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New Forest District 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

61 of 274 Councils

Councillors

48

Overall

86%

Average

86%

Median

87%

Perfect (100%)

6

Below 75%

7

Party attendance over time

Monthly attendance rate by party

Party attendance aggregates

Conservative(24)
89%
Liberal Democrat(14)
84%
Independent(4)
86%
Green(2)
86%
Reform UK(2)
82%
Non-aligned(1)
77%

Councillor attendance distribution

90-100%
17
80-89%
18
70-79%
9
60-69%
3
Below 60%
1

Highest councillor attendance

  1. 1Photo of Philip Dowd

    Philip Dowd

    Liberal Democrat

    100%
  2. 2Photo of Peter Armstrong

    Peter Armstrong

    Independent

    100%
  3. 3Photo of Alex Wade

    Alex Wade

    Liberal Democrat

    100%

Lowest councillor attendance

  1. 1Photo of John Adams

    John Adams

    Conservative

    55%
  2. 2Photo of John Haywood

    John Haywood

    Labour and Co-operative

    62%
  3. 3Photo of Matthew Hartmann

    Matthew Hartmann

    Conservative

    64%

Highest attended committees

  1. 1

    Cabinet

    14 meetings · 210/215 attended

    98%
  2. 2

    Housing and Communities Overview and Scrutiny Panel

    6 meetings · 65/72 attended

    90%
  3. 3

    Place and Sustainability Overview and Scrutiny Panel

    5 meetings · 55/61 attended

    90%

Lowest attended committees

  1. 1

    General Purposes and Licensing Committee

    4 meetings · 41/52 attended

    79%
  2. 2

    Audit Committee

    6 meetings · 44/55 attended

    80%
  3. 3

    Planning Committee

    14 meetings · 154/186 attended

    83%
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