Before (end of 2002) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 29 · Liberal Democrats 21 · Labour 2 · Other 2
After (end of 2003) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 28 · Liberal Democrats 24 · Labour 2 · Other 0
Ward results
Ardingly and Balcombe2 seats
| Gary Marsh | Conservative | 868 ✓ |
| Andrew MacNaughton | Conservative | 706 ✓ |
| Donald Morrison | Liberal Democrats | 328 |
| Ben Ross | Liberal Democrats | 222 |
Ashurst Wood1 seat
| Stephen Barnett | Liberal Democrats | 485 ✓ |
| John Saull | Conservative | 234 |
Bolney1 seat
| Susan Seward | Conservative | 603 ✓ |
| Anna Hodgetts | Liberal Democrats | 112 |
| Dawn Houghton | Labour | 59 |
| P Berry | MRLP | 36 |
Burgess Hill Dunstall2 seats
| Suzanne Cosgrave | Conservative | 453 ✓ |
| Andrew John Barrett-Miles | Conservative | 449 ✓ |
| David Drew | Liberal Democrats | 391 |
| Betty Davies | Liberal Democrats | 382 |
Burgess Hill Franklands2 seats
| Heather Ross | Liberal Democrats | 909 ✓ |
| Michael Sullivan | Conservative | 712 ✓ |
| Barbara Selby | Conservative | 645 |
Burgess Hill Leylands2 seats
| Gillian Balsdon | Liberal Democrats | 711 ✓ |
| Peter Burgess | Conservative | 288 |
| Anthony May | Conservative | 235 |
Burgess Hill Meeds2 seats
| Kathleen Dumbovic | Liberal Democrats | 690 ✓ |
| Patrick Cutler | Liberal Democrats | 626 ✓ |
| John Boulter | Conservative | 348 |
| Julian Wadey | Conservative | 324 |
BURGESS HILL ST. ANDREWS2 seats
| David Shevels | Liberal Democrats | 563 ✓ |
| Diane Shevels | Liberal Democrats | 522 ✓ |
| Jacqueline Landriani | Conservative | 329 |
| J. Llandriani | Conservative | 329 |
Burgess Hill Victoria2 seats
| Gareth Knight | Liberal Democrats | 471 ✓ |
| L. Williams | Liberal Democrats | 451 |
| Edward Holland | Conservative | 299 |
| Geraldine May | Conservative | 289 |
COPTHORNE & WORTH2 seats
| Martin Forde | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
| Phillip Coote | Conservative | 804 ✓ |
| Ian Scotland | Conservative | 795 ✓ |
| Julian Calvert | Conservative | 794 ✓ |
| Andrew Fynn | Liberal Democrats | 612 |
| Felicity Bunting | Liberal Democrats | 603 |
| Janette Wilson | Liberal Democrats | 530 |
Cuckfield2 seats
| David King | Conservative | 717 ✓ |
| Brenda Binge | Conservative | 687 ✓ |
| P Davis | Independent | 300 |
| Marianne Griffin | Liberal Democrats | 281 |
| Mira McMichael | Liberal Democrats | 255 |
| M. McMichael | Liberal Democrats | 225 |
East Grinstead Ashplats2 seats
| Roland Lord | Liberal Democrats | 541 ✓ |
| Paul John Johnson | Liberal Democrats | 536 ✓ |
| Margaret Ball | Conservative | 435 |
| Matthew Madgwick | Conservative | 427 |
East Grinstead Baldwins2 seats
| Deborah Adams | Liberal Democrats | 506 ✓ |
| Bernard Gillbard | Liberal Democrats | 502 ✓ |
| Sally Ann Beal | Conservative | 366 |
| Phillip Coote | Conservative | 314 |
East Grinstead Herontye2 seats
| David Heasman | Liberal Democrats | 631 ✓ |
| I. Dixon | Liberal Democrats | 627 ✓ |
| Ian Dixon (ELECTED) | Liberal Democrats | 626 ✓ |
| Andrew Lea | Conservative | 563 |
East Grinstead Imberhorne2 seats
| Jean Glynn | Liberal Democrats | 624 ✓ |
| Barry Starmer | Liberal Democrats | 565 ✓ |
| Allan Beal | Conservative | 464 |
| Brian Sparkes | Conservative | 429 |
East Grinstead Town2 seats
| James Joyce-Nelson | Liberal Democrats | 258 ✓ |
| Ed Matthews | Liberal Democrats | 254 ✓ |
| Margaret Belsey | Conservative | 167 |
Hassocks3 seats
| Peter Ernest Charles Martin | Conservative | 1,263 ✓ |
| Gordon Marples | Conservative | 1,224 ✓ |
| Patrick Shanahan | Conservative | 1,164 ✓ |
| Nigel Cook | Liberal Democrats | 811 |
| J Kemp | Liberal Democrats | 768 |
| Stephen Mulligan | Liberal Democrats | 729 |
| Jennifer Epstein | Labour | 227 |
| Arleene Piercy | Labour | 212 |
| Stephen Lewis | Labour | 187 |
Haywards Heath Ashenground2 seats
| Brenda Hall | Liberal Democrats | 748 ✓ |
| R. Bates | Liberal Democrats | 742 |
| Gerald Madden | Conservative | 435 |
| Rodney Ransom | Conservative | 413 |
Haywards Heath Bentswood2 seats
| Paddy Henry | Labour | 633 ✓ |
| Richard Goddard | Labour | 609 ✓ |
| Clare Steele | Conservative | 325 |
| James Horsman | Conservative | 322 |
| J Riddington | Liberal Democrats | 186 |
| Philip Brown | Liberal Democrats | 172 |
Haywards Heath Franklands2 seats
| Clive Chapman | Conservative | 548 ✓ |
| Ian Ellis | Conservative | 521 ✓ |
| Paul Lucraft | Liberal Democrats | 330 |
| Anthony Mercer | Liberal Democrats | 324 |
| Denis Nyman | Labour | 134 |
| Pascal Atkins | Labour | 133 |
Haywards Heath Heath2 seats
| Irene Wilkins | Liberal Democrats | 789 ✓ |
| Julia Brown | Liberal Democrats | 774 ✓ |
| Margaret Baker | Conservative | 608 |
| T Hartley | Conservative | 604 |
Haywards Heath Lucastes2 seats
| Tony Gillard | Conservative | 695 ✓ |
| Derek Booker | Conservative | 642 ✓ |
| Irene Balls | Liberal Democrats | 597 |
| Elizabeth Rodgers | Liberal Democrats | 493 |
High Weald2 seats
| Christine Field | Conservative | 775 ✓ |
| Christopher Hersey | Conservative | 591 ✓ |
| Patricia Webster | Liberal Democrats | 581 |
| Paul Brown | Green | 381 |
| Leslie Camplisson | Liberal Democrats | 347 |
Hurstpierpoint and Downs3 seats
| Susanna Kemp | Conservative | 1,136 ✓ |
| David Hampson | Conservative | 1,084 ✓ |
| James Worsley | Conservative | 1,030 ✓ |
| Rodney Jackson | Liberal Democrats | 827 |
| Ann Morgan | Labour | 474 |
| Malcolm Uhlhorn | Labour | 368 |
Lindfield3 seats
| Margaret Hersey | Conservative | 1,101 ✓ |
| George Snowling | Conservative | 1,093 ✓ |
| Martin Sharman | Conservative | 1,029 ✓ |
| A. Lucraft | Liberal Democrats | 910 |
| Cyril Povey | Liberal Democrats | 824 |
| Gillian House | Liberal Democrats | 807 |
