Before (end of 2008) (49 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 29 · Liberal Democrats 14 · Labour 5 · Other 1
After (end of 2009) (49 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 29 · Liberal Democrats 13 · Labour 4 · Other 3
Ward results
| Nicholas Bennett | Conservative | 1,720 ✓ |
| David White | Liberal Democrats | 1,475 |
| Lizzie Chisholm | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 562 |
| Raymond Dak Wai Shing | Independent | 230 |
Ashdown & Conquest1 seat · turnout 37.8%
| P. Pragnell | Conservative | 1,679 ✓ |
| Annie Gallop | Liberal Democrats | 619 |
| B. Dowling | Labour | 502 |
| K. Standring | BNP | 354 |
Battle and Crowhurst1 seat
| Kathryn Field | Liberal Democrats | 1,849 ✓ |
| Samantha Guard | Conservative | 1,225 |
| Richard Body | Labour | 198 |
Bexhill King Offa2 seats
| Michael Ensor | Conservative | 2,821 ✓ |
| Joyce Hughes | Conservative | 2,647 ✓ |
| John Kemp | Liberal Democrats | 1,681 |
| Marcia Linden | Liberal Democrats | 1,632 |
| Frederick Jones | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1,427 |
| Kenneth Lampey | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1,346 |
| Tommy MacPherson | Labour | 601 |
| Hugh Meredith | Labour | 511 |
Bexhill West1 seat
| Brian Gadd | Conservative | 1,792 ✓ |
| Nick Hollington | Liberal Democrats | 1,594 |
| Abdullah Khan | Labour | 135 |
Buxted Maresfield1 seat
| Tony Reid | Conservative | 2,559 ✓ |
| David Jonas | Green | 531 |
| Alan Whittaker | Liberal Democrats | 516 |
| Nathan Webb | Labour | 152 |
Crowborough2 seats
| Richard Stogdon | Conservative | 3,470 ✓ |
| Sylvia Mary Tidy | Conservative | 3,362 ✓ |
| Jane Clark | Liberal Democrats | 1,801 |
| Colin Stocks | Green | 1,242 |
| Christopher Bowers | Liberal Democrats | 934 |
| Brendan Robert Clegg | Labour | 505 |
Devonshire1 seat
| Beryl Healey | Liberal Democrats | 1,325 ✓ |
| Reg Jenkins | Conservative | 513 |
| Leonard Richardson | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 355 |
| Keith Moore | Green | 214 |
| Richard Goude | Labour | 154 |
Framfield and Horam1 seat
| Christopher David Dowling | Conservative | 2,546 ✓ |
| Michael Harker | Liberal Democrats | 971 |
| Vanessa Setford-Smith | Labour | 167 |
Hailsham and Herstmonceux2 seats
| Bill Bentley | Conservative | 2,913 ✓ |
| Roger Thomas | Conservative | 2,301 ✓ |
| Laurence Keeley | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1,939 |
| Laura Murphy | Liberal Democrats | 1,873 |
| Anne Blake Coggins | Liberal Democrats | 1,806 |
| Keith Moore | English Democrats Party - Putting England First | 702 |
| Laura Louise Jordan | Labour | 442 |
Hampden Park1 seat
| Mike Thompson | Liberal Democrats | 870 ✓ |
| Caroline Ansell | Conservative | 556 |
| Betty Kennelly | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 352 |
| Oi Lin Shing | Independent | 225 |
| Dalton Leslie | Green | 186 |
| David Salmon | Labour | 143 |
Heathfield1 seat
| Rupert Alexander James Simmons | Conservative | 2,143 ✓ |
| Jim Benson | Liberal Democrats | 1,123 |
Langney1 seat
| John Harris | Liberal Democrats | 964 ✓ |
| Stephanie Walters | Conservative | 564 |
| Diane Kefallinos | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 309 |
| David Tomlinson | Independent | 284 |
| Chris Quarrington | Green | 126 |
| Brigid Jones | Labour | 94 |
Meads1 seat
| Barry Taylor | Conservative | 2,001 ✓ |
| Margaret Ticehurst | Liberal Democrats | 657 |
| Ian Cameron | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 534 |
| Dorothy Hilda Forsyth | Green | 324 |
| Dennis Leslie Scard | Labour | 170 |
| Daniel Rogers | Liberal Democrats | 1,515 ✓ |
| Michael Simmons | Conservative | 703 |
| George Cork | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 494 |
| Keith Rapley | Green | 256 |
| Trevor Hugh Hopper | Labour | 136 |
Northern Rother1 seat
| Peter Wallace Jones | Conservative | 2,046 ✓ |
| Sue Prochak | Liberal Democrats | 1,503 |
| Roger Macmillan | Labour | 167 |
Old Town1 seat
| Carolyn Heaps | Liberal Democrats | 1,990 ✓ |
| Sandie Howlett | Conservative | 1,381 |
| Anne Chambers | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 340 |
| Robert Sier | Green | 284 |
| Jean Couture | Labour | 102 |
Ouse Valley East1 seat
| Pat Ost | Liberal Democrats | 1,535 ✓ |
| George Bishop | Conservative | 1,037 |
| Ursula Jenner | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 530 |
| Martin Crees | Green | 239 |
| Eric Lambert | Labour | 118 |
| Philip Howson | Conservative | 3,099 ✓ |
| John Livings | Conservative | 3,020 ✓ |
| Liz Lee | Liberal Democrats | 1,054 |
| Darren Paul Grover | Liberal Democrats | 924 |
| John Carden | Labour | 875 |
| Laurence O'Connor | Labour | 751 |
| Johnny Denis | Green | 715 |
| Nicola McGilligan | Green | 705 |
| Stephen Sai Hung Shing | Independent | 3,834 ✓ |
| Daniel Dak Yan Shing | Independent | 3,452 ✓ |
| Kirsty Fenton | Conservative | 1,734 |
| Douglas Murray | Conservative | 1,573 |
| Roy Martin | Liberal Democrats | 1,473 |
| Amanda Watkins | Liberal Democrats | 1,035 |
| Alan Ticehurst | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 493 |
| Catharine Ticehurst | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 406 |
Seaford Blatchington1 seat
| Jon Freeman | Liberal Democrats | 1,571 ✓ |
| Eddie Reynolds | Conservative | 1,050 |
| Christina Latham | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 513 |
| Patti Broome | Green | 215 |
Seaford Sutton1 seat
| Christie Lambert | Liberal Democrats | 1,584 ✓ |
| Mike Murphy | Conservative | 1,468 |
| Alan Latham | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 408 |
| Roger Murray | Green | 203 |
Uckfield1 seat
| Paul John Sparks | Liberal Democrats | 2,580 ✓ |
| Leonard Ashby | Labour | 334 |
