Before (end of 2008) (45 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 24 · Liberal Democrats 16 · Labour 4 · Other 1
After (end of 2009) (45 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 28 · Liberal Democrats 16 · Other 1 · Labour 0
Ward results
Beaminster1 seat
| Rebecca Knox | Conservative | 1,713 ✓ |
| Peter Jones | Liberal Democrats | 1,264 |
| Neil Antony Judd | Green | 280 |
| Thomas Anderson | Labour | 67 |
Blackmore Vale1 seat
| Denise Fox | Liberal Democrats | 1,719 ✓ |
| Deborah Anne Croney | Conservative | 1,473 |
| Alan Kewley | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 483 |
| Dennis Wardleworth | Labour | 79 |
Blandford1 seat
| Barrie Cooper | Liberal Democrats | 1,633 ✓ |
| Steve Adamson | Conservative | 1,085 |
| Haydn White | Labour | 144 |
Bride Valley1 seat
| Ronald William Coatsworth | Conservative | 1,730 ✓ |
| Ros Kayes | Liberal Democrats | 984 |
| Leon Sea | Independent | 310 |
| Anna Birley | Labour | 156 |
Bridport1 seat
| Karl Wallace | Liberal Democrats | 1,205 ✓ |
| Sandra Brown | Conservative | 1,096 |
| Julian Stephen Langton Jones | Green | 336 |
| Richard Nicholls | Labour | 179 |
Broadwey1 seat
| Andy Cooke | Conservative | 1,381 ✓ |
| Christine Mary James | Liberal Democrats | 672 |
| Mike Byatt | Labour | 633 |
| Brian Heatley | Green | 498 |
Burton Grange1 seat
| Derek Michael Jones | Conservative | 1,102 ✓ |
| Betty-Ann Fox-Hodges | Liberal Democrats | 676 |
| Simon Boyd | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 453 |
| Valerie Hill | Labour | 150 |
| Barry Bennett | BNP | 150 |
| Ian Gardner | Conservative | 1,178 ✓ |
| Brendan Webster | Liberal Democrats | 1,074 |
| Steve Bick | Labour | 255 |
Christchurch Central1 seat
| Patrick Hall | Liberal Democrats | 1,438 ✓ |
| Ray Nottage | Conservative | 1,345 |
| Rollo Reid | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 604 |
| Michelle Woods | Labour | 134 |
Colehill and Stapehill1 seat
| Janet Dover | Liberal Democrats | 1,486 ✓ |
| David Geoffrey Lawson Packer | Conservative | 1,429 |
| John Myers | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 539 |
| Kay Susanne Wilcox | Labour | 100 |
Commons1 seat
| Denise Fox | Conservative | 1,514 ✓ |
| Ric Johnson | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 981 |
| John Blunden | Liberal Democrats | 644 |
| Robert Deeks | Labour | 196 |
Corfe Mullen1 seat
| Susan Jefferies | Liberal Democrats | 1,453 ✓ |
| Brian Lane | Conservative | 1,399 |
| Josephine Marie Evans | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 554 |
Cranborne Chase1 seat
| Timothy Palmer | Conservative | 2,178 ✓ |
| David Tooke | Liberal Democrats | 863 |
Dorchester2 seats
| Richard Biggs | Liberal Democrats | 3,085 ✓ |
| David Jones | Liberal Democrats | 3,068 ✓ |
| Mary Penfold | Conservative | 2,192 |
| Jonathan Halewood | Conservative | 2,053 |
| Vicki Black | Labour | 623 |
| Andrew Hutchings | Labour | 549 |
Egdon Heath1 seat
| Alex Brenton | Liberal Democrats | 1,373 ✓ |
| Malcolm Shakesby | Conservative | 1,369 |
| David Stokes | Labour | 182 |
Ferndown2 seats
| John Wilson | Conservative | 3,575 ✓ |
| Derek Bidkar Frank Burt | Conservative | 3,460 ✓ |
| David Baxter | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1,780 |
| John Baxter | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1,691 |
| Margaret Martin | Liberal Democrats | 913 |
| Phillip Cuckstone | Liberal Democrats | 873 |
| Christopher Hampton | Labour | 368 |
Gillingham1 seat
| David Milsted | Liberal Democrats | 1,606 ✓ |
| Nick Mason | Conservative | 1,528 |
| Terence Joyes | Labour | 141 |
Hambledon1 seat
| Angus Campbell | Conservative | 2,437 ✓ |
| Graeme Henry Hole | Liberal Democrats | 1,098 |
| Keith Yarwood | Labour | 159 |
Highcliffe and Walkford1 seat
| Colin Jamieson | Conservative | 1,833 ✓ |
| Philip Glover | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 887 |
