Before (end of 2003) (35 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 13 · Liberal Democrats 11 · Conservative 6 · Other 5
After (end of 2004) (36 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 14 · Labour 9 · Conservative 8 · Other 5
Ward results
Littlemoor2 seats · turnout 23.4%
| S. Bowkett | Labour | 430 |
| M. Tewkesbury | Labour | 401 |
| A Newman | Conservative | 319 |
Melcombe Regis3 seats
| P Farrell | Liberal Democrats | 705 |
| J Stanley | Liberal Democrats | 671 |
| L. Herbert | Liberal Democrats | 628 |
| Barbara Bonser | Conservative | 415 |
| L Graham | Conservative | 402 |
| D Model | Conservative | 378 |
| S James | Labour | 236 |
| M Baker | Labour | 211 |
| M. McHugh | Labour | 206 |
| Gordon Lake | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 180 |
| Roy Child | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 174 |
| A Hopper | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 171 |
| Victor Hamilton | Independent | 48 |
Preston3 seats · turnout 56.3%
| Brian Ellis | Liberal Democrats | 1,488 ✓ |
| David George Mannings | Liberal Democrats | 1,209 ✓ |
| Richard Collings | Liberal Democrats | 1,144 ✓ |
| Hazel Bruce | Conservative | 1,088 |
| Mark Johnson | Conservative | 883 |
| Kevin Brookes | Conservative | 849 |
| Maureen Drake | Labour | 184 |
| Richard Besant | Labour | 151 |
| Gareth Thomas | Labour | 138 |
Radipole2 seats
| G Molyneux | Liberal Democrats | 677 |
| W. White | Liberal Democrats | 656 |
| G Granycome | Conservative | 475 |
| V. Schofield | Conservative | 427 |
| L. Byatt | Labour | 156 |
| Spencer Pearson | Labour | 144 |
Tophill East2 seats
| Jacqueline Redfern | Independent | 492 ✓ |
| Margaret Leicester | Independent | 363 ✓ |
| James Holt | Independent | 335 |
| James Draper | Labour | 181 |
| Timothy Simmons | Conservative | 175 |
| Rosemary Smith | Labour | 97 |
Tophill West3 seats
| Leslie Ames | Independent | 946 ✓ |
| Raymond Nash | Conservative | 527 ✓ |
| David Hawkins | Independent | 412 ✓ |
| Timothy Woodcock | Labour | 338 |
| Reginald Strong | Conservative | 302 |
| Carole Weaver | Labour | 270 |
| Gillian Demuth | Labour | 255 |
| William Burge | Independent | 249 |
Underhill2 seats
| Timothy Munro | Independent | 427 ✓ |
| Peter Harry Kimber | Labour | 363 ✓ |
| Sandra West | Labour | 269 |
| Elspie Price | Independent | 205 |
| Jerry Hepburn | Conservative | 167 |
Upwey and Broadwey2 seats
| Mike Goodman | Conservative | 561 |
| R. Dunster | Conservative | 417 |
| D. Grout-Smith | Liberal Democrats | 351 |
| S. Hutton | Labour | 328 |
| Elaine Dorothy Walker | Labour | 310 |
Westham East2 seats · turnout 31.7%
| Harry Legg | Liberal Democrats | 508 ✓ |
| Ian James | Liberal Democrats | 487 ✓ |
| David Dowle | Labour | 229 |
| Andy Cooke | Conservative | 211 |
| Lorraine Rodgers | Labour | 207 |
Westham North3 seats · turnout 36.8%
| David Best Harris | Liberal Democrats | 901 ✓ |
| Andrew Hutchings | Labour | 709 ✓ |
| Christine Mary James | Liberal Democrats | 702 ✓ |
| Michael Phillips | Liberal Democrats | 693 |
| Mike Byatt | Labour | 490 |
| Lindsay Drage | Labour | 425 |
| George Afentakis | Conservative | 375 |
Westham West2 seats
| Kate Wheller | Labour | 487 ✓ |
| Jennifer Stewkesbury | Liberal Democrats | 482 ✓ |
| Christopher Cook | Labour | 447 |
| Gill Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 425 |
| Andrew Shutlar | Conservative | 301 |
Wey Valley2 seats · turnout 48.7%
| Ian Strong | Conservative | 658 ✓ |
| Alison Scott | Conservative | 656 ✓ |
| Sharon Mitchell | Labour | 500 |
| Jonathan Robbins | Labour | 469 |
| Jennifer Harris | Liberal Democrats | 365 |
| Results | — | 0 |
Weymouth East2 seats
| Nigel Reed | Conservative | 459 ✓ |
| John Birtwistle | Liberal Democrats | 456 ✓ |
| Samatha Lindley | Conservative | 432 |
| Ann Comely | Liberal Democrats | 378 |
| Tony Reed | Labour | 229 |
| James Kimber | Labour | 223 |
Weymouth West3 seats
| Kay Susanne Wilcox | Labour | 672 ✓ |
| Andrew Blackwood | Labour | 659 |
| Antony Prowse | Labour | 585 ✓ |
| Peter O'Neill | Conservative | 584 |
| Nicholas Wyness | Conservative | 562 |
| D. Julian | Liberal Democrats | 527 |
| Hugh Chalker | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 505 |
| Lydia Roe | Liberal Democrats | 428 |
| Roger Gifford | Liberal Democrats | 387 |
Wyke Regis3 seats
| Douglas Hollings | Conservative | 949 ✓ |
| Margaret Alsop | Conservative | 702 ✓ |
| Anne Kenwood | Labour | 688 ✓ |
| Jack Biggs | Independent | 668 |
| Bruce Bonwell | Labour | 582 |
| Richard Phelps | Labour | 581 |
| Peter Roe | Liberal Democrats | 448 |