Before (end of 1972)
Not known.
After (end of 1973)
Not known.
Ward results
Falmer3 seats · turnout 28.0%
| D. Hobden | Labour | 1,415 |
| I. Francis | Labour | 1,346 |
| B. Turner | Labour | 1,315 |
| A. Baldry | Conservative | 471 |
| B. Bundock | Conservative | 444 |
| M. Williamson | Conservative | 416 |
| F. Neerman | COMM | 105 |
Kings Cliff3 seats · turnout 45.4%
| D. Sheldon | Conservative | 1,757 |
| J. Blackman | Conservative | 1,613 |
| D. Aherne | Conservative | 1,584 |
| F. Nettley | Labour | 1,366 |
| K. Nightingale | Labour | 1,345 |
| A. Durr | Labour | 1,301 |
Patcham3 seats · turnout 33.4%
| E. Tugwell | Conservative | 1,672 |
| M. Clarke | Conservative | 1,654 |
| J. Wakefield | Conservative | 1,604 |
| F. Spicer | Labour | 659 |
| R. Ferrier | Labour | 621 |
| W. Ashby | Labour | 591 |
Pier3 seats · turnout 41.8%
| L. Williams | Labour | 1,159 |
| J. Leachman | Conservative | 1,100 |
| W. Adams | Labour | 1,086 |
| V. Hennessy | Labour | 1,077 |
| C. Vale | Conservative | 1,031 |
| J. Buttimer | Conservative | 998 |
Preston3 seats · turnout 25.0%
| D. Baker | Conservative | 1,640 |
| E. Cristofoli | Conservative | 1,639 |
| Saunders J. | Conservative | 1,635 |
| M. Jachnik | Labour | 749 |
Preston Park3 seats · turnout 32.4%
| P. Best | Conservative | 1,537 |
| C. Jermy | Conservative | 1,438 |
| J. Coulston | Conservative | 1,406 |
| P. Bailey | LIB | 969 |
| K. Bailey | LIB | 836 |
| M. Latham | LIB | 691 |
| D. Hill | Labour | 552 |
| A. Nicholls | Ind Con | 337 |
Queens Park3 seats · turnout 32.9%
| I. Lee | Conservative | 1,643 |
| H. Somerville | Conservative | 1,636 |
| R. Brown | Labour | 1,635 |
| A. King | Labour | 1,538 |
Rottingdean3 seats · turnout 33.1%
| R. Larkin | Conservative | 2,378 |
| F. Baker | Conservative | 2,334 |
| S. Levison | Conservative | 2,265 |
| J. Colin | Labour | 430 |