Before (end of 2006) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 26 · Liberal Democrats 16 · Labour 0 · Other 0
After (end of 2007) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 25 · Liberal Democrats 17 · Labour 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Alderney3 seats · turnout 30.0%
| Tony Trent | Liberal Democrats | 1,652 ✓ |
| Lindsay Wilson | Liberal Democrats | 1,611 ✓ |
| Charles Meachin | Liberal Democrats | 1,534 ✓ |
| Carol Burnell | Conservative | 537 |
| Michael Woolrych | Conservative | 518 |
| Linda Gillard | Conservative | 515 |
| Stuart Smith | BNP | 464 |
| Joan Player | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 349 |
| Verity Sanderson | Labour | 302 |
Branksome East2 seats · turnout 32.0%
| Mary Hillman | Conservative | 947 ✓ |
| Guy Montrose | Conservative | 817 ✓ |
| Veronica Trevett | Independent | 577 |
| Cathey Gardner | Liberal Democrats | 353 |
| Peter George Matthews | Liberal Democrats | 334 |
Branksome West2 seats · turnout 36.7%
| Philip Eades | Liberal Democrats | 1,119 ✓ |
| Joyce Lavender | Conservative | 1,007 ✓ |
| Marion Le Poidevin | Liberal Democrats | 996 |
| Jonathan Bagram | Conservative | 854 |
Canford Heath East2 seats · turnout 32.2%
| Sandra Moore | Liberal Democrats | 1,211 ✓ |
| Graham Curtis | Liberal Democrats | 1,152 ✓ |
| Margaret Roebuck | Conservative | 410 |
| Sheila Roberts | Conservative | 399 |
| Valerie Foice | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 139 |
| Matthew Philip Smith | Labour | 83 |
| Bennett Selby | Labour | 76 |
Canford Heath West2 seats · turnout 37.4%
| Chris Matthews | Liberal Democrats | 1,100 ✓ |
| James Joseph Allen | Liberal Democrats | 994 ✓ |
| Bernard Broderick | Conservative | 757 |
| Mike Walton | Conservative | 706 |
| John Edwards | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 163 |
| Julie Sanderson | Labour | 125 |
| George Inglis | Labour | 113 |
Hamworthy East2 seats · turnout 33.9%
| Roger Gregory | Conservative | 805 ✓ |
| Michael William White | Conservative | 793 ✓ |
| Carol Bond | Liberal Democrats | 494 |
| Martin Fraser | Liberal Democrats | 377 |
| Darren Adrian Brown | Labour | 256 |
| Jason Sanderson | Labour | 209 |
Hamworthy West2 seats · turnout 31.0%
| Graham Chandler | Conservative | 829 ✓ |
| Michael Wilkins | Conservative | 815 ✓ |
| Lou Knight | Liberal Democrats | 563 |
| Ann Deacon | Liberal Democrats | 510 |
| Pat Hicks | Labour | 223 |
| Bill Duncan | Labour | 198 |
Merley and Bearwood3 seats
| Peter Maiden | Liberal Democrats | 2,238 ✓ |
| David Brown | Liberal Democrats | 2,227 ✓ |
| Daphne Long | Liberal Democrats | 2,036 ✓ |
| Katie Hives | Conservative | 1,676 |
| Harry Pethen | Conservative | 1,492 |
| Karen Rampton | Conservative | 1,475 |
Newtown3 seats · turnout 27.0%
| Michael Plummer | Liberal Democrats | 1,452 ✓ |
| Brian Clements | Liberal Democrats | 1,439 ✓ |
| Graham Martin Wilson | Liberal Democrats | 1,391 ✓ |
| John Allen | Conservative | 854 |
| Leo Belcham | Conservative | 809 |
| Suky Tate | Conservative | 770 |
| Hazel Malcolm-Walker | Labour | 322 |
| Ian Malcolm-Walker | Labour | 287 |