Before (end of 2002) (45 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 28 · Liberal Democrats 8 · Labour 5 · Other 4
After (end of 2003) (38 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 25 · Liberal Democrats 8 · Labour 3 · Other 2
Ward results
Battle Town2 seats
| Suzanne Theresa Williams | Liberal Democrats | 668 ✓ |
| Rob White | Liberal Democrats | 664 ✓ |
| Margaret Leicester | Conservative | 599 |
| Andrew Mitchell | Conservative | 560 |
| John Gately | Labour | 182 |
Brede Valley2 seats
| Rosemary Carroll | Conservative | 775 ✓ |
| Carl Raymond Maynard | Conservative | 750 ✓ |
| Rowan Fookes | Liberal Democrats | 647 |
Central2 seats
| Eveline Armstrong | Conservative | 634 ✓ |
| Joyce Hughes | Conservative | 608 ✓ |
| Neil Francis | Liberal Democrats | 484 |
| Michael Doncaster | Liberal Democrats | 451 |
Collington2 seats
| Ronald Dyason | Conservative | 1,071 ✓ |
| Christopher Starnes | Conservative | 974 ✓ |
| Heather Morrey | Liberal Democrats | 575 |
Crowhurst1 seat
| John Kemp | Liberal Democrats | 486 ✓ |
| Ian Tomisson | Conservative | 315 |
| Tommy MacPherson | Labour | 74 |
Darwell2 seats
| David Vereker | Conservative | 858 ✓ |
| Wendy Miers | Independent | 756 ✓ |
| Trevor Seeman | Liberal Democrats | 476 |
Eastern Rother2 seats
| Keith Glazier | Conservative | 733 ✓ |
| Charles Ramus | Conservative | 707 ✓ |
| Sonia Holmes | Liberal Democrats | 427 |
| Nicholas Cleveland-Stevens | Liberal Democrats | 349 |
| Paul William Carey | Labour | 311 |
| Keith Pike | Labour | 223 |
Ewhurst and Sedlescombe1 seat
| Matthew Wilson | Conservative | 602 ✓ |
| Jeremy Field | Liberal Democrats | 290 |
Kewhurst2 seats
| Brian Kentfield | Conservative | 1,199 ✓ |
| Martin Horscroft | Conservative | 1,180 ✓ |
| John Zipperlen | Liberal Democrats | 162 |
Marsham2 seats
| Robin Patten | Conservative | 935 ✓ |
| Robert Anthony Bird | Conservative | 894 ✓ |
| Hugh Gallagher | Independent | 496 |
| Joloyn Holden | Liberal Democrats | 285 |
| Paola Dorigato | Labour | 138 |
| Shirley Wheeldon | Labour | 132 |
Old Town2 seats
| James Wood | Liberal Democrats | 499 ✓ |
| Eric Armstrong | Liberal Democrats | 469 ✓ |
| Paul Lendon | Conservative | 373 |
| Nicholas Hollington | Labour | 195 |
Rother Levels2 seats
| Martin Mooney | Conservative | 702 ✓ |
| Ronald Parren | Conservative | 685 ✓ |
| Jennifer Als | Liberal Democrats | 466 |
| Alan Coote | Liberal Democrats | 372 |
| Linda Whymark | Labour | 93 |
| Jean Parks | Labour | 65 |
Rye2 seats
| Samuel Souster | Labour | 542 ✓ |
| Granville Bantick | Liberal Democrats | 537 ✓ |
| Daniel Russell | Conservative | 474 |
| Anthony Arfwedson | Conservative | 448 |
| Geoffrey Lyus | Labour | 443 |
Sackville2 seats
| Jean Hopkinson | Conservative | 876 ✓ |
| Deirdre Williams | Conservative | 775 ✓ |
| Christopher Storer | Liberal Democrats | 411 |
Salehurst2 seats
| Susan Prochak | Liberal Democrats | 894 ✓ |
| George Hearn | Liberal Democrats | 828 ✓ |
| Mary Barnes | Conservative | 495 |
| Geoffrey Goodsell | Conservative | 485 |
Sidley2 seats
| Helen Bridger | Labour | 446 ✓ |
| Keith Bridger | Labour | 418 ✓ |
| Robert Wheeler | Conservative | 399 |
| Irena Massarella | Conservative | 395 |
| Matthew Kemp | Liberal Democrats | 205 |
St Marks2 seats
| Stuart Earl | Conservative | 1,236 ✓ |
| Joanne Gadd | Conservative | 1,106 ✓ |
| Stephen Callandine-Evans | Liberal Democrats | 359 |
St Michaels2 seats
| Charles Clark | Independent | 631 ✓ |
| Peter Fairhurst | Conservative | 393 ✓ |
| Martin Kenward | Conservative | 373 |
| Mike Forster | Liberal Democrats | 346 |
St. Stephens2 seats · turnout 35.8%
| G Gubby | Conservative | 648 ✓ |
| W. Clements | Conservative | 631 ✓ |
| H. McCorry | Liberal Democrats | 432 |
| T Smith | Liberal Democrats | 339 |
| D Coughlan | Labour | 235 |
Ticehurst & Etchingham2 seats · turnout 36.5%
| Results | — | 0 |
Ticehurst and Etchingham2 seats
| Ian Jenkins | Conservative | 663 ✓ |
| John Potter | Conservative | 633 ✓ |
| Mary Elizabeth Varrall | Liberal Democrats | 542 |
| Albert Barrass | Liberal Democrats | 542 |