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Gateshead 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

188 of 274 Councils

Councillors

65

Overall

80%

Average

79%

Median

81%

Perfect (100%)

3

Below 75%

20

Party attendance over time

Monthly attendance rate by party

Party attendance aggregates

Labour(45)
81%
Liberal Democrats(18)
82%
Independent(2)
35%

Councillor attendance distribution

90-100%
15
80-89%
19
70-79%
19
60-69%
9
Below 60%
3

Highest councillor attendance

  1. 1Photo of John McElroy

    John McElroy

    Labour

    100%
  2. 2Photo of Paul Diston

    Paul Diston

    Liberal Democrats

    100%
  3. 3Photo of Steve Ronchetti

    Steve Ronchetti

    Labour

    100%

Lowest councillor attendance

  1. 1Photo of Robert Waugh

    Robert Waugh

    Independent

    0%
  2. 2Photo of Amelia Ord

    Amelia Ord

    Liberal Democrats

    46%
  3. 3Photo of Jane McCoid

    Jane McCoid

    Independent

    47%

Highest attended committees

  1. 1

    Northumbria Police and Crime Panel

    7 meetings · 15/16 attended

    94%
  2. 2

    Cabinet

    14 meetings · 138/151 attended

    91%
  3. 3

    Council

    12 meetings · 683/771 attended

    89%

Lowest attended committees

  1. 1

    Women and Girls Committee

    10 meetings · 68/134 attended

    51%
  2. 2

    Appeals Committee

    17 meetings · 27/51 attended

    53%
  3. 3

    Tyne and Wear Trading Standards Joint Committee

    4 meetings · 7/12 attended

    58%
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