Before (end of 1996) (58 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 29 · Liberal Democrats 24 · Other 5 · Labour 0
After (end of 1997) (58 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 29 · Liberal Democrats 24 · Other 5 · Labour 0
Ward results
Buxted and Maresfield1 seat · turnout 76.7%
| A Reid | Conservative | 3,167 ✓ |
| R. Johnson | Liberal Democrats | 1,590 |
| P Selby | Green | 536 |
| A Simanowitz | Labour | 478 |
Crowborough (Beacon)1 seat · turnout 74.2%
| A Slack | Conservative | 2,988 ✓ |
| C Riley | Liberal Democrats | 2,386 |
| B. Clegg | Labour | 1,031 |
| J Salmon | Green | 198 |
Crowborough (Rothersfield)1 seat · turnout 76.8%
| D. Bagshawe | Conservative | 3,290 ✓ |
| S. Stokes | Liberal Democrats | 2,420 |
| M Knight | Labour | 972 |
Forest Row1 seat · turnout 77.0%
| F Whetstone | Conservative | 2,424 ✓ |
| D. Hall | Liberal Democrats | 1,838 |
| S Crozier-Meares | Labour | 540 |
| K. Obbard | Green | 392 |
Hailsham1 seat · turnout 67.5%
| S Murphy | Liberal Democrats | 2,033 ✓ |
| A Collyer | Conservative | 1,775 |
| Dan Rose | Labour | 1,084 |
Heathfield1 seat · turnout 76.1%
| R Petley | Conservative | 4,325 ✓ |
| E. Kiernan | Liberal Democrats | 3,193 |
| K Rennolds | Labour | 903 |
Hellingly1 seat · turnout 77.0%
| P Hartfield | Conservative | 3,049 ✓ |
| G. Blake-Coggins | Liberal Democrats | 2,995 |
| D. Oliver | Labour | 1,037 |
Pevensey1 seat · turnout 78.4%
| J Thomas | Conservative | 3,538 ✓ |
| D Bellotti | Liberal Democrats | 1,961 |
| D Coughlan | Labour | 1,111 |
Polegate1 seat · turnout 76.5%
| R. Martin | Liberal Democrats | 3,589 ✓ |
| M Hampson | Conservative | 2,091 |
| A. Hughes | Labour | 716 |
Uckfield1 seat · turnout 78.5%
| M Skinner | Liberal Democrats | 4,147 ✓ |
| S. Corbett | Conservative | 3,154 |
| G Smith | Labour | 1,246 |
| G. Evans | Green | 238 |
Wadhurst1 seat · turnout 76.8%
| R Tidy | Conservative | 2,973 ✓ |
| P Bucklitsch | Liberal Democrats | 1,796 |
| D Niven | Labour | 815 |
Willingdon1 seat · turnout 78.2%
| A. Wallis | Conservative | 2,931 ✓ |
| P. Rodohan | Liberal Democrats | 2,286 |
| G Page | Labour | 518 |
| J Fawbert | Green | 270 |