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Newark and Sherwood 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

177 of 274 Councils

Councillors

39

Overall

81%

Average

80%

Median

84%

Perfect (100%)

2

Below 75%

14

Party attendance over time

Monthly attendance rate by party

Party attendance aggregates

Conservative(12)
83%
Labour(11)
81%
Independents for Newark and District(5)
86%
Independent(3)
80%
Liberal Democrat(3)
73%
Reform UK(2)
95%

Councillor attendance distribution

90-100%
9
80-89%
13
70-79%
9
60-69%
4
Below 60%
4

Highest councillor attendance

  1. 1Photo of Neil Allen

    Neil Allen

    Conservative

    100%
  2. 2Photo of Kay Smith

    Kay Smith

    Reform UK

    100%
  3. 3Photo of Paul Taylor

    Paul Taylor

    Labour

    97%

Lowest councillor attendance

  1. 1Photo of Phil Farmer

    Phil Farmer

    Conservative

    50%
  2. 2Photo of Debbie Darby

    Debbie Darby

    Newark and Sherwood District Independents

    55%
  3. 3Photo of Tom Smith

    Tom Smith

    Conservative

    58%

Highest attended committees

  1. 1

    Cabinet

    13 meetings · 130/142 attended

    92%
  2. 2

    Executive Shareholder Committee

    4 meetings · 35/40 attended

    88%
  3. 3

    Full Council

    8 meetings · 265/304 attended

    87%

Lowest attended committees

  1. 1

    Licensing Committee

    4 meetings · 33/61 attended

    54%
  2. 2

    Mansfield and District Crematorium Joint Committee

    3 meetings · 5/9 attended

    56%
  3. 3

    Audit and Governance Committee

    3 meetings · 23/40 attended

    57%
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