Before (end of 2023) (82 seats, Open Council Data)
Conservative 43 · Liberal Democrats 27 · Other 6 · Green 5 · Labour 1
After (end of 2024) (82 seats, Open Council Data)
Liberal Democrats 42 · Conservative 30 · Green 4 · Other 4 · Labour 2
Ward results
Beacon1 seat · turnout 38.2%
| Jane Somper | Conservative | 898 ✓ |
| Claire Elizabeth Reed | Liberal Democrats | 307 |
| Gillian Clare Cross | Labour | 133 |
| Sheila Healy | Green | 125 |
Beaminster1 seat · turnout 40.3%
| Craig Monks | Conservative | 601 ✓ |
| Paul David Fitzpatrick | Liberal Democrats | 579 |
| Julie Cooke | Labour | 70 |
| Yvonne Harris | Reform UK | 69 |
| Andy McEwen | Green | 65 |
| Richard Thomas Gunning | Independent | 17 |
Blackmore Vale1 seat · turnout 34.7%
| Stephen Murcer | Conservative | 637 ✓ |
| Ian Philip Suter | Liberal Democrats | 468 |
| Victoria Elcoate | Green | 161 |
Blandford2 seats · turnout 32.0%
| Byron Robert Quayle | Conservative | 1,334 ✓ |
| Noc Lacey-Clarke | Conservative | 1,307 ✓ |
| Hugo Anthony Mieville | Liberal Democrats | 756 |
| David Edwin Orton | Liberal Democrats | 556 |
| Gerald Davies | Labour | 279 |
| Dennis Wardleworth | Labour | 259 |
| Lisa Willis | Green | 123 |
| Pete West | Green | 113 |
| Daniel Paul Avery | Social Democratic Party | 50 |
| Linda Isobel Stenner | Social Democratic Party | 31 |
Bridport3 seats · turnout 35.0%
| Sarah Williams | Liberal Democrats | 1,726 ✓ |
| Dave Bolwell | Liberal Democrats | 1,646 ✓ |
| Bridget Bolwell | Liberal Democrats | 1,587 ✓ |
| Kelvin Charles Clayton | Green | 1,562 |
| Julian Stephen Langton Jones | Green | 1,166 |
| Bob Hamblett | Green | 880 |
| Una Mary Christopher | Conservative | 832 |
| Steven Rose | Labour | 760 |
| Anna Louise Cox | Conservative | 754 |
| Frances Kathleen McKenzie | Conservative | 747 |
Chalk Valleys1 seat · turnout 36.5%
| Jill Haynes | Conservative | 683 ✓ |
| Iain Douglas Young | Liberal Democrats | 554 |
| John Bennett | Labour | 186 |
Charminster St Mary's1 seat · turnout 34.4%
| David Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 892 ✓ |
| Nigel McCrea | Conservative | 483 |
Chesil Bank1 seat · turnout 48.8%
| Sally Anne Holland | Liberal Democrats | 704 ✓ |
| Mark Corson Roberts | Conservative | 482 |
| Peter Reid | Green | 373 |
| Richard Howard Nicholls | Labour | 61 |
Chickerell2 seats · turnout 29.8%
| Gill Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 891 ✓ |
| Simon Arthur Dewi Clifford | Liberal Democrats | 729 ✓ |
| Jean Dunseith | Conservative | 690 |
| Andrew William MacLeod Reid | Conservative | 570 |
| Grafton Alphonso Straker | Labour | 329 |
Colehill and Wimborne Minster East2 seats · turnout 41.5%
| Andrew Todd | Liberal Democrats | 1,275 ✓ |
| Jindy Atwal | Liberal Democrats | 1,168 ✓ |
| KD Johnson | Conservative | 940 |
| Carol Lynda Butter | Conservative | 764 |
| Emma Urquhart | Independent | 578 |
| David Moore | Labour | 215 |
Corfe Mullen2 seats · turnout 31.7%
| Duncan Sowry-House | Liberal Democrats | 1,249 ✓ |
| Scott Florek | Liberal Democrats | 1,145 ✓ |
| Mike Barron | Conservative | 641 |
| Penny Barron | Conservative | 597 |
| Lee Charles Hardy | Independent | 457 |
| Graham Paul Hillman | Labour | 197 |
Cranborne and Alderholt1 seat · turnout 31.9%
| Dave Tooke | Liberal Democrats | 678 ✓ |
| Adrian Hibberd | Conservative | 508 |
| Peter Parsons | Labour | 77 |
Cranborne Chase1 seat · turnout 29.6%
| Piers Brown | Conservative | 634 ✓ |
