Andover town councillors ranked by their meeting attendance

With the debate at Andover Town Council currently simmering regarding attendance, the Advertiser has been investigating how often the current cohort of public representatives are turning out for meetings.

Since the local elections took place in May, there have been a total of 17 Andover town council meetings, including full council and various committee meet-ups.

Different councillors sit on different committees and therefore not all of them have been required to attend the same number of meetings.

The below information on councillor attendance has been gathered from the minutes of each of those meetings to have been held since May, as well as discussions with the town council clerk.

The figures have been updated to reflect last night's Budget and Staffing and full council meetings.

Name: Richard Rowles

Ward: Winton

Attendance: 94 per cent

Rank: 1st

Name: Andy Fitchet

Ward: Downloads

Attendance: 89 per cent

Rank: =2nd

Name: Michael James

Ward: St Mary’s

Attendance: 89 per cent

Rank: =2nd

Name: Kevin Farrer

Ward: St Mary’s

Attendance: 88 per cent

Rank: 4th

Name: David Treadwell

Ward: Romans

Attendance: 86 per cent

Rank: 5th

Name: Alison Watts

Ward: Millway

Attendance: 79 per cent

Rank: 6th

Name: Scott Blackmore

Ward: Millway

Attendance: 78 per cent

Rank: 7th

Name: Lauren Banville

Ward: Harroway

Attendance: 76 per cent

Rank: 8th

Name: David Coole

Ward: Romans

Attendance: 67 per cent

Rank: 9th

Name: Joanne Coole

Ward: Downlands

Attendance: 67 per cent

Rank: 10th

Name: Rebecca Meyer

Ward: Winton

Attendance: 62 per cent

Rank:11th

Name: Victoria Harber

Ward: St Mary’s

Attendance: 58 per cent

Rank: 12th

Name: Christopher Ecclestone

Ward: Millway

Attendance: 40 per cent

Rank: 13th

Name: Graeme Davis

Ward: Romans

Attendance: 29 per cent

Rank: 14th

Name: Peter Scott

Ward: Harroway

Attendance: 0 per cent

Rank: =15th

Name: Dorothy Day

Ward: Harroway

Attendance: 0 per cent

Rank: =15th