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New Forest 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

42 of 274 Councils

Councillors

48

Overall

87%

Average

86%

Median

88%

Perfect (100%)

6

Below 75%

9

Party attendance over time

Monthly attendance rate by party

Party attendance aggregates

Conservative(25)
90%
Liberal Democrat(14)
84%
Independent(4)
85%
Green(2)
85%
Reform UK(1)
86%
Non-aligned(1)
69%

Councillor attendance distribution

90-100%
19
80-89%
18
70-79%
6
60-69%
5
Below 60%

Highest councillor attendance

  1. 1

    Geoffrey Blunden

    Conservative

    100%
  2. 2

    Steve Davies

    Conservative

    100%
  3. 3

    Peter Armstrong

    Independent

    100%

Lowest councillor attendance

  1. 1

    John Haywood

    Labour and Co-operative

    62%
  2. 2

    John Adams

    Conservative

    62%
  3. 3

    Matthew Hartmann

    Conservative

    64%

Highest attended committees

  1. 1

    Cabinet

    13 meetings · 195/199 attended

    98%
  2. 2

    Place and Sustainability Overview and Scrutiny Panel

    5 meetings · 55/61 attended

    90%
  3. 3

    Housing and Communities Overview and Scrutiny Panel

    6 meetings · 65/72 attended

    90%

Lowest attended committees

  1. 1

    General Purposes and Licensing Committee

    4 meetings · 41/52 attended

    79%
  2. 2

    Audit Committee

    5 meetings · 38/46 attended

    83%
  3. 3

    Planning Committee

    13 meetings · 144/173 attended

    83%
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