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 |  | Conservative |  |  | Labour |  |  | Liberal Democrats |  |  | Green Party |  |  | An Independent |  |  | Other
 |  | No. | % |  | No. | % |  | No. | % |  | No. | % |  | No. | % |  | No. | %
A1 | How long a [NAME]:
 | 1-2 years | 1539 | 17.5 |  | 898 | 24.6 |  | 681 | 17.6 |  | 45 | 32.4 |  | 126 | 13.3 |  | 34 | 20.9
 | 3-5 years | 2357 | 26.8 |  | 554 | 15.2 |  | 814 | 21.1 |  | 49 | 35.2 |  | 263 | 27.9 |  | 41 | 25.2
 | 6 - 9 years | 1956 | 22.2 |  | 568 | 15.6 |  | 815 | 21.1 |  | 27 | 19.6 |  | 145 | 15.4 |  | 26 | 16.4
 | 10 - 15 years | 1623 | 18.5 |  | 753 | 20.6 |  | 788 | 20.4 |  | 12 | 8.8 |  | 175 | 18.6 |  | 26 | 16.2
 | 16 - 20 years | 539 | 6.1 |  | 362 | 9.9 |  | 355 | 9.2 |  | 3 | 2 |  | 119 | 12.7 |  | 15 | 9
 | 21 - 25 years | 310 | 3.5 |  | 262 | 7.2 |  | 215 | 5.6 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 46 | 4.9 |  | 11 | 7
 | >25 years | 468 | 5.3 |  | 252 | 6.9 |  | 193 | 5 |  | 3 | 2 |  | 67 | 7.1 |  | 9 | 5.3
 | Base (respondents) | 8793 | 97.4 |  | 3650 | 97.4 |  | 3860 | 97.5 |  | 138 | 97.9 |  | 941 | 97.6 |  | 161 | 96.4
 | Average | 8.8 |  |  | 10.3 |  |  | 9.6 |  |  | 5.2 |  |  | 10.4 |  |  | 9.8
A2 | Positions held:
 | Directly Elected Mayor | 45 | 0.5 |  | 23 | 0.6 |  | 18 | 0.5 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0
 | Deputy Mayor | 135 | 1.5 |  | 67 | 1.8 |  | 47 | 1.2 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 6 | 0.6 |  | 3 | 1.9
 | Leader/Deputy leader | 624 | 6.9 |  | 122 | 3.3 |  | 137 | 3.5 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 35 | 3.6 |  | 3 | 1.7
 | Chair/Vice-Chair of Council/Civic Mayor | 516 | 5.7 |  | 109 | 2.9 |  | 110 | 2.8 |  | 3 | 2 |  | 53 | 5.5 |  | 3 | 1.9
 | Cabinet/Executive | 1911 | 21.2 |  | 515 | 13.7 |  | 352 | 8.9 |  | 9 | 6.2 |  | 89 | 9.3 |  | 12 | 7.2
 | Chair/Vice-Chair of Overview and Scrutiny | 1244 | 13.8 |  | 468 | 12.5 |  | 463 | 11.7 |  | 11 | 8 |  | 115 | 11.9 |  | 15 | 9.1
 | Chair/Vice-Chair of Area forum/cttee | 749 | 8.3 |  | 373 | 9.9 |  | 319 | 8.1 |  | 11 | 7.9 |  | 44 | 4.5 |  | 2 | 1.5
 | Chair/Vice-Chair of Regulatory | 1277 | 14.1 |  | 390 | 10.4 |  | 322 | 8.1 |  | 3 | 2 |  | 107 | 11.1 |  | 8 | 5.1
 | Chair/Vice-Chair of Standards | 98 | 1.1 |  | 44 | 1.2 |  | 41 | 1 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 19 | 1.9 |  | 3 | 1.6
 | Chair/Vice-Chair of Main Policy | 321 | 3.6 |  | 53 | 1.4 |  | 70 | 1.8 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 19 | 2 |  | 10 | 6.3
 | Chair/Vice-Chair of Other Major | 841 | 9.3 |  | 223 | 6 |  | 235 | 5.9 |  | 6 | 4.2 |  | 73 | 7.6 |  | 6 | 3.3
 | Chair/Vice-Chair of Board | 209 | 2.3 |  | 83 | 2.2 |  | 50 | 1.3 |  | 3 | 1.9 |  | 13 | 1.3 |  | 6 | 3.8
 | Member of Board | 689 | 7.6 |  | 299 | 8 |  | 230 | 5.8 |  | 6 | 3.9 |  | 65 | 6.7 |  | 16 | 9.4
 | Chair/Vice-Chair of Local Strategic Partnership Main Group | 224 | 2.5 |  | 67 | 1.8 |  | 56 | 1.4 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 6 | 0.6 |  | 0 | 0
 | Chair/Vice-Chair of Local Strategic Partnership Sub Group | 212 | 2.3 |  | 81 | 2.2 |  | 62 | 1.6 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 9 | 0.9 |  | 3 | 2
 | One or more positions | 6052 | 67 |  | 2016 | 53.8 |  | 1791 | 45.2 |  | 42 | 30 |  | 387 | 40.1 |  | 72 | 43.4
 | No positions | 2979 | 33 |  | 1731 | 46.2 |  | 2167 | 54.8 |  | 99 | 70 |  | 577 | 59.9 |  | 94 | 56.6
 | Base (population) | 9031 |  |  | 3748 |  |  | 3958 |  |  | 141 |  |  | 964 |  |  | 167
A3 | How many Council committees/sub-committees  are you a member of?
 |  | 172 | 2 |  | 94 | 2.7 |  | 59 | 1.6 |  | 3 | 2.3 |  | 17 | 1.9 |  | 0 | 0
 | 1 | 840 | 9.9 |  | 367 | 10.4 |  | 451 | 11.9 |  | 32 | 23.6 |  | 111 | 12.3 |  | 25 | 16.1
 | 2 | 1710 | 20.2 |  | 757 | 21.6 |  | 934 | 24.6 |  | 35 | 25.8 |  | 199 | 22.1 |  | 30 | 19.1
 | 3 | 2080 | 24.5 |  | 855 | 24.4 |  | 964 | 25.4 |  | 34 | 25.3 |  | 200 | 22.2 |  | 34 | 21.3
 | 4 | 1530 | 18 |  | 570 | 16.2 |  | 611 | 16.1 |  | 11 | 8.5 |  | 143 | 15.9 |  | 47 | 29.9
 | 5 | 814 | 9.6 |  | 330 | 9.4 |  | 336 | 8.9 |  | 5 | 3.9 |  | 100 | 11.1 |  | 9 | 5.5
 | 6 - 10 | 1192 | 14.1 |  | 487 | 13.9 |  | 382 | 10.1 |  | 14 | 10.6 |  | 118 | 13.1 |  | 8 | 5.1
 | 11 - 15 | 100 | 1.2 |  | 44 | 1.3 |  | 41 | 1.1 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 9 | 1 |  | 5 | 3.2
 | 16 - 20 | 26 | 0.3 |  | 3 | 0.1 |  | 12 | 0.3 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 3 | 0.3 |  | 0 | 0
 | 20+ | 12 | 0.1 |  | 3 | 0.1 |  | 3 | 0.1 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0
 | Base (respondents) | 8475 | 93.8 |  | 3511 | 93.7 |  | 3793 | 95.8 |  | 135 | 95.7 |  | 902 | 93.6 |  | 158 | 94.6
 | Average | 3.7 |  |  | 3.6 |  |  | 3.4 |  |  | 2.7 |  |  | 3.5 |  |  | 3.5
A4 | Party positions held
 | Party/Group leader | 375 | 4.2 |  | 258 | 6.9 |  | 338 | 8.5 |  | 29 | 20.6 |  | 142 | 14.7 |  | 30 | 18
 | Party/Group Deputy leader | 386 | 4.3 |  | 244 | 6.5 |  | 307 | 7.8 |  | 20 | 14.2 |  | 107 | 11.1 |  | 8 | 4.8
 | Other Party/Group Official | 842 | 9.3 |  | 845 | 22.5 |  | 593 | 15 |  | 14 | 9.9 |  | 47 | 4.9 |  | 18 | 10.8
