Before (end of 1986) (56 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 51 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 · Labour 1 · Other 0
After (end of 1987) (56 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 51 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 · Labour 1 · Other 0
Ward results
Aldingbourne1 seat · turnout 42.2%
| A. Arnold | Conservative | 716 ✓ |
| J. Cole | Lib/Sdp | 244 |
| D. French | BRDI | 51 |
| R. Mills | Labour | 18 |
Aldwick East2 seats
| F. Bridges | Conservative | 1,333 ✓ |
| T. Fripp | Conservative | 1,272 ✓ |
| W Wolforth | BRDI | 428 |
| M Berry | Lib/Sdp | 419 |
| P Graydon | Lib/Sdp | 296 |
| M Mills | Labour | 106 |
| C Wells | Labour | 105 |
Aldwick West3 seats
| M Gale-Whorlow | Conservative | 1,494 ✓ |
| B Garrard | Conservative | 1,476 ✓ |
| S Holton | Conservative | 1,446 ✓ |
| A Luff | Lib/Sdp | 534 |
| R Eyre | Lib/Sdp | 490 |
| C Beckerson | Lib/Sdp | 489 |
| J Lewis | Labour | 203 |
| K Jacques | Labour | 201 |
Angmering3 seats · turnout 41.6%
| S. Anderson | Conservative | 1,322 |
| Gillian Anne Brown | Conservative | 1,320 |
| J. Kingsley | Conservative | 1,268 |
| M. Doyle | Lib/Sdp | 706 |
| C. Graves | Lib/Sdp | 605 |
| P. Krijgsman | Lib/Sdp | 552 |
| A. Campbell | Labour | 174 |
| A. Grant | Labour | 153 |
| K. Grant | Labour | 151 |
Arundel2 seats · turnout 39.6%
| A. Canovan | Conservative | 684 ✓ |
| John Rankin | Conservative | 675 ✓ |
| A. Pescott | Independent | 455 |
| V. Nash | Lib/Sdp | 263 |
| W. Beamish | Lib/Sdp | 206 |
| M. Snow | Labour | 96 |
| M. Taylor | Labour | 91 |
Barnham3 seats · turnout 32.4%
| Jean Goad | Conservative | 1,627 |
| I. Lightbody | Conservative | 1,494 |
| S. Haymes | Conservative | 1,459 |
| S. Whatley | Lib/Sdp | 791 |
| P Found | Labour | 398 |
| P. Warren | Labour | 377 |
Bersted3 seats · turnout 37.3%
| R. Whittington | Conservative | 1,131 |
| G. Tullett | Conservative | 1,129 |
| J Potter | Conservative | 1,087 |
| H. Huskisson | Lib/Sdp | 974 |
| M. Burnett | Lib/Sdp | 895 |
| S. Olliver | Lib/Sdp | 701 |
| P. Bowron | Labour | 288 |
| K. Liddle | Labour | 239 |
| J. O'Brien | Labour | 230 |
East Preston & Kingston3 seats · turnout 45.9%
| R. Bowdery | Conservative | 1,702 |
| A. Brownlow | Conservative | 1,699 |
| A. Norris | Conservative | 1,694 |
| D. Macdonald | Lib/Sdp | 615 |
| S. Macdonald | Lib/Sdp | 612 |
| M. Wilson | Lib/Sdp | 556 |
| A Dines | Labour | 132 |
| H. Truman | Labour | 121 |
Felpham East2 seats · turnout 40.5%
| E. Lacy | Conservative | 1,227 |
| F. Lyons | Conservative | 1,155 |
| R. Kissell | Lib/Sdp | 472 |
| E. Harris | BRDI | 270 |
| D. Perrin | Labour | 192 |
| E Nattrass | Labour | 151 |
Felpham West2 seats · turnout 45.0%
| R. Jones | Conservative | 1,200 |
| G. Bird | Conservative | 1,178 |
| N. Perkin | Lib/Sdp | 510 |
| J. Adams | Labour | 152 |
| J. Cox | Labour | 135 |
FERRING2 seats · turnout 51.1%
| G. McWilliam | Conservative | 1,559 |
| C. Parkin | Conservative | 1,544 |
| G. Eyre | Lib/Sdp | 390 |
| J. Mitchener | Lib/Sdp | 367 |
| K. Greatorex | Labour | 100 |
Findon1 seat · turnout 60.6%
| D. Birt | Conservative | 547 |
| J. Elliott | Lib/Sdp | 362 |
Hotham2 seats · turnout 32.5%
| P. Stinchcombe | Lib/Sdp | 843 |
| P. Wotherspoon | Conservative | 796 |
