title: 1997 West Sussex County Council election
text: # 1997 West Sussex County Council election
  
  Elections to West Sussex County Council were held on 1 May 1997 alongside a parliamentary general election. The whole council was up for election, and the Conservative Party regained control of the council from the Liberal Democrats who had governed since 1993 as a minority administration . Turnout across the county ranged from 57.7% in Richmond to 78.6% in Lindfield.
  
  ## Election Result
  
  West Sussex County Council Election Result 1997 :
  
  | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Conservative | 37 | | | | 52.11 | 42.90 | 177,848 |
  | Liberal Democrats | 24 | | | | 33.80 | 33.10 | 137,191 |
  | Labour | 9 | | | | 12.68 | 21.49 | 89,099 |
  | Independent | 1 | | | | 1.41 | 1.68 | 6,494 |
  | Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.72 | 2,999 |
  | Referendum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.08 | 327 |
  | Worth Area Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.03 | 110 |
  
  ## Results by electoral division
  
  ### Adur
  
  Kingston Buci :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Sydney Little | 1,859 | 37.2 |
  | | Conservative | Paul Sims | 1,639 | 32.9 |
  | | Labour Co-op | Nigel Sweet | 1,491 | 29.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 220 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 72.3 |
  
  Lancing :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Clifford Robinson | 2,866 | 46.2 |
  | | Conservative | Simon Craghill | 2,070 | 33.3 |
  | | Labour | James Largue | 1,271 | 20.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 794 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 74.2 |
  
  Saltings :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Graham Jones | 2,562 | 45.2 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Jemima Robinson | 2,372 | 41.9 |
  | | Labour Co-op | Richard Knight | 733 | 12.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 190 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 69.9 |
  
  Shoreham :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Ian Elliott | 3,109 | 46.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Burtenshaw | 2,094 | 31.4 |
  | | Labour Co-op | Geoffrey Howitt | 1,463 | 21.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,015 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 76.6 |
  
  Sompting :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Brookes | 1,992 | 41.4 |
  | | Conservative | Mark $M^cCarthy$ | 1,492 | 31.4 |
  | | Labour | Edward Luxford | 1,331 | 21.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 500 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 71.6 |
  
  Southwick :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour Co-op | Brian Whipp | 1,856 | 35.8 |
  | | Conservative | Robert Dunn | 1,827 | 35.3 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Derek Deedman | 1,497 | 28.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 29 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 74.5 |
  
  ### Arun
  
  Arun East :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Christopher Sedgwick | 3,165 | 63.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | John Hughes | 1,326 | 26.7 |
  | | Labour | Frank Levy | 482 | 9.7 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,839 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 78.1 |
  
  Arundel and Angmering :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Margaret Winn | 3,149 | 51.8 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | John Barstow | 1,707 | 28.1 |
  | | Labour | David Jones | 1,221 | 20.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,442 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 74.3 |
  
  Bersted :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Sylvia Olliver | 2,577 | 38.5 |
  | | Conservative | Gary Boucher | 2,171 | 32.4 |
  | | Labour | Jan Cosgrove | 1,948 | 29.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 406 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 67.5 |
  
  Bognor Regis :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Robin Brown | 2,768 | 44.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Scutt | 2,444 | 39.4 |
  | | Labour | Gail Walker | 995 | 16.0 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 324 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 67.8 |
  
  Felpham :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | Dominica Smith | 3,035 | 54.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Walter Vanner | 1,621 | 29.2 |
  | | Labour | Alison $M^cIsacc$ | 899 | 16.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,432 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 70.5 |
  
  Fontwell :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Harold Hall | 3,199 | 56.4 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Simon $M^cDougall$ | 1,896 | 33.4 |
  | | Labour | Thomas Oxtoby | 576 | 10.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,297 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 72.3 |
  
  Hotham :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Catherine Morrish | 1,975 | 39.7 |
  | | Conservative | Luke Parker | 1,610 | 32.4 |
  | | Labour | Derek Fane | 1,388 | 27.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 365 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 63.3 |
  
  Littlehampton North :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | George O'Neill | 2,113 | 44.9 |
  | | Conservative | John Forster | 1,508 | 32.0 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | David Jones | 1,087 | 23.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 606 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 63.7 |
  
  Littlehampton Town :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Elizabeth Newell | 2,022 | 34.0 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Barbara Roberts | 1,730 | 29.1 |
  | | Labour | David Dyball | 1,711 | 28.7 |
  | | Independent | Andrew Hawkes | 492 | 8.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 292 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 63.7 |
  
