Before (end of 2002) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 29 · Conservative 17 · Other 2 · Labour 0
After (end of 2003) (41 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 28 · Conservative 11 · Other 2 · Labour 0
Ward results
Barcombe and Hamsey1 seat · turnout 68.4%
| David Mitchell | Liberal Democrats | 343 ✓ |
| Anneka Mundin | Conservative | 329 |
| Samuel Sherwood | Green | 60 |
Chailey and Wivelsfield2 seats · turnout 37.1%
| Norman Turner | Conservative | 774 ✓ |
| Sharon Davy | Conservative | 754 ✓ |
| David Bullar | Liberal Democrats | 507 |
| Sam Littlewood | Liberal Democrats | 480 |
| Michael Venables | Green | 142 |
Ditchling & Westmeston1 seat · turnout 43.5%
| Angela Craven | Conservative | 428 ✓ |
| Lucinda Broadbent-Smith | Liberal Democrats | 342 |
East Saltdean & Telscombe Cliffs3 seats · turnout 27.6%
| David Neighbour | Liberal Democrats | 774 ✓ |
| Elizabeth Lee | Liberal Democrats | 723 ✓ |
| Marina Pepper | Liberal Democrats | 671 ✓ |
| Ronald Maskell | Conservative | 635 |
| Christopher Laycock | Conservative | 621 |
| John Morris | Conservative | 614 |
| Duncan Ward | Independent | 329 |
| Peter Anscomb | Labour | 297 |
John (Without)1 seat · turnout 49.1%
| S. Osborne | Liberal Democrats | 477 ✓ |
| L Large | Conservative | 338 |
Kingston1 seat
| Shaukat Butt†††††††††† | Labour | 1,141 ✓ |
| Jayne Mackie | SNP | 567 |
| Neil Commin | Liberal Democrats | 547 ✓ |
| George McNee | Independent | 275 |
| Margaret Breakenridge | Conservative | 266 |
| Graham Lait | Liberal Democrats | 258 |
| Christopher John Day | Conservative | 235 |
| Sarah Peart | SSP | 212 |
Lewes Bridge2 seats · turnout 34.2%
| Katherine Clark | Liberal Democrats | 585 ✓ |
| James Daly | Liberal Democrats | 583 ✓ |
| Nicholas Hurd | Conservative | 239 |
| Michael Morton-George | Conservative | 212 |
| Lorraine Serrecchia | Green | 196 |
| Patricia Broome-Reed | Green | 192 |
| Elisabeth Howard | Labour | 160 |
| Patricia Ashcroft | Labour | 159 |
Lewes Castle2 seats · turnout 40.4%
| Michael Chartier | Liberal Democrats | 661 ✓ |
| Roderick Crocker | Liberal Democrats | 521 ✓ |
| Simon Anderson | Green | 405 |
| Keith Rapley | Green | 346 |
| Andrew Winter | Conservative | 271 |
| Matthew Britnell | Independent | 223 |
| John Stockdale | Labour | 210 |
| Andrew Holyer | Labour | 179 |
Lewes Priory3 seats · turnout 50.9%
| Ann de Vecchi-Hopper | Liberal Democrats | 1,166 ✓ |
| Johnathan Webber | Liberal Democrats | 989 ✓ |
| Christina O'Keefe | Independent | 952 ✓ |
| Carole Borowski | Liberal Democrats | 896 |
| Graham Mayhew | Conservative | 633 |
| David Tufnell | Conservative | 536 |
| Clive Shorthouse | Conservative | 434 |
| Stephen Watts | Labour | 377 |
| Johnny Denis | Green | 320 |
| John Tan | Green | 261 |
| Anne Sawyer | Labour | 250 |
| Trevor Hugh Hopper | Labour | 241 |
Newhaven Denton and Meeching3 seats · turnout 32.2%
| Daniel Rogers | Liberal Democrats | 1,089 ✓ |
| Josephine Lewry | Liberal Democrats | 1,063 ✓ |
| David Fitton | Liberal Democrats | 1,013 ✓ |
