Before (end of 1978)
Not known.
After (end of 1979)
Not known.
Ward results
Falmer3 seats · turnout 59.8%
| D. Hobden | Labour | 2,472 |
| B. Turner | Labour | 2,226 |
| I. Francis | Labour | 2,117 |
| A. Williamson | Conservative | 1,387 |
| A. Boon | Conservative | 1,368 |
| J. Leat | Conservative | 1,266 |
| M. Flynn | LIB | 456 |
Hanover3 seats · turnout 70.2%
| T. Forester | Labour | 2,028 |
| S. Fitch | Labour | 1,988 |
| I. McGill | Labour | 1,904 |
| M. Harvey | Conservative | 1,445 |
| D. Aherne | Conservative | 1,437 |
| H. Townsend | Conservative | 1,284 |
| A. Oxley | LIB | 343 |
| V. Mundy | COMM | 98 |
Hollingbury3 seats · turnout 65.0%
| A. Harman | Conservative | 2,856 |
| J. Miller | Conservative | 2,592 |
| P. Robinson | Conservative | 2,344 |
| E. Watson | Labour | 2,130 |
| H. Spillman | Labour | 2,117 |
| J. Watson | Labour | 1,912 |
| E. Waters | LIB | 1,626 |
Kings Cliff3 seats · turnout 61.1%
| D. Sheldon | Ind Con | 2,046 ✓ |
| C. Brimmell | Conservative | 1,485 ✓ |
| B. Greenway | Conservative | 1,390 ✓ |
| O. Davies | Labour | 1,270 |
| R. Jones | Conservative | 1,220 |
| V. Neves | Labour | 1,214 |
| R. Whaley | Labour | 1,113 |
| K. Hall | Independent | 433 |
| W. Measor | LIB | 410 |
| J. Beale | Ecol | 262 |
Lewes Road3 seats · turnout 70.2%
| W. Clarke | Labour | 1,808 |
| M. Hill | Labour | 1,720 |
| K. Clarke | Conservative | 1,718 |
| D. Lepper | Labour | 1,700 |
| S. Greenway | Conservative | 1,577 |
| M. Russell | Conservative | 1,545 |
| T. Adkins | LIB | 432 |
| A. Quincey | LIB | 427 |
| T. Measor | LIB | 402 |
Moulsecoomb3 seats · turnout 68.3%
| M. Toner | Conservative | 1,765 |
| M. Richardson | Conservative | 1,738 |
| P. Montgomery | Labour | 1,732 |
| W. Page | Conservative | 1,700 |
| W. Robins | Labour | 1,617 |
| W. Newman | Labour | 1,547 |
| S. Measor | LIB | 558 |
| J. Stevens | Independent | 475 |
Preston3 seats · turnout 65.5%
| D. Baker | Conservative | 3,194 |
| R. Cristofoli | Conservative | 3,177 |
| Saunders J. | Conservative | 3,151 |
| W. Ashby | Labour | 1,442 |
| R. Boakes | Labour | 1,304 |
| P. Bailey | LIB | 1,289 |
| J. Moulton | Labour | 1,277 |
Queens Park3 seats · turnout 61.4%
| H. Somerville | Conservative | 2,449 |
| N. Machan | Conservative | 2,219 |
| M. Williamson | Conservative | 2,034 |
| B. Street | Labour | 1,622 |
| A. King | Labour | 1,597 |
| L. Turner | Labour | 1,545 |
| S. Osborne | LIB | 798 |
Rottingdean3 seats · turnout 70.7%
| J. Blackman | Conservative | 4,393 |
| F. Baker | Conservative | 4,219 |
| R. Larkin | Conservative | 4,170 |
| T. Perkins | LIB | 934 |
| A. Durr | Labour | 828 |
| J. Durr | Labour | 819 |
| F. Spicer | Labour | 685 |
St. Nicholas3 seats · turnout 59.6%
| D. Rogers | LIB | 995 |
| F. Hix | LIB | 925 |
| J. May | LIB | 879 |
| G. Bolton | Conservative | 597 |
| Gee D. | Conservative | 547 |
| J. Terry | Conservative | 518 |
| D. Beere | Labour | 323 |
| L. McLenahan | Labour | 309 |
| C. Packham | Labour | 302 |
St. Peters3 seats · turnout 64.7%
| K. Best | Conservative | 1,448 |
| G. Theobald | Conservative | 1,425 |
| R. Shrives | Conservative | 1,369 |
| M. Neves | Labour | 1,365 |
| F. Netley | Labour | 1,163 |
| D. Turner | Labour | 1,138 |
| D. Wood | LIB | 480 |