Before (end of 2002) (55 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 22 · Other 15 · Liberal Democrats 14 · Labour 4
After (end of 2003) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 25 · Liberal Democrats 12 · Other 11 · Labour 0
Ward results
Beaminster2 seats
| V. Ivory | Conservative | 0 |
Bradford Abbas1 seat · turnout 38.3%
| Eric Garrett | Independent | 390 ✓ |
| Stephen Longdon | Liberal Democrats | 200 |
Bradpole1 seat · turnout 30.9%
| Ronald William Coatsworth | Conservative | 406 ✓ |
| Gillian Fifield | Liberal Democrats | 111 |
Bridport North2 seats · turnout 30.3%
| Roger Stoodley | Conservative | 445 ✓ |
| Christopher Ray | Liberal Democrats | 393 ✓ |
| Keith Allan Day | Conservative | 333 |
| Richard Nicholls | Labour | 325 |
| Karl Wallace | Liberal Democrats | 305 |
| Jean Shaw | Independent | 250 |
| Sandra Brown | Conservative | 842 ✓ |
| David Tett | Independent | 715 ✓ |
| Gwynedd Pritchard | Conservative | 599 ✓ |
| Charles Wild | Labour | 556 |
| Henry Samuel | Conservative | 347 |
| Anthony Harrison | Liberal Democrats | 339 |
| Sally Bagnall | Liberal Democrats | 325 |
| Leon Sea | Green | 272 |
| David Partridge | — | 102 |
Broadmayne1 seat
| Alan Thacker | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Broadwindsor1 seat · turnout 45.4%
| Lesley Sewell | Conservative | 384 ✓ |
| David Prysor-Jones | Liberal Democrats | 273 |
Burton Bradstock1 seat · turnout 59.0%
| Mark Parsons | Liberal Democrats | 637 ✓ |
| Mary Pritchard | Conservative | 311 |
Charminster and Cerne Valley2 seats · turnout 35.2%
| Sarah East | Conservative | 1,012 ✓ |
| Andrew Horsington | Conservative | 984 ✓ |
| Laura Clarke | Independent | 352 |
| Results | — | 0 |
Charmouth1 seat
| Danielle Newson | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Chesil Bank1 seat
| T. Bartlett | Conservative | 494 |
| I. Lewis | Liberal Democrats | 315 |
Chickerell3 seats
| I Gardner | Liberal Democrats | 578 |
| M. Rogers | Liberal Democrats | 557 |
| M. Jolliffe | Conservative | 533 |
| R. Denton-White | Liberal Democrats | 461 |
| M. Dunseith | Conservative | 452 |
| J. Wilson | Conservative | 392 |
| D. Smithson | Independent | 259 |
Chideock and Symondsbury1 seat · turnout 39.0%
| Gillian Summers | Conservative | 386 ✓ |
| Philip Morgan-Smith | Liberal Democrats | 186 |
Dorchester East2 seats
| E. Jones | Liberal Democrats | 734 |
| T. Harries | Liberal Democrats | 620 |
| R. Thorogood | Conservative | 508 |
| B. Parkhurst | Conservative | 503 |
Dorchester North2 seats · turnout 38.1%
| Andy Canning | Liberal Democrats | 550 ✓ |
| Alan Beard | Independent | 481 ✓ |
| Roland Tarr | Liberal Democrats | 459 |
| Andrew Parry | Conservative | 386 |
| Jacqueline Bell | Conservative | 362 |
Dorchester South2 seats · turnout 38.3%
| Mary Rennie | Liberal Democrats | 760 ✓ |
| Robert Potter | Liberal Democrats | 639 ✓ |
| Roy Martindale | Conservative | 572 |
| Jonathan Halewood | Conservative | 567 |
Dorchester West2 seats
| D Barrett | Independent | 757 |
| David Anthony Jones | Liberal Democrats | 705 |
| T Parsley | Liberal Democrats | 616 |
| Irene Birt | Conservative | 406 |
Frome Valley1 seat
| Naomi Penfold | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Halstock1 seat · turnout 48.5%
| Tony Frost | Independent | 462 ✓ |
| Bridget Dearlove | Liberal Democrats | 268 |
Loders1 seat · turnout 41.4%
| Mark Corson Roberts | Conservative | 298 ✓ |
| Andrew Brown | Independent | 172 |
| Valerie Barnes | Liberal Democrats | 125 |
Lyme Regis2 seats · turnout 28.7%
| Owen Lovell | Independent | 510 ✓ |
| Kenneth Meech | Conservative | 452 ✓ |
| Patrick Hicks | Independent | 438 |
| Stanley Williams | Independent | 397 |
Maiden Newton1 seat · turnout 44.7%
| Nicholas Patmore | Independent | 357 ✓ |
| Peter Gregson | Conservative | 335 |
Marshwood Vale1 seat
| I. Gillespie | Conservative | 407 |
| H Thomas | Liberal Democrats | 394 |
Netherbury1 seat · turnout 42.5%
| Adronie Alford | Conservative | 399 ✓ |
| Royston Pawley | Liberal Democrats | 244 |
Owermoigne2 seats · turnout 34.0%
| Teresa Seall | Conservative | 662 ✓ |
| Daniel Smy | Conservative | 626 ✓ |
| Robert Russell | Independent | 600 |
Piddle Valley1 seat
| Susan Barker | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Puddletown1 seat · turnout 45.2%
| Thomas Pearce | Independent | 290 ✓ |
| Geraldeane Harries | Conservative | 277 |
| Irene Mayo | Independent | 229 |
Queen Thorne1 seat
| Robert Gould | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Sherborne East2 seats
| T Farmer | Conservative | 628 |
| M. Clark | Conservative | 567 |
| J. Greene | Green | 467 |
| R. Bygrave | Labour | 343 |
Sherborne West2 seats
| P. Shorland | Conservative | 731 |
| M. Snowden | Conservative | 660 |
| R. Legg | Liberal Democrats | 564 |
Winterborne St Martin1 seat
| Sally-Ann Slade | Independent | 448 ✓ |
| Dave Rickard | Liberal Democrats | 239 |
Yetminster1 seat
| G House | Conservative | 386 |
| S. Hewson | Liberal Democrats | 167 |