| A. Bradbury | Conservative | 664 |
| Charles Scanlan | Conservative | 565 |
| Michael Spence | Conservative | 502 |
| Martin Crees | Green | 206 |
| Eric Lambert | Labour | 197 |
Newhaven Valley2 seats · turnout 34.0%
| Judith Ost | Liberal Democrats | 515 ✓ |
| Julie Carr | Liberal Democrats | 497 ✓ |
| David Howes | Conservative | 301 |
| Candida Terry | Conservative | 290 |
| William Spicer | Labour | 112 |
| Richard Black | Labour | 100 |
| Luisa Serrecchia | Green | 65 |
Newick1 seat · turnout 45.9%
| Shirley James | Conservative | 576 ✓ |
| Thomas Walters | Liberal Democrats | 220 |
| Andrew Thomas | Labour | 50 |
Ouse Valley & Ringmer3 seats · turnout 35.4%
| John Fletcher | Independent | 1,123 ✓ |
| Ian Anthony Wilson | Conservative | 877 ✓ |
| Andrew Small | Liberal Democrats | 766 ✓ |
| Amanda Wilkins | Liberal Democrats | 678 |
| David Stechler | Liberal Democrats | 647 |
| Dean Lundin | Conservative | 491 |
| Kelly Morgan | Labour | 456 |
| Andrew Sherwood | Green | 241 |
Peacehaven East2 seats · turnout 26.5%
| Susan Bratchie | Conservative | 463 ✓ |
| Jacqueline Harrison-Hicks | Conservative | 457 ✓ |
| Howard Rosen | Labour | 324 |
| Helen Attree | Labour | 316 |
| Jacqueline Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 162 |
| William Roy Charles Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 139 |
Peacehaven North2 seats · turnout 21.6%
| John Best | Conservative | 405 ✓ |
| Robert Worthington | Conservative | 390 ✓ |
| Sue Griffiths | Liberal Democrats | 234 |
| Linda Beckmann | Liberal Democrats | 227 |
| Barbara Powell | Labour | 142 |
| Jean Couture | Labour | 140 |
Peacehaven West2 seats · turnout 27.0%
| Helen Livings | Conservative | 519 ✓ |
| Lynda Hallett | Conservative | 509 ✓ |
| John Carden | Labour | 242 |
| Douglas Lawrence | Labour | 229 |
| Sally Parsons | Liberal Democrats | 196 |
| Julian Pomphrey | Liberal Democrats | 170 |
| Plumpton Streat East | Chiltington & | 0 |
Seaford Central2 seats · turnout 32.8%
| Patricia Bennett | Liberal Democrats | 778 ✓ |
| Ralph Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 729 ✓ |
| Arthur James James | Conservative | 483 |
| Gillian Cowdrey | Conservative | 479 |
Seaford East2 seats · turnout 41.1%
| Robin Fricker | Liberal Democrats | 886 ✓ |
| Gerald Munro | Liberal Democrats | 867 ✓ |
| Pauline Gower | Conservative | 735 |
| Ian Nicholson | Conservative | 699 |
Seaford North2 seats · turnout 36.2%
| Edward Collict | Liberal Democrats | 867 ✓ |
| Tracy Willis | Liberal Democrats | 839 ✓ |
| Paul Franklin | Conservative | 565 |
| Roger Frost | Conservative | 473 |
Seaford South2 seats · turnout 38.6%
| Kevin Mayers | Liberal Democrats | 748 ✓ |
| Robert Brown | Liberal Democrats | 742 ✓ |
| Robert Gower | Conservative | 551 |
| James Peterson | Conservative | 526 |
Seaford West2 seats · turnout 41.3%
| Kenneth Davies | Liberal Democrats | 933 ✓ |
| Peter Harper | Liberal Democrats | 867 ✓ |
| Jane Hearn | Conservative | 667 |
| Jean Whittle | Conservative | 653 |