 | Base (population) | 9031 |  |  | 3748 |  |  | 3958 |  |  | 141 |  |  | 964 |  |  | 167
A5 | Receives special responsibility allowance | 5221 | 57.8 |  | 2002 | 53.4 |  | 1807 | 45.7 |  | 48 | 34 |  | 351 | 36.4 |  | 37 | 22.2
 | Base (population) | 9031 |  |  | 3748 |  |  | 3958 |  |  | 141 |  |  | 964 |  |  | 167
A6 | No. hours/per week spent on council and political business
 | <=5 | 349 | 4 |  | 44 | 1.2 |  | 177 | 4.6 |  | 3 | 2.4 |  | 40 | 4.3 |  | 9 | 5.9
 | 6-10 | 1548 | 17.6 |  | 482 | 13.2 |  | 726 | 19 |  | 9 | 6.8 |  | 211 | 22.6 |  | 27 | 17.5
 | 11-15 | 1392 | 15.8 |  | 508 | 13.9 |  | 601 | 15.7 |  | 25 | 18.7 |  | 134 | 14.4 |  | 22 | 14
 | 16-20 | 1815 | 20.6 |  | 856 | 23.4 |  | 818 | 21.4 |  | 38 | 27.9 |  | 179 | 19.2 |  | 47 | 30.3
 | 21-25 | 961 | 10.9 |  | 418 | 11.4 |  | 388 | 10.1 |  | 20 | 14.6 |  | 98 | 10.5 |  | 8 | 5.3
 | 26-30 | 1044 | 11.9 |  | 502 | 13.7 |  | 403 | 10.5 |  | 31 | 22.9 |  | 94 | 10 |  | 27 | 17.3
 | 31-35 | 457 | 5.2 |  | 166 | 4.6 |  | 172 | 4.5 |  | 3 | 2.3 |  | 39 | 4.1 |  | 3 | 2.1
 | 36-40 | 586 | 6.7 |  | 277 | 7.6 |  | 250 | 6.5 |  | 6 | 4.4 |  | 74 | 7.9 |  | 9 | 5.8
 | 41-45 | 146 | 1.7 |  | 86 | 2.4 |  | 66 | 1.7 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 14 | 1.5 |  | 0 | 0
 | 46-50 | 238 | 2.7 |  | 130 | 3.6 |  | 110 | 2.9 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 27 | 2.9 |  | 3 | 1.8
 | 50+ | 263 | 3 |  | 186 | 5.1 |  | 115 | 3 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 24 | 2.5 |  | 0 | 0
 | Base (respondents) | 8797 | 97.4 |  | 3655 | 97.5 |  | 3826 | 96.7 |  | 135 | 95.7 |  | 934 | 96.9 |  | 156 | 93.4
 | Average no of hours | 22.3 |  |  | 25 |  |  | 21.8 |  |  | 21.4 |  |  | 21.7 |  |  | 19.2
A7 | How time spent (decimalised)
 | Attendance at council meetings, committees, party meetings, etc. | 10.6 |  |  | 10.5 |  |  | 9.2 |  |  | 7.7 |  |  | 9.1 |  |  | 8.1
 | Engaging with constituents, surgeries, constituent enquires, etc. | 6.9 |  |  | 9.3 |  |  | 8.3 |  |  | 10.1 |  |  | 8.7 |  |  | 8.3
 | Other e.g. external meetings, seminars, training, travel related to council, etc. | 5.6 |  |  | 5.9 |  |  | 5.1 |  |  | 3.9 |  |  | 5.6 |  |  | 3.9
 | Base (respondents) | 8528 | 94.4 |  | 3502 | 93.4 |  | 3728 | 94.2 |  | 135 | 95.7 |  | 918 | 95.2 |  | 158 | 94.6
 | Average no of hours | 22.4 |  |  | 25.1 |  |  | 21.9 |  |  | 21.5 |  |  | 22.3 |  |  | 20
A8 | When last elected did you stand as a candidate for the?
 | Conservative Party | 9031 | 100 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0
 | Labour Party | 0 | 0 |  | 3748 | 100 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0
 | Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 3958 | 100 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0
 | Green Party | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 141 | 100 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0
 | An Independent | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 964 | 100 |  | 0 | 0
 | Other | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 167 | 100
 | Base (respondents) | 9031 | 100 |  | 3748 | 100 |  | 3958 | 100 |  | 141 | 100 |  | 964 | 100 |  | 167 | 100
A9 | Previously been a councillor | 3499 | 38.7 |  | 1416 | 37.8 |  | 1568 | 39.6 |  | 26 | 18.4 |  | 327 | 33.9 |  | 68 | 40.7
 | Base (population) | 9031 |  |  | 3748 |  |  | 3958 |  |  | 141 |  |  | 964 |  |  | 167
A10 | Member of other council:
 | Local authority | 1242 | 13.8 |  | 200 | 5.3 |  | 509 | 12.9 |  | 12 | 8.5 |  | 70 | 7.3 |  | 37 | 22.2
 | Town councils | 1201 | 13.3 |  | 226 | 6 |  | 607 | 15.3 |  | 8 | 5.7 |  | 216 | 22.4 |  | 31 | 18.6
 | Parish/Community council | 1660 | 18.4 |  | 242 | 6.5 |  | 628 | 15.9 |  | 3 | 2.1 |  | 238 | 24.7 |  | 23 | 13.8
 | Police authority | 244 | 2.7 |  | 75 | 2 |  | 96 | 2.4 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 12 | 1.2 |  | 3 | 1.8
 | Fire authority | 401 | 4.4 |  | 115 | 3.1 |  | 159 | 4 |  | 3 | 2.1 |  | 13 | 1.3 |  | 6 | 3.6
 | National Parks authority | 172 | 1.9 |  | 16 | 0.4 |  | 44 | 1.1 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 3 | 0.3 |  | 0 | 0
 | Base (population) | 9031 |  |  | 3748 |  |  | 3958 |  |  | 141 |  |  | 964 |  |  | 167
A11 | Training and Development opportunities in last 12 months
 | Received an induction | 2364 | 26.2 |  | 1406 | 37.5 |  | 919 | 23.2 |  | 25 | 17.7 |  | 244 | 25.4 |  | 51 | 30.5
 | Received a personal development plan | 2443 | 27.1 |  | 1363 | 36.4 |  | 1001 | 25.3 |  | 27 | 19 |  | 246 | 25.5 |  | 39 | 23.4
 | Completed a training needs questionnaire | 3657 | 40.5 |  | 1574 | 42 |  | 1400 | 35.4 |  | 43 | 30.5 |  | 352 | 36.5 |  | 58 | 34.8
 | Attended seminars/conferences | 6290 | 69.7 |  | 2375 | 63.4 |  | 2579 | 65.2 |  | 79 | 55.7 |  | 627 | 65 |  | 106 | 63.6
 | Attended IDeA Leadership Academy | 649 | 7.2 |  | 318 | 8.5 |  | 187 | 4.7 |  | 6 | 4.3 |  | 52 | 5.4 |  | 6 | 3.7
 | Received mentoring/coaching | 1472 | 16.3 |  | 626 | 16.7 |  | 547 | 13.8 |  | 6 | 4.2 |  | 100 | 10.4 |  | 15 | 9.3
 | Attended other member development programmes | 4982 | 55.2 |  | 2036 | 54.3 |  | 2124 | 53.7 |  | 70 | 49.5 |  | 571 | 59.2 |  | 98 | 58.8