| Tom Harding | Liberal Democrats | 194 |
| Louise Claire Cooper | Labour | 142 |
Crossways1 seat · turnout 36.9%
| Nick Ireland | Liberal Democrats | 636 ✓ |
| Andrew Ross-Skinner | Conservative | 361 |
| Jim Draper | Labour | 113 |
Dorchester East2 seats · turnout 45.2%
| Stella Jones | Liberal Democrats | 1,337 ✓ |
| Rory Major | Liberal Democrats | 979 ✓ |
| Kate Hebditch | Green | 825 |
| Katy Jones | Independents for Dorset | 571 |
| Una Mary Christopher | Conservative | 329 |
| Mina Bowater | Conservative | 322 |
| Barry Thompson | Labour | 304 |
| Ash Mottaghi | Labour | 208 |
Dorchester Poundbury1 seat · turnout 40.9%
| Richard Martin Biggs | Liberal Democrats | 780 ✓ |
| Peter Jonathon Stein | Conservative | 449 |
| Nick Boothroyd | Labour | 122 |
| Len Herbert | Green | 93 |
Dorchester West2 seats · turnout 52.0%
| Les Fry | Independents for Dorset | 1,335 ✓ |
| Andy Canning | Liberal Democrats | 1,322 ✓ |
| Claudia Sorin | Labour | 580 |
| Jeremy Peel-Yates | Conservative | 261 |
| Andrew Charles Wyatt | Labour | 259 |
| Kevin Selby | Conservative | 254 |
Eggardon1 seat · turnout 40.7%
| Neil Jeffrey Eysenck | Liberal Democrats | 724 ✓ |
| Harry Coutts | Conservative | 637 |
| Richard Edwards | Green | 238 |
| David Machin | Labour | 57 |
Ferndown North2 seats · turnout 31.0%
| Cathy Lugg | Conservative | 955 ✓ |
| Mike Parkes | Conservative | 794 ✓ |
| Simon Lee Cable | Independent | 781 |
| Philip Leach | Independent | 753 |
| Michael Adrian Clements | Liberal Democrats | 304 |
| Andrei Silviu Dragotoniu | Reform UK | 232 |
| Esbjörn Roderick Wilmar | Liberal Democrats | 228 |
Ferndown South2 seats · turnout 23.2%
| Julie Lorraine Robinson | Conservative | 684 ✓ |
| Hannah Hobbs-Chell | Independent | 621 ✓ |
| George Phillips | Conservative | 602 |
| Lawrence Leslie Ralph Wilson | Independent | 556 |
| Paul Hanson Graham | Independent | 367 |
| Susan Jefferies | Liberal Democrats | 276 |
| Ross Alexander Bowell | Liberal Democrats | 270 |
Gillingham3 seats · turnout 33.8%
| Val Pothecary | Conservative | 1,549 ✓ |
| Belinda Brenda Louise Ridout | Conservative | 1,528 ✓ |
| Carl Anthony Woode | Liberal Democrats | 1,490 ✓ |
| David Charles Thomas Fox | Liberal Democrats | 1,444 |
| David Robert Walsh | Conservative | 1,408 |
| Alex Percy | Liberal Democrats | 1,402 |
| Angela Henshall | Green | 554 |
| Anna Marsh | Labour | 532 |
Hill Forts and Upper Tarrants1 seat · turnout 36.0%
| Sherry Jespersen | Conservative | 709 ✓ |
| Joseph Roger Hickish | Liberal Democrats | 251 |
| Alan Cross | Labour | 168 |
| Keith Yarwood | Green | 151 |
Littlemoor and Preston2 seats · turnout 37.2%
| Louie James O'Leary | Conservative | 1,599 ✓ |
| Peter Dickenson | Conservative | 1,379 ✓ |
| Howard Richard Legg | Liberal Democrats | 688 |
| Ann Weaving | Liberal Democrats | 664 |
| Alex Bailey | Independent | 439 |
| Samantha Brown | Labour | 408 |
Lyme and Charmouth1 seat · turnout 35.7%
| Belinda Bawden | Green | 884 ✓ |
| Michaela Louise Ellis | Conservative | 380 |
| Paddy Mooney | Liberal Democrats | 103 |
| David Hart | Labour | 83 |
Lytchett Matravers and Upton3 seats · turnout 27.6%
| Steve Robinson | Liberal Democrats | 1,356 ✓ |
| Alex Brenton | Liberal Democrats | 1,354 ✓ |
| Andrew James Starr | Liberal Democrats | 1,155 ✓ |
| Bill Pipe | Conservative | 1,073 |
| Sean Gabriel | Conservative | 965 |
| Stew McKell | Conservative | 928 |
