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Newark and Sherwood District Council
About this data:
- Attendance records are scraped monthly from council websites.
- Current data covers 27 January 2025 to 27 January 2026.
- Not all councils could be scraped.
Council Attendance Ranking
163 of 274 Councils
Councillors
39
Overall
82%
Average
81%
Median
85%
Perfect (100%)
3
Below 75%
9
Attendance trend by party
Conservative
Labour
Independents for Newark and District
Independent
Liberal Democrat
Shows how party attendance has changed over time, from 3-year average to the most recent year.
Attendance by party
Conservative(12)
84%
Labour(10)
84%
Independents for Newark and District(6)
86%
Independent(3)
76%
Liberal Democrat(3)
70%
Reform UK(2)
100%
Attendance distribution
90-100%
12
80-89%
14
70-79%
4
60-69%
4
Below 60%
5
Highest attendance
- 1100%
Conservative
- 2100%
Reform UK
- 3100%
Reform UK
Lowest attendance
- 145%
Independent
- 247%
Newark and Sherwood District Independents
- 350%
Conservative
All councillors
Showing 39 of 39 councillors
| # | Name | Party | Meetings | Attendance | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Councillor Neil Allen | Conservative | 21/21 | 100% | Good |
| 2 | Councillor Michelle Home | Reform UK | 2/2 | 100% | Good |
| 3 | Councillor Kay Smith | Reform UK | 2/2 | 100% | Good |
| 4 | Councillor Penny Rainbow | Conservative | 31/32 | 97% | Good |
| 5 | Councillor Jack Kellas | Conservative | 25/26 | 96% | Good |
| 6 | Councillor Paul Peacock | Labour | 27/28 | 96% | Good |
| 7 | Councillor Linda Dales | Conservative | 18/19 | 95% | Good |
| 8 | Councillor Neil Ross | Independents for Newark and District | 16/17 | 94% | Good |
| 9 | Councillor Simon Haynes | Conservative | 18/20 | 90% | Good |
| 10 | Councillor Sylvia Michael | Conservative | 18/20 | 90% | Good |
| 11 | Councillor Claire Penny | Labour | 26/29 | 90% | Good |
| 12 | Councillor Paul Taylor | Labour | 26/29 | 90% | Good |
| 13 | Councillor David Moore | Independents for Newark and District | 33/37 | 89% | Fair |
| 14 | Councillor Mike Pringle | Labour | 17/19 | 89% | Fair |
| 15 | Councillor Tim Wendels | Conservative | 17/19 | 89% | Fair |
| 16 | Councillor Irene Brown | Independent | 7/8 | 88% | Fair |
| 17 | Councillor Rhona Holloway | Independent | 20/23 | 87% | Fair |
| 18 | Councillor Celia Brooks | Labour | 25/29 | 86% | Fair |
| 19 | Councillor Susan Crosby | Independents for Newark and District | 24/28 | 86% | Fair |
| 20 | Councillor Lee Brazier | Labour | 28/33 | 85% | Fair |
| 21 | Councillor Rowan Cozens | Independents for Newark and District | 23/27 | 85% | Fair |
| 22 | Councillor Simon Forde | Independents for Newark and District | 32/38 | 84% | Fair |
| 23 | Councillor Keith Melton | Liberal Democrat | 16/19 | 84% | Fair |
| 24 | Councillor Linda Tift | Labour | 21/25 | 84% | Fair |
| 25 | Councillor Jean Hall | Independents for Newark and District | 24/29 | 83% | Fair |
| 26 | Councillor Alice Brazier | Labour | 18/22 | 82% | Fair |
| 27 | Councillor Karen Roberts | Liberal Democrat | 15/19 | 79% | Fair |
| 28 | Councillor Maurice Shakeshaft | Labour | 21/27 | 78% | Fair |
| 29 | Councillor Roger Jackson | Conservative | 16/21 | 76% | Fair |
| 30 | Councillor Tim Wildgust | Conservative | 18/24 | 75% | Fair |
| 31 | Councillor Andy Freeman | Labour | 23/34 | 68% | Low |
| 32 | Councillor Tom Smith | Conservative | 11/17 | 65% | Low |
| 33 | Councillor Tina Thompson | Newark and Sherwood District Independents | 13/20 | 65% | Low |
| 34 | Councillor Matthew Spoors | Green Party | 12/20 | 60% | Low |
| 35 | Councillor Sue Saddington | Conservative | 13/22 | 59% | Low |
| 36 | Councillor Peter Harris | Liberal Democrat | 14/26 | 54% | Low |
| 37 | Councillor Phil Farmer | Conservative | 5/10 | 50% | Low |
| 38 | Councillor Debbie Darby | Newark and Sherwood District Independents | 8/17 | 47% | Poor |
| 39 | Councillor Johno Lee | Independent | 5/11 | 45% | Poor |