  Middleton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | John Betteridge | 2,566 | 45.5 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | John Matthews | 1,989 | 35.3 |
  | | Labour | Peter Found | 884 | 15.7 |
  | | Independent | Marjorie Widdowson | 202 | 3.6 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 577 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 71.9 |
  
  Nyetimber :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Christopher Gillings | 3,409 | 49.7 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Francis Oppler | 1,914 | 27.9 |
  | | Labour | Michael Jones | 1,531 | 22.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,576 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 73.6 |
  
  Preston Manor :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Peter Moor | 3,610 | 54.7 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | John Richards | 2,070 | 31.4 |
  | | Labour | Peter Nightingale | 914 | 13.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,540 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 73.6 |
  
  Rustington West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | James Walsh | 2,802 | 45.2 |
  | | Conservative | Phillipa Bower | 2,563 | 41.3 |
  | | Labour | John Singleton | 835 | 13.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 239 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 73.6 |
  
  ### Chichester
  
  Bourne :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Thomas Dunn | 2,503 | 40.5 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Roy Ford | 1,894 | 30.6 |
  | | Independent | Stanley Bray | 986 | 15.9 |
  | | Labour | Roger Humphrey | 801 | 13.0 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 609 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 73.6 |
  
  Chichester East :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Colin Tupper | 2,246 | 45.7 |
  | | Conservative | Jane Chevs | 1,742 | 35.5 |
  | | Labour | Timothy Weeks | 925 | 18.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 506 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 68.5 |
  
  Chichester North :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Alan Phillips | 2,386 | 45.5 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Edith Pingree | 2,232 | 42.6 |
  | | Labour | James Moran | 625 | 11.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 56 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 76.2 |
  
  Chichester South :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | John Rankin | 2,589 | 44.1 |
  | | Conservative | Mary-Louise Bassett | 2,338 | 39.8 |
  | | Labour | Geoffrey Jones | 943 | 16.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 251 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 73.0 |
  
  Chichester West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Kathryn Ward | 2,947 | 46.2 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Wright | 2,500 | 39.2 |
  | | Labour | Ian Edwards | 926 | 14.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 447 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 76.3 |
  
  Fernhurst :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Terence Pemberton | 3,034 | 50.5 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Helena Lang | 2,395 | 39.9 |
  | | Labour | David Morrison | 576 | 9.6 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 639 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 72.3 |
  
  Midhurst :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Colin Walker | 3,753 | 55.9 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Robert Devreux | 2,090 | 31.1 |
  | | Labour | Bernard Hollowood | 874 | 13.0 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,763 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 74.3 |
  
  Petworth :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Sarah Greenwell | 3,755 | 56.4 |
  | | Independent | Brian Hooton | 1,779 | 26.7 |
  | | Labour | Andrew Young | 1,128 | 16.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,976 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 76.8 |
  
  Selsey and Sidlesham :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Peter Jones | 2,796 | 48.9 |
  | | Labour | Terrence Prince | 1,394 | 24.4 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Michael Shone | 1,331 | 23.3 |
  | | Green | Eric Paine | 191 | 3.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,402 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 69.9 |
  
  The Witterings :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | John Daws-Chew | 3,521 | 54.2 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Simon Green | 2,150 | 33.1 |
  | | Labour | John Feeney | 830 | 12.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,369 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 72.2 |
  
  ### Crawley
  
  Bewbush :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Janet Scully | 3,771 | 70.6 |
  | | Conservative | Lee Burke | 1,569 | 29.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,202 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 66.9 |
  
  Broadfield :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Michael Briggs | 3,012 | 59.1 |
  | | Conservative | David Bowen | 1,458 | 28.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Linda Hamilton | 627 | 12.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,552 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 64.0 |
  
  Furnace Green :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Henry Smith | 3,839 | 44.8 |
  | | Labour | Anne Todd | 3,521 | 41.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Darren Wise | 1,209 | 14.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 318 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 71.9 |
  
  Gossops Green :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Anthony Edwards | 2,628 | 51.8 |
  | | Conservative | Geoffrey Clarke | 1,749 | 34.5 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Josephine Hart | 696 | 13.7 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 879 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 71.9 |
  
  Ifield :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | John Mortimer | 2,532 | 59.4 |
  | | Conservative | Corrine Bowen | 1,181 | 27.7 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Howard Llewelyn | 548 | 12.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,351 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 71.2 |
  
  Langley Green :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | James Smith | 3,292 | 68.2 |
  | | Conservative | Sthphen Wilkinson | 1,140 | 23.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Vipin Patel | 392 | 8.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,152 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 71.9 |
  
  Northgate Three Bridges :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | William Buck | 2,854 | 50.9 |
  | | Conservative | Colin Coyston | 1,585 | 28.2 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Barry Hamilton | 1,172 | 20.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,269 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 74.5 |
  
