Before (end of 2002) (78 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 46 · Conservative 26 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Other 3
After (end of 2003) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 24 · Conservative 20 · Other 7 · Liberal Democrats 3
Ward results
Brunswick & Adelaide2 seats · turnout 31.2%
| Paul Elgood | Liberal Democrats | 1,222 ✓ |
| Dan Watkins | Liberal Democrats | 1,103 ✓ |
| Daniel Fox | Labour | 622 |
| John Warmington | Labour | 542 |
| Hazel Ellison | Green | 389 |
| Felicity Tanous | Green | 291 |
| Harry Haynes | Conservative | 269 |
| Debra Wade | Conservative | 266 |
| Nigel Furness | Independent | 63 |
| Valentine Hogan | Independent | 47 |
Central Hove2 seats · turnout 45.1%
| Averil Older | Conservative | 1,092 ✓ |
| Jane Caroline Young | Conservative | 1,062 ✓ |
| Jenny Barnard-Langston | Liberal Democrats | 884 |
| Mark Barnard | Liberal Democrats | 847 |
| Christopher Wainwright | Labour | 544 |
| Alun Jones | Labour | 513 |
| Michael Butler | Green | 327 |
| Jacqueline Da Costa | Green | 291 |
East Brighton3 seats · turnout 34.9%
| Gary Mitchell | Labour | 1,545 ✓ |
| Wez Alexander Morgan | Labour | 1,451 ✓ |
| Craig Turton | Labour | 1,223 ✓ |
| Edward Faulkner | Conservative | 1,062 |
| Sally Wells | Conservative | 1,017 |
| Ian Middleton | Conservative | 976 |
| Richard Bowden | Liberal Democrats | 770 |
| John Barrow | Liberal Democrats | 682 |
| Diana Hicks | Green | 623 |
| Timothy Stokes | Liberal Democrats | 553 |
| Julia Knowles | Green | 475 |
| Steven Watson | Green | 396 |
| John McLeod | SOC LAB | 176 |
Goldsmid3 seats · turnout 40.6%
| Anne Giebeler | Conservative | 1,521 ✓ |
| Simon Battle | Labour | 1,495 ✓ |
| Vincent Meegan | Labour | 1,490 ✓ |
| Frieda Warman-Brown | Labour | 1,463 |
| Steven Harmer-Strange | Conservative | 1,456 |
| Brian Rowe | Conservative | 1,451 |
| Bob Bailey | Liberal Democrats | 1,100 |
| Josephine Lake | Liberal Democrats | 1,019 |
| Susan Board | Green | 881 |
| Ronald Bakere | Liberal Democrats | 877 |
| Jenny Deadman | Green | 633 |
| Gordon Hudson | Green | 541 |
Hangleton and Knoll3 seats
| Brian Fitch | Labour | 2,550 ✓ |
| Peter Willows | Conservative | 2,449 ✓ |
| Gerry Kielty | Labour | 2,394 ✓ |
| Douglas Barnett | Conservative | 2,315 |
| James Edward Thompson | Labour | 2,175 |
| Stephen Wade | Conservative | 2,123 |
| David Sears | Liberal Democrats | 517 |
| Emily Pearson | Liberal Democrats | 477 |
| Lucette Forrest | Green | 448 |
| Lee Shingles | Liberal Democrats | 434 |
| Jean Jones | Green | 270 |
| David Newland | — | 210 |
| Matthew Dunton | Green | 207 |
| Gregory McAusland | Independent | 149 |
Hanover and Elm Grove3 seats
| Joseph Randall | Green | 2,198 ✓ |
| Georgia Wrighton | Green | 1,895 ✓ |
| Joyce Edmond-Smith | Labour | 1,886 ✓ |
| John Ballance | Labour | 1,722 |
| John Newington | Labour | 1,510 |
| Robert Jarrett | Green | 1,382 |
| Diana Owen | Liberal Democrats | 517 |
| James Roochove | Conservative | 489 |
| Luke McCabe | Conservative | 466 |
| Martin Lindsay-Hills | Liberal Democrats | 460 |
| Peter Neish | Conservative | 455 |
| Graham Hunnable | Liberal Democrats | 450 |
| David Fellows | — | 266 |
Hollingbury & Stanmer evoH3 seats · turnout 34.4%
| J. Lepper | Labour | 1,882 ✓ |
| P. Hawkes | Labour | 1,711 ✓ |
