Dorset Council

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Council Ranking

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Councillors

Overall

82%

Average

82%

Median

83%

Perfect (100%)

Below 75%

Attendance trend by party

Liberal Democrats

Conservative

Independents for Dorset

Green Party

Labour & Co-operative

Shows how party attendance has changed over time, from 3-year average to the most recent year.

Attendance by party

Liberal Democrats(42)

85%

Conservative(30)

77%

Independents for Dorset(4)

88%

Green Party(4)

82%

Labour & Co-operative(1)

88%

Labour(1)

73%

Attendance distribution

90-100%

80-89%

70-79%

60-69%

Below 60%

Highest attendance

1
Derek Beer
Liberal Democrats
100%
2
Chris Tomes
Conservative
100%
3
Carole Jones
Conservative
100%

Lowest attendance

1
Claudia Webb
Green Party
50%
2
Julie Robinson
Conservative
58%
3
Rory Major
Liberal Democrats
61%

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#	Councillor	Meetings	Attendance	Status
1	Derek Beer Liberal Democrats Shaftesbury Town	20/20	100%	Good
2	Chris Tomes Conservative Swanage	3/3	100%	Good
3	Carole Jones Conservative Sturminster Newton	20/20	100%	Good
4	Stella Jones Liberal Democrats Dorchester East	17/17	100%	Good
5	Steve Murcer Conservative Blackmore Vale	15/15	100%	Good
6	Nick Ireland Liberal Democrats Crossways	34/35	97%	Good
7	Neil Eysenck Liberal Democrats Eggardon	26/27	96%	Good
8	Pete Roper Independents for Dorset Portland	27/28	96%	Good
9	Les Fry Independents for Dorset Dorchester West	22/23	96%	Good
10	Shane Bartlett Liberal Democrats Wimborne Minster	24/25	96%	Good
11	Richard Biggs Liberal Democrats Dorchester Poundbury	32/34	94%	Good
12	Andrew Starr Liberal Democrats Lytchett Matravers and Upton	25/27	93%	Good
13	Andy Todd Liberal Democrats Colehill and Wimborne Minster East	25/27	93%	Good
14	Steve Robinson Liberal Democrats Lytchett Matravers and Upton	26/28	93%	Good
15	Jon Orrell Green Party Melcombe Regis	13/14	93%	Good
16	Roland Tarr Liberal Democrats Winterborne and Broadmayne	12/13	92%	Good
17	Scott Florek Liberal Democrats Corfe Mullen	21/23	91%	Good
18	Peter Dickenson Conservative Littlemoor and Preston	10/11	91%	Good
19	Andrew Parry Conservative West Parley	21/23	91%	Good
20	Alex Brenton Liberal Democrats Lytchett Matravers and Upton	26/29	90%	Good
21	Gill Taylor Liberal Democrats Chickerell	28/31	90%	Good
22	Beryl Ezzard Liberal Democrats Wareham	28/31	90%	Good
23	Barrie Cooper Liberal Democrats Winterborne North	18/20	90%	Good
24	Jon Andrews Liberal Democrats Sherborne East	17/19	89%	Fair
25	Jack Jeanes Liberal Democrats Shaftesbury Town	17/19	89%	Fair
26	Ryan Holloway Liberal Democrats Wareham	16/18	89%	Fair
27	Simon Christopher Conservative Marshwood Vale	17/19	89%	Fair
28	Rob Hughes Independents for Dorset Portland	14/16	88%	Fair
29	Ryan Hope Liberal Democrats Westham	21/24	88%	Fair
30	Carl Woode Liberal Democrats Gillingham	22/25	88%	Fair
31	Paul Kimber Labour & Co-operative Portland	15/17	88%	Fair
32	Clare Sutton Green Party Rodwell and Wyke	29/33	88%	Fair
33	Byron Quayle Conservative Blandford	13/15	87%	Fair
