Before (end of 2004) (44 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 24 · Liberal Democrats 14 · Labour 6 · Other 0
After (end of 2005) (49 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 29 · Liberal Democrats 14 · Labour 5 · Other 1
Ward results
| John Garvican | Conservative | 3,246 ✓ |
| Daniel Shing | Liberal Democrats | 2,455 |
Battle and Crowhurst1 seat
| Kathryn Field | Liberal Democrats | 2,358 ✓ |
| Rosemary Carroll | Conservative | 1,855 |
| Tommy MacPherson | Labour | 619 |
Bexhill King Offa2 seats
| Ronald Dyason | Conservative | 4,398 ✓ |
| Graham Gubby | Conservative | 3,435 ✓ |
| Neil Francis | Liberal Democrats | 3,427 |
| James Wood | Liberal Democrats | 3,419 |
| Keith Bridger | Labour | 3,386 |
Bexhill West1 seat
| Brian Gadd | Conservative | 3,278 ✓ |
| Trevor Smith | Liberal Democrats | 2,098 |
Buxted Maresfield1 seat
| Anthony Reid | Conservative | 3,610 ✓ |
| Jenny Stevens | Liberal Democrats | 1,470 |
| Roy Barnacle | Labour | 632 |
Crowborough2 seats
| Richard Stogdon | Conservative | 4,307 ✓ |
| Sylvia Mary Tidy | Conservative | 3,904 ✓ |
| Clare Lorraine Harman Clark | Liberal Democrats | 2,618 |
| Hilary Lyon | Liberal Democrats | 2,317 |
| Brendan Robert Clegg | Labour | 1,209 |
| Ian McKirgan | Independent | 1,205 |
| Jean McCarthy | Labour | 1,132 |
| Paul Scott | Independent | 1,098 |
| Sarah Hale | Green | 841 |
| Colin Stocks | Green | 586 |
Devonshire1 seat
| Beryl Healy | Liberal Democrats | 2,395 ✓ |
| Ken Graham | Conservative | 1,074 |
| Richard Goude | Labour | 509 |
| Clive Gross | Green | 231 |
| Leonard Richardson | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 125 |
Framfield and Horam1 seat
| Christopher David Dowling | Conservative | 3,070 ✓ |
| Michael Harker | Liberal Democrats | 1,576 |
| Ian Timothy Smith | Labour | 691 |
| Keith Riddle | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 334 |
Hailsham and Herstmonceux2 seats
| William Bentley | Conservative | 4,558 ✓ |
| John Robert Thomas | Conservative | 3,607 ✓ |
| Brian Cock | Liberal Democrats | 3,228 |
| David White | Liberal Democrats | 3,139 |
| Laura Louise Jordan | Labour | 1,739 |
| Steven Jordan | Labour | 1,531 |
| Laurence Keeley | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1,028 |
Hampden Park1 seat
| Olive Woodall | Liberal Democrats | 2,452 ✓ |
| Edward Abella | Conservative | 851 |
| Nora Ring | Labour | 695 |
| Leslie Dalton | Green | 192 |
Heathfield1 seat
| Rupert Alexander James Simmons | Conservative | 2,992 ✓ |
| Elizabeth Kiernan | Liberal Democrats | 2,201 |
Langney1 seat
| John Harris | Liberal Democrats | 2,218 ✓ |
| Lorraine Zonneveld | Conservative | 1,196 |
| James Nolan | Labour | 538 |
| Christine Quarrington | Green | 161 |
Meads1 seat
| Barry Taylor | Conservative | 3,066 ✓ |
| Margaret Ticehurst | Liberal Democrats | 1,234 |
| Dennis Leslie Scard | Labour | 384 |
| Kate Arnold | Green | 261 |
| Ian Cameron | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 136 |
| Daniel Rogers | Liberal Democrats | 2,369 ✓ |
| Sheryn Scanlan | Conservative | 1,168 |
| Eric Lambert | Labour | 642 |
| Sian Bishop | Independent | 548 |
| Richard Luxford | Green | 287 |
Northern Rother1 seat
| Peter Wallace Jones | Conservative | 2,789 ✓ |
| Susan Prochak | Liberal Democrats | 2,221 |
| Annette Maloney | Labour | 605 |
Old Town1 seat
| Maurice Skilton | Liberal Democrats | 2,921 ✓ |
| Ronald Cussons | Conservative | 2,188 |
| Zoe Vonderdell | Green | 365 |
| Colin Akers | Labour | 360 |
Ouse Valley East1 seat
| Thomas Ost | Liberal Democrats | 2,427 ✓ |
| Graham Yeldon | Conservative | 1,658 |
| William Spicer | Labour | 605 |
| Christopher Chatwin | Independent | 363 |
| Keith Rapley | Green | 157 |
| John Livings | Conservative | 3,939 ✓ |
| Philip Howson | Conservative | 3,782 ✓ |
| Marina Pepper | Liberal Democrats | 2,620 |
| John Carden | Labour | 2,554 |
| Elizabeth Lee | Liberal Democrats | 2,390 |
| Lorrel Wood | Labour | 2,249 |
| Patricia Broome Reed | Green | 613 |
| Luisa Serrecchia | Green | 493 |
| Roy Martin | Liberal Democrats | 4,739 ✓ |
| Stephen Shing | Liberal Democrats | 4,621 ✓ |
| Margaret Whitmore | Conservative | 3,664 |
| Anthony Wallis | Conservative | 3,558 |
| Malcolm Cornwall | Labour | 897 |
Seaford Blatchington1 seat
| Jon Freeman | Liberal Democrats | 2,450 ✓ |
| James Peterson | Conservative | 1,579 |
| Helen Renson | Labour | 493 |
| Nichola McGilligan | Green | 256 |
| Linda Sheppard | Independent | 240 |
Seaford Sutton1 seat
| Michael Murphy | Conservative | 2,331 ✓ |
| Ralph Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 2,209 |
| Trevor Hugh Hopper | Labour | 471 |
| Roger Murray | Green | 260 |
Uckfield1 seat
| Paul John Sparks | Liberal Democrats | 2,475 ✓ |
| Mairede Thomas | Conservative | 1,907 |
| Leonard Ashby | Labour | 916 |