  Pound Hill :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | David Dewdney | 2,804 | 48.9 |
  | | Labour | Raymond Calcot | 1,954 | 34.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Martin Hart | 866 | 15.1 |
  | | Worth Area Party | Peter Temple-Smithson | 110 | 1.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 850 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 75.0 |
  
  Tilgate :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Douglas Mayne | 3,342 | 61.9 |
  | | Conservative | David Withall | 1,372 | 25.4 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Richard Miller | 686 | 12.7 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,970 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 73.6 |
  
  ### Horsham
  
  Billingshurst :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Tara Podger | 2,116 | 44.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Lawes | 1,706 | 35.5 |
  | | Labour | Philip Gander | 650 | 13.5 |
  | | Referendum | Robert Lomas | 327 | 6.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 410 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 72.0 |
  
  Henfield :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | William Cantello | 3,587 | 58.3 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Marcus Heawood | 1,607 | 26.1 |
  | | Labour | Susan Erlam | 961 | 15.6 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,970 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 74.9 |
  
  Holbrook :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Neil Matthewson | 4,207 | 51.9 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Derek Brundish | 2,639 | 32.6 |
  | | Labour | Raymond Chapman | 1,254 | 15.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,568 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 73.7 |
  
  Hurst :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Dennis | 2,207 | 45.9 |
  | | Conservative | Peter Tobutt | 2,043 | 42.5 |
  | | Labour | Joan Thurston | 559 | 15.6 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 164 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 71.1 |
  
  Pulborough :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Carmel Cain | 5,093 | 74.0 |
  | | Labour | Christine Rees | 1,788 | 26.0 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,305 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 73.3 |
  
  Riverside :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Morwen Millson | 2,790 | 46.6 |
  | | Conservative | Barbara Palmer | 2,405 | 40.2 |
  | | Labour | George Burton | 788 | 13.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 385 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 72.6 |
  
  Roffey :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Jacobus Clausen | 2,606 | 40.8 |
  | | Conservative | Brian Watson | 2,603 | 40.7 |
  | | Labour | Roger Brown | 1,179 | 18.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 3 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 74.0 |
  
  Southwater :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Mary Beeson | 3,303 | 44.6 |
  | | Conservative | Trevor Boud | 3,135 | 42.3 |
  | | Labour | Diane Dumbrill | 968 | 13.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 168 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 73.8 |
  
  Steyning :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | John Campbell | 2,956 | 47.3 |
  | | Conservative | Anthony Dennis | 2,649 | 42.4 |
  | | Labour | Julia Bridgewater | 639 | 10.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 307 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 74.2 |
  
  Storrington :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Frank Wilkinson | 2,781 | 51.3 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Bates | 2,042 | 37.7 |
  | | Labour | David Wickham | 594 | 11.0 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 739 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 72.8 |
  
  Warnham :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Norman Horton | 2,666 | 50.9 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | David Wright | 1,990 | 38.0 |
  | | Labour | Eric Brady | 583 | 11.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 676 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 74.6 |
  
  ### Mid Sussex
  
  Burgess Hill Central :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Angela Chapman | 3,258 | 45.8 |
  | | Conservative | Peter Burgess | 2,532 | 35.6 |
  | | Labour | Paul Mitchell | 1,170 | 16.4 |
  | | Green | Hugh Stevens | 155 | 2.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 906 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 76.9 |
  
  Burgess Hill East :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Heather Ross | 2,903 | 51.3 |
  | | Conservative | Michael Greenhow | 1,964 | 34.7 |
  | | Labour | Lesley Whiting | 664 | 11.7 |
  | | Green | Ruth Stevens | 128 | 2.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 939 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 77.2 |
  
  Cuckfield Rural :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Michael Dennis | 3,066 | 51.8 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Jack Slaughter | 1,763 | 29.8 |
  | | Labour | Frederick Harrison | 774 | 13.1 |
  | | Green | Josephine Came | 317 | 5.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,303 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 78.0 |
  
  East Grinstead East :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Collins | 2,645 | 45.6 |
  | | Conservative | Margaret Ball | 2,239 | 38.6 |
  | | Labour | Margaret Scott | 692 | 11.9 |
  | | Green | Adrian Salmon | 226 | 3.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 407 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 76.9 |
  
  East Grinstead South :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Brock | 2,470 | 44.1 |
  | | Conservative | Allan Beal | 2,429 | 43.3 |
  | | Labour | David Dickson | 705 | 12.6 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 41 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 76.7 |
  