| John Patrick Billington | Labour | 363 |
Marshwood Vale1 seat · turnout 41.2%
| Simon John Christopher | Conservative | 645 ✓ |
| Jacqui Sewell | Green | 525 |
| Jane Gregory | Liberal Democrats | 340 |
| Steve Chapman | Labour | 109 |
Melcombe Regis1 seat · turnout 25.6%
| Jon Orrell | Green | 419 ✓ |
| Claire Wall | Conservative | 256 |
| Howard John Atkinson | Labour | 176 |
Portland3 seats · turnout 31.9%
| Pete Roper | Independents for Dorset | 899 ✓ |
| Rob Hughes | Independents for Dorset | 895 ✓ |
| Peter Harry Kimber | Labour | 875 ✓ |
| Catherine Bennett | Green | 785 |
| Susan Cocking | Independents for Dorset | 744 |
| Carralyn Paula Parkes | Labour | 724 |
| Carralyn Paula Parkes | Labour | 546 |
| Margaret Caroline Gadd | Conservative | 342 |
| Ian Munro-Price | Conservative | 244 |
| Maureen Quinn | Conservative | 224 |
| Holly Hope | Liberal Democrats | 120 |
| Lee Daniel Harmsworth | Liberal Democrats | 75 |
| Gillian Pearson | Liberal Democrats | 74 |
Puddletown and Lower Winterborne1 seat · turnout 30.2%
| Emma Jayne Parker | Conservative | 603 ✓ |
| James Henry Lloyd | Liberal Democrats | 456 |
| Helen Badger | Labour | 243 |
Radipole2 seats · turnout 32.5%
| Matt Bell | Liberal Democrats | 1,427 ✓ |
| Louise Bown | Liberal Democrats | 1,123 ✓ |
| Pauline Crump | Labour | 486 |
| George Granycome | Conservative | 464 |
| James William Farquharson | Conservative | 457 |
Rodwell and Wyke3 seats · turnout 30.4%
| Clare Sutton | Green | 1,516 ✓ |
| Kate Wheller | Labour | 1,385 ✓ |
| Claudia Lucienne Webb | Green | 1,327 ✓ |
| Valerie Jane Graves | Green | 1,199 |
| Antony Prowse | Labour | 914 |
| Caroline Joyce Nickinson | Conservative | 825 |
| Richard Douglas Nickinson | Conservative | 756 |
| Thomas Taylor | Labour | 700 |
| Clare Louise Williams | Conservative | 644 |
Shaftesbury Town2 seats · turnout 41.1%
| Derek Leslie Beer | Liberal Democrats | 1,403 ✓ |
| Jack David John Jeanes | Liberal Democrats | 1,008 ✓ |
| Virginia Edwyn-Jones | Conservative | 558 |
| Andrew Reginald Hollingshead | Independent | 529 |
| Barry Von Clemens | Conservative | 269 |
| Dan Bavister | Labour | 233 |
| Lester Mark Dibben | Independent | 187 |
| Steve Unwin | Patriots Alliance - English Democrats and UKIP | 118 |
| Jeff Taylor | Patriots Alliance - English Democrats and UKIP | 86 |
Sherborne East1 seat · turnout 38.2%
| Jon Andrews | Liberal Democrats | 838 ✓ |
| Juliet May Pentolfe | Conservative | 502 |
| Robert Sean Casey | Green | 103 |
Sherborne Rural1 seat · turnout 37.7%
| Harry Legg | Liberal Democrats | 916 ✓ |
| Stephen Hillier | Conservative | 604 |
Sherborne West1 seat · turnout 34.6%
| Richard Henry Geoffrey Crabb | Liberal Democrats | 575 ✓ |
| Rebecca Burns | Conservative | 471 |
| Taff Martin | Independent | 264 |
South East Purbeck1 seat · turnout 42.2%
| Ben Wilson | Liberal Democrats | 848 ✓ |
| Cherry Louise Brooks | Conservative | 523 |
| Peter Copp | Labour | 95 |
St Leonards and St Ives2 seats · turnout 30.1%
| Ray Bryan | Conservative | 1,236 ✓ |
| Barry Peter Goringe | Conservative | 1,160 ✓ |
| Nicola Joanne Buskell | Liberal Democrats | 730 |
| Andrew Paul Barham | Liberal Democrats | 626 |
Stalbridge and Marnhull1 seat · turnout 34.0%
| James Charles Vitali | Conservative | 767 ✓ |
| Rosalind Sheila Eveleigh | Liberal Democrats | 603 |
| Rebecca Harvey | Green | 133 |
Stour and Allen Vale1 seat · turnout 33.9%
