Before (end of 2010) (43 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 23 · Labour 9 · Liberal Democrats 7 · Other 4
After (end of 2011) (43 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 21 · Conservative 15 · Other 4 · Liberal Democrats 3
Ward results
Barms1 seat · turnout 36.8%
| Rachael Quinn | Labour | 329 ✓ |
| Bill Barratt | Conservative | 247 |
Blackbrook2 seats · turnout 48.6%
| Audrey Bramah | Conservative | 706 ✓ |
| Clive Pearson | Independent | 665 ✓ |
| Edith Longden | Liberal Democrats | 644 |
| Theo Rofer | Conservative | 410 |
| Lisa Beeden | Liberal Democrats | 382 |
| Philip Forrest | Labour | 295 |
Burbage1 seat · turnout 43.9%
| John Faulkner | Conservative | 566 ✓ |
| Ian Hamilton | Labour | 291 |
Buxton Central2 seats · turnout 32.9%
| Phliip Ashmore | Labour | 566 ✓ |
| Chris Payne | Labour | 466 ✓ |
| Bill Fiddy | Conservative | 455 |
| Bob Morris | Conservative | 452 |
| Matthew Bain | Green | 190 |
| Peter Ashenden | Liberal Democrats | 150 |
Chapel East1 seat · turnout 46.3%
| John Perkins | Conservative | 294 ✓ |
| Michael Harrison | Liberal Democrats | 277 |
| Mavis Morrison | Labour | 259 |
Chapel West2 seats · turnout 41.4%
| Terry Norton | Labour | 721 ✓ |
| Stewart Young | Conservative | 718 ✓ |
| Jocelyn Street | Conservative | 697 |
| A Debes | Liberal Democrats | 315 |
Corbar2 seats · turnout 39.0%
| Linda Baldry | Conservative | 748 ✓ |
| Tony Kemp | Conservative | 743 ✓ |
| Martin Thomas | Labour | 535 |
| Chris Weaver | Liberal Democrats | 336 |
Cote Heath2 seats · turnout 35.1%
| Lynn Stone | Labour | 556 ✓ |
| Keith Savage | Labour | 525 ✓ |
| Colin Boynton | Conservative | 521 |
| Linda Grooby | Conservative | 506 |
Dinting1 seat · turnout 56.3%
| Jean Wharmby | Conservative | 564 ✓ |
| Benjamin Hopkins | Labour | 288 |
Gamesley1 seat · turnout 27.4%
| Anthony McKeown | Labour | 389 ✓ |
| Brian Evans | Conservative | 84 |
Hadfield North1 seat · turnout 35.4%
| Victoria Mann | Labour | 317 ✓ |
| David Novakovic | Conservative | 161 |
| John Storey | Liberal Democrats | 62 |
Hadfield South2 seats · turnout 38.5%
| Bob Mckeown | Labour | 761 ✓ |
| Edward Siddall | Labour | 725 ✓ |
| Marie Foote | Conservative | 599 |
| Stephen Foote | Conservative | 568 |
Hayfield1 seat · turnout 53.9%
| Herbert Mellor | Independent | 485 ✓ |
| Beth Atkins | Liberal Democrats | 409 |
Hope Valley2 seats · turnout 45.7%
| Tony Favell | Conservative | 991 ✓ |
| John Walton | Conservative | 799 ✓ |
| Charlotte Farrell | Green | 634 |
| Maeve Serby | Liberal Democrats | 519 |
Howard Town2 seats · turnout 41.4%
| Godfrey Claff | Labour | 753 ✓ |
| Colin Waude | Labour | 643 ✓ |
| Jack Douglas | Conservative | 370 |
| Will Rowlands | Conservative | 326 |
| Peter Duncan Allen | Green | 248 |
Limestone Peak1 seat · turnout 41.3%
| Derek Udale | Conservative | 374 ✓ |
| Sandy Lamont | Labour | 224 |
| Graham Scott | Liberal Democrats | 121 |
New Mills East2 seats · turnout 34.4%
| Ian Huddlestone | Labour | 565 ✓ |
| Alan Barrow | Labour | 510 ✓ |
| Mike Gadd | Conservative | 370 |
| Gwyn Bowers | Conservative | 333 |
| Alistair Stevens | Liberal Democrats | 239 |
| Tobias Stroner | Liberal Democrats | 150 |
New Mills West2 seats · turnout 44.5%
| Lancelot Dowson | Labour | 648 ✓ |
| Raymond Atkins | Liberal Democrats | 573 ✓ |
| Jacqui Gadd | Conservative | 494 |
| Janet Carter | Liberal Democrats | 476 |
| Hazel May Body | Green | 456 |
| David Lamb | Conservative | 402 |
Old Glossop2 seats · turnout 41.9%
| Garry Parvin | Labour | 687 ✓ |
| Chris Webster | Independent | 686 ✓ |
| Paul Francis Hardy | Conservative | 673 |
| Damien Greenhalgh | Labour | 653 |
| Jeff Lawton | Conservative | 421 |
Padfield1 seat · turnout 39.1%
| Ellie Wilcox | Labour | 354 ✓ |
| Peter Kay | Conservative | 338 |
| Lee Selwood | Green | 88 |
| Sandra Batey | Liberal Democrats | 39 |
Sett1 seat · turnout 49.5%
| Tony Ashton | Conservative | 396 ✓ |
| Michael John Shipley | Green | 281 |
| Raymond Wild | Liberal Democrats | 148 |
Simmondley2 seats · turnout 41.5%
| John Haken | Conservative | 793 ✓ |
| Julie Ann McCabe | Conservative | 663 ✓ |
| Rowland O'Connor | Labour | 588 |
| Nick Longos | Labour | 574 |
| Jonathan Haggart | Liberal Democrats | 268 |
| Ayshea Christina Garbutt | Liberal Democrats | 229 |
St. Johns1 seat · turnout 45.9%
| George Wharmby | Conservative | 429 ✓ |
| Stephen Worrall | Liberal Democrats | 255 |
Stone Bench2 seats · turnout 40.5%
| Caitlin Bisknell | Labour | 673 ✓ |
| Fiona Sloman | Labour | 616 ✓ |
| Pam Reddy | Conservative | 356 |
| G. Reddy | Conservative | 341 |
Temple1 seat · turnout 52.6%
| Emily Thrane | Conservative | 524 ✓ |
| Roger Cooper | Labour | 272 |
Tintwistle1 seat · turnout 46.0%
| Pat Jenner | Labour | 393 ✓ |
| Bill Clarke | Conservative | 379 |
Whaley Bridge3 seats
| Nick Clarke | Labour | 807 ✓ |
Whaley Bridge h3 seats · turnout 35.8%
| John Pritchard | Independent | 1,286 ✓ |
| D. Lomax | Liberal Democrats | 1,117 ✓ |
| L. Leather | Liberal Democrats | 1,038 ✓ |
| Nev Clarke | Labour | 807 |
| R Gilmour | Conservative | 799 |
| S. Flower-Eyre | Conservative | 502 |
| D McDowell | Conservative | 423 |
| J Bush | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 371 |
Whitfield1 seat · turnout 36.9%
| Graham Nigel Oakley | Labour | 442 ✓ |
| Paul Lomas | Conservative | 135 |
| George Kuppan | Liberal Democrats | 55 |