Before (end of 2001) (32 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 18 · Liberal Democrats 8 · Conservative 6 · Other 0
After (end of 2002) (32 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 21 · Conservative 10 · Liberal Democrats 1 · Other 0
Ward results
Ashdown2 seats
| John Wilson | Conservative | 558 ✓ |
| Ralph Cooke | Conservative | 549 ✓ |
| Colin Dormer | Liberal Democrats | 331 |
| Kenneth Hadler | Labour | 324 |
| Inge Eveleigh | Labour | 318 |
| Helen Campbell | Liberal Democrats | 310 |
Baird2 seats · turnout 24.1%
| Robert Hart | Labour | 473 ✓ |
| Ion Castro | Labour | 448 ✓ |
| Gillian Bing | Conservative | 368 |
| Esther Carpenter | Conservative | 362 |
| Stephen Randell | Liberal Democrats | 175 |
Braybrooke2 seats · turnout 35.9%
| Godfrey Daniel | Labour | 831 ✓ |
| Dominic Sabetian | Labour | 697 ✓ |
| Raymond Marchant | Conservative | 343 |
| Nicholas Prince | Conservative | 328 |
| Janet Saxby | Liberal Democrats | 189 |
| Roy Tobin | Liberal Democrats | 166 |
| Amanda Eyre | Green | 81 |
| Michael Turner | Green | 73 |
| Robert Longworth | Independent | 68 |
Castle2 seats · turnout 30.5%
| Pamela Brown | Liberal Democrats | 627 ✓ |
| Clive Jackson | Labour | 583 ✓ |
| Melanie Rycroft | Labour | 541 |
| Peter John Harle Smith | Liberal Democrats | 483 |
| Cynthia Jones | Conservative | 153 |
| Joan Patten | Conservative | 151 |
| Laurence Homewood | Green | 121 |
Central St Leonards2 seats · turnout 28.9%
| John Humphries | Labour | 690 ✓ |
| Trevor Edward Webb | Labour | 608 ✓ |
| Fiona Evans | Conservative | 405 |
| Eve Martin | Conservative | 398 |
| Thomas Leitch | Liberal Democrats | 171 |
| Emily Johns | Green | 138 |
Conquest2 seats
| Dennis Moon | Conservative | 656 ✓ |
| Peter William Pragnell | Conservative | 627 ✓ |
| Hugh Nicholson | Labour | 357 |
| Gavin Harvey Rosenthal | Liberal Democrats | 354 |
| Andrew Luke | Labour | 325 |
| Robert Harris | Independent | 196 |
Gensing2 seats · turnout 26.3%
| Adrian Cartwright | Labour | 498 ✓ |
| Ronald Rushbrook | Labour | 436 ✓ |
| Vivienne Barbara Bond | Liberal Democrats | 425 |
| Gary Pantrey | Liberal Democrats | 346 |
| Wendy Goldsmith | Conservative | 229 |
| Joseph Jones | Conservative | 229 |
| M. Modlinger | Green | 93 |
Hollington2 seats
| Paul Silverson | Labour | 511 ✓ |
| Terry Soan | Labour | 508 ✓ |
| Peter Bedford | Conservative | 177 |
| Elfriede Molloy | Conservative | 176 |
| Roger Weeden | Liberal Democrats | 111 |
| Karen Young | Green | 74 |
| K Young | Green | 5 |
Maze Hill2 seats · turnout 31.3%
| Joy Waite | Conservative | 624 ✓ |
| Maureen Charlesworth | Conservative | 623 ✓ |
| Stephanie Edmonds | Liberal Democrats | 329 |
| Bruce Dowling | Labour | 319 |
| Susannah Farley-Green | Labour | 286 |
| Peter Dalton | Liberal Democrats | 234 |
| Mary Ann Robertson | Green | 86 |
Old Hastings2 seats · turnout 35.9%
| Michael Bigg | Labour | 778 ✓ |
| Arthur Kitson | Labour | 637 ✓ |
| Ian Porter | Conservative | 473 |
| Arthur Burgess | Conservative | 453 |
| Susan Palmer | Liberal Democrats | 371 |
| Anne Scott | Liberal Democrats | 328 |
| Diana Marquand | Green | 137 |
Ore2 seats
| David Hancock | Labour | 503 ✓ |
| Peter Chowney | Labour | 450 ✓ |
| Mark Charlesworth | Conservative | 268 |
| Andrew Feeley | Liberal Democrats | 245 |
| Jocette Wilson | Conservative | 222 |
| Sally Phillips | Green | 118 |
Silverhill2 seats · turnout 31.8%
| Annette Barton | Labour | 601 ✓ |
| Alan Roberts | Labour | 546 ✓ |
| Theresa Lock | Conservative | 376 |
| Shefali Nimbark | Conservative | 326 |
| William Third | Liberal Democrats | 244 |
| Simon Medhurst | Green | 96 |
St. Helens2 seats
| K. Bing | Conservative | 781 ✓ |
| M. Lock | Conservative | 760 ✓ |
| J Ward | Labour | 637 |
| Waller D. | Labour | 631 |
| F Coffey | Liberal Democrats | 281 |
Tressell2 seats · turnout 20.1%
| Jay Kramer | Labour | 500 ✓ |
| Trevor May | Labour | 452 ✓ |
| Lyn Burgess | Conservative | 138 |
| Robin Edmonds | Liberal Democrats | 137 |
| Catherine Cassidy | Conservative | 131 |
West St. Leonards2 seats
| P. Finch | Conservative | 346 |
| Matthew Joseph Beaver | Conservative | 337 |
| T Munch-Petersen | Labour | 286 |
| K Wood | Labour | 277 |
| J. Feeley | Liberal Democrats | 206 |
| D Wise | Liberal Democrats | 203 |
| Brett McLean | RRLP | 42 |
Wishing Tree2 seats
| Jeremy Birch | Labour | 895 ✓ |
| Phil Scott | Labour | 720 ✓ |
| Raymond Molloy | Conservative | 256 |
| Quentin Waite | Conservative | 228 |
| Andrew Davis | Liberal Democrats | 166 |