Before (end of 2011) (24 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 11 · Liberal Democrats 11 · Other 2 · Labour 0
After (end of 2012) (24 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 12 · Liberal Democrats 10 · Other 2 · Labour 0
Ward results
Lytchett Matravers1 seat · turnout 39.5%
| John Brian Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 623 ✓ |
| Ian Maitland | Conservative | 588 |
| Carol Tilling | Liberal Democrats | 528 ✓ |
| Claire Pipe | Conservative | 384 |
| Paul Johns | Conservative | 618 ✓ |
| Andrew Starr | Liberal Democrats | 455 |
St Martin1 seat
| Beryl Ezzard | Liberal Democrats | 511 ✓ |
| Dean Hutton | Conservative | 265 |
Swanage North1 seat · turnout 37.9%
| Gloria Marsh | Conservative | 778 ✓ |
| Peter Clark | Liberal Democrats | 273 |
| Lorie Harding | Labour | 231 |
Swanage South1 seat · turnout 33.4%
| Alison Patrick | Conservative | 784 ✓ |
| Rupert Roker | Labour | 570 |
| Michael Hadley | Liberal Democrats | 250 |
Wareham1 seat · turnout 36.4%
| Keith Critchley | Liberal Democrats | 954 ✓ |
| Michele Wiggins | Conservative | 719 |
Wool1 seat · turnout 29.1%
| Graham Holmes | Liberal Democrats | 596 ✓ |
| Richard Ley | Conservative | 366 |
| Tom Holmes | Labour | 142 |