Before (end of 1982) (56 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 48 · Other 7 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 · Labour 0
After (end of 1983) (58 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 48 · Other 8 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 · Labour 0
Ward results
Alfriston1 seat · turnout 57.2%
| G. Dimmack | Conservative | 536 |
| I. Enters | Labour | 139 |
| R. Ellis | Lib/Sdp | 123 |
Buxted2 seats · turnout 33.9%
| G. Humphrey | Conservative | 896 |
| I. Edmonds | Conservative | 801 |
| W. Tuke | Independent | 520 |
| R. Ward | Lib/Sdp | 439 |
Chiddingley & East Hoathly1 seat · turnout 45.6%
| C. Kelly | Conservative | 403 |
| J. Clark | Lib/Sdp | 199 |
Crowborough East2 seats · turnout 35.0%
| P. Cary | Conservative | 638 |
| P. Cooper | Conservative | 610 |
| H. Bracken | Lib/Sdp | 427 |
| J. Simes | Lib/Sdp | 393 |
| I. Salmon | Labour | 261 |
| C. Exley | Labour | 218 |
Crowborough North2 seats · turnout 36.0%
| J. Bailey | Conservative | 988 |
| F. Edmonds | Conservative | 839 |
| M. Lee | Lib/Sdp | 541 |
| D. Liston | Lib/Sdp | 505 |
| M. Streeter | Labour | 161 |
Crowborough West2 seats · turnout 34.1%
| E. Ellison | Conservative | 1,097 |
| A. McVitty | Conservative | 1,008 |
| M. Ingeborg | Lib/Sdp | 510 |
Danehill1 seat · turnout 53.3%
| R. Franks | Conservative | 409 |
| F. Stevens | Lib/Sdp | 229 |
Fletching1 seat · turnout 44.1%
| B. Trew | Conservative | 388 |
| P. Harwood | Lib/Sdp | 174 |
Forest Row2 seats · turnout 31.2%
| P. Griffiths | Conservative | 886 |
| E. Gabriel | Conservative | 876 |
| D. Mortleman | Lib/Sdp | 411 |
Frant1 seat · turnout 49.0%
| M Wright | Conservative | 471 |
| S. McMahon | Lib/Sdp | 84 |
Hailsham Central and North2 seats · turnout 38.3%
| B. Gray | Conservative | 951 |
| C. Burbridge | Conservative | 936 |
| T. Stanford | Lib/Sdp | 278 |
| H. Pogson | Labour | 213 |
| P. Zavitzlands | Labour | 154 |
Hailsham East2 seats · turnout 27.2%
| C. Bourne | Conservative | 559 |
| R. Edwards | Conservative | 451 |
| Dan Rose | Labour | 410 |
| J. Ring | Labour | 231 |
| R. Ottaway | Lib/Sdp | 228 |
Hailsham South and West2 seats
| L. Gardner | Conservative | 893 ✓ |
| J. Harvey | Conservative | 804 ✓ |
| B Bloomfield | Lib/Sdp | 329 |
| S Benham | Labour | 217 |
| Brian Joyce | Labour | 176 |
Hartfield1 seat · turnout 46.1%
| G. Barrett | Conservative | 633 |
| D. Hall | Lib/Sdp | 150 |
Heathfield3 seats
| C. Burfield | Conservative | 892 ✓ |
| D. Chidson | Conservative | 856 ✓ |
| Richard Stubbs | Conservative | 834 ✓ |
| H Parks | Lib/Sdp | 333 |
| C Evans | Lib/Sdp | 302 |
| L Eaton | Lib/Sdp | 293 |
| J. Leeves | Labour | 139 |
| M. Anderson | Labour | 135 |
Hellingly2 seats · turnout 26.8%
| T. Woodward | Conservative | 637 |
| G. Hinder | Conservative | 602 |
| M. Kirk | Lib/Sdp | 351 |
| G. Hayward | Labour | 202 |
Herstmonceux2 seats · turnout 37.8%
| J. Richardson | Conservative | 1,046 |
| Batt O. | Conservative | 995 |
| S Burke | Labour | 169 |
| I. Disney | Labour | 155 |
Horam1 seat · turnout 37.5%
| M. Goulden | Independent | 430 |
| R. Kiernan | Lib/Sdp | 256 |
Maresfield2 seats · turnout 37.8%
| R. Hunter | Conservative | 648 |
| J. Carver | Conservative | 627 |
| J. Jent | Lib/Sdp | 466 |
| L. Thirkell | Independent | 341 |
Mayfield2 seats · turnout 34.1%
| G Tuby | Independent | 1,286 |
| D Harrop | Conservative | 1,203 |
| Robert Firth | Conservative | 1,123 |
| D Vasey | Labour | 1,084 |
| C. King | Conservative | 823 |
| R. Kinsey | Conservative | 805 |
| G Trowsdale | Labour | 646 |
| E Dodgson | Labour | 622 |
| E Greenwood | Independent | 586 |
| M Dawson | Lib/Sdp | 461 |
| J. Hutchinson | Lib/Sdp | 286 |
Pevensey and Westham3 seats
| W. Prangnell | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
| J. Ogier | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
| H. Smith | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Polegate North2 seats · turnout 36.6%
| D. Manton | RES | 1,082 |
| S. Burr | RES | 1,055 |
| R. Booth | Labour | 204 |
| K. Booth | Labour | 183 |
Polegate South2 seats · turnout 37.0%
| L. Scott | RES | 764 |
| R. Shingleton | RES | 734 |
| A. Clack | Labour | 304 |
| C. Clark | Labour | 295 |
Rotherfield1 seat · turnout 47.1%
| N. Cox | Conservative | 700 |
| P. Whittington | Lib/Sdp | 425 |
Uckfield3 seats · turnout 36.1%
| M. Wigglesworth | Lib/Sdp | 1,636 |
| R. Gray | Lib/Sdp | 1,178 |
| G. Gow | Independent | 1,128 |
| H. Russell | Conservative | 716 |
| A. Carver | Conservative | 668 |
| W. Carpenter | Conservative | 578 |
| S. Austin | Labour | 222 |
| J Sones | Labour | 196 |
| D. Sudbery | Labour | 171 |
Wadhurst2 seats · turnout 33.7%
| C. Wilkinson | Conservative | 883 |
| M. Mailer-Howat | Conservative | 798 |
| L. Buckingham | Lib/Sdp | 415 |
| L. Child | Labour | 258 |
Waldron2 seats
| John Field | Conservative | 798 ✓ |
| S Yates | Conservative | 788 ✓ |
| J. Evans | Lib/Sdp | 210 |
| R Ferry | Lib/Sdp | 202 |
| D Motley | Labour | 99 |
| K Muir | Labour | 78 |
Willingdon3 seats
| A. McGowan | Conservative | 1,349 ✓ |
| V. Rodgers | RES | 1,052 ✓ |
| T. Wallbank | RES | 801 ✓ |
| V. Vettis | RES | 763 |
| G Page | Labour | 324 |
| C. Drewett | Labour | 311 |
| J. Luce | Labour | 279 |
Withyam2 seats · turnout 35.5%
| N. Alexander | Conservative | 983 |
| P. Passmore | Conservative | 970 |
| C. Munday | Lib/Sdp | 402 |
