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Guildford Borough 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

261 of 274 Councils

Councillors

48

Overall

71%

Average

67%

Median

70%

Perfect (100%)

0

Below 75%

26

Party attendance over time

Monthly attendance rate by party

Party attendance aggregates

Liberal Democrats(25)
76%
Conservative(10)
70%
Residents for Guildford and Villages(7)
58%
Labour(3)
74%
Guildford Greenbelt Group(3)
57%

Councillor attendance distribution

90-100%
8
80-89%
10
70-79%
6
60-69%
9
Below 60%
15

Highest councillor attendance

  1. 1

    Catherine Houston

    Liberal Democrats

    98%
  2. 2

    Richard Mills OBE

    Conservative

    95%
  3. 3

    Julia McShane

    Liberal Democrats

    95%

Lowest councillor attendance

  1. 1

    Sandy Lowry

    Liberal Democrats

    6%
  2. 2

    Ruth Brothwell

    Residents for Guildford and Villages

    22%
  3. 3

    Matt Furniss

    Conservative

    25%

Highest attended committees

  1. 1

    Licensing Sub Committee

    3 meetings · 9/9 attended

    100%
  2. 2

    Licensing Regulatory Sub-Committee

    19 meetings · 57/58 attended

    98%
  3. 3

    Guildford and Waverley Joint Senior Staff Committee

    3 meetings · 9/10 attended

    90%

Lowest attended committees

  1. 1

    Guildford and Waverley Joint Standards Committee

    3 meetings · 8/23 attended

    35%
  2. 2

    Corporate Governance and Standards Committee (up to May 2025)

    2 meetings · 5/14 attended

    36%
  3. 3

    Guildford and Waverley Joint Governance Committee

    3 meetings · 9/20 attended

    45%
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