 | Received skills training e.g. IT, chairing skills, etc. | 3652 | 40.4 |  | 1391 | 37.1 |  | 1215 | 30.7 |  | 46 | 32.3 |  | 345 | 35.8 |  | 74 | 44.6
 | Other learning | 620 | 6.9 |  | 201 | 5.4 |  | 220 | 5.6 |  | 3 | 2.2 |  | 31 | 3.2 |  | 9 | 5.3
 | One or more | 8278 | 91.7 |  | 3427 | 91.4 |  | 3607 | 91.1 |  | 123 | 87.5 |  | 863 | 89.5 |  | 159 | 95
 |  | 753 | 8.3 |  | 321 | 8.6 |  | 351 | 8.9 |  | 18 | 12.5 |  | 101 | 10.5 |  | 8 | 5
 | Base (population) | 9031 |  |  | 3748 |  |  | 3958 |  |  | 141 |  |  | 964 |  |  | 167
A12 | Would like to have the chance to attain/acquire a more formal qualification/recognition of the work of a Councillor | 3601 | 39.9 |  | 1933 | 51.6 |  | 1475 | 37.3 |  | 57 | 40.4 |  | 326 | 33.8 |  | 78 | 46.7
 | Base (population) | 9031 |  |  | 3748 |  |  | 3958 |  |  | 141 |  |  | 964 |  |  | 167
A13 | Type of qualification
 | A credit towards an 'A' level/NVQ 3 equivalent | 506 | 14.9 |  | 292 | 16.5 |  | 183 | 12.9 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 43 | 14.5 |  | 11 | 16
 | A credit towards an undergraduate degree/NVQ 4 | 420 | 12.4 |  | 286 | 16.2 |  | 178 | 12.5 |  | 6 | 10.5 |  | 23 | 7.6 |  | 3 | 4.2
 | A credit towards a post-graduate degree (Masters)/NVQ 5 | 413 | 12.2 |  | 422 | 23.9 |  | 231 | 16.3 |  | 23 | 42.5 |  | 24 | 8.3 |  | 3 | 4
 | '[NAME] alone' independent qualifications | 1993 | 58.7 |  | 720 | 40.8 |  | 802 | 56.5 |  | 25 | 47 |  | 200 | 67.5 |  | 53 | 75.7
 | Other | 64 | 1.9 |  | 44 | 2.5 |  | 25 | 1.8 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 6 | 2 |  | 0 | 0
 | Base (respondents who opted for 1 at A12) | 3396 | 94.3 |  | 1765 | 91.3 |  | 1420 | 96.3 |  | 54 | 94.7 |  | 296 | 90.8 |  | 70 | 89.7
A14 | Resources or learning that Councillors would find beneficial
 | Media training | 3169 | 35.1 |  | 1474 | 39.3 |  | 1254 | 31.7 |  | 49 | 34.8 |  | 257 | 26.7 |  | 63 | 37.7
 | Administrative support | 1939 | 21.5 |  | 1294 | 34.5 |  | 1285 | 32.5 |  | 75 | 53.2 |  | 178 | 18.5 |  | 46 | 27.5
 | Case worker | 1108 | 12.3 |  | 1319 | 35.2 |  | 1104 | 27.9 |  | 78 | 55.3 |  | 144 | 14.9 |  | 31 | 18.6
 | Political skills training | 2219 | 24.6 |  | 1018 | 27.2 |  | 924 | 23.3 |  | 40 | 28.4 |  | 167 | 17.3 |  | 52 | 31.1
 | Better facilities to hold surgeries | 1614 | 17.9 |  | 1031 | 27.5 |  | 837 | 21.1 |  | 17 | 12.1 |  | 194 | 20.1 |  | 43 | 25.7
 | IT support | 2862 | 31.7 |  | 1210 | 32.3 |  | 1146 | 29 |  | 23 | 16.3 |  | 325 | 33.7 |  | 43 | 25.7
 | Better information on the role of Councillor | 1722 | 19.1 |  | 619 | 16.5 |  | 707 | 17.9 |  | 20 | 14.2 |  | 234 | 24.3 |  | 40 | 24
 | Other resources or learning | 322 | 3.6 |  | 170 | 4.5 |  | 204 | 5.2 |  | 20 | 14.2 |  | 27 | 2.8 |  | 5 | 3
 | Base (population) | 9031 |  |  | 3748 |  |  | 3958 |  |  | 141 |  |  | 964 |  |  | 167
 | Most important resource (1-8)
 | Media training | 684 | 16.2 |  | 199 | 10.6 |  | 194 | 9.1 |  | 9 | 9.7 |  | 26 | 6.1 |  | 6 | 6
 | Administrative support | 727 | 17.2 |  | 462 | 24.7 |  | 507 | 23.8 |  | 26 | 27.7 |  | 82 | 19.1 |  | 15 | 16.2
 | Case worker | 262 | 6.2 |  | 323 | 17.2 |  | 326 | 15.3 |  | 21 | 22.1 |  | 30 | 6.9 |  | 14 | 14.8
 | Political skills training | 550 | 13 |  | 165 | 8.8 |  | 222 | 10.4 |  | 15 | 15.8 |  | 46 | 10.7 |  | 17 | 18.2
 | Better facilities to hold surgeries | 273 | 6.4 |  | 162 | 8.7 |  | 150 | 7 |  | 3 | 3 |  | 35 | 8.1 |  | 12 | 13.3
 | IT support | 1013 | 23.9 |  | 324 | 17.3 |  | 401 | 18.8 |  | 3 | 3.4 |  | 112 | 25.9 |  | 15 | 15.6
 | Better information on the role of Councillor | 536 | 12.7 |  | 163 | 8.7 |  | 195 | 9.1 |  | 3 | 3.1 |  | 79 | 18.4 |  | 9 | 9.9
 | Other resources or learning | 192 | 4.5 |  | 75 | 4 |  | 137 | 6.4 |  | 14 | 15.2 |  | 20 | 4.6 |  | 6 | 6.1
 | Base (respondents who opted 1-8 at A14) | 4238 | 46.9 |  | 1873 | 50 |  | 2131 | 53.8 |  | 93 | 66 |  | 430 | 44.6 |  | 93 | 55.7
A15 | ICT resources available to you
 | PC/Laptop | 7798 | 86.4 |  | 3332 | 88.9 |  | 3463 | 87.5 |  | 132 | 93.7 |  | 798 | 82.8 |  | 147 | 88.3
 | Broadband | 6919 | 76.6 |  | 2708 | 72.3 |  | 3064 | 77.4 |  | 120 | 84.8 |  | 708 | 73.5 |  | 127 | 76
 | Remote long-in access to council system | 6546 | 72.5 |  | 2776 | 74.1 |  | 2900 | 73.3 |  | 133 | 94 |  | 611 | 63.4 |  | 104 | 62.2
 | Blackberry for council business | 2434 | 27 |  | 1494 | 39.9 |  | 908 | 22.9 |  | 61 | 43.5 |  | 145 | 15 |  | 31 | 18.8
 | Mobile phone for council business | 1892 | 21 |  | 1132 | 30.2 |  | 682 | 17.2 |  | 37 | 26.3 |  | 191 | 19.8 |  | 20 | 11.9
 | Telephone conferencing | 626 | 6.9 |  | 285 | 7.6 |  | 220 | 5.6 |  | 11 | 8 |  | 47 | 4.9 |  | 9 | 5.4
 | Council e-mail address | 7838 | 86.8 |  | 3364 | 89.7 |  | 3583 | 90.5 |  | 138 | 98 |  | 810 | 84.1 |  | 138 | 82.4
 | Own webpage | 1663 | 18.4 |  | 859 | 22.9 |  | 980 | 24.8 |  | 44 | 31.3 |  | 144 | 14.9 |  | 30 | 17.8
 | Blog | 546 | 6.1 |  | 322 | 8.6 |  | 365 | 9.2 |  | 43 | 30.4 |  | 44 | 4.5 |  | 27 | 16.2
 | Social network sites (e.g. Facebook, [NAME]) | 733 | 8.1 |  | 631 | 16.8 |  | 583 | 14.7 |  | 31 | 22 |  | 56 | 5.8 |  | 15 | 8.9
 | none | 195 | 2.2 |  | 62 | 1.7 |  | 69 | 1.8 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 41 | 4.3 |  | 3 | 1.7