  Hassocks and Burgess Hill West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Tony Balsdon | 3,238 | 46.2 |
  | | Conservative | David Terry | 2,494 | 35.6 |
  | | Labour | Patricia Ashcroft | 1,102 | 15.7 |
  | | Green | Carol Filby | 169 | 2.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 744 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 77.3 |
  
  Haywards Heath East :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Joan Gayler | 1,947 | 35.1 |
  | | Labour | Mervyn Hamilton | 1,743 | 31.4 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Julia Brown | 1,735 | 31.3 |
  | | Green | Edward Hasley | 125 | 2.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 204 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 78.2 |
  
  Haywards Heath West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Brian Hall | 2,557 | 46.6 |
  | | Conservative | John Wilson | 1,937 | 35.3 |
  | | Labour | Paddy Henry | 835 | 15.2 |
  | | Green | Simon Anderson | 156 | 2.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 620 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 77.5 |
  
  Imberdown :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Phillip Coote | 3,573 | 46.3 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Dorothy Hatswell | 2,747 | 35.6 |
  | | Labour | Roger Burgess | 1,179 | 15.3 |
  | | Green | Stephanie Gibson | 223 | 2.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 826 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 76.6 |
  
  Lindfield :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Margaret Johnson | 2,789 | 48.2 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Anne-Marie Lucraft | 2,019 | 34.9 |
  | | Labour | Nicholas Lightbody | 761 | 13.2 |
  | | Green | Peter Weymss-Gorman | 215 | 3.7 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 770 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 78.6 |
  
  Mid Sussex North :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | William Acraman | 3,288 | 53.2 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Dennis | 1,379 | 22.3 |
  | | Labour | Joe Mitchell | 1,291 | 20.9 |
  | | Green | Maurice Weeler | 223 | 3.6 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,909 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 74.2 |
  
  Mid Sussex South :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Barrington Mack | 3,112 | 56.0 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Davies | 1,477 | 26.6 |
  | | Labour | Maureen Ryan | 795 | 14.3 |
  | | Green | Nadia Seefreid | 176 | 3.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,635 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 78.1 |
  
  ### Worthing
  
  Broadwater :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Amanda Claire | 2,362 | 46.3 |
  | | Conservative | Celia Bettelley | 1,769 | 34.7 |
  | | Labour | Michael Wooley | 974 | 19.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,592 | 31.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,105 | 69.9 |
  
  Cissbury :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Collingwood O'Neill | 3,241 | 51.8 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | George Miller | 2,441 | 39.0 |
  | | Labour | Teana Ashley | 577 | 9.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 800 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 74.0 |
  
  Durrington :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Rodgers | 2,400 | 44.0 |
  | | Conservative | Patricia Farrel | 2,326 | 42.6 |
  | | Labour | Karen Hammond | 734 | 13.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 74 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 71.1 |
  
  East Worthing :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Irene Richards | 2,009 | 41.0 |
  | | Conservative | Tony Jackson | 1,737 | 35.4 |
  | | Labour | Colin Marshall | 996 | 20.3 |
  | | Green | Joan Glass | 161 | 3.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 272 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 62.7 |
  
  Goring-by-Sea :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Graham Forshaw | 3,351 | 54.2 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Stewart $M^cGurn-Stewart$ | 2,134 | 34.5 |
  | | Labour | Olive Rand | 696 | 11.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,217 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 71.9 |
  
  Maybridge :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Peter Green | 2,300 | 45.7 |
  | | Conservative | Paul Bleasdale | 1,769 | 35.2 |
  | | Labour | Peter Balderstone | 961 | 19.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 531 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 72.0 |
  
  Richmond :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | John Livermore | 1,654 | 41.2 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Cyril Selby | 1,519 | 37.8 |
  | | Labour | John Hammond | 665 | 16.6 |
  | | Green | Derek Colkett | 179 | 4.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 135 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 57.7 |
  
  Salvington :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Clement Stevens | 2,601 | 46.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Dennis Rowley | 2,327 | 41.3 |
  | | Labour | Jean Wicks | 713 | 12.6 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 229 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 72.3 |
  
  West Parade :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Esther Giddins | 3,177 | 53.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Helen Brown | 1,789 | 30.2 |
  | | Labour | Julie Balderstone | 780 | 13.2 |
  | | Green | Lucielle Cokett | 185 | 3.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,388 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 69.5 |
  
  West Tarring :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | John Rose | 2,432 | 48.5 |
  | | Conservative | Henry Kemp | 1,657 | 33.0 |
  | | Labour | John Parr | 759 | 15.1 |
  | | Green | Stuart Colgate | 170 | 3.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 585 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 66.8 |
  