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Dorset Council

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- Data is scraped periodically from council websites.
- Current data covers 5 May 2025 to 5 May 2026.
- Not all councils could be scraped.

Council Ranking

144 of 274 Councils

Councillors

82

Overall

82%

Average

81%

Median

82%

Perfect (100%)

7

Below 75%

18

Party attendance over time

Monthly attendance rate by party

Party attendance aggregates

Liberal Democrats(42)
85%
Conservative(30)
79%
Independents for Dorset(4)
82%
Green Party(4)
76%
Labour(1)
77%
Labour & Co-operative(1)
75%

Councillor attendance distribution

90-100%
22
80-89%
26
70-79%
24
60-69%
7
Below 60%
3

Highest councillor attendance

  1. 1Photo of Chris Tomes

    Chris Tomes

    Conservative

    100%
  2. 2Photo of Derek Beer

    Derek Beer

    Liberal Democrats

    100%
  3. 3Photo of Andy Todd

    Andy Todd

    Liberal Democrats

    100%

Lowest councillor attendance

  1. 1Photo of Claudia Webb

    Claudia Webb

    Green Party

    33%
  2. 2Photo of Bridget Bolwell

    Bridget Bolwell

    Liberal Democrats

    52%
  3. 3Photo of Hannah Hobbs-Chell

    Hannah Hobbs-Chell

    Independents for Dorset

    53%

Highest attended committees

  1. 1

    Joint Archives Board

    2 meetings · 6/6 attended

    100%
  2. 2

    Cabinet

    12 meetings · 380/387 attended

    98%
  3. 3

    Health and Wellbeing Board

    6 meetings · 32/33 attended

    97%

Lowest attended committees

  1. 1

    Licensing and Gambling Acts Committee

    2 meetings · 17/30 attended

    57%
  2. 2

    Corporate Parenting Board

    4 meetings · 18/30 attended

    60%
  3. 3

    General Licensing Committee

    3 meetings · 27/43 attended

    63%
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