 | Base (population) | 9031 |  |  | 3748 |  |  | 3958 |  |  | 141 |  |  | 964 |  |  | 167
 | ICT resources you use
 | PC/Laptop | 6544 | 72.5 |  | 2705 | 72.2 |  | 2845 | 71.9 |  | 98 | 69.5 |  | 713 | 74 |  | 130 | 77.7
 | Broadband | 5957 | 66 |  | 2190 | 58.4 |  | 2618 | 66.2 |  | 103 | 72.9 |  | 649 | 67.3 |  | 116 | 69.4
 | Remote long-in access to council system | 5275 | 58.4 |  | 2162 | 57.7 |  | 2286 | 57.8 |  | 111 | 78.4 |  | 510 | 52.9 |  | 83 | 49.4
 | Blackberry for council business | 1842 | 20.4 |  | 1177 | 31.4 |  | 666 | 16.8 |  | 35 | 24.6 |  | 114 | 11.8 |  | 20 | 12
 | Mobile phone for council business | 1366 | 15.1 |  | 837 | 22.3 |  | 453 | 11.4 |  | 23 | 16.1 |  | 165 | 17.1 |  | 14 | 8.5
 | Telephone conferencing | 359 | 4 |  | 103 | 2.7 |  | 96 | 2.4 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 29 | 3 |  | 9 | 5.4
 | Council e-mail address | 6717 | 74.4 |  | 2847 | 76 |  | 3012 | 76.1 |  | 130 | 92.3 |  | 676 | 70.2 |  | 109 | 65.2
 | Own webpage | 933 | 10.3 |  | 469 | 12.5 |  | 502 | 12.7 |  | 23 | 16.5 |  | 68 | 7.1 |  | 23 | 14
 | Blog | 318 | 3.5 |  | 170 | 4.5 |  | 222 | 5.6 |  | 17 | 11.9 |  | 15 | 1.6 |  | 15 | 8.9
 | Social network sites (e.g. Facebook, [NAME]) | 450 | 5 |  | 476 | 12.7 |  | 438 | 11.1 |  | 25 | 18 |  | 32 | 3.3 |  | 9 | 5.3
 | none | 828 | 9.2 |  | 343 | 9.2 |  | 329 | 8.3 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 88 | 9.2 |  | 15 | 8.9
 | Base (population) | 9031 |  |  | 3748 |  |  | 3958 |  |  | 141 |  |  | 964 |  |  | 167
 | Most useful ICT resources (as percentage of all councillors)
 | PC/Laptop | 4667 | 51.7 |  | 1845 | 49.2 |  | 2045 | 51.7 |  | 69 | 49 |  | 512 | 53.1 |  | 92 | 55.4
 | Broadband | 3371 | 37.3 |  | 1128 | 30.1 |  | 1559 | 39.4 |  | 57 | 40.5 |  | 383 | 39.8 |  | 72 | 43.2
 | Remote long-in access to council system | 2725 | 30.2 |  | 1148 | 30.6 |  | 1242 | 31.4 |  | 49 | 34.6 |  | 232 | 24.1 |  | 35 | 20.8
 | Blackberry for council business | 1281 | 14.2 |  | 846 | 22.6 |  | 431 | 10.9 |  | 32 | 22.4 |  | 72 | 7.4 |  | 15 | 8.9
 | Mobile phone for council business | 487 | 5.4 |  | 395 | 10.5 |  | 205 | 5.2 |  | 6 | 4.1 |  | 79 | 8.2 |  | 8 | 4.9
 | Telephone conferencing | 79 | 0.9 |  | 16 | 0.4 |  | 16 | 0.4 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 6 | 0.6 |  | 6 | 3.9
 | Council e-mail address | 3301 | 36.6 |  | 1423 | 38 |  | 1439 | 36.4 |  | 47 | 33.3 |  | 343 | 35.6 |  | 63 | 37.7
 | Own webpage | 162 | 1.8 |  | 90 | 2.4 |  | 90 | 2.3 |  | 6 | 4.3 |  | 13 | 1.3 |  | 3 | 1.8
 | Blog | 64 | 0.7 |  | 30 | 0.8 |  | 51 | 1.3 |  | 8 | 5.7 |  | 13 | 1.3 |  | 9 | 5.4
 | Social network sites (e.g. Facebook, [NAME]) | 63 | 0.7 |  | 68 | 1.8 |  | 64 | 1.6 |  | 6 | 4.3 |  | 8 | 0.8 |  | 0 | 0
 | none | 2279 | 25.2 |  | 887 | 23.7 |  | 918 | 23.2 |  | 11 | 7.8 |  | 255 | 26.5 |  | 43 | 25.7
 | Base (population) | 9031 |  |  | 3748 |  |  | 3958 |  |  | 141 |  |  | 964 |  |  | 167
 | Most useful ICT resources (as percentage of those who use them)
 | PC/Laptop | 4667 | 71.3 |  | 1845 | 68.2 |  | 2045 | 71.9 |  | 69 | 70.6 |  | 512 | 71.8 |  | 92 | 71.2
 | Broadband | 3371 | 56.6 |  | 1128 | 51.5 |  | 1559 | 59.6 |  | 57 | 55.6 |  | 383 | 59.1 |  | 72 | 62.3
 | Remote long-in access to council system | 2725 | 51.7 |  | 1148 | 53.1 |  | 1242 | 54.3 |  | 49 | 44.2 |  | 232 | 45.5 |  | 35 | 42.1
 | Blackberry for council business | 1281 | 69.6 |  | 846 | 71.9 |  | 431 | 64.7 |  | 32 | 91 |  | 72 | 62.8 |  | 15 | 74.4
 | Mobile phone for council business | 487 | 35.6 |  | 395 | 47.2 |  | 205 | 45.2 |  | 6 | 25.7 |  | 79 | 47.7 |  | 8 | 57.6
 | Telephone conferencing | 79 | 22 |  | 16 | 15.9 |  | 16 | 16.5 |  | 0 | . |  | 6 | 21.2 |  | 6 | 71.2
 | Council e-mail address | 3301 | 49.1 |  | 1423 | 50 |  | 1439 | 47.8 |  | 47 | 36.1 |  | 343 | 50.7 |  | 63 | 57.5
 | Own webpage | 162 | 17.4 |  | 90 | 19.3 |  | 90 | 18 |  | 6 | 25.2 |  | 13 | 19 |  | 3 | 11.5
 | Blog | 64 | 20 |  | 30 | 17.9 |  | 51 | 22.8 |  | 8 | 50.3 |  | 13 | 82.8 |  | 9 | 61.6
 | Social network sites (e.g. Facebook, [NAME]) | 63 | 13.9 |  | 68 | 14.3 |  | 64 | 14.7 |  | 6 | 22.5 |  | 8 | 26.5 |  | 0 | 0
B1 | Why did you want to become a [NAME]?
 | Serve Community | 7870 | 87.6 |  | 3353 | 89.7 |  | 3451 | 87.5 |  | 106 | 75.2 |  | 884 | 91.9 |  | 146 | 87.5
 | Resolve an Issue | 1156 | 12.9 |  | 435 | 11.6 |  | 460 | 11.7 |  | 6 | 4.4 |  | 208 | 21.6 |  | 29 | 17.3
 | Political beliefs | 3967 | 44.2 |  | 2771 | 74.2 |  | 1989 | 50.4 |  | 113 | 79.9 |  | 115 | 12 |  | 67 | 40.1
 | To Change things | 4157 | 46.3 |  | 2380 | 63.7 |  | 2166 | 54.9 |  | 96 | 67.8 |  | 486 | 50.6 |  | 74 | 44.2
 | Because I was asked to | 2823 | 31.4 |  | 595 | 15.9 |  | 1287 | 32.6 |  | 29 | 20.7 |  | 279 | 29 |  | 41 | 24.6
 | Member allowances | 198 | 2.2 |  | 71 | 1.9 |  | 97 | 2.5 |  | 8 | 5.8 |  | 14 | 1.4 |  | 0 | 0
 | Other | 171 | 1.9 |  | 78 | 2.1 |  | 66 | 1.7 |  | 3 | 2 |  | 18 | 1.8 |  | 0 | 0
 | Base (respondents) | 8984 | 99.5 |  | 3737 | 99.7 |  | 3943 | 99.6 |  | 141 | 100 |  | 961 | 99.7 |  | 167 | 100
B2 | Most important things for Councillors to do.
