Who turns up to vote?

Councils ranked by average ward turnout at their most recent election.

241 ranked

1. 1Winchester City CouncilMay 2026 · turnout published for 14 of 15 wards51.8%
2. 2London Borough of Richmond upon ThamesMay 2026 · all 18 wards50.7%
3. 3London Borough of BromleyMay 2026 · all 22 wards49.7%
4. 4Brentwood Borough CouncilMay 2026 · turnout published for 12 of 13 wards49.3%
5. 5East Surrey CouncilMay 2026 · all 36 wards49.1%
6. 6Trafford Metropolitan Borough CouncilMay 2026 · all 21 wards48.9%
7. 7Worthing Borough CouncilMay 2026 · all 13 wards48.9%
8. 8East Sussex County CouncilMay 2026 · turnout published for 42 of 50 wards48.5%
9. 9South Cambridgeshire District CouncilMay 2026 · all 26 wards48.2%
10. 10Fareham Borough CouncilMay 2026 · all 16 wards47.5%
11. 11Wokingham Borough CouncilMay 2026 · all 18 wards47.3%
12. 12West Sussex County CouncilMay 2026 · all 70 wards47.2%
13. 13Adur District CouncilMay 2026 · all 14 wards47.1%
14. 14Powys County CouncilMay 2022 · turnout published for 40 of 53 wards46.8%
15. 15Cheltenham Borough CouncilMay 2026 · all 20 wards46.7%
16. 16Oldham Metropolitan Borough CouncilMay 2026 · all 20 wards46.5%
17. 17West Surrey CouncilMay 2026 · all 45 wards46.0%
18. 18Epping Forest District CouncilMay 2026 · all 18 wards45.9%
19. 19Tunbridge Wells Borough CouncilMay 2026 · turnout published for 11 of 13 wards45.8%
20. 20London Borough of HaveringMay 2026 · all 20 wards45.7%
21. 21St Albans City and District CouncilMay 2026 · all 20 wards45.7%
22. 22Gateshead Metropolitan Borough CouncilMay 2026 · all 22 wards45.4%
23. 23Norfolk County CouncilMay 2026 · all 84 wards45.4%
24. 24Hampshire County CouncilMay 2026 · all 76 wards45.1%
25. 25Three Rivers District CouncilMay 2026 · all 13 wards44.9%
26. 26Newcastle City CouncilMay 2026 · all 26 wards44.7%
27. 27Exeter City CouncilMay 2026 · all 13 wards44.6%
28. 28Suffolk County CouncilMay 2026 · all 69 wards44.4%
29. 29Swindon Borough CouncilMay 2026 · all 25 wards44.4%
30. 30London Borough of HaringeyMay 2026 · all 21 wards44.1%
31. 31London Borough of IslingtonMay 2026 · all 17 wards44.1%
32. 32Essex County CouncilMay 2026 · all 77 wards44.0%
33. 33Stockport Metropolitan Borough CouncilMay 2026 · all 21 wards44.0%
34. 34Rushcliffe Borough CouncilMay 2023 · all 24 wards43.8%
35. 35South Tyneside CouncilMay 2026 · all 18 wards43.8%
36. 36Isle of Wight CouncilMay 2026 · all 39 wards43.5%
37. 37Carmarthenshire County CouncilMay 2022 · turnout published for 49 of 50 wards43.2%
38. 38Stroud District CouncilMay 2024 · all 27 wards43.1%
39. 39Huntingdonshire District CouncilMay 2026 · all 26 wards43.0%
40. 40Rugby Borough CouncilMay 2026 · all 14 wards42.8%
41. 41Basingstoke and Deane Borough CouncilMay 2026 · all 18 wards42.6%
42. 42Eastleigh Borough CouncilMay 2026 · all 14 wards42.6%
43. 43Kirklees CouncilMay 2026 · all 23 wards42.5%
44. 44Oxford City CouncilMay 2026 · all 24 wards42.3%
45. 45London Borough of BarnetMay 2026 · all 24 wards42.2%
46. 46Havant Borough CouncilMay 2026 · all 12 wards42.2%
47. 47Sheffield City CouncilMay 2026 · all 28 wards42.1%
48. 48Crawley Borough CouncilMay 2026 · all 12 wards41.9%
49. 49Rushmoor Borough CouncilMay 2026 · all 13 wards41.9%
50. 50Cherwell District CouncilMay 2026 · all 16 wards41.8%

Turnout figures come from official declarations and aren't reported for every contest; areas without figures are left out rather than guessed. Council turnout is the average across the wards that reported at that council's most recent election. By-elections are excluded throughout. Where the 2024 General Election figure was missing from our feed, we use the Electoral Commission's published turnout instead.