Ward Turnout Statistics

Here is a comparison of voter participation in the 2007 elections and the previous elections in 2003. In the table,

Ward Turnout
Trend		 2007 2003
Electorate Turnout % Poll Electorate Turnout % Poll
Barms Ward Upward 1544 534 34.59 1531 513 33.51
Blackbrook Ward Upward 3150 1500 47.62 3079 1344 43.65
Burbage Ward Upward 1530 594 38.82 1508 570 37.8
Buxton Central Ward Upward 3063 1218 39.76 3019 1072 35.51
Chapel East Ward Upward 1767 656 37.13 1698 621 36.57
Chapel West Ward Upward 3280 1388 42.32 3295 1176 35.69
Corbar Ward Upward 2853 1215 42.59 2836 945 33.32
Cote Heath Ward Downward 3010 1059 35.18 2965 1478 49.85
Dinting Ward Upward 1487 776 52.19 1473 649 44.06
Gamesley Ward Upward 1712 436 25.47 - - -
Hadfield North Ward Upward 1459 466 31.94 - - -
Hadfield South Ward Upward 3373 1141 33.83 3364 913 27.14
Hayfield Ward 1657 - - 1608 723 44.96
Hope Valley Ward Upward 3195 1454 45.51 3163 1351 42.71
Howard Town Ward Upward 3143 1067 33.95 3160 968 30.63
Limestone Peak Ward Upward 1689 637 37.71 1717 560 32.62
New Mills East Ward Upward 3160 1185 37.5 2991 806 26.95
New Mills West Ward Upward 3345 1453 43.44 3206 1263 39.39
Old Glossop Ward Downward 3680 1440 39.13 3204 1372 42.82
Padfield Ward Upward 2014 720 35.75 1929 509 26.39
Sett Ward Upward 1626 765 47.05 1630 664 40.74
Simmondley Ward Upward 3748 1468 39.17 3456 1061 30.7
St John's Ward Upward 1532 699 45.63 1493 574 38.45
Stone Bench Ward Upward 3160 873 27.63 3142 763 24.28
Temple Ward Upward 1515 723 47.72 1563 688 44.02
Tintwistle Ward Upward 1664 590 35.46 1670 575 34.43
Whaley Bridge Ward Upward 5091 2161 42.45 4919 1983 40.31
Whitfield Ward Upward 1632 565 34.62 1608 544 33.83
Totals Upward 70079 26783 38.22 65227 23685 36.31