Before (end of 2008) (41 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 23 · Conservative 17 · Other 1 · Labour 0
After (end of 2009) (41 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 23 · Conservative 17 · Other 1 · Labour 0
Ward results
Chailey1 seat · turnout 45.9%
| Margaret Stroude | Conservative | 2,581 ✓ |
| Ann Jamieson | Liberal Democrats | 1,163 |
| Richard Rudkin | Green | 443 |
| Louis Robert Blair | Labour | 134 |
Lewes1 seat · turnout 52.6%
| Ruth O'Keeffe | Independent | 3,032 ✓ |
| Michael Chartier | Liberal Democrats | 867 |
| James Sheppard | Conservative | 294 |
| Susan Murray | Green | 254 |
| Jonathan Spencer | Labour | 149 |
| Paul Hartfield | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 136 |
Ringmer And Lewes Bridge1 seat · turnout 47.4%
| Rosalyn St Pierre | Liberal Democrats | 2,100 ✓ |
| Roy Burman | Conservative | 1,031 |
| Matthew Kent | Green | 454 |
| Peter Charlton | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 402 |
| Stephen Watts | Labour | 207 |
share2 seats
| Laurence O'Connor | Labour | 751 |