Before (end of 2000) (45 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 28 · Liberal Democrats 8 · Labour 5 · Other 4
After (end of 2001) (45 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 28 · Liberal Democrats 8 · Labour 5 · Other 4
Ward results
Battle1 seat · turnout 68.2%
| K. Field | Liberal Democrats | 2,540 |
| C. Maynard | Conservative | 2,095 |
| T. Macpherson | Labour | 712 |
| S. Walter | UK Ind | 334 |
Bexhill East1 seat · turnout 71.8%
| Jean Hopkinson | Conservative | 2,352 |
| A. Khan | Labour | 1,919 |
| M. Forster | Liberal Democrats | 1,330 |
Bexhill North1 seat · turnout 58.5%
| K. Bridger | Labour | 1,762 |
| P. Botting | Conservative | 1,304 |
| R. Tweedie-Walker | Liberal Democrats | 1,030 |
Bexhill South1 seat · turnout 64.1%
| R. Dyason | Conservative | 2,706 |
| Frances Winterborn | Liberal Democrats | 1,442 |
| D Coughlan | Labour | 1,006 |
Bexhill West1 seat · turnout 70.1%
| B Gadd | Conservative | 3,621 |
| T Smith | Liberal Democrats | 1,774 |
| P. Coughlan | Labour | 1,139 |
Rye1 seat · turnout 66.9%
| P Jones | Conservative | 2,784 |
| Linda Whymark | Labour | 1,446 |
| Sonia Holmes | Liberal Democrats | 1,309 |
Ticehurst1 seat · turnout 66.4%
| A. Barnes | Conservative | 3,174 |
| Susan Prochak | Liberal Democrats | 3,029 |
Winchelsea1 seat · turnout 68.9%
| K. Glazier | Conservative | 3,504 |
| G. Bantick | Liberal Democrats | 1,411 |
| B. Roberts | Labour | 1,287 |