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East Sussex County 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

42 of 274 Councils

Councillors

50

Overall

87%

Average

85%

Median

89%

Perfect (100%)

9

Below 75%

10

Party attendance over time

Monthly attendance rate by party

Party attendance aggregates

Conservative(22)
92%
Liberal Democrats(11)
84%
Green Party(6)
84%
Labour(5)
80%
Independent Democrats(2)
94%
Independent(2)
84%

Councillor attendance distribution

90-100%
25
80-89%
12
70-79%
8
60-69%
2
Below 60%
3

Highest councillor attendance

  1. 1Photo of Nick Bennett

    Nick Bennett

    Conservative

    100%
  2. 2Photo of Phil Scott

    Phil Scott

    Labour

    100%
  3. 3Photo of Penny di Cara

    Penny di Cara

    Conservative

    100%

Lowest councillor attendance

  1. 1Photo of Sam Adeniji

    Sam Adeniji

    Reform UK

    36%
  2. 2Photo of Trevor Webb

    Trevor Webb

    Labour

    50%
  3. 3Photo of James MacCleary

    James MacCleary

    Liberal Democrats

    50%

Highest attended committees

  1. 1

    Lead Member for Adult Social Care and Health

    5 meetings · 10/10 attended

    100%
  2. 2

    Lead Member for Economy

    2 meetings · 6/6 attended

    100%
  3. 3

    Lead Member for Education and Inclusion, Special Educational Needs and Disability

    10 meetings · 28/28 attended

    100%

Lowest attended committees

  1. 1

    Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education (SACRE)

    3 meetings · 4/12 attended

    33%
  2. 2

    Standards Committee

    2 meetings · 6/9 attended

    67%
  3. 3

    East Sussex Health and Wellbeing Board

    4 meetings · 10/15 attended

    67%
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