Overall result

Conservative - 26
Liberal Democrat - 16
Independent - 6

Ward results

Beaminster (two seats) - turnout 48.82%

Christopher Etherington (Con) - 705

Mike Garcia (Ind) - 154

Rebecca Knox (Con) - 704

Janet Page (Lib Dem) - 712 - Elected

Caroline Payne (Lib Dem) - 813 - Elected

Bradford Abbas (one seat) - turnout 59.84%

Gill Black (Green) - 52

Wendy Mellish (Con) - 432 - Elected

Trevor Rogers (Lib Dem) - 419

Bradpole (one seat) - turnout 40.59%

Ronald Coatsworth (Con) - 474 - Elected

Gill Fifield (Lib Dem) - 134

Julian Jones (Green) - 63

Bridport North (two seats) - turnout 40.51%

Keith Day (Con) - 466

Neil Judd (Green) - 173

Ros Kayes (Lib Dem) - 543 - Elected

Richard Nicholls (Lab) - 155

Martin Ray (Lib Dem) - 514

Colin Sparkes (Ind) - 156

Roger Stoodley (Con) - 561 - Elected

Bridport South and Bothenhampton (three seats) - turnout 45.55%

Lesley Begley (Lab) - 211

Sandra Brown (Con) - 1,061 - Elected

Tess Dickson (Green) - 391

John Hunt (Lib Dem) - 612

Dave Rickard (Lib Dem) - 689

David Tett (Ind) - 755 - Elected

David Wallace (Con) - 656

Karl Wallace (Lib Dem) - 779 - Elected

Liisa Wallace (Con) - 547

Broadmayne (one seat) - turnout 45.81%

Melissa Lane (Lib Dem) - 230

Alan Thacker (Con) - 429 - Elected

Broadwindsor (one seat) - turnout 45.01%

Terry Harrison (Lib Dem) - 198

Jacqui Sewell (Con) - 474 - Elected

Burton Bradstock (one seat) - turnout 65.1%

Jonathan Cook (Con) - 482

Mark Parsons (Lib Dem) - 531 - Elected

Leon Sea (Green) - 64

Cam Vale (one seat) - turnout 52.47%

Tony Cook (Con) - 377

Stephen Friar (Lib Dem) - 407 - Elected

Peter Jenkins (UK Ind) - 91

Charminster & Cerne Valley (two seats) - turnout 47.44%

Len Ahern (Lab) - 249

Sarah East (Con) - 1,150 - Elected

Fred Horsington (Con) - 1,131 - Elected

Mike McGuinness (Lib Dem) - 540

Charmouth (one seat)

David Newson (Ind) - Elected uncontested

Chesil Bank (one seat) - turnout 51.73%

Thomas Bartlett (Con) - 605 - Elected

Dianne Gardner (Lib Dem) - 309

Chickerell (three seats) - turnout 37.41%

Jean Dunseith (Con) - 656

Robin Fleming (Con) - 654

Ian Gardner (Lib Dem) - 739 - Elected

Tony Gould (Lab) - 156

Kate Parish (Lab) - 133

Michael Rogers (Lib Dem) - 672 - Elected

Elaine Whyte (Con) - 733 - Elected

John Worth (Lib Dem) - 669

Roger Wyatt (Lab) - 124

Chideock & Symondsbury (one seat) - turnout 45.15%

Tony Fifield (Lib Dem) - 227

Gillian Summers (Con) - 449 - Elected

Dorchester East (two seats) - turnout 40.25%

Adrian Delgoffe (Ind) - 267

Timothy Harries (Lib Dem) - 659 - Elected

Stella Jones (Lib Dem) - 838 - Elected

Roy Martindale (Con) - 458

Oliver Trevett (Lab) - 182

Dorchester North (two seats) - turnout 43.73%

Vivienne Allan (Con) - 519

Alan Beard (Con) - 551

Vicki Black (Ind) - 404

Andrew Canning (Lib Dem) - 726 - Elected

Susie Hosford (Lib Dem) - 636 - Elected

Dorchester South (two seats) - turnout 49.43%

Jonathan Halewood (Con) - 664

Neil Matthews (Con) - 578

Robin Potter (Lib Dem) - 940 - Elected

Molly Rennie (Lib Dem) - 1,007 - Elected

Dorchester West (two seats) - turnout 45.22%

David Barrett (Ind) - 755 - Elected

Jane Cooke (Con) - 360

Jesse Fell (Lab) - 149

Anita Harries (Lib Dem) - 495

Leonard Heath (Ind) - 366

Trevor Jones (Lib Dem) - 764 - Elected

Frome Valley (one seat) - turnout 50.88%

Sonia Morris (Lib Dem) - 177

Mary Penfold (Con) - 711 - Elected

Halstock (one seat)

Tony Frost (Ind) - Elected uncontested

Loders (one seat) - turnout 46.31%

Maggie Ray (Lib Dem) - 224

Mark Roberts (Con) - 441 - Elected

Lyme Regis (two seats) - turnout 47.78%

Patrick Hicks (Ind) - 591 - Elected

Owen Lovell (Con) - 568

Ken Meech (Con) - 420

Daryl Turner (Lib Dem) - 769 - Elected

Stanley Williams - 283

Maiden Newton (one seat)

Nick Patmore (Con) - Elected uncontested

Marshwood Vale (one seat) - turnout 50.8%

Michael Robinson (Con) - 451 - Elected

Lorraine Thomas (Lib Dem) - 277

Netherbury (one seat) - turnout 35.2%

Anthony Alford (Con) - 395 - Elected

John Wymer (Lib Dem) - 191

Owermoigne (two seats) - turnout 50.55%

Robert Armstrong (Lib Dem) - 441

David Burden (Lib Dem) - 467

Gerald Napper (Lab) - 190

Wendy Napper (Lab) - 177

Peter Read (Con) - 818 - Elected

Teresa Seall (Con) - 770 - Elected

Piddle Valley (one seat) - turnout 46.23%

Nicki Barker (Con) - 644 - Elected

Christopher Savory (Lib Dem) - 114

Puddletown (one seat)

Patrick Cooke (Con) - Elected uncontested

Queen Thorne (one seat) - turnout 45.1%

Robert Gould (Con) - 599 - Elected

Jonathan Jones (Lib Dem) - 136

Sherborne East (two seats) - turnout 42.55%

Dominic Elliott (Con) - 789 - Elected

Terry Farmer (Con) - 813 - Elected

Colin Gloster (Lib Dem) - 295

Susan Greene (Green) - 441

Justine McGuinness (Lib Dem) - 286

Graham Parish (Lab) - 188

Sherborne West (two seats) - turnout 42.18%

Kate Friar (Lib Dem) - 503

Shirley Hewson (Lib Dem) - 459

Peter Shorland (Con) - 926 - Elected

Majorie Snowden (Con) - 878 - Elected

Winterborne St Martin (one seat)

Stephen Slade (Ind)- Elected uncontested

Yetminster (one seat) - turnout 53.39%

Jo Jones (Lib Dem) - 327

Margaret Lawrence (Con) - 402 - Elected