| T. Framroze | Labour | 1,680 ✓ |
| C. Ramsden | Conservative | 1,006 |
| R McCabe | Conservative | 977 |
| M Weatherley | Conservative | 914 |
| A Ackroyd | Green | 669 |
| M Barker | Liberal Democrats | 494 |
| A. Mills | Green | 478 |
| E. Woolley | Liberal Democrats | 457 |
| H Gow | Liberal Democrats | 375 |
| S Sorrell | Green | 339 |
| A Greenstein | Independent | 329 |
| I Fyvie | SOC LAB | 190 |
Moulsecoomb and Bevendean3 seats
| Francis Tonks | Labour | 1,659 ✓ |
| Anne Meadows | Labour | 1,635 ✓ |
| Jack Hazelgrove | Labour | 1,632 ✓ |
| Joan Champion | Conservative | 933 |
| Brian Dando | Conservative | 903 |
| Michael Drummond Moverley Smith | Conservative | 891 |
| Andrea Bain | Liberal Democrats | 614 |
| Kate Chapman | Green | 539 |
| Paul Durden | Liberal Democrats | 500 |
| Bernard Huggins | Liberal Democrats | 495 |
| Barry Mills | Green | 399 |
| Ian Needham | Green | 322 |
| Ian Hills | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 197 |
North Portslade2 seats
| Anthony Barnard | Liberal Democrats | 350 |
| Deborah McElroy | Green | 307 |
| Guy Richardson | Green | 152 |
Patcham3 seats · turnout 49.7%
| Brian Pidgeon | Conservative | 3,120 ✓ |
| Carol Theobald | Conservative | 3,003 ✓ |
| Geoffrey Theobald | Conservative | 2,970 ✓ |
| Derek Betts | Labour | 1,421 |
| William Chalmers | Labour | 1,083 |
| Phillip Jones | Labour | 1,057 |
| Daphne Latimer | Liberal Democrats | 736 |
| David Latimer | Liberal Democrats | 702 |
| John Lovatt | Liberal Democrats | 580 |
| Elizabeth Fakhr | Green | 436 |
| Geraldine Keenan | Green | 392 |
| Alison Varey | Green | 367 |
Portslade North2 seats · turnout 43.3%
| R. Carden | Labour | 1,897 ✓ |
| D Turner | Labour | 1,755 ✓ |
| T Catt | Conservative | 863 |
| H Gill | Conservative | 728 |
| A. Barnard | Liberal Democrats | 408 |
| A Barnard | Liberal Democrats | 350 |
| D. McElroy | Green | 307 |
| G Richardson | Green | 152 |
Portslade South2 seats · turnout 42.2%
| L. Hamilton | Labour | 1,347 ✓ |
| Sue John | Labour | 1,085 ✓ |
| R Biggs | Conservative | 835 |
| S Collier | Independent | 804 |
| M. Long | Conservative | 718 |
| N. Searle | Liberal Democrats | 303 |
| N Searle | Liberal Democrats | 287 |
| C Fry | Green | 214 |
| J. Ackroyd | Green | 206 |
Preston Park3 seats · turnout 49.4%
| George Mallender | Green | 1,951 ✓ |
| Juliet McCaffery | Labour | 1,623 ✓ |
| Keith Allen | Labour | 1,551 ✓ |
| Alison Plaumer | Green | 1,462 |
| Michael Middleton | Labour | 1,448 |
| Laurence Littman | Green | 1,342 |
| Andrew Garrood | Conservative | 919 |
| Christopher Anderson | Liberal Democrats | 885 |
| Birgit Gutheridge | Liberal Democrats | 871 |
| M. Bezencon | Conservative | 856 |
| Pamela Stiles | Conservative | 827 |
| Tom Hunter-Watts | Liberal Democrats | 788 |
Queen's Park3 seats
| Kenneth Bodfish | Labour | 1,713 ✓ |
| Simon Burgess | Labour | 1,647 ✓ |
| Delia Forester | Labour | 1,614 ✓ |
| Nigel Tart | Green | 1,147 |
| Robin Dean | Conservative | 947 |
| Patricia Smith | Conservative | 922 |
| Michael Williams | Conservative | 911 |
| Mjka Scott | Green | 895 |
| Rebecca Whale | Green | 810 |
| Elizabeth Mary O'Keefe Robinson | Liberal Democrats | 775 |
| Joseph Blease | Liberal Democrats | 695 |
| Douglas Janke | Liberal Democrats | 602 |
Regency2 seats · turnout 33.0%
| Derek Davidson | Liberal Democrats | 770 ✓ |
