Before (end of 2010) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 25 · Liberal Democrats 17 · Labour 0 · Other 0
After (end of 2011) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 21 · Liberal Democrats 18 · Other 3 · Labour 0
Ward results
Alderney3 seats · turnout 39.9%
| Anthony Trent | Liberal Democrats | 1,093 ✓ |
| Lindsay Wilson | Liberal Democrats | 1,001 ✓ |
| Charles Meachin | Liberal Democrats | 970 ✓ |
| Philip Broadhead | Conservative | 815 |
| Meraz Choudhury | Conservative | 715 |
| James Vassay | Conservative | 638 |
| Jan Jones | Labour | 550 |
| Ian Malcolm-Walker | Labour | 477 |
| Jason Sanderson | Labour | 448 |
| Joan Player | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 394 |
| Brian Camfield | Independent | 330 |
| Joshua Harvey | Green | 285 |
Branksome East2 seats · turnout 39.3%
| Stephen Rollo-Smith | Conservative | 1,008 ✓ |
| Karen Rampton | Conservative | 1,001 ✓ |
| Peter George Matthews | Liberal Democrats | 464 |
| Graham Mason | Liberal Democrats | 433 |
| Robert Baggs | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 285 |
Branksome West2 seats · turnout 43.6%
| Philip Eades | Liberal Democrats | 1,531 ✓ |
| Marion Le Poidevin | Liberal Democrats | 1,160 ✓ |
| Joyce Lavender | Conservative | 871 |
| Malcolm Shakesby | Conservative | 524 |
Broadstone3 seats · turnout 65.2%
| Michael David Brooke | Liberal Democrats | 2,559 ✓ |
| Robert Godfrey | Liberal Democrats | 2,027 ✓ |
| Vikki Slade | Liberal Democrats | 2,016 ✓ |
| David Newell | Conservative | 1,994 |
| Barry Smith | Conservative | 1,718 |
| Paul Roebuck | Conservative | 1,684 |
| Mark Chivers | Green | 500 |
| Alan Gerring | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 499 |
Canford Cliffs3 seats · turnout 51.1%
| May Haines | Conservative | 1,854 ✓ |
| John Sorton | Conservative | 1,658 ✓ |
| Peter Pawlowski | Conservative | 1,626 ✓ |
| Carole Deas | Independent | 1,464 |
| Stan Carvell | Independent | 989 |
| Ian Walker | Independent | 783 |
| Michael John Baker | Liberal Democrats | 447 |
| Avril King | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 321 |
Canford Heath East2 seats · turnout 37.4%
| Sandra Moore | Liberal Democrats | 1,150 ✓ |
| Jennie Hodges | Liberal Democrats | 1,075 ✓ |
| Zena Newman | Conservative | 564 |
| Byron Quayle | Conservative | 529 |
| Valerie Foice | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 351 |
Canford Heath West2 seats · turnout 43.6%
| Chris Matthews | Liberal Democrats | 1,172 ✓ |
| Phil Goodall | Liberal Democrats | 1,164 ✓ |
| Will Burstow | Conservative | 819 |
| Rob Way | Conservative | 730 |
| Peter Wheat | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 323 |
Creekmoor3 seats · turnout 47.5%
| Leslie Burden | Conservative | 1,515 ✓ |
| Judes Butt | Conservative | 1,487 ✓ |
| John Rampton | Conservative | 1,284 ✓ |
| Siobhan Coleman | Independent | 720 |
| Jan Butler | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 635 |
| Eleanor Perera | Liberal Democrats | 591 |
| Rory MacKay | Liberal Democrats | 587 |
Hamworthy East2 seats · turnout 42.2%
| Charmaine Parkinson | PoolePpl | 728 ✓ |
| Michael William White | Conservative | 688 ✓ |
| Roger Gregory | Conservative | 651 |
| Peter England | Liberal Democrats | 289 |
| Darren Adrian Brown | Labour | 283 |
| James Joseph Allen | Liberal Democrats | 278 |
| Andrew Sweetmore | Labour | 168 |
Hamworthy West2 seats · turnout 39.0%
| Graham Chandler | Conservative | 778 ✓ |
| Michael Wilkins | Conservative | 755 ✓ |
| Lou Knight | PoolePpl | 654 |
| Pat Hicks | Labour | 349 |
| Maxine Dunnett | Liberal Democrats | 240 |
| Jason Jones | Liberal Democrats | 142 |
Merley and Bearwood3 seats · turnout 48.7%
| David Brown | Liberal Democrats | 2,054 ✓ |
| Sandra Cox | Liberal Democrats | 2,026 ✓ |
| Peter Maiden | Liberal Democrats | 1,976 ✓ |
| Bernard Broderick | Conservative | 1,936 |
| Jane Thomas | Conservative | 1,639 |
| Annabelle Chard | Conservative | 1,593 |
Newtown3 seats · turnout 40.1%
| Brian Clements | Liberal Democrats | 1,137 ✓ |
| Jo Clements | Liberal Democrats | 1,131 ✓ |
| Graham Martin Wilson | Liberal Democrats | 1,001 ✓ |
| Andrea Fraser | Conservative | 886 |
| Christopher Harrison | Conservative | 857 |
| Sonia Pedrini | Conservative | 820 |
| Hazel Malcolm-Walker | Labour | 636 |
| Diana Mary Butler | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 527 |
| Dawn Coleman | BNP | 264 |
| David Kenyon | Independent | 246 |
| William Kimmet | BNP | 204 |
Oakdale3 seats · turnout 48.4%
| Ian Mark Potter | Conservative | 1,264 ✓ |
| Patrick Adams | Conservative | 1,262 ✓ |
| Janet Suzanne Walton | Conservative | 1,129 ✓ |
| Andy Hadley | — | 978 |
| Hayley Todd | — | 770 |
| David Gillard | Independent | 682 |
| Brian Ellis | Labour | 556 |
| Larry Adams | Liberal Democrats | 525 |
| Linda Gillard | Independent | 464 |
| Susan Mallory | Labour | 445 |
| Alan Brooker | Liberal Democrats | 436 |
| David John Chicken | Liberal Democrats | 430 |
| Andrei Dudau | Labour | 415 |
| Michael Fisher | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 377 |
| Karl Ingham | Independent | 371 |
Parkstone3 seats · turnout 66.9%
| Sally Carpenter | Conservative | 2,008 ✓ |
| Ann Margaret Stribley | Conservative | 1,764 ✓ |
| Tony Woodcock | Conservative | 1,613 ✓ |
| Sam Howell | — | 1,500 |
| Michael Nance | Liberal Democrats | 795 |
| Paul Reading | Labour | 747 |
| Lloyd Butt | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 586 |
Penn Hill3 seats · turnout 54.9%
| Xena Mary-Anne Dion | Conservative | 1,929 ✓ |
| Elaine Atkinson | Conservative | 1,929 ✓ |
| Ronald Parker | Conservative | 1,771 ✓ |
| Pete Miles | — | 1,431 |
| Roderick Parker | Liberal Democrats | 843 |
| John Edwards | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 514 |
Poole Town3 seats · turnout 43.3%
| Mark Howell | — | 1,911 ✓ |
| Chris Wilson | — | 1,631 ✓ |
| Chris Evans | Conservative | 1,015 ✓ |
| Christopher Bulteel | Conservative | 1,006 |
| Tony Reeves | Conservative | 898 |
| Dee Knights | Liberal Democrats | 543 |