Before (end of 1986) (45 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 24 · Other 14 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 · Labour 3
After (end of 1987) (45 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 29 · Other 10 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 · Labour 2
Ward results
Ashburnham Etc1 seat
| I. Cox | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Battle3 seats · turnout 40.1%
| J. Southam | Lib/Sdp | 1,046 |
| B. Bull | Conservative | 912 |
| D. Rogers | Lib/Sdp | 909 |
| J. Williams | Conservative | 870 |
| Wood L. | Independent | 716 |
| G. Gough | Independent | 569 |
| R Beckwith | Labour | 295 |
Beckley & Peasmarsh1 seat · turnout 57.9%
| Dr. Mel Bishop | Conservative | 578 |
| J. Jacobs | Lib/Sdp | 323 |
Bodiam & Ewhurst1 seat · turnout 53.5%
| J. Penney | Conservative | 376 |
| R. Wickenden | Lib/Sdp | 167 |
Brede & Udimore1 seat · turnout 47.5%
| E. Brooker | Conservative | 546 |
| J. Diamond | Lib/Sdp | 267 |
Burwash1 seat · turnout 44.8%
| G. Davidson | Independent | 445 |
| D. James | Lib/Sdp | 433 |
Camber1 seat
| R. Pulford | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Catsfield & Crowhurst1 seat · turnout 61.6%
| J. Theis | Lib/Sdp | 429 |
| D. Cane | Conservative | 328 |
Central3 seats · turnout 41.1%
| Eveline Armstrong | Conservative | 1,150 |
| C. Butchers | Conservative | 1,042 |
| C. Carpenter | Conservative | 1,031 |
| B. Eberli | Lib/Sdp | 679 |
| K. Beard | Independent | 314 |
| B. Pugh | Labour | 306 |
| J. Winterbottom | Labour | 301 |
| J. Brailsford | Labour | 271 |
Collington3 seats · turnout 48.3%
| E. Baker | Conservative | 1,842 |
| L. Rashbrook | Conservative | 1,766 |
| M. George | Conservative | 1,702 |
| B. Mullen | Lib/Sdp | 927 |
| A. Cradock | Labour | 265 |
Etchingham & Hurst Green1 seat · turnout 57.0%
| N. Barton | Conservative | 410 |
| G. Hearn | Lib/Sdp | 369 |
| J. Harper | Independent | 111 |
Guestling & Pett1 seat · turnout 50.6%
| D Lovejoy | Conservative | 565 |
| J. Goodsell | Lib/Sdp | 303 |
Northiam1 seat · turnout 53.1%
| F. Price | Conservative | 498 |
| C. Keith-Lucas | Lib/Sdp | 301 |
Old Town2 seats
| G Shackleton | RES | 1,142 |
| R. Breeds | Conservative | 985 |
| A Stevens | Independent | 799 ✓ |
| M Bell | Conservative | 615 ✓ |
| C Clark | Lib/Sdp | 580 |
| L Wells | Conservative | 578 |
| F Dowdeswell | Lib/Sdp | 496 |
| G. Fortsch | Labour | 325 |
| A Winterbottom | Labour | 264 |
| D Newbold | Labour | 242 |
| O Jones | Labour | 239 |
| M Smith | Labour | 230 |
Rye3 seats
| G. Shackleton | RES | 1,142 |
| R. Breeds | Conservative | 985 |
| F. Dowdeswell | Lib/Sdp | 496 |
| G. Fortsch | Labour | 325 |
| O. Jones | Labour | 239 |
| M. Smith | Labour | 230 |
Sackville2 seats
| J. Wicks | Conservative | 1,052 ✓ |
| R. Side | Conservative | 884 ✓ |
| T Wade | Lib/Sdp | 653 |
| R Tweedie-Walker | RES | 641 |
| O Brailsford | Labour | 125 |
Sedlescombe & Whatlington1 seat · turnout 66.9%
| T. Walker | Conservative | 434 |
| A. Moore | Lib/Sdp | 400 |
Sidley3 seats · turnout 30.1%
| M. Timms | Labour | 1,043 |
| H. Morgan | Labour | 1,024 |
| E. Hookway | Conservative | 939 |
| S. Gover | Labour | 862 |
St. Marks3 seats · turnout 49.6%
| I. Brampton | Conservative | 1,645 |
| L. Phillips | Conservative | 1,620 |
| W. Sansom | Conservative | 1,568 |
| P. Doughty | Lib/Sdp | 682 |
| J. Zipperlen | Lib/Sdp | 629 |
| M. Newbold | Labour | 185 |
St. Michaels3 seats · turnout 38.4%
| M. Traice | RES | 1,091 |
| D. Houghton | Conservative | 982 |
| P. Guilmant | RES | 935 |
| M. Kenward | RES | 876 |
| V. Poole | Conservative | 829 |
| S. Tickner | Labour | 207 |
St. Stephens3 seats · turnout 54.2%
| S. Boyd | Conservative | 1,397 |
| B. Kentfield | Conservative | 1,396 |
| J. Nichols | Conservative | 1,374 |
| C. Nicholson | Lib/Sdp | 1,089 |
| F. Rye | Lib/Sdp | 1,075 |
| J. Lee | Lib/Sdp | 981 |
| P. Moore | Labour | 216 |
Ticehurst2 seats · turnout 37.0%
| W. Jones | Independent | 605 |
| J. Drewe | Independent | 603 |
| A. Barrass | Lib/Sdp | 576 |
Winchelsea & Rye Harbour1 seat · turnout 53.1%
| J. Sutton | Conservative | 618 |
| S. Holmes | Lib/Sdp | 469 |
