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West Sussex County Council

About this data:
- 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

114 of 274 Councils

Councillors

69

Overall

84%

Average

83%

Median

86%

Perfect (100%)

10

Below 75%

14

Party attendance over time

Monthly attendance rate by party

Party attendance aggregates

Conservative(38)
84%
Liberal Democrats(10)
86%
Labour(8)
81%
Green and Independent Alliance(5)
79%
Reform UK(4)
88%
Independent(4)
88%

Councillor attendance distribution

90-100%
24
80-89%
27
70-79%
6
60-69%
3
Below 60%
9

Highest councillor attendance

  1. 1Photo of Sarah Sharp

    Sarah Sharp

    Green and Independent Alliance

    100%
  2. 2Photo of Simon Oakley

    Simon Oakley

    Conservative

    100%
  3. 3Photo of Trevor Bence

    Trevor Bence

    Reform UK

    100%

Lowest councillor attendance

  1. 1Photo of Tom Richardson

    Tom Richardson

    Conservative

    30%
  2. 2Photo of Chris Oxlade

    Chris Oxlade

    Labour

    42%
  3. 3Photo of Stephen Hillier

    Stephen Hillier

    Conservative

    42%

Highest attended committees

  1. 1

    Cabinet

    8 meetings · 109/115 attended

    95%
  2. 2

    Performance and Finance Scrutiny Committee

    5 meetings · 90/96 attended

    94%
  3. 3

    Pensions Committee

    7 meetings · 43/47 attended

    91%

Lowest attended committees

  1. 1

    West Sussex Economic Growth Board

    4 meetings · 4/7 attended

    57%
  2. 2

    Regulation, Audit and Accounts Committee

    6 meetings · 29/40 attended

    73%
  3. 3

    Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education

    4 meetings · 18/23 attended

    78%
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