 | Listen to the views of local people | 8333 | 92.7 |  | 3515 | 94.2 |  | 3771 | 95.6 |  | 127 | 90 |  | 918 | 95.2 |  | 161 | 96.7
 | Support the local community | 8130 | 90.4 |  | 3403 | 91.2 |  | 3654 | 92.6 |  | 123 | 87.2 |  | 884 | 91.7 |  | 138 | 82.4
 | Hold surgeries for people with problems | 3471 | 38.6 |  | 2629 | 70.5 |  | 1627 | 41.2 |  | 44 | 30.9 |  | 383 | 39.8 |  | 93 | 55.7
 | Address issues concerning the whole area | 6691 | 74.4 |  | 3028 | 81.2 |  | 2981 | 75.6 |  | 110 | 77.9 |  | 669 | 69.5 |  | 123 | 73.8
 | Attend Council meetings | 6410 | 71.3 |  | 2502 | 67.1 |  | 2374 | 60.2 |  | 104 | 73.4 |  | 659 | 68.4 |  | 113 | 67.4
 | Plan local service | 4648 | 51.7 |  | 2275 | 61 |  | 2048 | 51.9 |  | 84 | 59.4 |  | 409 | 42.4 |  | 90 | 53.9
 | Deal with complaints | 6331 | 70.4 |  | 2696 | 72.3 |  | 2803 | 71.1 |  | 77 | 54.6 |  | 713 | 73.9 |  | 133 | 79.9
 | Keep the public informed about [NAME] activities | 5444 | 60.5 |  | 2446 | 65.6 |  | 2637 | 66.9 |  | 86 | 61.1 |  | 600 | 62.3 |  | 106 | 63.6
 | Represent local residents' views to Government | 4262 | 47.4 |  | 2015 | 54 |  | 1604 | 40.7 |  | 77 | 54.7 |  | 404 | 42 |  | 90 | 54
 | Base (respondents) | 8992 | 99.6 |  | 3730 | 99.5 |  | 3944 | 99.6 |  | 141 | 100 |  | 964 | 100 |  | 167 | 100
B3 | Influence as a Councillor
 | More influence than expected | 3816 | 42.8 |  | 1579 | 42.7 |  | 1307 | 33.5 |  | 22 | 15.9 |  | 389 | 40.9 |  | 55 | 32.7
 | Less influence than expected | 1997 | 22.4 |  | 878 | 23.8 |  | 1196 | 30.6 |  | 60 | 42.8 |  | 260 | 27.4 |  | 37 | 22.3
 | About as much influence as expected | 3107 | 34.8 |  | 1238 | 33.5 |  | 1404 | 35.9 |  | 58 | 41.3 |  | 301 | 31.7 |  | 75 | 45
 | Base (respondents) | 8920 | 98.8 |  | 3695 | 98.6 |  | 3907 | 98.7 |  | 141 | 100 |  | 950 | 98.5 |  | 167 | 100
B4 | Effective in your role
 | Very effective | 2734 | 30.5 |  | 1178 | 31.6 |  | 778 | 19.8 |  | 23 | 16.9 |  | 271 | 28.9 |  | 43 | 25.9
 | Effective | 5619 | 62.6 |  | 2150 | 57.8 |  | 2735 | 69.6 |  | 97 | 70.3 |  | 548 | 58.4 |  | 108 | 65.6
 | Not effective | 113 | 1.3 |  | 96 | 2.6 |  | 94 | 2.4 |  | 6 | 4.4 |  | 35 | 3.7 |  | 5 | 3.3
 | Not very effective | 179 | 2 |  | 91 | 2.5 |  | 123 | 3.1 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 40 | 4.3 |  | 3 | 1.8
 | Don't know/too early to say | 328 | 3.7 |  | 208 | 5.6 |  | 201 | 5.1 |  | 12 | 8.4 |  | 44 | 4.7 |  | 5 | 3.3
 | Base (respondents) | 8973 | 99.4 |  | 3723 | 99.3 |  | 3932 | 99.3 |  | 138 | 97.9 |  | 937 | 97.2 |  | 164 | 98.2
B5 | Situations where Councillors would talk about their work
 | Social gatherings
 | Never | 602 | 6.9 |  | 316 | 9 |  | 238 | 6.2 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 81 | 9 |  | 3 | 1.8
 | Sometimes | 5436 | 62.6 |  | 2070 | 59.1 |  | 2557 | 66.4 |  | 86 | 62.3 |  | 555 | 61.8 |  | 122 | 74
 | Often | 2568 | 29.6 |  | 1085 | 31 |  | 1029 | 26.7 |  | 52 | 37.7 |  | 251 | 27.9 |  | 40 | 24.2
 | Not applicable | 84 | 1 |  | 33 | 0.9 |  | 27 | 0.7 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 11 | 1.3 |  | 0 | 0
 | At work with colleagues
 | Never | 881 | 10.9 |  | 337 | 10.1 |  | 344 | 9.6 |  | 3 | 2.2 |  | 79 | 10.1 |  | 15 | 10.1
 | Sometimes | 3001 | 37.2 |  | 1498 | 44.8 |  | 1423 | 39.5 |  | 89 | 67.8 |  | 277 | 35.6 |  | 65 | 44.5
 | Often | 1810 | 22.5 |  | 821 | 24.6 |  | 713 | 19.8 |  | 28 | 21.4 |  | 188 | 24.1 |  | 27 | 18.8
 | Not applicable | 2368 | 29.4 |  | 686 | 20.5 |  | 1121 | 31.1 |  | 11 | 8.6 |  | 234 | 30.1 |  | 39 | 26.6
 | At work with external people
 | Never | 1620 | 20.4 |  | 858 | 26.2 |  | 764 | 21.4 |  | 30 | 22.5 |  | 144 | 18.9 |  | 46 | 31.3
 | Sometimes | 3164 | 39.8 |  | 1319 | 40.2 |  | 1449 | 40.7 |  | 71 | 52.8 |  | 305 | 40.2 |  | 39 | 26.4
 | Often | 1105 | 13.9 |  | 478 | 14.6 |  | 335 | 9.4 |  | 19 | 14.3 |  | 104 | 13.7 |  | 24 | 16
 | Not applicable | 2055 | 25.9 |  | 624 | 19 |  | 1012 | 28.4 |  | 14 | 10.5 |  | 207 | 27.2 |  | 39 | 26.3
 | Community events
 | Never | 820 | 9.8 |  | 191 | 5.4 |  | 314 | 8.5 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 94 | 11.5 |  | 20 | 12.2
 | Sometimes | 4284 | 51.3 |  | 1613 | 45.8 |  | 2000 | 54.3 |  | 61 | 45.1 |  | 422 | 51.7 |  | 107 | 66.1
 | Often | 2864 | 34.3 |  | 1657 | 47 |  | 1258 | 34.2 |  | 72 | 52.9 |  | 264 | 32.4 |  | 32 | 19.7
 | Not applicable | 389 | 4.7 |  | 62 | 1.8 |  | 111 | 3 |  | 3 | 2 |  | 37 | 4.5 |  | 3 | 2
 | Community socialising
 | Never | 1385 | 16.9 |  | 521 | 15.2 |  | 542 | 14.9 |  | 3 | 2 |  | 124 | 15.1 |  | 24 | 15.9
 | Sometimes | 4619 | 56.3 |  | 1961 | 57.3 |  | 2164 | 59.5 |  | 98 | 69.5 |  | 419 | 50.9 |  | 95 | 62.1
 | Often | 1610 | 19.6 |  | 758 | 22.2 |  | 637 | 17.5 |  | 40 | 28.6 |  | 204 | 24.8 |  | 26 | 16.9
 | Not applicable | 584 | 7.1 |  | 181 | 5.3 |  | 294 | 8.1 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 76 | 9.2 |  | 8 | 5.1
 | Family