| J. Newell | Lib/Sdp | 663 |
| F. Coxon | Labour | 203 |
| M. Read | Labour | 184 |
Littlehampton Beach2 seats · turnout 45.9%
| J. Walsh | Lib/Sdp | 957 ✓ |
| U. Firman | Conservative | 879 ✓ |
| L. Faulkner | Conservative | 789 |
| H. Patterson | Lib/Sdp | 657 |
| A. Hawkes | Independent | 282 |
| Jennings M. | Labour | 117 |
| W. Squires | Labour | 114 |
Littlehampton Central2 seats · turnout 32.7%
| W. Kingshott | Conservative | 656 |
| E. Newell | Conservative | 619 |
| P. Cook | Lib/Sdp | 500 |
| C. Swonnell | Lib/Sdp | 468 |
| A. Evans | Labour | 193 |
| G. Greatorex | Labour | 166 |
Littlehampton Ham2 seats · turnout 36.7%
| S. Gamble | Conservative | 486 |
| A. Squires | Labour | 429 |
| T. Wicks | Conservative | 410 |
| D. Sampson | Lib/Sdp | 376 |
| K. Harris | Lib/Sdp | 334 |
| P. Lane | Labour | 322 |
Littlehampton River1 seat · turnout 41.2%
| J. Webb | Conservative | 369 ✓ |
| A. Scott | Lib/Sdp | 305 |
| B. Warry | Independent | 153 |
| A. McCarthy | Labour | 97 |
Littlehampton Wick2 seats
| R. Orpin | Conservative | 701 ✓ |
| M Tuohy | Conservative | 660 ✓ |
| J. Kingsbury | Lib/Sdp | 645 |
| M. Saville | Lib/Sdp | 636 |
| C Willsher | Labour | 270 |
| S Phillimore | Labour | 258 |
Marine2 seats
| C. Birkinshaw | Conservative | 761 ✓ |
| A. Shingler | Conservative | 708 ✓ |
| D. Box | Lib/Sdp | 498 |
| R Hewitt | Lib/Sdp | 360 |
| J Brooks | BRDI | 318 |
| L Murphy | BRDI | 254 |
| D. Griffin | Labour | 134 |
| K Slowe | Labour | 129 |
Middleton-on-Sea2 seats · turnout 39.9%
| E. Chandler | Conservative | 1,247 |
| E. Osorio | Conservative | 1,014 |
| R. Ardagh | Lib/Sdp | 545 |
| J. Firth | Labour | 244 |
Orchard2 seats · turnout 39.3%
| M. Rogers | Lib/Sdp | 677 |
| C. Morrish | Lib/Sdp | 646 |
| G Boucher | Conservative | 489 |
| R Henderson | Conservative | 484 |
| G. Cope | Labour | 162 |
| R. Walter | Labour | 153 |
Pagham3 seats · turnout 40.5%
| J Dawson | Conservative | 991 ✓ |
| L Brown | Conservative | 966 ✓ |
| G. Hall | Conservative | 955 ✓ |
| J Powell | Lib/Sdp | 383 |
| J Morrish | Lib/Sdp | 363 |
| J Nolder | Lib/Sdp | 327 |
| S Whittaker | BRDI | 183 |
| J. Chester | Labour | 171 |
| J. Tomlinson | Labour | 144 |
| C Newton-Evans | Labour | 139 |
Pevensey2 seats · turnout 39.0%
| R. Brown | Conservative | 678 |
| A. Richards | Conservative | 669 |
| R. Nash | Labour | 474 |
| P. Beckerson | Lib/Sdp | 449 |
| P Hastings | Labour | 401 |
| H. Matthews | Lib/Sdp | 384 |
Rustington East2 seats · turnout 47.4%
| D. Whittaker | Conservative | 1,306 |
| Ann Williamson | Conservative | 1,279 |
| M. Almond | Lib/Sdp | 425 |
| N. Garner | Lib/Sdp | 424 |
| L. Mariani | Labour | 86 |
| R. Stringer | Labour | 86 |
Rustington North2 seats · turnout 44.0%
| Raymond Bower | Conservative | 740 |
| G. Jones | Conservative | 683 |
| E. Branch | Lib/Sdp | 575 |
| G. Young | Lib/Sdp | 564 |
| S. Williams | Labour | 98 |
| N. Rush | Labour | 93 |
Rustington South2 seats · turnout 45.1%
| R. Brown | Conservative | 1,011 |
| H. Parris | Conservative | 940 |
| F. Eyre | Lib/Sdp | 407 |
| N. Hughes | Lib/Sdp | 378 |
| E. Sargent | Labour | 72 |
| N. Shorten | Labour | 65 |
Walberton1 seat · turnout 50.7%
| G. Hurle-Hobbs | Conservative | 771 |
| G. Fletcher | Lib/Sdp | 288 |
| A. Monnery | Labour | 59 |