| Roy Pennington | Labour | 736 ✓ |
| Kevin Donnelly | Liberal Democrats | 731 |
| Michael Fisher | Labour | 720 |
| Ian Poyser | Green | 696 |
| John Hutchinson | Conservative | 464 |
| Joyce Pidgeon | Conservative | 435 |
| Hugh Miller | Green | 413 |
| Thomas Hickey | — | 146 |
Rottingdean Coastal3 seats · turnout 50.3%
| Lynda Christine Hyde | Conservative | 3,270 ✓ |
| David Smith | Conservative | 2,910 ✓ |
| Mary Mears | Conservative | 2,880 ✓ |
| N. Wright | Labour | 940 |
| Roger Page | Labour | 839 |
| Joy De Souza | Liberal Democrats | 805 |
| Geoffrey Bowden | Green | 749 |
| Hitesh Tailor | Labour | 744 |
| L. Winter | Liberal Democrats | 591 |
| Susan Gilson | Green | 545 |
| Gregory Taylor | Green | 474 |
| Renzo Ferrari | BNP | 314 |
South Portslade2 seats
| Neville Searle | Liberal Democrats | 287 |
| Christopher Fry | Green | 214 |
| Janette Ackroyd | Green | 206 |
St Peter's and North Laine3 seats · turnout 38.0%
| Keith Taylor | Green | 2,347 ✓ |
| Susan Paskins | Green | 2,266 ✓ |
| Sophie-Jane Williams | Green | 2,254 ✓ |
| Christine Simpson | Labour | 1,200 |
| Harry Spillman | Labour | 1,103 |
| Robert Stephenson | Labour | 1,094 |
| Madelaine Hunter | Liberal Democrats | 637 |
| Ruth Berry | Liberal Democrats | 623 |
| William Parker | Liberal Democrats | 517 |
| Paul Bowes | Conservative | 474 |
| James Gowans | Conservative | 471 |
| Gerald David O'Brien | Independent | 123 |
Stanford2 seats · turnout 50.9%
| Vanessa Brown | Conservative | 2,497 ✓ |
| Jayne Bennett | Independent | 1,771 ✓ |
| Michael Switzer | Conservative | 1,700 |
| Patrick Gill | Labour | 467 |
| Nicole Murphy | Labour | 436 |
| Roy Alldred | Liberal Democrats | 417 |
| Peter Denyer | Liberal Democrats | 275 |
| Alan Pegg | Green | 241 |
| Molly Taylor | Green | 150 |
Westbourne2 seats · turnout 43.7%
| Brian Oxley | Conservative | 1,482 ✓ |
| Denise Lorraine Cobb | Conservative | 1,431 ✓ |
| Donald Brown | Labour | 904 |
| David Thomas Jones | Labour | 813 |
| Valerie Paynter | Liberal Democrats | 661 |
| Brian Ralfe | Liberal Democrats | 553 |
| Philip Dymond | Green | 358 |
| Anita Phillips | Green | 225 |
Wish2 seats · turnout 51.3%
| Garry Peltzer Dunn | Conservative | 1,616 ✓ |
| Edward Kemble | Conservative | 1,522 ✓ |
| Heather James | Labour | 1,368 |
| Peter Murphy | Labour | 1,242 |
| Sharron Potts | Liberal Democrats | 454 |
| Susan Baumgardt | Green | 324 |
| Robert Stockman | Liberal Democrats | 296 |
| Elizabeth Wakefield | Green | 215 |
Withdean3 seats · turnout 50.7%
| Patricia Drake | Conservative | 2,800 ✓ |
| Ann Norman | Conservative | 2,758 ✓ |
| Kenneth Norman | Conservative | 2,726 ✓ |
| Iain Findlay | Labour | 1,192 |
| Jane Peckham | Labour | 1,135 |
| Gareth Jones | Labour | 1,073 |
| Peter Garratt | Liberal Democrats | 1,000 |
| Donald McBeth | Liberal Democrats | 930 |
| Derek Hall | Liberal Democrats | 853 |
| James Lea | Green | 745 |
| Lynn MacKenzie | Green | 680 |
| Fiona Williams | Green | 472 |
Woodingdean2 seats · turnout 51.7%
| Geoffrey Wells | Conservative | 2,500 ✓ |
| Deirdre Simson | Conservative | 2,456 ✓ |
| Raymond Blackwood | Labour | 947 |
| Malcolm Prescott | Labour | 885 |
| Tim Prater | Liberal Democrats | 292 |
| Season Prater | Liberal Democrats | 289 |
| Stella Pentecost | Green | 218 |
| Paul Ward | Green | 153 |