 | Never | 489 | 5.7 |  | 210 | 6 |  | 181 | 4.8 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 79 | 9 |  | 6 | 3.8
 | Sometimes | 4714 | 55.3 |  | 1893 | 54.4 |  | 2082 | 55.1 |  | 83 | 59 |  | 496 | 56.6 |  | 92 | 58.4
 | Often | 3190 | 37.4 |  | 1327 | 38.1 |  | 1467 | 38.8 |  | 58 | 41 |  | 285 | 32.5 |  | 60 | 37.9
 | Not applicable | 132 | 1.6 |  | 51 | 1.5 |  | 52 | 1.4 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 17 | 1.9 |  | 0 | 0
 | Community groups
 | Never | 297 | 3.5 |  | 108 | 3 |  | 95 | 2.5 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 54 | 6.2 |  | 6 | 3.4
 | Sometimes | 3169 | 37.3 |  | 851 | 23.3 |  | 1424 | 37.3 |  | 44 | 31 |  | 312 | 35.5 |  | 49 | 29.9
 | Often | 4591 | 54.1 |  | 2663 | 73.1 |  | 2203 | 57.7 |  | 97 | 69 |  | 493 | 56 |  | 109 | 66.7
 | Not applicable | 434 | 5.1 |  | 24 | 0.6 |  | 95 | 2.5 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 20 | 2.2 |  | 0 | 0
 | Base (respondents) | 8492 | 94 |  | 3645 | 97.3 |  | 3817 | 96.4 |  | 141 | 100 |  | 879 | 91.2 |  | 164 | 98.2
B6 | Would you recommend becoming a Councillor
 | Yes | 7641 | 84.6 |  | 3137 | 83.7 |  | 3255 | 82.2 |  | 103 | 73.3 |  | 759 | 78.8 |  | 135 | 81.1
 | No | 488 | 5.4 |  | 258 | 6.9 |  | 299 | 7.5 |  | 20 | 14.3 |  | 81 | 8.5 |  | 14 | 8.6
 | Don’t Know | 763 | 8.5 |  | 295 | 7.9 |  | 341 | 8.6 |  | 17 | 12.3 |  | 106 | 11 |  | 11 | 6.7
 | Not Known | 139 | 1.5 |  | 58 | 1.5 |  | 64 | 1.6 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 17 | 1.7 |  | 6 | 3.6
 | Base (population) | 9031 |  |  | 3748 |  |  | 3958 |  |  | 141 |  |  | 964 |  |  | 167
B7 | Current term in office end
 | 2011 | 4775 | 52.9 |  | 1299 | 34.7 |  | 1927 | 48.7 |  | 82 | 58.2 |  | 640 | 66.4 |  | 76 | 45.7
 | 2012 | 1140 | 12.6 |  | 468 | 12.5 |  | 501 | 12.7 |  | 20 | 14.2 |  | 77 | 8 |  | 31 | 18.8
 | 2013 | 1343 | 14.9 |  | 216 | 5.8 |  | 554 | 14 |  | 16 | 11.6 |  | 94 | 9.8 |  | 19 | 11.1
 | 2014 | 1394 | 15.4 |  | 1562 | 41.7 |  | 803 | 20.3 |  | 20 | 14.2 |  | 67 | 6.9 |  | 35 | 20.8
 | Not known | 379 | 4.2 |  | 203 | 5.4 |  | 174 | 4.4 |  | 3 | 1.8 |  | 86 | 8.9 |  | 6 | 3.7
 | Base (population) | 9031 |  |  | 3748 |  |  | 3958 |  |  | 141 |  |  | 964 |  |  | 167
B8 | Stand for re-election at end of your term
 | Yes | 6521 | 72.2 |  | 2488 | 66.4 |  | 2289 | 57.8 |  | 81 | 57.2 |  | 660 | 68.5 |  | 98 | 58.8
 | No | 1132 | 12.5 |  | 401 | 10.7 |  | 711 | 18 |  | 27 | 19 |  | 165 | 17.1 |  | 14 | 8.6
 | Don’t Know | 1304 | 14.4 |  | 837 | 22.3 |  | 917 | 23.2 |  | 34 | 23.9 |  | 129 | 13.4 |  | 52 | 31
 | Not Known | 75 | 0.8 |  | 23 | 0.6 |  | 41 | 1 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 9 | 1 |  | 3 | 1.6
 | Base (population) | 9031 |  |  | 3748 |  |  | 3958 |  |  | 141 |  |  | 964 |  |  | 167
B9 | How committed is your council:
 | Participatory budgeting
 | Fully committed | 2588 | 28.7 |  | 789 | 21.1 |  | 708 | 17.9 |  | 9 | 6.2 |  | 125 | 12.9 |  | 30 | 17.8
 | Partially committed | 3565 | 39.5 |  | 1460 | 39 |  | 1526 | 38.5 |  | 57 | 40.1 |  | 407 | 42.2 |  | 60 | 36.2
 | Not committed | 1915 | 21.2 |  | 1150 | 30.7 |  | 1448 | 36.6 |  | 73 | 51.7 |  | 305 | 31.6 |  | 65 | 38.7
 | Don't know | 962 | 10.7 |  | 348 | 9.3 |  | 276 | 7 |  | 3 | 2 |  | 128 | 13.2 |  | 12 | 7.3
 | Ensure every person has an influence on their local area
 | Fully committed | 4115 | 45.6 |  | 1327 | 35.4 |  | 1216 | 30.7 |  | 15 | 10.9 |  | 209 | 21.7 |  | 33 | 19.9
 | Partially committed | 3801 | 42.1 |  | 1679 | 44.8 |  | 1858 | 46.9 |  | 89 | 62.8 |  | 488 | 50.7 |  | 97 | 57.9
 | Not committed | 686 | 7.6 |  | 583 | 15.6 |  | 759 | 19.2 |  | 35 | 24.5 |  | 184 | 19 |  | 37 | 22.2
 | Don't know | 428 | 4.7 |  | 158 | 4.2 |  | 125 | 3.2 |  | 3 | 1.9 |  | 83 | 8.6 |  | 0 | 0
 | Allow people to have their say on services
 | Fully committed | 5497 | 60.9 |  | 1640 | 43.8 |  | 1597 | 40.3 |  | 29 | 20.7 |  | 306 | 31.7 |  | 50 | 29.9
 | Partially committed | 2900 | 32.1 |  | 1573 | 42 |  | 1789 | 45.2 |  | 86 | 60.7 |  | 488 | 50.6 |  | 88 | 52.7
 | Not committed | 380 | 4.2 |  | 426 | 11.4 |  | 469 | 11.8 |  | 23 | 16.5 |  | 124 | 12.9 |  | 26 | 15.8
 | Don't know | 253 | 2.8 |  | 108 | 2.9 |  | 103 | 2.6 |  | 3 | 2.1 |  | 46 | 4.8 |  | 3 | 1.6
 | Mechanisms to organise enquiries
 | Fully committed | 4147 | 45.9 |  | 1130 | 30.1 |  | 1066 | 26.9 |  | 12 | 8.5 |  | 240 | 24.9 |  | 52 | 31.4
 | Partially committed | 3226 | 35.7 |  | 1542 | 41.2 |  | 1523 | 38.5 |  | 66 | 46.6 |  | 405 | 42 |  | 68 | 40.9
 | Not committed | 967 | 10.7 |  | 782 | 20.9 |  | 1087 | 27.5 |  | 49 | 35 |  | 225 | 23.3 |  | 41 | 24.5
 | Don't know | 690 | 7.6 |  | 293 | 7.8 |  | 282 | 7.1 |  | 14 | 9.9 |  | 94 | 9.8 |  | 5 | 3.2
 | Provide better practical support for elected members
 | Fully committed | 3795 | 42 |  | 1287 | 34.3 |  | 1015 | 25.6 |  | 5 | 3.8 |  | 250 | 26 |  | 54 | 32.4
 | Partially committed | 3881 | 43 |  | 1511 | 40.3 |  | 1814 | 45.8 |  | 84 | 59.3 |  | 452 | 46.8 |  | 74 | 44.6
