Before (end of 1990) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 34 · Liberal Democrats 11 · Other 3 · Labour 0
After (end of 1991) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 27 · Conservative 18 · Other 3 · Labour 0
Ward results
Barcombe1 seat
| J. Cornwell | Independent | 476 ✓ |
| B. Grillo | Green | 53 |
| G. Arr-Jones | Labour | 49 |
Ditchling1 seat
| M. Benham | Conservative | 536 ✓ |
| B. Riddihough | Liberal Democrats | 197 |
| R. Robertson | Green | 56 |
East Saltdean2 seats
| B Hunt | Conservative | 649 |
| Mike Thorne | Conservative | 580 |
| E. Lee | Liberal Democrats | 268 |
| D Lawrence | Labour | 221 |
| B. Knight | Liberal Democrats | 220 |
Hamsey1 seat
| M. Clark | Conservative | 222 ✓ |
| P. Botting | Independent | 149 |
| J. Rutley | Liberal Democrats | 64 |
| D. Andrew | Labour | 25 |
| R. Chapman | Green | 23 |
Lewes Bridge3 seats
| C Tester | Liberal Democrats | 1,107 ✓ |
| T Blake | Liberal Democrats | 1,093 ✓ |
| P Mockford | Liberal Democrats | 1,048 ✓ |
| E. Howard | Labour | 572 |
| I Smith | Labour | 422 |
| J Viloria-Lloyd | Labour | 410 |
| A Sherwood | Green | 257 |
| R Allen | Conservative | 244 |
| J. Allen | Conservative | 237 |
| M Morton-George | Conservative | 219 |
Lewes Castle3 seats
| Graham John Mayhew | Independent | 949 ✓ |
| Michael Chartier | Liberal Democrats | 841 ✓ |
| P Hall | Independent | 682 ✓ |
| R. Wilson | Liberal Democrats | 617 |
| P Eastham | Liberal Democrats | 585 |
| R Sheen | Independent | 490 |
| B Fletcher | Conservative | 322 |
| J Schueler | Conservative | 288 |
| M Crees | Green | 287 |
| A Rehin | Labour | 285 |
| D Pynches | Labour | 277 |
| Richard Tullett | Labour | 269 |
Lewes Priory3 seats · turnout 59.9%
| A. Harberson | Liberal Democrats | 1,324 ✓ |
| A. De Vecchi Hopper | Liberal Democrats | 1,291 ✓ |
| Ms. | Liberal Democrats | 1,291 |
| R. Evans | Liberal Democrats | 1,189 ✓ |
| F. Tufnell | Conservative | 919 |
| J. Franks | Conservative | 846 |
| G Bland | Conservative | 782 |
| P. Millmore | Green | 312 |
| P. Sexton | Labour | 302 |
| R. Murray | Labour | 280 |
| J. Mann | Labour | 271 |
Newhaven Denton2 seats
| P. Harper | Liberal Democrats | 816 ✓ |
| J. Lewry | Liberal Democrats | 782 ✓ |
| B Bradbury | Conservative | 437 |
| B Dartnell | Conservative | 358 |
| P Senter | Green | 128 |
| W Hare | Labour | 107 |
Newhaven Meeching2 seats
| D. Rogers | Liberal Democrats | 1,006 ✓ |
| A. Stephenson | Liberal Democrats | 817 ✓ |
| A. Bradbury | Conservative | 525 |
| J. Kennedy | Conservative | 416 |
| E Lambert | Labour | 169 |
| Beaumont A. | Green | 115 |
Newhaven Valley2 seats
| J. Ost | Liberal Democrats | 912 ✓ |
| J. Marshall | Liberal Democrats | 901 ✓ |
| Reginald Green | Conservative | 387 |
| B. Rugg | Conservative | 363 |
| J. White | Labour | 112 |
Newick1 seat
| G. Keegan | Liberal Democrats | 531 ✓ |
| S. Hill | Conservative | 478 |
| G. Roberts | Labour | 49 |
Ouse Valley1 seat
