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Wakefield Metropolitan 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

137 of 274 Councils

Councillors

63

Overall

83%

Average

82%

Median

86%

Perfect (100%)

10

Below 75%

18

Party attendance over time

Monthly attendance rate by party

Party attendance aggregates

Labour(48)
85%
Independent(9)
80%
Reform UK(2)
96%
Liberal Democrat(2)
62%
Green Party(1)
67%
Conservative(1)
67%

Councillor attendance distribution

90-100%
27
80-89%
14
70-79%
7
60-69%
8
Below 60%
7

Highest councillor attendance

  1. 1

    Duncan Smith

    Labour

    100%
  2. 2

    Natalie Walton

    Labour

    100%
  3. 3

    Matthew Morley JP

    Labour

    100%

Lowest councillor attendance

  1. 1

    Allan Garbutt

    Labour

    15%
  2. 2

    Faith Heptinstall

    Labour

    42%
  3. 3

    Jordan Bryan

    Labour

    50%

Highest attended committees

  1. 1

    Licensing Sub-Committee

    16 meetings · 48/48 attended

    100%
  2. 2

    Cabinet

    11 meetings · 100/102 attended

    98%
  3. 3

    Appointments Panel

    7 meetings · 27/30 attended

    90%

Lowest attended committees

  1. 1

    Health and Wellbeing Board

    5 meetings · 7/15 attended

    47%
  2. 2

    Wakefield Schools Forum

    2 meetings · 1/2 attended

    50%
  3. 3

    Children and Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee

    9 meetings · 41/69 attended

    59%
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