| Jonathan Foster | Liberal Democrats | 615 |
| Robert Maskell | Labour | 213 |
Linden Lea1 seat
| Duncan Crow | Conservative | 1,945 ✓ |
| Timothy Harries | Liberal Democrats | 1,135 |
| Daniel Hassell | Labour | 266 |
Lodmoor1 seat
| Brian Ellis | Liberal Democrats | 1,792 ✓ |
| Ian Cameron Bruce | Conservative | 1,616 |
| Maureen Drake | Labour | 242 |
Lytchett1 seat
| Frederick Drane | Liberal Democrats | 1,873 ✓ |
| Bill Pipe | Conservative | 1,643 |
| Joanne Bennett | Labour | 146 |
Marshwood Vale1 seat
| Gavin Brierley | Conservative | 1,749 ✓ |
| Christopher Savory | Liberal Democrats | 1,152 |
| Carole Murless | Labour | 181 |
Minster1 seat
| Richard Lawrence Cook | Conservative | 1,594 ✓ |
| Marilyn Osner | Liberal Democrats | 1,567 |
Mudeford and Highcliffe1 seat
| Alan Griffiths | Conservative | 2,356 ✓ |
| Brian Hogger | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 642 |
| John Campbell | Liberal Democrats | 487 |
| Carol Ann Wilcox | Labour | 254 |
| Lindsay Turner | Independent | 178 |
Portland Harbour1 seat
| Timothy Munro | Conservative | 795 ✓ |
| Anne Kenwood | Labour | 584 |
| Trefor Morgan | Liberal Democrats | 555 |
| Richard Denton-White | — | 494 |
Portland Tophill1 seat
| Leslie Ames | Independent | 991 ✓ |
| Ian Munro-Price | Conservative | 637 |
| Sandy West | Labour | 309 |
| Don Roach | — | 287 |
Purbeck Hills1 seat
| Martin Lovell | Conservative | 1,605 ✓ |
| Beryl Ezzard | Liberal Democrats | 898 |
| Leigh Van de Zande | Labour | 183 |
Rodwell1 seat
| Nigel Reed | Conservative | 1,126 ✓ |
| John Birtwistle | Liberal Democrats | 1,019 |
| Kate Wheller | Labour | 566 |
Shaftesbury1 seat
| Mervyn Jeffrey | Liberal Democrats | 1,319 ✓ |
| Jane Gould | Conservative | 1,061 |
| Christine Moss | Labour | 81 |
Sherborne1 seat
| Robert Gould | Conservative | 1,639 ✓ |
| Jan Palmer | Liberal Democrats | 942 |
| Susan Greene | Green | 374 |
| Graham Parish | Labour | 158 |
Sherborne Rural1 seat
| Michael James Bevan | Conservative | 2,080 ✓ |
| Robin Legg | Liberal Democrats | 1,871 |
| Kate Parish | Labour | 112 |
St Leonards and St Ives1 seat
| Peter Richardson | Conservative | 1,879 ✓ |
| Allan Stephen Tallett | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 627 |
| Nick Smith | Liberal Democrats | 444 |
Stour Vale1 seat
| Andrew Ronald Cattaway | Conservative | 1,905 ✓ |
| Ian Stewart | Liberal Democrats | 1,222 |
| Debbie Harvey | Labour | 99 |
Swanage1 seat
| William Stanley Trite | Conservative | 1,507 ✓ |
| Peter Clark | Liberal Democrats | 1,155 |
| Michael Hobson | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 652 |
| Maxwell Stanford | Labour | 366 |
Three Valleys1 seat
| Jill Haynes | Conservative | 2,154 ✓ |
| Andy Canning | Liberal Democrats | 1,302 |
| Harry Burden | Labour | 263 |
| Toni Coombs | Conservative | 2,939 ✓ |
| Spencer Flower | Conservative | 2,814 ✓ |
| Alan Dorey | Liberal Democrats | 1,555 |
| Heidi James | Liberal Democrats | 1,506 |
| Mike Ellis | Labour | 261 |
Wareham1 seat
| David Budd | Liberal Democrats | 1,535 ✓ |
| Jane Thomas | Conservative | 1,172 |
| Ken Simpson | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 377 |
| Rosemary Smith | Labour | 91 |
West Moors and Holt1 seat
| Peter Finney | Conservative | 1,623 ✓ |
| Peter Holden | Liberal Democrats | 1,268 |
| Dylan Butt | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 662 |
Westham1 seat
| David Best Harris | Liberal Democrats | 1,336 ✓ |
| Ian James | Conservative | 757 |
| Michael Owen | Labour | 434 |
Weymouth Town1 seat
| Harry Legg | Liberal Democrats | 1,244 ✓ |
| Peter Farrell | Conservative | 869 |
| Colin John Huckle | Labour | 300 |
Winterborne1 seat
| Hilary Cox | Conservative | 1,822 ✓ |
| Graham Burton | Liberal Democrats | 814 |
| Bob Pilkington | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 573 |
| Kim Fendley | Labour | 175 |
