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Forest of Dean District 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

38 of 274 Councils

Councillors

38

Overall

87%

Average

85%

Median

90%

Perfect (100%)

6

Below 75%

6

Party attendance over time

Monthly attendance rate by party

Party attendance aggregates

Green Party(15)
93%
Independent(6)
89%
Conservative Party(6)
81%
Progressive Independents(4)
78%
Labour Party(4)
75%
Independent No Group(1)
95%

Councillor attendance distribution

90-100%
20
80-89%
9
70-79%
3
60-69%
4
Below 60%
2

Highest councillor attendance

  1. 1

    Chris McFarling

    Green Party

    100%
  2. 2

    Adrian Birch

    Green Party

    100%
  3. 3

    Bernie O'Neill

    Progressive Independents

    100%

Lowest councillor attendance

  1. 1

    Shaun Stammers

    Labour Party

    33%
  2. 2

    Alan Preest

    Reform UK

    55%
  3. 3

    Mark Turner

    Independent

    60%

Highest attended committees

  1. 1

    Cabinet

    11 meetings · 77/81 attended

    95%
  2. 2

    Full Council

    10 meetings · 336/376 attended

    89%
  3. 3

    Overview and Scrutiny Committee

    5 meetings · 60/69 attended

    87%

Lowest attended committees

  1. 1

    Constitution

    3 meetings · 0/108 attended

    0%
  2. 2

    Licensing Committee

    3 meetings · 9/30 attended

    30%
  3. 3

    Audit Committee

    4 meetings · 26/31 attended

    84%
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