Before (end of 2000) (71 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 38 · Liberal Democrats 23 · Labour 9 · Other 1
After (end of 2001) (71 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 42 · Liberal Democrats 18 · Labour 11 · Other 0
Ward results
Broadwater1 seat · turnout 54.3%
| D. Lissenburg | Liberal Democrats | 1,927 ✓ |
| S. Paskin | Conservative | 1,296 |
| G. Thompson | Labour | 775 |
Burgess Hill Central1 seat · turnout 60.9%
| A. Chapman | Liberal Democrats | 2,998 ✓ |
| E. Holland | Conservative | 1,965 |
| A. Bridges | Labour | 1,029 |
Haywards Heath East1 seat · turnout 64.5%
| J. Gaylor | Conservative | 1,744 ✓ |
| P. Henry | Labour | 1,675 |
| T. Harman | Liberal Democrats | 1,302 |
Hotham1 seat · turnout 50.4%
| M. Jones | Labour | 1,393 ✓ |
| H. Flynn | Conservative | 1,246 |
| C. Morrish | Liberal Democrats | 1,166 |
Pound Hill1 seat
| D Dewdney | Conservative | 2,273 ✓ |
Pulborough1 seat
| P. Arculus | Conservative | 4,028 |
| Sarah Barstow | Liberal Democrats | 1,467 |
| E. Pitt | Labour | 949 |
Pulborough1 seat · turnout 67.4%
| P. Arculus | Conservative | 4,028 ✓ |
| S. Barstow | Liberal Democrats | 1,467 |
| E. Pitt | Labour | 949 |
Riverside1 seat · turnout 61.3%
| M. Millson | Liberal Democrats | 2,611 ✓ |
| B. Palmer | Conservative | 1,804 |
| J. Battersby | Labour | 744 |
Saltings1 seat · turnout 60.0%
| P. Mockridge | Conservative | 2,533 ✓ |
| J. White | Labour | 1,585 |
| P. Beresford | Liberal Democrats | 1,302 |
Steyning1 seat · turnout 64.1%
| D. Deedman | Liberal Democrats | 2,290 ✓ |
| M. Willett | Conservative | 2,284 |
| J. Ridley | Labour | 886 |
Storrington1 seat · turnout 64.9%
| F. Wilkinson | Conservative | 2,919 ✓ |
| J. Hewitt | Liberal Democrats | 1,374 |
| P. Banks | Labour | 934 |
