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Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council

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- Data is scraped periodically from council websites.
- Current data covers 25 March 2025 to 25 March 2026.
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Council Ranking

140 of 274 Councils

Councillors

62

Overall

82%

Average

81%

Median

85%

Perfect (100%)

1

Below 75%

16

Party attendance over time

Monthly attendance rate by party

Party attendance aggregates

Labour(46)
83%
Liberal Democrats(12)
77%
Independent(3)
81%
Conservative(1)
84%

Councillor attendance distribution

90-100%
22
80-89%
17
70-79%
10
60-69%
8
Below 60%
5

Highest councillor attendance

  1. 1

    Tim Shepherd

    Labour

    100%
  2. 2

    Wendy Cain

    Labour

    98%
  3. 3

    James Higginbottom

    Labour

    97%

Lowest councillor attendance

  1. 1

    Abi Moore

    Labour

    8%
  2. 2

    Kath Mitchell

    Labour

    33%
  3. 3

    Ian Shirt

    Labour

    47%

Highest attended committees

  1. 1

    Licensing Regulatory Board Sub-Committee

    14 meetings · 52/56 attended

    93%
  2. 2

    Full Council

    9 meetings · 498/558 attended

    89%
  3. 3

    Cabinet

    22 meetings · 315/352 attended

    89%

Lowest attended committees

  1. 1

    Standards Regulatory Board

    2 meetings · 8/20 attended

    40%
  2. 2

    Planning Regulatory Board

    10 meetings · 115/186 attended

    62%
  3. 3

    Overview and Scrutiny Committee

    13 meetings · 173/266 attended

    65%
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