Before (end of 2007) (24 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 13 · Liberal Democrats 9 · Other 2 · Labour 0
After (end of 2008) (24 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 11 · Conservative 11 · Other 2 · Labour 0
Ward results
Lytchett Matravers2 seats · turnout 50.7%
| Martyn Colvey | Liberal Democrats | 785 ✓ |
| Derick Cross | Conservative | 729 ✓ |
| Alex Brenton | Liberal Democrats | 715 |
| Colin Gibb | Conservative | 692 |
| Joanne Bennett | Labour | 50 |
Lytchett Minster and Upton East1 seat · turnout 38.8%
| Wendy Starr | Liberal Democrats | 692 ✓ |
| Simon Lloyd Williams | Conservative | 509 |
Lytchett Minster and Upton West1 seat · turnout 42.5%
| Paul Johns | Conservative | 829 ✓ |
| Mark Howlett | Liberal Democrats | 391 |
| Ruth Cade | Labour | 50 |
St Martin1 seat · turnout 46.5%
| B. Ezzard | Liberal Democrats | 563 |
| Jane Thomas | Conservative | 438 |
Swanage North1 seat · turnout 46.0%
| Gloria Marsh | Conservative | 917 ✓ |
| Philippa Keeling | Liberal Democrats | 497 |
| Margaret Storey | Labour | 132 |
Swanage South1 seat · turnout 38.2%
| Alison Patrick | Conservative | 932 ✓ |
| Colin Bright | Liberal Democrats | 561 |
| Marilyn Larthe de Langladure | Labour | 348 |
| Larthe | De | 0 |
Wareham1 seat
| K Critchley | Liberal Democrats | 1,245 |
| R Anderson | Conservative | 915 |
Wool1 seat · turnout 46.3%
| Graham Holmes | Liberal Democrats | 725 ✓ |
| Malcolm Shakesby | Conservative | 438 |
| Rosemary Grey-Hodder | Independent | 304 |
| Rose Phillips | Labour | 73 |