Before (end of 2013) (24 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 12 · Liberal Democrats 10 · Other 2 · Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 0 · Labour 0
After (end of 2014) (24 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 12 · Liberal Democrats 11 · Other 1 · Labour 0
Ward results
Bere Regis1 seat · turnout 43.2%
| Peter Wharf | Conservative | 472 ✓ |
| John Phelps | Liberal Democrats | 210 |
Creech Barrow1 seat · turnout 45.8%
| Bridget Kenward | Conservative | 457 ✓ |
| Jeff Laidler | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 149 |
| Lorie Harding | Labour | 103 |
Langton1 seat · turnout 45.1%
| Martin Lovell | Conservative | 437 ✓ |
| Isabelle MacKenzie | Liberal Democrats | 92 |
| Maxwell Stanford | Labour | 74 |
Lytchett Matravers1 seat · turnout 50.0%
| Martyn Colvey | Liberal Democrats | 619 ✓ |
| Peter Webb | Conservative | 591 |
| Colin Plant | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 248 |
| Joanne Bennett | Labour | 71 |
Swanage South1 seat · turnout 36.1%
| Gary Suttle | Conservative | 791 ✓ |
| Cherry Ann Bartlett | Labour | 475 |
| Alice Rogers | Green | 291 |
| Peter Mason | Liberal Democrats | 129 |
Wareham1 seat · turnout 45.1%
| David Budd | Liberal Democrats | 921 ✓ |
| Hilary Goodinge | Conservative | 612 |
| Ken Simpson | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 440 |
| Tom Holmes | Labour | 108 |
West Purbeck1 seat · turnout 44.4%
| Barry Michael Quinn | Conservative | 268 ✓ |
| Richard Ley | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 132 |
| Avril Harris | Labour | 87 |
Winfrith1 seat · turnout 53.5%
| Malcolm Barnes | Conservative | 301 ✓ |
| Malcolm Shakesby | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 198 |
| Alex Brenton | Liberal Democrats | 141 |
| Jon Davey | Labour | 40 |
| Paul McIntosh | Green | 30 |