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Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council

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- Data is scraped periodically from council websites.
- Current data covers 5 May 2025 to 5 May 2026.
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Council Ranking

91 of 274 Councils

Councillors

47

Overall

85%

Average

85%

Median

88%

Perfect (100%)

7

Below 75%

11

Party attendance over time

Monthly attendance rate by party

Party attendance aggregates

Labour(17)
87%
Liberal Democrat(15)
86%
Conservative(11)
84%
Independent(2)
87%
Green(2)
70%

Councillor attendance distribution

90-100%
18
80-89%
14
70-79%
8
60-69%
6
Below 60%
1

Highest councillor attendance

  1. 1Photo of Gemma Moore

    Gemma Moore

    Liberal Democrat

    100%
  2. 2Photo of Alan Chesterman

    Alan Chesterman

    Labour

    100%
  3. 3Photo of Kieran Thorpe

    Kieran Thorpe

    Labour

    100%

Lowest councillor attendance

  1. 1Photo of Mark Short

    Mark Short

    Conservative

    57%
  2. 2Photo of Katherine Gardner

    Katherine Gardner

    Labour

    60%
  3. 3Photo of Salman Khan

    Salman Khan

    Liberal Democrat

    61%

Highest attended committees

  1. 1

    Audit Committee

    5 meetings · 24/24 attended

    100%
  2. 2

    Cabinet

    16 meetings · 105/111 attended

    95%
  3. 3

    Overview and Scrutiny Committee

    5 meetings · 59/65 attended

    91%

Lowest attended committees

  1. 1

    Community Cabinet Panel

    4 meetings · 23/31 attended

    74%
  2. 2

    Grants Board

    2 meetings · 16/21 attended

    76%
  3. 3

    Development Management Committee

    7 meetings · 66/87 attended

    76%
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