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South Hams 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

159 of 274 Councils

Councillors

62

Overall

82%

Average

80%

Median

84%

Perfect (100%)

7

Below 75%

14

Party attendance over time

Monthly attendance rate by party

Party attendance aggregates

Liberal Democrats(24)
79%
Conservative(17)
83%
Independent(12)
90%
Green Party(6)
86%
Labour(2)
52%
Unknown(1)
30%

Councillor attendance distribution

90-100%
20
80-89%
23
70-79%
8
60-69%
2
Below 60%
9

Highest councillor attendance

  1. 1

    Jan Goffey

    Liberal Democrats

    100%
  2. 2

    Alastair Cunningham

    Independent

    100%
  3. 3

    Samantha Dennis

    Conservative

    100%

Lowest councillor attendance

  1. 1

    Nick Viney

    Unknown

    30%
  2. 2

    Laurel Lawford

    Liberal Democrats

    36%
  3. 3

    Kevin Ball

    Independent

    40%

Highest attended committees

  1. 1

    South Hams Executive

    9 meetings · 120/131 attended

    92%
  2. 2

    West Devon Hub Committee

    9 meetings · 106/117 attended

    91%
  3. 3

    South Hams Licensing Sub-Committee

    3 meetings · 10/11 attended

    91%

Lowest attended committees

  1. 1

    South Hams Audit and Governance (Hearing) Sub Committee

    3 meetings · 0/9 attended

    0%
  2. 2

    West Devon Audit & Governance (Hearing) Sub Committee

    2 meetings · 0/8 attended

    0%
  3. 3

    South Hams Salcombe Harbour Board

    3 meetings · 6/12 attended

    50%
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