Before (end of 1975) (41 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 23 · Conservative 16 · The Liberal Party 2 · Labour 0
After (end of 1976) (41 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 29 · Other 12 · The Liberal Party 0 · Labour 0
Ward results
Billingshurst2 seats · turnout 30.0%
| K. Longhurst | Conservative | 981 |
| C. Griffin | Independent | 850 |
| D. Saunders | UKNP | 180 |
Bramber & Upper Beeding2 seats · turnout 28.7%
| M. Milburn | Conservative | 983 |
| L. Sanford | Independent | 765 |
| P. Callard | LIB | 380 |
BROADBRIDGE HEATH1 seat
| R. McGregor | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Henfield3 seats · turnout 41.6%
| K. Jones | RES | 832 |
| T. Jones | Conservative | 811 |
| G. Corp | Conservative | 750 |
| F. Wright | Conservative | 633 |
| L. Bishop | Independent | 537 |
| R. Summarsell | RES | 510 |
| W. Rickard | Independent | 329 |
| E. Seymour | LIB | 198 |
| F. Tysoe | LIB | 174 |
No. 1 (Horsham: North)5 seats
| Amanda Murrell | Conservative | 2,132 ✓ |
| C Link | Conservative | 2,122 ✓ |
| Elliott Miller | Conservative | 2,092 ✓ |
| H West | Conservative | 2,061 ✓ |
| James Taylor | Conservative | 1,065 ✓ |
| Peter Lamb | Labour | 1,059 |
| R Nevins | Labour | 1,042 |
| J Harris | Labour | 1,033 |
| R Battersby | Labour | 1,007 |
| T Prodger | Labour | 949 |
No. 15 (Slinfold)1 seat
| A. Anderson | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
No. 18 (Roffey)2 seats · turnout 34.5%
| D. Bosanquet | Conservative | 1,043 |
| A. Sheppard | Conservative | 935 |
| R. Harris | Labour | 284 |
| J. Ivatts | Labour | 249 |
No. 2 (Horsham: South)4 seats
| G Pinion | Conservative | 1,512 ✓ |
| Evelyn Mauchel | Conservative | 1,503 ✓ |
| G Gould | Conservative | 1,458 ✓ |
| W Roberts | Conservative | 1,450 ✓ |
| Terence O'Connor | Labour | 1,029 |
| James Thurston | Labour | 900 |
| P Colville | Labour | 892 |
| Robin Brian Clements | Labour | 882 |
No. 22 (Southwater)2 seats · turnout 33.1%
| J. Cheal | Independent | 813 |
| M. Charman | Independent | 795 |
| E. Charman | Independent | 512 |
| R. Francis | Independent | 243 |
No. 24 (Shipley)1 seat
| D. Keen | Independent | 0 ✓ |
No. 3 (Horsham: West)4 seats · turnout 37.8%
| W. Parsons | Independent | 1,991 |
| D. Jeffries | Conservative | 1,794 |
| M. Collins | Conservative | 1,715 |
| B. Moore | Conservative | 1,686 |
| G. Martin | Independent | 987 |
| R. Evenden | Labour | 756 |
No. 7 (Ashington & Washington)1 seat · turnout 42.3%
| T. Rowland | Independent | 676 |
| V. Francis | LIB | 244 |
No. 8 (Thakeham)1 seat · turnout 60.7%
| E. Jenkins | Conservative | 366 |
| H. Skinner | Independent | 183 |
Nuthurst1 seat
| J. Mackenzie | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Pulborough & Coldwatham2 seats
| H. Gocher | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
| B. Cousins | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
RUDGWICK1 seat
| P. Henderson | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Steyning2 seats · turnout 46.1%
| M. Dingemans | Independent | 1,121 |
| J. Mimmack | Independent | 755 |
| P. Foster | Conservative | 600 |
| R. Paice | LIB | 286 |
Storrington2 seats · turnout 44.2%
| F. Shepherd | Conservative | 979 |
| R. Tunnell | Conservative | 707 |
| L. Ellis | Independent | 558 |
| D. Marlow | LIB | 438 |
| P. Dean | LIB | 245 |
Sullington1 seat · turnout 49.3%
| H. Rogers | Conservative | 406 |
| P. Donaldson | LIB | 284 |
Warnham1 seat · turnout 51.8%
| A. Hodgson | Conservative | 484 |
| G. Ward | Labour | 203 |
West Chiltington1 seat · turnout 51.9%
| J. Gardner | Conservative | 677 |
| M. Cleaver | LIB | 126 |
West Grinstead1 seat · turnout 50.9%
| J. Scragg | Independent | 492 |
| D. Pike | LIB | 390 |
