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Newark and Sherwood 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

177 of 274 Councils

Councillors

39

Overall

81%

Average

81%

Median

82%

Perfect (100%)

4

Below 75%

10

Party attendance over time

Monthly attendance rate by party

Party attendance aggregates

Conservative(12)
85%
Labour(11)
82%
Independents for Newark and District(5)
85%
Independent(3)
83%
Liberal Democrat(3)
69%
Reform UK(2)
100%

Councillor attendance distribution

90-100%
11
80-89%
14
70-79%
6
60-69%
4
Below 60%
4

Highest councillor attendance

  1. 1

    Neil Allen

    Conservative

    100%
  2. 2

    Michelle Home

    Reform UK

    100%
  3. 3

    Paul Taylor

    Labour

    100%

Lowest councillor attendance

  1. 1

    Debbie Darby

    Newark and Sherwood District Independents

    50%
  2. 2

    Peter Harris

    Liberal Democrat

    54%
  3. 3

    Tom Smith

    Conservative

    56%

Highest attended committees

  1. 1

    Cabinet

    12 meetings · 118/129 attended

    91%
  2. 2

    Executive Shareholder Committee

    4 meetings · 33/38 attended

    87%
  3. 3

    Policy & Performance Improvement Committee

    9 meetings · 130/166 attended

    78%

Lowest attended committees

  1. 1

    Licensing Hearing

    2 meetings · 3/7 attended

    43%
  2. 2

    Licensing Committee

    4 meetings · 27/61 attended

    44%
  3. 3

    Mansfield and District Crematorium Joint Committee

    3 meetings · 5/9 attended

    56%
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