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About this data:
- Data is scraped periodically from council websites.
- Current data covers 25 March 2025 to 25 March 2026.
- Not all councils could be scraped.

Council Ranking

179 of 274 Councils

Councillors

34

Overall

81%

Average

80%

Median

82%

Perfect (100%)

0

Below 75%

9

Party attendance over time

Monthly attendance rate by party

Party attendance aggregates

Conservative(15)
78%
Independent(8)
77%
Scottish National Party(7)
87%
Liberal Democrats(3)
85%
Scottish Green Party(1)
82%

Councillor attendance distribution

90-100%
8
80-89%
13
70-79%
7
60-69%
5
Below 60%
1

Highest councillor attendance

  1. 1

    Marshall Douglas

    Scottish National Party

    96%
  2. 2

    Elaine Thornton-Nicol

    Scottish National Party

    94%
  3. 3

    John PatonDay

    Scottish National Party

    92%

Lowest councillor attendance

  1. 1

    John Bathgate

    Conservative

    59%
  2. 2

    Annette Smart

    Scottish National Party

    60%
  3. 3

    Julie Pirone

    Conservative

    63%

Highest attended committees

  1. 1

    Chambers Institution Trust

    12 meetings · 62/72 attended

    86%
  2. 2

    Planning and Building Standards Committee

    11 meetings · 85/99 attended

    86%
  3. 3

    Hawick Common Good Fund Sub-Committee

    7 meetings · 35/42 attended

    83%

Lowest attended committees