Before (end of 1996) (32 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 17 · Labour 15 · Other 0 · Conservative 0
After (end of 1997) (32 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 17 · Labour 15 · Conservative 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Braybrooke And Castle1 seat · turnout 58.7%
| G. Daniel | Labour | 1,839 ✓ |
| P. Jopling | Liberal Democrats | 1,298 |
| C. Jones | Conservative | 719 |
| J Cummings | Green | 136 |
Broomgrove & Ore1 seat
| T Randell | Labour | 2,020 ✓ |
| A. Medley | Liberal Democrats | 1,385 |
| J Adams | Conservative | 1,055 |
| Sally Phillips | Green | 155 |
Central St Leonards And Gensing1 seat · turnout 55.1%
| T. Webb | Labour | 1,131 ✓ |
| J Wainwright | Liberal Democrats | 1,083 |
| M. Charlesworth | Conservative | 977 |
| J. Amstad | LIB | 660 |
| M Stevens | Green | 175 |
Hollington & Ashdown1 seat · turnout 71.3%
| P Bodiam | Labour | 2,494 ✓ |
| W Uttley-Moore | Liberal Democrats | 2,209 |
| G. Martin | Conservative | 1,860 |
| T May | Labour | 1,925 ✓ |
| A Lipscombe | Liberal Democrats | 1,809 |
| T Charlesworth | Conservative | 870 |
| A Burgess | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 236 |
St. Helens & Elphinstone1 seat
| D Norcross | Liberal Democrats | 2,711 ✓ |
| D McConnell | Conservative | 1,559 |
| P Silverson | Labour | 1,296 |
| E Pasco | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 183 |
West St. Leonards & Maze Hill1 seat · turnout 65.7%
| N. Wilcox | Liberal Democrats | 2,009 ✓ |
| G. Stewart | Conservative | 1,850 |
| T Soan | Labour | 1,487 |
| A Sparks | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 173 |
