Before (end of 2007) (36 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 14 · Liberal Democrats 11 · Labour 6 · Other 5
After (end of 2008) (36 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 16 · Liberal Democrats 12 · Labour 4 · Other 4
Ward results
Littlemoor1 seat · turnout 25.1%
| S. Bowkett | Labour | 383 |
| R. Peattie | Conservative | 276 |
Melcombe Regis2 seats
| P Farell | Liberal Democrats | 625 |
| G Leighton | Conservative | 605 |
| D Model | Conservative | 503 |
| John Liles | Liberal Democrats | 494 |
| M. Blackwood | Labour | 184 |
| P McIntosh | Green | 154 |
| J Marriott | Labour | 137 |
Preston1 seat · turnout 57.5%
| David George Mannings | Liberal Democrats | 1,201 ✓ |
| Dominic James Lonsdale | Conservative | 1,157 |
| Maureen Drake | Labour | 116 |
Radipole1 seat · turnout 42.7%
| I. Roebuck | Liberal Democrats | 704 |
| R. Johnson | Conservative | 407 |
| M. Pitman | Labour | 187 |
Tophill West1 seat · turnout 26.9%
| Amanda Alsop | Conservative | 518 ✓ |
| Gareth Duncan | Independent | 332 |
| Jo Atwell | Labour | 214 |
| Results | — | 0 |
Underhill1 seat · turnout 33.9%
| Tim Munro | Independent | 354 ✓ |
| Richard David Denton-White | Independent | 322 |
| Sandy West | Labour | 157 |
| Margaret Gadd | Conservative | 84 |
Westham East1 seat · turnout 25.6%
| Harry Legg | Liberal Democrats | 334 ✓ |
| Liisa Wallace | Conservative | 218 |
| Spencer Pearson | Labour | 172 |
Westham North1 seat · turnout 34.0%
| Graham Winter | Liberal Democrats | 750 ✓ |
| David Wallace | Conservative | 354 |
| Lindsay Drage | Labour | 319 |
Westham West1 seat · turnout 41.3%
| Gill Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 530 ✓ |
| Kate Wheller | Labour | 351 |
| Margaret Alsop | Conservative | 321 |
Weymouth East1 seat · turnout 45.7%
| John Birtwistle | Liberal Democrats | 694 ✓ |
| Nigel Reed | Conservative | 489 |
| Richard Baker | Labour | 121 |
Weymouth West1 seat · turnout 38.7%
| Sonia Cash | Conservative | 856 ✓ |
| Andrew Blackwood | Labour | 705 |
Wyke Regis1 seat · turnout 37.5%
| Douglas Hollings | Conservative | 1,036 ✓ |
| Colin John Huckle | Labour | 589 |