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London Borough of Merton

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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

18 of 274 Councils

Councillors

56

Overall

89%

Average

88%

Median

94%

Perfect (100%)

16

Below 75%

7

Party attendance over time

Monthly attendance rate by party

Party attendance aggregates

Labour Party(28)
89%
Liberal Democrat(16)
89%
Local Conservatives(7)
87%
Merton Park Ward Independent Residents(2)
95%
Labour and Co-operative Party(2)
100%
Independent(1)
71%

Councillor attendance distribution

90-100%
32
80-89%
14
70-79%
5
60-69%
3
Below 60%
2

Highest councillor attendance

  1. 1

    Edward Foley

    Merton Park Ward Independent Residents

    100%
  2. 2

    Martin Whelton

    Labour and Co-operative Party

    100%
  3. 3

    Jil Hall

    Liberal Democrat

    100%

Lowest councillor attendance

  1. 1

    James Williscroft

    Labour Party

    0%
  2. 2

    Marsie Skeete

    Labour Party

    33%
  3. 3

    Susie Hicks

    Liberal Democrat

    62%

Highest attended committees

  1. 1

    Cabinet

    10 meetings · 97/100 attended

    97%
  2. 2

    Council

    9 meetings · 478/504 attended

    95%
  3. 3

    Development and Planning Applications Committee

    4 meetings · 42/45 attended

    93%

Lowest attended committees

  1. 1

    South London Waste Partnership Joint Committee

    2 meetings · 0/4 attended

    0%
  2. 2

    Pensions Committee

    5 meetings · 0/15 attended

    0%
  3. 3

    Licensing Sub-Committee

    9 meetings · 0/27 attended

    0%
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