Before (end of 2009) (24 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 11 · Liberal Democrats 11 · Other 2 · Labour 0
After (end of 2010) (24 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 12 · Conservative 10 · Other 2 · Labour 0
Ward results
Bere Regis1 seat
| Peter Wharf | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Creech Barrow1 seat · turnout 72.2%
| Nicholas Cake | Conservative | 822 ✓ |
| Robert Huskinson | Labour | 300 |
Langton1 seat · turnout 74.1%
| Martin Lovell | Conservative | 536 ✓ |
| William Knight | Liberal Democrats | 432 |
| Leigh Van de Zande | Labour | 54 |
Lytchett Matravers1 seat · turnout 73.6%
| Mark Gracey | Liberal Democrats | 1,178 ✓ |
| Derick Cross | Conservative | 1,060 |
Swanage South1 seat · turnout 67.2%
| Gary Suttle | Conservative | 1,391 ✓ |
| Michael Hadley | Liberal Democrats | 945 |
| Maxwell Stanford | Labour | 735 |
| Michael Hobson | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 214 |
Wareham1 seat · turnout 71.1%
| David Budd | Liberal Democrats | 1,810 ✓ |
| Jane Thomas | Conservative | 1,204 |
| Ken Simpson | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 273 |
West Purbeck1 seat · turnout 67.4%
| Barry Michael Quinn | Conservative | 540 ✓ |
| Jon Davey | Labour | 256 |
Winfrith1 seat · turnout 74.6%
| Keith Barnes | Conservative | 609 ✓ |
| Amanda Williams | Liberal Democrats | 422 |