Before (end of 2002) (43 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 24 · Liberal Democrats 16 · Other 3 · Labour 0
After (end of 2003) (44 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 22 · Liberal Democrats 20 · Other 2 · Labour 0
Ward results
Billinghurst & Shipley3 seats
| Graham Lindsay | Conservative | 751 |
| Geoffrey Lawes | Liberal Democrats | 736 |
| D Fisher | Conservative | 734 |
| Ann Rodwell | Liberal Democrats | 710 |
| June Griffin | Liberal Democrats | 604 |
| Douglas Rands | Independent | 500 |
| S Morton | Labour | 197 |
| Bramber Upper Beeding | & Woodmancote | 0 |
Billingshurst and Shipley3 seats
| Sheila van den Bergh | Conservative | 830 ✓ |
| Alan Fisher | Conservative | 643 ✓ |
| John Hewitt | Liberal Democrats | 640 ✓ |
| John Peake | Conservative | 615 |
| Stephan Shorey | Liberal Democrats | 609 |
| Michael Neves | Labour | 108 |
| Estelle Hilditch | Labour | 105 |
BROADBRIDGE HEATH1 seat · turnout 33.2%
| Stephen Horner | Liberal Democrats | 313 ✓ |
| Peter Catchpole | Conservative | 253 |
| Richard Wilson | Labour | 148 |
Chanctonbury3 seats
| Alan Harris | Conservative | 1,521 ✓ |
| Michaela Elizabeth Kathleen Jackson | Conservative | 1,501 ✓ |
| Eric Jenkins | Conservative | 1,410 ✓ |
| James Glasse | Independent | 517 |
| Alan Sugarman | Liberal Democrats | 400 |
| Stephen Holbook | Liberal Democrats | 388 |
| Alan Hughes | Liberal Democrats | 387 |
Chantry3 seats
| J Tatum | Conservative | 1,486 |
| K Ballard | Conservative | 1,432 |
| N Butler | Conservative | 1,406 |
| D Banks | Liberal Democrats | 1,188 |
| Maureen Girard | Liberal Democrats | 996 |
| A Sullivan | Liberal Democrats | 906 |
| Bernard Baldwin | Conservative | 863 ✓ |
| Annette Harries | Conservative | 746 ✓ |
| Piers Pollard | Liberal Democrats | 262 |
| Laurence Price | Liberal Democrats | 248 |
| Josephine Battersby | Labour | 129 |
Denne2 seats
| David Sheldon | Liberal Democrats | 703 ✓ |
| William Parsonson | Liberal Democrats | 631 ✓ |
| Peter Tobutt | Conservative | 600 |
| Joel Charles | Conservative | 579 |
| Terence Parker | Labour | 123 |
Forest1 seat · turnout 48.4%
| David Ian Newman | Liberal Democrats | 742 ✓ |
| Evelyn Mauchel | Conservative | 458 |
| Louise Skipton-Carter | Labour | 58 |
Henfield2 seats · turnout 26.9%
| Sheila Matthews | Independent | 925 ✓ |
| Adam Reeves | Conservative | 706 ✓ |
| David Howard | Liberal Democrats | 229 |
| Thomas Pearce | Liberal Democrats | 199 |
Holbrook East2 seats · turnout 33.0%
| Andrew Baldwin | Conservative | 659 ✓ |
| Anthony Millson | Liberal Democrats | 657 ✓ |
| Maria Bell | Conservative | 523 |
| Sheila Dale | Liberal Democrats | 483 |
| James Rae | Independent | 201 |
| Kathleen Goddard | Labour | 108 |
Holbrook West2 seats · turnout 35.7%
| Robert Charles Nye | Conservative | 657 ✓ |
| Christian Mitchell | Conservative | 641 ✓ |
| Jacqueline Powell | Liberal Democrats | 637 |
| Anthony Hull | Liberal Democrats | 618 |
| Peter Burgess | Independent | 238 |
| Ray Chapman | Labour | 139 |
Horsham Park3 seats · turnout 27.8%
| Pamela Clarke | Liberal Democrats | 983 ✓ |
| David Holmes | Liberal Democrats | 943 ✓ |
| Peter John Gerard Mullarky | Liberal Democrats | 915 ✓ |
| Clive Burgess | Independent | 494 |
| Derek Bradnum | Conservative | 398 |
| Nathanael Johansen-Allison | Conservative | 379 |
| Liz Ostacchini | Conservative | 351 |
| Charlotte Morrissey | Labour | 197 |
| Jean Burnham | Conservative | 908 ✓ |
| Michael Dalrymple | Liberal Democrats | 902 ✓ |
| Claire Vickers | Conservative | 869 |
| David Wright | Liberal Democrats | 810 |
Nuthurst1 seat
| John Cox | Conservative | 610 ✓ |
| Nigel Sloan | Liberal Democrats | 230 |
Pulborough and Coldwatham2 seats
| Bernadette Donnelly | Conservative | 927 ✓ |
| Roger Paterson | Conservative | 923 ✓ |
| Anthony Girard | Liberal Democrats | 310 |
| Rosalyn Deedman | Liberal Democrats | 291 |
ROFFEY NORTH2 seats · turnout 35.6%
| Barbara Price | Liberal Democrats | 784 ✓ |
| Jake Clausen | Liberal Democrats | 743 ✓ |
| Frank King | Conservative | 642 |
| Simon Torn | Conservative | 629 |
| Liz Paffett | Independent | 174 |
| Matthew Stanley | Labour | 159 |
| Margaret Deane | Independent | 152 |
Roffey South2 seats · turnout 25.9%
| Pat Rutherford | Liberal Democrats | 664 ✓ |
| Roger Wilton | Liberal Democrats | 568 ✓ |
| Andrew Strang | Conservative | 364 |
| Jonathan Vickers | Conservative | 326 |
| Peter Paffett | Independent | 237 |
| Keith Maslin | Labour | 97 |
RUDGWICK1 seat · turnout 30.1%
| John Bailey | Conservative | 428 ✓ |
| Michael Hendy | Liberal Democrats | 183 |
Rusper and Colgate1 seat
| Elizabeth Kitchen | Conservative | 463 ✓ |
| Derek Brundish | Liberal Democrats | 135 |
Southwater3 seats · turnout 34.3%
| Peter Stainton | Liberal Democrats | 1,232 ✓ |
| Julie Margaret Stainton | Liberal Democrats | 1,227 ✓ |
| Barbara Varley | Liberal Democrats | 1,205 ✓ |
| Simon Hawkins | Conservative | 971 |
| Ian Howard | Conservative | 966 |
| Graham Dye | Conservative | 938 |
| Christine Conibear | Labour | 179 |
Steyning2 seats · turnout 37.7%
| George Cockman | Independent | 1,124 ✓ |
| Margaret Lyth | Conservative | 890 ✓ |
| Susan Stokes | Liberal Democrats | 624 |
| Michael Twell | Liberal Democrats | 433 |
| Valerie Neves | Labour | 131 |
| Peter Hilditch | Labour | 118 |
| Lindsay Jupp | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 112 |
Trafalgar2 seats · turnout 42.5%
| Christine Carole Costin | Liberal Democrats | 1,170 ✓ |
| Leonard Crosbie | Liberal Democrats | 1,069 ✓ |
| Vivienne Tobutt | Conservative | 670 |
| Ian Strang | Conservative | 598 |
| Elved Mainwaring | Labour | 168 |