| Will Chakawhata | Liberal Democrats | 688 ✓ |
| Robin David Cook | Conservative | 497 |
| Maryanne Pike | Labour | 114 |
Sturminster Newton1 seat · turnout 30.5%
| Carole Yvonne Jones | Conservative | 712 ✓ |
| Kevin Nicholas Maitland-Gleed | Liberal Democrats | 267 |
| Jennifer Daultrey | Labour | 85 |
Swanage2 seats · turnout 41.3%
| Gary Maurice Suttle | Conservative | 1,262 ✓ |
| William Stanley Trite | Conservative | 1,148 ✓ |
| Debby Monkhouse | Labour | 1,084 |
| Chris Bradey | Labour | 789 |
| Philip Michael Eades | Independent | 686 |
| Helen Mary McDavid | Independent | 460 |
| Matt Piper | Liberal Democrats | 283 |
| Kia Pope | Green | 215 |
| Gill Calvin Thomas | Liberal Democrats | 192 |
Upwey and Broadwey1 seat · turnout 33.7%
| David James Northam | Liberal Democrats | 710 ✓ |
| Jan Edward Ernest Bergman | Conservative | 317 |
| Byron Silver | Labour | 242 |
Verwood3 seats · turnout 33.0%
| Simon Gibson | Conservative | 2,006 ✓ |
| Toni Coombs | Conservative | 1,918 ✓ |
| Spencer Grant Flower | Conservative | 1,765 ✓ |
| Lindsey Dedden | Liberal Democrats | 857 |
| Ted Mason | Liberal Democrats | 707 |
| Ginette Marie Holdroyd | Liberal Democrats | 579 |
| Sandra Turner | Labour | 487 |
| John Baxter | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 220 |
Wareham2 seats · turnout 36.7%
| Beryl Rita Ezzard | Liberal Democrats | 1,879 ✓ |
| Ryan David Holloway | Liberal Democrats | 1,710 ✓ |
| Jane Newell | Conservative | 632 |
| Victoria Stocqueler | Conservative | 617 |
| David Brian Law | Labour | 361 |
West Moors and Three Legged Cross2 seats · turnout 27.6%
| David Shortell | Conservative | 1,056 ✓ |
| Andy Skeats | Conservative | 1,054 ✓ |
| Sally Christine Walls | Liberal Democrats | 713 |
| Peter Durant | Liberal Democrats | 671 |
| Malcolm John Hobbs | Independent | 273 |
| Steven Anzinger-Cooper | Independent | 239 |
West Parley1 seat · turnout 28.5%
| Andrew Charles Parry | Conservative | 564 ✓ |
| Ann Josephine Miller | Independent | 152 |
| Marlies Koutstaal | Liberal Democrats | 139 |
West Purbeck2 seats · turnout 30.5%
| Michael John Baker | Liberal Democrats | 1,245 ✓ |
| Laura Jane Beddow | Conservative | 962 ✓ |
| David Graham Civil | Liberal Democrats | 929 |
| Peter Kendrick Wharf | Conservative | 835 |
| Peter David Green | Labour | 300 |
| David Peden | Labour | 171 |
Westham2 seats · turnout 23.7%
| Ryan Dean Hope | Liberal Democrats | 708 ✓ |
| Alex Fuhrmann | Liberal Democrats | 684 ✓ |
| Lucy Hamilton | Labour | 438 |
| Jon Rodd | Labour | 320 |
| Christine Mary James | Independents for Dorset | 272 |
| Alexander John McGlynn | Conservative | 255 |
| Thomas Oswald Tannassee | Conservative | 175 |
Wimborne Minster2 seats · turnout 30.7%
| Shane Bartlett | Liberal Democrats | 1,161 ✓ |
| David Morgan | Liberal Democrats | 1,067 ✓ |
| Sue Cook | Conservative | 493 |
| Mike Bartlett | Conservative | 451 |
| Ashley Wynne Rowlands | Labour | 283 |
Winterborne and Broadmayne1 seat · turnout 34.5%
| Roland Tarr | Liberal Democrats | 747 ✓ |
| Mark Penfold | Conservative | 314 |
| Graham Richard Brant | Reform UK | 142 |
Winterborne North1 seat · turnout 32.1%
| Barrie George Cooper | Liberal Democrats | 663 ✓ |
| Sam O'Connell | Conservative | 444 |
| Haydn White | Labour | 107 |
Yetminster1 seat · turnout 41.8%
| Chris Kippax | Liberal Democrats | 813 ✓ |
| Diane Elizabeth Howell | Conservative | 752 |
| Stuart Martin | Green | 139 |