne Bennett | Labour | 132 |
Swanage North1 seat · turnout 45.6%
| William Stanley Trite | Conservative | 908 ✓ |
| Harry Carter | Liberal Democrats | 409 |
| Leigh Van de Zande | Labour | 178 |
Swanage South1 seat · turnout 39.1%
| Julie Wheeldon | Conservative | 920 ✓ |
| John Wootton | Liberal Democrats | 497 |
| Christine Rabson | Labour | 413 |
Wareham1 seat
| E. Osmond | Liberal Democrats | 715 ✓ |
| L Burns | Independent | 667 |
| R Anderson | Conservative | 572 |
| R Huskinson | Labour | 171 |
Wool1 seat · turnout 32.4%
| Rosemary Hodder | Conservative | 702 ✓ |
| Jon Davey | Labour | 301 |
