Before (end of 2004) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 23 · Liberal Democrats 14 · Labour 4 · Other 1
After (end of 2005) (45 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 24 · Liberal Democrats 16 · Labour 4 · Other 1
Ward results
Beaminster1 seat
| Peter Gregson | Conservative | 2,523 ✓ |
| Karl Wallace | Liberal Democrats | 2,326 |
Bride Valley1 seat
| Ronald William Coatsworth | Conservative | 2,728 ✓ |
| Anthony Harrison | Liberal Democrats | 1,773 |
| Leon Sea | Green | 467 |
Broadwey1 seat
| Harry Burden | Labour | 2,485 ✓ |
| Mike Goodman | Conservative | 2,099 |
| Robert Keets | Liberal Democrats | 1,115 |
Burton Grange1 seat
| Betty-Ann Fox-Hodges | Liberal Democrats | 1,651 ✓ |
| Derek Michael Jones | Conservative | 1,549 |
| Valerie Hill | Labour | 910 |
| Ronald Nash | Conservative | 1,831 ✓ |
| Andy Canning | Liberal Democrats | 1,523 |
| Andrew Hutchings | Labour | 979 |
Christchurch Central1 seat
| Patrick Hall | Liberal Democrats | 2,331 ✓ |
| Michael Duckworth | Conservative | 2,038 |
| Martin Jacques | Labour | 653 |
Colehill and Stapehill1 seat
| Janet Dover | Liberal Democrats | 2,710 ✓ |
| David Geoffrey Lawson Packer | Conservative | 2,393 |
| Karen Parish | Labour | 527 |
Corfe Mullen1 seat
| Susan Jefferies | Liberal Democrats | 3,488 ✓ |
| Gemma Carmichael | Conservative | 2,047 |
Cranborne Chase1 seat
| Timothy Palmer | Conservative | 2,859 ✓ |
| David Tooke | Liberal Democrats | 1,977 |
Dorchester2 seats
| Richard Biggs | Liberal Democrats | 4,844 ✓ |
| Trevor Jones | Liberal Democrats | 4,814 ✓ |
| Jonathan Halewood | Conservative | 2,850 |
| Andrew Parry | Conservative | 2,758 |
| Jesse Fell | Labour | 1,478 |
Egdon Heath1 seat
| Malcolm Shakesby | Conservative | 2,237 ✓ |
| Malcolm Angel | Liberal Democrats | 1,256 |
| Jack Killingback | Labour | 930 |
Ferndown2 seats
| John Wilson | Conservative | 5,390 ✓ |
| Derek Bidkar Frank Burt | Conservative | 5,306 ✓ |
| Nick Smith | Liberal Democrats | 2,422 |
| Percival Bartlett | Liberal Democrats | 2,316 |
| Malcolm Birr | Independent | 1,497 |
| Christopher Hampton | Labour | 1,480 |
| Richard Heaslip | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1,083 |
Gillingham1 seat
| David Milsted | Liberal Democrats | 2,862 ✓ |
| Leigh Mason | Conservative | 2,077 |
Hambledon1 seat
| Angus Campbell | Conservative | 3,035 ✓ |
| Gavin Mark Spencer | Liberal Democrats | 2,389 |
| Dennis Wardleworth | Labour | 378 |
Highcliffe & Walkford1 seat
| J. Lofts | Conservative | 2,986 |
| C. Legg | Liberal Democrats | 1,614 |
| S. Trim | Labour | 832 |
Linden Lea1 seat
| Duncan Crow | Conservative | 2,607 ✓ |
| Timothy Harries | Liberal Democrats | 2,013 |
| Michael Owen | Labour | 889 |
Lodmoor1 seat
| Brian Ellis | Liberal Democrats | 2,554 ✓ |
| Hazel Bruce | Conservative | 2,117 |
| Maureen Drake | Labour | 890 |
Lytchett1 seat
| Frederick Drane | Liberal Democrats | 3,351 ✓ |
| Pamela Hindley | Conservative | 2,578 |
Marshwood Vale1 seat
| Gavin Brierley | Conservative | 2,724 ✓ |
| Daryl Turner | Liberal Democrats | 2,520 |
Minster1 seat
| Marilyn Osner | Liberal Democrats | 2,428 ✓ |
| Michael Hodkinson | Conservative | 2,122 |
| Graham Parish | Labour | 581 |
Mudeford and Highcliffe1 seat
| Alan Havelock | Conservative | 3,328 ✓ |
| John Campbell | Liberal Democrats | 1,368 |
| Carol Ann Wilcox | Labour | 732 |
Portland Harbour1 seat
| Anne Kenwood | Labour | 1,927 ✓ |
| Margaret Alsop | Conservative | 1,126 |
| Lydia Roe | Liberal Democrats | 682 |
| Timothy Munro | Independent | 438 |
| Jack Biggs | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 397 |
Portland Tophill1 seat
| Leslie Ames | Independent | 1,531 ✓ |
| James Draper | Labour | 981 |
| Jacqueline Redfern | Independent | 621 |
| Samantha Lindley | Conservative | 575 |
| Harry Legg | Liberal Democrats | 528 |
Purbeck Hills1 seat
| Martin Lovell | Conservative | 2,071 ✓ |
| William Wilson | Liberal Democrats | 1,322 |
| Jon Dacey | Labour | 718 |
Rodwell1 seat
| Peter O'Neill | Conservative | 1,476 |
Sherborne1 seat
| Donald Mildenhall | Conservative | 2,612 ✓ |
| Shirley Hewson | Liberal Democrats | 2,094 |
Sherborne Rural1 seat
| Robin Legg | Liberal Democrats | 2,993 ✓ |
| Maxine Clark | Conservative | 2,809 |
St Leonards and St Ives1 seat
| Ann Warman | Conservative | 2,923 ✓ |
| Deirdre Briggs | Liberal Democrats | 1,103 |
| Allan Stephen Tallett | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 376 |
Stour Vale1 seat
| Andrew Ronald Cattaway | Conservative | 2,472 ✓ |
| Mark Jeffery | Liberal Democrats | 1,842 |
| Debbie Harvey | Labour | 365 |
Three Valleys1 seat
| John Peake | Conservative | 3,063 ✓ |
| Roland Tarr | Liberal Democrats | 2,582 |
| Weymouth | & Portland | 0 |
| Toni Coombs | Conservative | 4,232 ✓ |
| Spencer Flower | Conservative | 3,558 ✓ |
| Lindsey Dedden | Liberal Democrats | 3,173 |
| Peter Baker | Liberal Democrats | 3,099 |
Wareham1 seat
| David Budd | Liberal Democrats | 2,863 ✓ |
| Mark Russell | Conservative | 1,781 |
| West | Dorset | 0 |
West Moors and Holt1 seat
| Philip Gaussen | Conservative | 2,654 ✓ |
| Peter Holden | Liberal Democrats | 1,881 |
| Mike Eckel | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 419 |
Weymouth Town1 seat
| Peter Farrell | Liberal Democrats | 1,641 ✓ |
| Linda Climo | Labour | 1,449 |
| George Afedakis | Conservative | 1,117 |
Winterborne1 seat
| Hilary Cox | Conservative | 2,616 ✓ |
| Graham Burton | Liberal Democrats | 2,021 |
| Tom Ormerod | Labour | 582 |
