Before (end of 1982) (43 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 35 · Other 6 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 · Labour 0
After (end of 1983) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 35 · Other 5 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 · Labour 0
Ward results
Billingshurst2 seats
| T Bolden | Lib/Sdp | 872 ✓ |
| Sheila van den Bergh | Conservative | 795 ✓ |
| J Birkwood | Conservative | 786 |
| K. Longhurst | Independent | 442 |
| C Griffin | Ind Con | 347 |
| Van | Den | 0 |
Bramber & Upper Beeding2 seats · turnout 29.2%
| J. Campbell | Lib/Sdp | 1,152 |
| L. Sanford | Independent | 857 |
| S. Nutt | TFY | 366 |
BROADBRIDGE HEATH1 seat · turnout 56.7%
| R. McGregor | Conservative | 475 |
| H. Lamb | Labour | 221 |
| R. Parr-Voller | Lib/Sdp | 209 |
Chanctonbury2 seats · turnout 44.0%
| J. Burningham | Conservative | 1,233 |
| D. Jenkins | Conservative | 1,208 |
| G. De-Ath | Lib/Sdp | 457 |
| J. Allen | Labour | 131 |
| J. McGregor | Labour | 110 |
Denne3 seats
| B. Palmer | Conservative | 1,302 ✓ |
| C Pinion | Conservative | 1,283 ✓ |
| A Windrum | Conservative | 1,232 ✓ |
| M Blackburn | Lib/Sdp | 683 |
| G Hart | Lib/Sdp | 629 |
| P Lamb | Labour | 434 |
| E Shopland | Labour | 391 |
Forest3 seats
| E Miller | Conservative | 1,331 ✓ |
| Evelyn Mauchel | Conservative | 1,293 ✓ |
| A Sheppard | Conservative | 1,164 ✓ |
| T Velate | Lib/Sdp | 895 |
| J Harris | Labour | 591 |
| G Oggerby | Labour | 562 |
Henfield2 seats · turnout 33.9%
| K. Jones | Independent | 1,344 |
| G. Corp | Independent | 1,325 |
| C. Allen | Labour | 166 |
| K. Vinnicombe | Labour | 118 |
Itchingfield & Shipley1 seat
| D. Keen | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Pulborough & Coldwatham2 seats · turnout 31.5%
| A. Gocher | Conservative | 1,157 |
| T. Barber | Conservative | 1,086 |
| B. Gillooly | Lib/Sdp | 271 |
Riverside3 seats · turnout 35.0%
| B. Watson | Conservative | 1,204 |
| W. Roberts | Conservative | 1,194 |
| C. Link | Conservative | 1,158 |
| V. Bowles | Lib/Sdp | 834 |
| F. Moore | Lib/Sdp | 736 |
| J. Thurston | Labour | 683 |
| M. Street | Labour | 590 |
| R. Francis | Ind Con | 313 |
Roffey3 seats · turnout 27.0%
| D. Hilliard | Conservative | 1,666 |
| J. Waller | Conservative | 1,624 |
| G. Godwin | Conservative | 1,607 |
| K. Lawrence | Lib/Sdp | 917 |
| A. McMillan | Labour | 642 |
RUDGWICK1 seat
| P. Henderson | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Slinfold1 seat · turnout 49.9%
| R. Maydwell | Conservative | 352 |
| B. Dick | Lib/Sdp | 321 |
Southwater2 seats · turnout 34.5%
| J. Driver | Conservative | 1,001 |
| A. Albrecht | Conservative | 945 |
| V. Scott | Lib/Sdp | 539 |
Steyning2 seats · turnout 40.6%
| M. Honeywood | Conservative | 1,039 |
| M. Ward | Conservative | 810 |
| C. Williams | Lib/Sdp | 606 |
| S. Battson | Ecol | 161 |
| N. McGregor | Labour | 129 |
| A. Greenland | Labour | 122 |
Storrington2 seats · turnout 38.7%
| F. Shepherd | Conservative | 1,316 |
| R. Tunnell | Conservative | 1,109 |
| C. Macdonald | Lib/Sdp | 688 |
Sullington1 seat · turnout 62.0%
| B. Field | Conservative | 452 ✓ |
| P. Bazire | Independent | 313 |
| P. Dean | Lib/Sdp | 225 |
| J. Armour-Milne | Ind Con | 112 |
Trafalgar3 seats · turnout 40.2%
| J. Hollins | Conservative | 1,210 |
| S. Parsons | Independent | 1,181 |
| J. Walters | Conservative | 1,158 |
| J. Smith | Lib/Sdp | 781 |
| T. Pearce | Lib/Sdp | 697 |
| J. Barwood | Labour | 366 |
Warnham1 seat · turnout 53.6%
| J. Burnham | Conservative | 491 |
| T. Simon | Labour | 125 |
| L. Crosbie | Lib/Sdp | 122 |
West Chiltington1 seat · turnout 49.1%
| C. Dolphin | Conservative | 710 |
| M. Cleaver | Lib/Sdp | 147 |
West Grinstead1 seat · turnout 43.3%
| J. Hanley | Conservative | 538 |
| P. Callard | Lib/Sdp | 276 |
