Number of Councillor complaints for past three years, broken down by political party
Request received 3 August 2026
This is a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act. I would like to request the following information:
(1) Please state how many complaints the council received about councillors’ conduct for the years (i) 2024 (ii) 2025 and (iii) 2026
(2) For each year stated above, please state how many complaints were about (i) a Labour councillor’s conduct (ii) a Reform UK councillor’s conduct (iii) a Conservative councillor’s conduct (iv) a Liberal Democrat councillor’s conduct (v) a Green Party councillor’s conduct (vi) an independent councillor’s conduct.
(3) For each complaint, please state the outcome. I imagine that the council would use phrases such as ‘no further action’ or ‘complaint upheld’ to describe the outcome.
Responded 7 August 2026
(1)
(i) 2024 - 3
(ii) 2025 - 1
(iii) 2026 – 1
(2)
(i) 2024 1 x Conservative Councillor and 2 x Parish Councillors
(ii) 2025 1 x Liberal Democrat Councillor
(iii) 2026 1 x Conservative Councillor
(3)
(i) 2024 – 1 x matter referred to the Police, 2 x no further action
(ii) 2025 – Referred for mediation
(iii) 2026 – Apology