34	David Shortell Conservative West Moors and Three Legged Cross	24/28	86%	Fair
35	Simon Clifford Liberal Democrats Chickerell	22/26	85%	Fair
36	Matt Bell Liberal Democrats Radipole	22/26	85%	Fair
37	Belinda Bawden Green Party Lyme and Charmouth	28/33	85%	Fair
38	Dave Bolwell Liberal Democrats Bridport	23/27	85%	Fair
39	David Taylor Liberal Democrats Charminster St Marys	22/26	85%	Fair
40	Duncan Sowry-House Liberal Democrats Corfe Mullen	25/30	83%	Fair
41	Will Chakawhata Liberal Democrats Stour and Allen Vale	10/12	83%	Fair
42	Craig Monks Conservative Beaminster	36/44	82%	Fair
43	Louise Bown Liberal Democrats Radipole	27/33	82%	Fair
44	Andy Canning Liberal Democrats Dorchester West	13/16	81%	Fair
45	David Tooke Liberal Democrats Cranborne and Alderholt	28/35	80%	Fair
46	Nocturin Lacey-Clarke Conservative Blandford	12/15	80%	Fair
47	Piers Brown Conservative Cranborne Chase	8/10	80%	Fair
48	Ben Wilson Liberal Democrats South East Purbeck	22/28	79%	Fair
49	Louie O'Leary Conservative Littlemoor and Preston	22/28	79%	Fair
50	David Northam Liberal Democrats Upwey and Broadwey	19/24	79%	Fair
51	Gary Suttle Conservative Swanage	14/18	78%	Fair
52	Laura Beddow Conservative West Purbeck	10/13	77%	Fair
53	Richard Crabb Liberal Democrats Sherborne West	20/26	77%	Fair
54	Alex Fuhrmann Liberal Democrats Westham	17/22	77%	Fair
55	Emma Parker Conservative Puddletown and Lower Winterborne	13/17	76%	Fair
56	Simon Gibson Conservative Verwood	12/16	75%	Fair
57	Jindy Atwal Liberal Democrats Colehill and Wimborne Minster East	9/12	75%	Fair
58	Sally Holland Liberal Democrats Chesil Bank	15/20	75%	Fair
59	Andy Skeats Conservative West Moors and Three Legged Cross	17/23	74%	Low
60	Jill Haynes Conservative Chalk Valleys	26/35	74%	Low
61	Ray Bryan Conservative St Leonards and St Ives	14/19	74%	Low
62	Val Pothecary Conservative Gillingham	14/19	74%	Low
63	Sherry Jespersen Conservative Hill Forts and Upper Tarrants	14/19	74%	Low
64	Belinda Ridout Conservative Gillingham	16/22	73%	Low
65	Sarah Williams Liberal Democrats Bridport	29/40	73%	Low
66	Kate Wheller Labour Rodwell and Wyke	16/22	73%	Low
67	Mike Baker Liberal Democrats West Purbeck	8/11	73%	Low
68	Bridget Bolwell Liberal Democrats Bridport	16/22	73%	Low
69	Cathy Lugg Conservative Ferndown North	13/18	72%	Low
70	Robin Legg Liberal Democrats Sherborne Rural	10/14	71%	Low
71	Mike Parkes Conservative Ferndown North	10/14	71%	Low
72	James Vitali Conservative Stalbridge and Marnhull	10/14	71%	Low
73	Jane Somper Conservative Beacon	14/20	70%	Low
74	Chris Kippax Liberal Democrats Yetminster	14/20	70%	Low
75	Hannah Hobbs-Chell Independents for Dorset Ferndown South	13/19	68%	Low
76	David Morgan Liberal Democrats Wimborne Minster	16/24	67%	Low
77	Spencer Flower Conservative Verwood	24/36	67%	Low
78	Toni Coombs Conservative Verwood	21/33	64%	Low
79	Barry Goringe Conservative St Leonards and St Ives	15/24	63%	Low
80	Rory Major Liberal Democrats Dorchester East	11/18	61%	Low
81	Julie Robinson Conservative Ferndown South	11/19	58%	Low
82	Claudia Webb Green Party Rodwell and Wyke	7/14	50%	Low