| N. Baker | Liberal Democrats | 660 ✓ |
| C. Orwell | Conservative | 138 |
| M. Cornwall | Labour | 26 |
| D Wimbush | Green | 20 |
Peacehaven East2 seats
| W. Canfield | Conservative | 446 ✓ |
| G. Pearman | Conservative | 442 ✓ |
| S. Annette-Norman | Liberal Democrats | 346 |
| J. Williams | Liberal Democrats | 294 |
| T Mayo | Labour | 246 |
| W. Couture | Labour | 223 |
Peacehaven North2 seats
| S. Griffiths | Liberal Democrats | 1,073 ✓ |
| A. Appleton | Liberal Democrats | 1,004 ✓ |
| P Howson | Conservative | 807 |
| J. Tate | Conservative | 797 |
| J. Hodgson | Labour | 356 |
| P Anscomb | Labour | 337 |
Peacehaven West2 seats
| D Campbell | Conservative | 517 ✓ |
| J. Clayton | Conservative | 508 ✓ |
| A Howard | Liberal Democrats | 418 |
| A. Tappenden | Liberal Democrats | 391 |
| J. Govier | Labour | 190 |
| H. Collins | Labour | 181 |
Plumpton1 seat · turnout 68.9%
| K. Moorhouse | Conservative | 411 |
| D Holmes | Liberal Democrats | 379 |
| M. Ridley | Independent | 125 |
| A. Irvine | Green | 30 |
| D. Chisholm | Labour | 22 |
Ringmer2 seats
| G Hook | Liberal Democrats | 1,496 ✓ |
| V Tomkinson | Liberal Democrats | 1,239 ✓ |
| J Russell | Conservative | 470 |
| Angela Walledge | Conservative | 413 |
| P. Ballance | Labour | 126 |
| J Denis | Green | 106 |
Seaford Central3 seats
| P. Gadson | Conservative | 1,010 ✓ |
| R Smart | Conservative | 985 ✓ |
| A. Stiles | Liberal Democrats | 977 ✓ |
| L. Whittle | Conservative | 946 |
| A Gordon | Liberal Democrats | 852 |
| L Freeman | Liberal Democrats | 837 |
| D Jones | Labour | 160 |
| C Paley-Phillips | Independent | 127 |
Seaford East3 seats
| S Cotterill | Conservative | 1,227 ✓ |
| L Holding | Conservative | 1,211 ✓ |
| I Hyde | Conservative | 1,191 ✓ |
| A Miller | Liberal Democrats | 810 |
| L. Owen | Liberal Democrats | 772 |
| C Huband | Liberal Democrats | 742 |
| A. Jones | Labour | 237 |
| S. Crouch | Green | 143 |
Seaford North3 seats
| R. Collict | Liberal Democrats | 1,401 ✓ |
| P. McCausland | Liberal Democrats | 1,258 ✓ |
| D. Fitton | Liberal Democrats | 1,163 ✓ |
| R. Evans | Conservative | 1,012 |
| G. Rowell-Tinsley | Conservative | 959 |
| K. Whitehead | Conservative | 942 |
| R Brandley | Labour | 277 |
Seaford West3 seats
| L. Holland | Conservative | 1,315 ✓ |
| T Bennett | Conservative | 1,260 ✓ |
| D. Pearman | Conservative | 1,252 ✓ |
| R Morgan | Liberal Democrats | 767 |
| V. Morgan | Liberal Democrats | 641 |
| Helen Elizabeth Shaw | Liberal Democrats | 633 |
| C Besly | Green | 241 |
| D Soanes | Labour | 170 |
Telscombe Cliffs2 seats
| N Commin | Liberal Democrats | 660 ✓ |
| Fiona Miller | Liberal Democrats | 643 ✓ |
| P Coghlan | Conservative | 618 |
| P Davis | Conservative | 541 |
| J. Anscomb | Labour | 164 |
| D. Carver | Labour | 116 |
Wivelsfield1 seat · turnout 46.0%
| I. Henderson | Conservative | 406 |
| R. Stutchbury | Liberal Democrats | 183 |
| G. Cleasby | Labour | 55 |
