Before (end of 1986) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 35 · Other 5 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 · Labour 0
After (end of 1987) (43 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 33 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 6 · Other 4 · Labour 0
Ward results
Billingshurst2 seats · turnout 40.6%
| A. Bolden | Lib/Sdp | 969 |
| S. Van Den Bergh | Conservative | 928 |
| G. Cartner | Conservative | 802 |
| P. Reynolds | Lib/Sdp | 741 |
| S. Clout | Labour | 112 |
Bramber & Upper Beeding2 seats
| J. Campbell | Lib/Sdp | 892 |
| L. Sanford | Independent | 851 |
| C. Wright | Conservative | 554 |
BROADBRIDGE HEATH1 seat · turnout 52.1%
| R. McGregor | Conservative | 514 |
| S. Horner | Lib/Sdp | 503 |
| B. Thomas | Labour | 75 |
Chanctonbury2 seats · turnout 42.2%
| J. Burningham | Conservative | 1,006 |
| E. Jenkins | Conservative | 903 |
| A. Hughes | Lib/Sdp | 604 |
| P. Jeffs | Lib/Sdp | 597 |
Denne3 seats
| B. Palmer | Conservative | 1,558 ✓ |
| P Billington | Conservative | 1,478 ✓ |
| G Pinion | Conservative | 1,397 ✓ |
| D Farmer | Lib/Sdp | 865 |
| E Shopland | Labour | 386 |
| James Thurston | Labour | 357 |
| J Spottiswoode | Labour | 351 |
Forest3 seats
| Evelyn Mauchel | Conservative | 1,198 ✓ |
| D Lynn | Conservative | 1,131 ✓ |
| H Crooks | Conservative | 1,092 ✓ |
| G Scott | Lib/Sdp | 815 |
| S Newton | Lib/Sdp | 780 |
| A McMillan | Labour | 331 |
Henfield2 seats · turnout 41.3%
| G. Corp | Independent | 1,060 |
| M. Howard | Conservative | 1,022 |
| S. Emmott | Green | 852 |
| J. Armour-Milne | RES | 757 |
Holbrook2 seats · turnout 29.3%
| E. Lancaster | Conservative | 870 |
| G. Godwin | Conservative | 836 |
| N. Shields | Lib/Sdp | 589 |
| H. Lamb | Labour | 307 |
Itchingfield & Shipley1 seat · turnout 46.9%
| D. Keen | Conservative | 604 |
| E. Cadwell | Lib/Sdp | 305 |
Pulborough & Coldwatham2 seats · turnout 33.3%
| D. Barber | Conservative | 1,136 |
| M. Warner | Conservative | 932 |
| F. Wojewodzka | Lib/Sdp | 635 |
Riverside3 seats · turnout 42.6%
| R. Budd | Conservative | 1,220 |
| B. Watson | Conservative | 1,215 |
| K. Parminter | Lib/Sdp | 1,206 |
| A. Sheppard | Conservative | 1,180 |
| M. Fletcher | Lib/Sdp | 1,136 |
| J. Smithson | Lib/Sdp | 1,084 |
| D. Barrett | Labour | 464 |
| G. Morris | Labour | 379 |
| M. Street | Labour | 369 |
ROFFEY NORTH2 seats · turnout 41.5%
| D. Hilliard | Conservative | 957 |
| D. Mason | Conservative | 839 |
| E. Owen | Lib/Sdp | 763 |
| T. Prodger | Lib/Sdp | 715 |
| P. Lamb | Labour | 327 |
| Lamb A. | Labour | 266 |
RUDGWICK1 seat
| P. Henderson | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Rusper1 seat
| E. Kitchen | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Slinfold1 seat · turnout 49.9%
| D. Banks | Conservative | 314 |
| H. Sherwin-Smith | Independent | 292 |
| C. King | Labour | 46 |
Southwater2 seats · turnout 45.6%
| J. Stainton | Lib/Sdp | 1,094 |
| P. Stainton | Lib/Sdp | 921 |
| R. Harrison | Conservative | 843 |
| A. Windrum | Conservative | 752 |
| P. Pope | Labour | 104 |
Steyning2 seats
| M Hyde | Conservative | 1,120 |
| N Phillips | Conservative | 1,022 |
| M Ward | Conservative | 912 ✓ |
| R Millman | Independent | 770 ✓ |
| G Lawrie | Independent | 667 |
| V Neves | Lib/Sdp | 589 |
| F Taylor | Lib/Sdp | 586 |
| L Walker | Lib/Sdp | 553 |
| J Bhabra | Lib/Sdp | 543 |
| D Drew | Labour | 218 |
| W Syred | Labour | 129 |
Storrington2 seats · turnout 46.2%
| M. Hyde | Conservative | 1,120 ✓ |
| N. Phillips | Conservative | 1,022 ✓ |
| L. Walker | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 553 |
| J. Bhabra | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 543 |
| W. Syred | Labour | 129 |
Sullington1 seat · turnout 63.7%
| D. Banks | Lib/Sdp | 610 |
| J. Pope | Conservative | 465 |
| R. Allen | Labour | 14 |
Trafalgar3 seats · turnout 43.1%
| J. Smith | Conservative | 1,423 |
| J. Walters | Conservative | 1,409 |
| J. Hollins | Conservative | 1,294 |
| J. Salt | Lib/Sdp | 817 |
| E. Brady | Labour | 472 |
| S. Wakeford | Labour | 461 |
Warnham1 seat · turnout 61.1%
| J. Burham | Conservative | 534 |
| G. Dick | Lib/Sdp | 293 |
| D. Burstow | Labour | 30 |
West Chiltington1 seat · turnout 53.9%
| C. Dolphin | Conservative | 962 |
| G. De'Ath | Lib/Sdp | 400 |
West Grinstead1 seat · turnout 51.3%
| E. McKenzie | Conservative | 703 |
| G. Reynolds | Lib/Sdp | 325 |
