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Dorset 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

147 of 274 Councils

Councillors

82

Overall

82%

Average

81%

Median

82%

Perfect (100%)

5

Below 75%

20

Party attendance over time

Monthly attendance rate by party

Party attendance aggregates

Liberal Democrats(42)
85%
Conservative(30)
77%
Independents for Dorset(4)
86%
Green Party(4)
79%
Labour & Co-operative(1)
88%
Labour(1)
77%

Councillor attendance distribution

90-100%
21
80-89%
27
70-79%
19
60-69%
13
Below 60%
2

Highest councillor attendance

  1. 1

    Chris Tomes

    Conservative

    100%
  2. 2

    Nick Ireland

    Liberal Democrats

    100%
  3. 3

    Richard Biggs

    Liberal Democrats

    100%

Lowest councillor attendance

  1. 1

    Claudia Webb

    Green Party

    44%
  2. 2

    Barry Goringe

    Conservative

    58%
  3. 3

    Julie Robinson

    Conservative

    63%

Highest attended committees

  1. 1

    Joint Archives Board

    2 meetings · 6/6 attended

    100%
  2. 2

    Cabinet

    11 meetings · 360/366 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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