Before (end of 1972)
Not known.
After (end of 1973) (37 seats, Elections Centre)
The Liberal Party 16 · Conservative 13 · Labour 6 · Other 2
Ward results
Marine2 seats · turnout 46.7%
| P. James | RES | 653 ✓ |
| B. Warner | RES | 648 ✓ |
| W. Robbins | Conservative | 415 |
| P. Moseley | Conservative | 378 |
| J. Harwood | Labour | 70 |
No. 1 (Shoreham: Buckingham)2 seats
| J. Elliott | Conservative | 592 |
| C. Hurrell | Conservative | 563 |
| T. Boustead | LIB | 423 |
| D. Brook | LIB | 421 |
| G. Knee | Labour | 65 |
No. 10 (Southwick: South)1 seat · turnout 56.0%
| J. Hobbis | Labour | 379 |
| R. Gristwood | Conservative | 209 |
No. 11 (Southwick: West)2 seats · turnout 49.1%
| R. Barber | Conservative | 782 |
| I. Sweet | Conservative | 778 |
| Berry P. | Labour | 469 |
| J. Moon | Labour | 412 |
No. 12 (Lancing: East)4 seats · turnout 48.7%
| P. Bartram | The Liberal Party | 1,178 ✓ |
| J Brooks | LIB | 982 ✓ |
| M Sherlock | LIB | 936 ✓ |
| C Hamblin | LIB | 896 ✓ |
| Frank Wilkinson | Conservative | 763 |
| A Lane | Conservative | 681 |
| S Ball | Conservative | 663 |
| R Waters | Labour | 183 |
| S Lichfield | Labour | 181 |
No. 13 (Lancing: West)4 seats
| D Hills | LIB | 833 ✓ |
| D Baird | LIB | 820 ✓ |
| Y Burley | Conservative | 820 ✓ |
| R Burt | LIB | 816 ✓ |
| M Trickey | Conservative | 815 |
| M Swadling | LIB | 796 |
| R Snowdon | Conservative | 790 |
| M Collins | Conservative | 755 |
| B Barnes | Labour | 217 |
| C Barnes | Labour | 212 |
| Matt Ford | Labour | 199 |
No. 14 (Lancing: North)4 seats
| C Robinson | LIB | 1,152 ✓ |
| J Robinson | LIB | 1,149 ✓ |
| A Kimmins | LIB | 1,067 ✓ |
| J Leeds | LIB | 1,023 ✓ |
| Richard Passmore | Conservative | 697 |
| Donald Potter | Conservative | 634 |
| D Hussey | Conservative | 621 |
| D Plummer | Conservative | 598 |
| L Gatland | Labour | 186 |
| J Gatland | Labour | 183 |
| M Kelly | Labour | 174 |
| P Kelly | Labour | 156 |
No. 15 (Sompting)5 seats
| B Burridge | LIB | 1,503 ✓ |
| B Green | LIB | 1,424 ✓ |
| J Charlton | LIB | 1,415 ✓ |
| J Cheal | LIB | 1,408 ✓ |
| B Nicholls | LIB | 1,331 ✓ |
| Elizabeth Sparkes | Conservative | 782 |
| E Beasley | Conservative | 757 |
| R Garnham | Conservative | 726 |
No. 2 (Shoreham: Kingston Buci)2 seats · turnout 38.4%
| M. Colquhoun | Labour | 698 |
| C. Mitchell | Labour | 625 |
| A. Ransom | Conservative | 338 |
| C. Richings | Conservative | 321 |
No. 3 (Shoreham: Kingston St.Julians)2 seats · turnout 45.5%
| G. Carroll | Conservative | 655 |
| J. White | Labour | 627 |
| K. Chipperfield | Conservative | 620 |
| R. Harwood | Labour | 595 |
No. 5 (Shoreham: St. Marys)2 seats
| F. Richards | Conservative | 521 |
| E. Potter | Conservative | 439 |
| G. Blackman | LIB | 417 |
| W. Swatheridge | LIB | 408 |
| A. Watson | Labour | 108 |
No. 6 (Shoreham: St. Nicholas)2 seats · turnout 44.1%
| F. Page | Conservative | 516 |
| M. Smith | Conservative | 502 |
| A. Symonds | LIB | 455 |
| M. King | LIB | 445 |
| R. Mitchell | Labour | 98 |
No. 7 (Southwick: Central)2 seats · turnout 53.3%
| G. Wey | Conservative | 614 |
| J. Coghlan | Conservative | 505 |
| R. Clark | Labour | 347 |
| B. Divers | Independent | 344 |
| E. Kenward | Labour | 302 |
No. 8 (Southwick: Fishergate)1 seat · turnout 50.8%
| E. Sharman | Independent | 344 |
| Dunn R. | Conservative | 263 |
No. 9 (Southwick: North)2 seats · turnout 49.3%
| K. Moon | Labour | 625 |
| J. Newman | Conservative | 622 |
| V. Joyce | Conservative | 617 |
| L. Boreham | Labour | 566 |