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Somerset 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

242 of 274 Councils

Councillors

110

Overall

77%

Average

75%

Median

79%

Perfect (100%)

9

Below 75%

44

Party attendance over time

Monthly attendance rate by party

Party attendance aggregates

Liberal Democrat(62)
79%
Conservative(31)
74%
Labour(5)
74%
Green Party(5)
69%
Reform UK Party(3)
74%
Independent(3)
82%

Councillor attendance distribution

90-100%
25
80-89%
26
70-79%
23
60-69%
14
Below 60%
22

Highest councillor attendance

  1. 1Photo of Tom Deakin

    Tom Deakin

    Liberal Democrat

    100%
  2. 2Photo of Mandy Chilcott

    Mandy Chilcott

    Conservative

    100%
  3. 3Photo of Cara Strom

    Cara Strom

    Liberal Democrat

    100%

Lowest councillor attendance

  1. 1Photo of Suria Aujla - currently on leave

    Suria Aujla - currently on leave

    Conservative

    0%
  2. 2Photo of Mark Healey MBE

    Mark Healey MBE

    Conservative

    31%
  3. 3Photo of Val Keitch

    Val Keitch

    Liberal Democrat

    33%

Highest attended committees

  1. 1

    Executive

    15 meetings · 403/413 attended

    98%
  2. 2

    Constitution and Governance Committee

    5 meetings · 94/99 attended

    95%
  3. 3

    Harbour Management Advisory Committee

    2 meetings · 12/13 attended

    92%

Lowest attended committees

  1. 1

    Regulatory Sub-Committee

    5 meetings · 3/27 attended

    11%
  2. 2

    Licensing Sub-Committee

    21 meetings · 37/119 attended

    31%
  3. 3

    Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Panel

    10 meetings · 29/50 attended

    58%
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