 | Not committed | 919 | 10.2 |  | 803 | 21.4 |  | 938 | 23.7 |  | 46 | 32.8 |  | 201 | 20.9 |  | 32 | 19.4
 | Don't know | 436 | 4.8 |  | 146 | 3.9 |  | 191 | 4.8 |  | 6 | 4 |  | 61 | 6.3 |  | 6 | 3.6
 | Base (population) | 9031 |  |  | 3748 |  |  | 3958 |  |  | 141 |  |  | 964 |  |  | 167
C1 | Employment status:
 | In full-time paid employment | 1590 | 18.8 |  | 1052 | 29.6 |  | 762 | 20.1 |  | 20 | 15 |  | 108 | 12 |  | 44 | 26.6
 | In part-time paid employment | 546 | 6.5 |  | 493 | 13.9 |  | 453 | 11.9 |  | 49 | 37.1 |  | 49 | 5.4 |  | 18 | 10.6
 | Self-employed | 1535 | 18.1 |  | 265 | 7.4 |  | 457 | 12.1 |  | 31 | 23.7 |  | 170 | 18.8 |  | 23 | 13.8
 | Unemployed | 89 | 1.1 |  | 107 | 3 |  | 87 | 2.3 |  | 3 | 2.1 |  | 9 | 1 |  | 0 | 0
 | Retired | 4270 | 50.5 |  | 1374 | 38.6 |  | 1755 | 46.3 |  | 11 | 8.5 |  | 539 | 59.8 |  | 73 | 43.9
 | Permanently sick or disabled | 45 | 0.5 |  | 31 | 0.9 |  | 27 | 0.7 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 11 | 1.3 |  | 3 | 1.6
 | Not in paid work - looking after home/family | 227 | 2.7 |  | 108 | 3 |  | 116 | 3.1 |  | 3 | 2.2 |  | 8 | 0.9 |  | 6 | 3.4
 | In full-time education | 28 | 0.3 |  | 13 | 0.4 |  | 12 | 0.3 |  | 6 | 4.6 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0
 | Not working for other reason | 130 | 1.5 |  | 115 | 3.2 |  | 121 | 3.2 |  | 9 | 6.8 |  | 6 | 0.7 |  | 0 | 0
 | Base (respondents) | 8460 | 93.7 |  | 3558 | 94.9 |  | 3789 | 95.7 |  | 132 | 93.6 |  | 902 | 93.6 |  | 167 | 100
C2 | Current Occupation:
 | Managerial or executive | 1716 | 43.4 |  | 557 | 30.7 |  | 519 | 30 |  | 29 | 26.2 |  | 124 | 37.5 |  | 17 | 20.4
 | Professional or technical | 1265 | 32 |  | 558 | 30.8 |  | 649 | 37.5 |  | 29 | 26.6 |  | 102 | 30.8 |  | 21 | 24.7
 | Lecturer, teacher or researcher | 221 | 5.6 |  | 200 | 11 |  | 223 | 12.9 |  | 26 | 23.8 |  | 21 | 6.3 |  | 9 | 10.2
 | [NAME]/clerical/secretarial/ sales | 434 | 11 |  | 281 | 15.5 |  | 222 | 12.8 |  | 8 | 7.6 |  | 52 | 15.8 |  | 6 | 7.2
 | Manual or craft | 321 | 8.1 |  | 218 | 12 |  | 118 | 6.8 |  | 17 | 15.7 |  | 32 | 9.5 |  | 32 | 37.4
 | Base (respondents) | 3957 | 43.8 |  | 1813 | 48.4 |  | 1731 | 43.7 |  | 109 | 77.3 |  | 331 | 34.3 |  | 85 | 50.9
[NAME] | Employment Sector:
 | Local government | 197 | 4.8 |  | 218 | 11.8 |  | 172 | 9.7 |  | 9 | 8 |  | 35 | 9.5 |  | 6 | 7.2
 | Central Government | 102 | 2.5 |  | 141 | 7.6 |  | 89 | 5 |  | 3 | 3.1 |  | 3 | 0.7 |  | 3 | 3
 | NHS | 100 | 2.4 |  | 102 | 5.6 |  | 76 | 4.3 |  | 3 | 2.5 |  | 6 | 1.6 |  | 0 | 0
 | Other public sector | 219 | 5.3 |  | 255 | 13.9 |  | 234 | 13.2 |  | 14 | 13.3 |  | 24 | 6.6 |  | 15 | 17.8
 | Private sector | 3385 | 82.1 |  | 865 | 46.9 |  | 1050 | 59.4 |  | 51 | 47.2 |  | 275 | 75.4 |  | 59 | 68.8
 | Voluntary sector | 117 | 2.8 |  | 261 | 14.2 |  | 148 | 8.4 |  | 28 | 26 |  | 23 | 6.2 |  | 3 | 3
 | Base (respondents) | 4120 | 45.6 |  | 1842 | 49.1 |  | 1769 | 44.7 |  | 109 | 77.3 |  | 365 | 37.9 |  | 86 | 51.5
C4 | Employer support your work:
 | Whole-heartedly | 978 | 42.1 |  | 578 | 37.2 |  | 484 | 39.1 |  | 31 | 36.8 |  | 110 | 62.1 |  | 28 | 46.2
 | To a certain extent | 955 | 41.1 |  | 745 | 47.9 |  | 589 | 47.6 |  | 53 | 63.2 |  | 55 | 31.3 |  | 22 | 37.6
 | Employer is not aware I am a Councillor | 174 | 7.5 |  | 94 | 6.1 |  | 43 | 3.5 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 6 | 3.2 |  | 3 | 5.4
 | Slightly against | 166 | 7.2 |  | 105 | 6.8 |  | 96 | 7.8 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 6 | 3.4 |  | 6 | 10.8
 | Completely against it | 51 | 2.2 |  | 31 | 2 |  | 24 | 2 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0
 | Base (respondents) | 2325 | 25.7 |  | 1555 | 41.5 |  | 1238 | 31.3 |  | 84 | 59.6 |  | 177 | 18.4 |  | 60 | 35.9
C5 | Additional Activities
 | School governorship | 3431 | 38 |  | 2241 | 59.8 |  | 1512 | 38.2 |  | 32 | 22.7 |  | 263 | 27.3 |  | 61 | 36.5
 | Public board | 2530 | 28 |  | 1317 | 35.1 |  | 987 | 24.9 |  | 29 | 20.6 |  | 203 | 21.1 |  | 30 | 18
 | Work for National/Regional | 601 | 6.7 |  | 246 | 6.6 |  | 229 | 5.8 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 38 | 3.9 |  | 10 | 6
 | Other Unpaid Voluntary | 5103 | 56.5 |  | 2074 | 55.3 |  | 2175 | 55 |  | 83 | 58.9 |  | 572 | 59.3 |  | 85 | 50.9
 | Other | 1123 | 12.4 |  | 436 | 11.6 |  | 474 | 12 |  | 28 | 19.9 |  | 134 | 13.9 |  | 38 | 22.8
 | Base (population) | 9031 |  |  | 3748 |  |  | 3958 |  |  | 141 |  |  | 964 |  |  | 167
C6 | Education/Qualifications:
 | Degree/ higher degree/ Professional qual./ NVQ 4 or 5/ Higher National Cert./ Diploma | 4691 | 51.9 |  | 2147 | 57.3 |  | 2630 | 66.4 |  | 121 | 85.5 |  | 387 | 40.1 |  | 96 | 57.5
 | GCE 'A' level/ [NAME] Irish/ Higher [NAME] NVQ 3/ Ordinary National Cert./ Diploma | 1388 | 15.4 |  | 440 | 11.7 |  | 437 | 11 |  | 12 | 8.5 |  | 159 | 16.5 |  | 20 | 12.1
