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Bedford 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

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Councillors

47

Overall

85%

Average

85%

Median

87%

Perfect (100%)

2

Below 75%

6

Party attendance over time

Monthly attendance rate by party

Party attendance aggregates

Conservative(15)
82%
Labour(12)
82%
Liberal Democrats(11)
90%
Independent(3)
84%
Liberal Democrat(2)
96%
Green(2)
89%

Councillor attendance distribution

90-100%
16
80-89%
22
70-79%
4
60-69%
4
Below 60%
1

Highest councillor attendance

  1. 1

    Henry Vann

    Liberal Democrat

    100%
  2. 2

    Paul Edmonds

    Green

    100%
  3. 3

    Jonathan Abbott

    Liberal Democrats

    97%

Lowest councillor attendance

  1. 1

    Alison Foster

    Conservative

    45%
  2. 2

    Mohammed Mahboob Din

    Independent

    63%
  3. 3

    Colleen Atkins

    Labour

    68%

Highest attended committees

  1. 1

    Bedfordshire Local Pension Board

    4 meetings · 4/4 attended

    100%
  2. 2

    (Licensing Act 2003) Licensing Sub-Committee

    9 meetings · 27/27 attended

    100%
  3. 3

    Environment and Sustainable Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee

    8 meetings · 63/64 attended

    98%

Lowest attended committees

  1. 1

    Employee Partnership Committee

    3 meetings · 5/19 attended

    26%
  2. 2

    Bedford Schools' Forum

    4 meetings · 3/8 attended

    38%
  3. 3

    Bedfordshire Police and Crime Panel

    6 meetings · 13/19 attended

    68%
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