Before (end of 2003) (24 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 13 · Liberal Democrats 8 · Other 3 · Labour 0
After (end of 2004) (24 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 13 · Liberal Democrats 8 · Other 3 · Labour 0
Ward results
Lytchett Matravers1 seat · turnout 47.9%
| John Hyde | Conservative | 781 ✓ |
| Michael Peacock | Liberal Democrats | 598 |
| Results | — | 0 |
Lytchett Minster and Upton East1 seat · turnout 35.6%
| Wendy Starr | Liberal Democrats | 570 ✓ |
| Pamela Hindley | Conservative | 523 |
Lytchett Minster and Upton West1 seat · turnout 48.3%
| Paul Johns | Conservative | 848 ✓ |
| Angela Jones | Liberal Democrats | 502 |
| David John Collis | Labour | 86 |
St Martin1 seat · turnout 48.6%
| B. Ezzard | Liberal Democrats | 523 ✓ |
| Mark Russell | Conservative | 432 |
| Joanne Bennett | Labour | 75 |
Swanage North1 seat · turnout 49.8%
| Antony Miller | Conservative | 904 ✓ |
| Michael Hadley | Liberal Democrats | 549 |
| Christine Rabson | Labour | 184 |
Swanage South1 seat · turnout 43.8%
| Colin Bright | Conservative | 727 ✓ |
| Cherry Ann Bartlett | Labour | 614 |
| David Scull | Liberal Democrats | 455 |
| Ken Harvey | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 248 |
Wareham1 seat
| R Anderson | Conservative | 1,132 ✓ |
| K Critchley | Liberal Democrats | 1,093 |
Wool1 seat · turnout 37.3%
| Malcolm Shakesby | Conservative | 587 ✓ |
| John Barnes | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 293 |
| Judith Webb | Liberal Democrats | 169 |
| Jon Davey | Labour | 159 |