 | Trade Apprenticeship | 362 | 4 |  | 196 | 5.2 |  | 109 | 2.8 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 74 | 7.6 |  | 9 | 5.5
 | GCSE/ GCE O level/ School Cert./ NVQ 2 | 1239 | 13.7 |  | 384 | 10.3 |  | 382 | 9.7 |  | 9 | 6.1 |  | 132 | 13.7 |  | 17 | 10.4
 | CSE (other than grade 1)/ NVQ 1 | 109 | 1.2 |  | 50 | 1.3 |  | 46 | 1.2 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 6 | 0.6 |  | 0 | 0
 | Other | 433 | 4.8 |  | 120 | 3.2 |  | 122 | 3.1 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 68 | 7.1 |  | 3 | 1.7
 | None of these | 808 | 9 |  | 409 | 10.9 |  | 233 | 5.9 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 138 | 14.3 |  | 21 | 12.8
 | Base (population) | 9031 |  |  | 3748 |  |  | 3958 |  |  | 141 |  |  | 964 |  |  | 167
C7 | Gender:
 | Male | 6408 | 71 |  | 2447 | 65.3 |  | 2583 | 65.3 |  | 85 | 60.4 |  | 704 | 73.1 |  | 121 | 72.7
 | Female | 2541 | 28.1 |  | 1280 | 34.1 |  | 1348 | 34.1 |  | 56 | 39.6 |  | 233 | 24.2 |  | 46 | 27.3
 | Not Known | 82 | 0.9 |  | 21 | 0.6 |  | 27 | 0.7 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 26 | 2.7 |  | 0 | 0
 | Base (population) | 9031 |  |  | 3748 |  |  | 3958 |  |  | 141 |  |  | 964 |  |  | 167
C10 | Age:
 | Under 25 | 61 | 0.8 |  | 34 | 1.1 |  | 26 | 0.7 |  | 3 | 2.2 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0
 | 25 - 29 | 73 | 0.9 |  | 90 | 2.8 |  | 44 | 1.2 |  | 11 | 8.8 |  | 3 | 0.3 |  | 0 | 0
 | 30 - 34 | 187 | 2.4 |  | 107 | 3.3 |  | 64 | 1.8 |  | 11 | 9.1 |  | 3 | 0.4 |  | 5 | 3.8
 | 35 - 39 | 178 | 2.3 |  | 124 | 3.9 |  | 132 | 3.8 |  | 18 | 14 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 2 | 1.7
 | 40 - 44 | 300 | 3.9 |  | 181 | 5.6 |  | 149 | 4.2 |  | 14 | 11.2 |  | 6 | 0.7 |  | 9 | 6
 | 45 - 49 | 439 | 5.7 |  | 275 | 8.5 |  | 259 | 7.4 |  | 20 | 16 |  | 56 | 7 |  | 12 | 8.3
 | 50 - 54 | 634 | 8.2 |  | 416 | 12.9 |  | 369 | 10.5 |  | 15 | 12 |  | 39 | 4.8 |  | 9 | 6.6
 | 55 - 59 | 780 | 10.1 |  | 519 | 16.1 |  | 490 | 14 |  | 11 | 8.9 |  | 96 | 12 |  | 35 | 24.3
 | 60 - 64 | 1564 | 20.2 |  | 613 | 19 |  | 718 | 20.4 |  | 11 | 8.7 |  | 150 | 18.7 |  | 20 | 13.9
 | 65 - 69 | 1740 | 22.4 |  | 526 | 16.3 |  | 686 | 19.5 |  | 9 | 6.8 |  | 219 | 27.4 |  | 28 | 19.6
 | 70+ | 1799 | 23.2 |  | 340 | 10.5 |  | 578 | 16.5 |  | 3 | 2.2 |  | 229 | 28.6 |  | 23 | 15.8
 | Base (respondents) | 7755 | 85.9 |  | 3226 | 86.1 |  | 3515 | 88.8 |  | 126 | 89.4 |  | 800 | 83 |  | 144 | 86.2
 | Average | 61.1 |  |  | 56.2 |  |  | 59.2 |  |  | 46 |  |  | 64.5 |  |  | 59.1
C11 | Ethnic Origin:
 | White (sum of 1-7): | 8491 | 98.4 |  | 3272 | 89.3 |  | 3771 | 97.8 |  | 135 | 95.7 |  | 898 | 98.9 |  | 152 | 100
 | British | 4551 | 52.7 |  | 2412 | 65.8 |  | 2571 | 66.7 |  | 82 | 58.2 |  | 516 | 56.9 |  | 74 | 48.7
 | English | 3611 | 41.8 |  | 610 | 16.7 |  | 910 | 23.6 |  | 41 | 29.4 |  | 335 | 36.9 |  | 70 | 45.7
 | Scottish | 93 | 1.1 |  | 67 | 1.8 |  | 78 | 2 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 9 | 1 |  | 0 | 0
 | Welsh | 107 | 1.2 |  | 44 | 1.2 |  | 78 | 2 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 18 | 1.9 |  | 0 | 0
 | Other British | 52 | 0.6 |  | 25 | 0.7 |  | 64 | 1.7 |  | 6 | 4.2 |  | 16 | 1.8 |  | 6 | 3.9
 | Irish | 64 | 0.7 |  | 91 | 2.5 |  | 48 | 1.2 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 3 | 0.3 |  | 0 | 0
 | Any other White background | 14 | 0.2 |  | 23 | 0.6 |  | 22 | 0.6 |  | 5 | 3.9 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 3 | 1.8
 | Mixed (sum of opt 8-11): | 43 | 0.5 |  | 32 | 0.9 |  | 24 | 0.6 |  | 3 | 2 |  | 3 | 0.4 |  | 0 | 0
 | White & Black Caribbean | 8 | 0.1 |  | 6 | 0.2 |  | 3 | 0.1 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0
 | White & Black African | 3 | 0 |  | 3 | 0.1 |  | 3 | 0.1 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 3 | 0.4 |  | 0 | 0
 | White and Asian | 14 | 0.2 |  | 16 | 0.4 |  | 9 | 0.2 |  | 3 | 2 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0
 | Any other [NAME] background | 18 | 0.2 |  | 7 | 0.2 |  | 9 | 0.2 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0
 | Asian, Asian British Asian English, Asian Scottish, or Asian  Welsh (sum of opt 12-16): | 87 | 1 |  | 275 | 7.5 |  | 34 | 0.9 |  | 3 | 2.4 |  | 3 | 0.4 |  | 0 | 0
 | Indian | 49 | 0.6 |  | 150 | 4.1 |  | 7 | 0.2 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 3 | 0.4 |  | 0 | 0
 | Pakistani | 26 | 0.3 |  | 77 | 2.1 |  | 15 | 0.4 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0
 | [NAME] | 0 | 0 |  | 29 | 0.8 |  | 3 | 0.1 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0
 | Any other Asian background | 13 | 0.1 |  | 19 | 0.5 |  | 10 | 0.2 |  | 3 | 2.4 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0
 | Black, Black British, Black English, Black Scottish, or Black Welsh (sum 16-18): | 6 | 0.1 |  | 86 | 2.4 |  | 19 | 0.5 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 3 | 0.4 |  | 0 | 0
 | Caribbean | 3 | 0 |  | 57 | 1.5 |  | 13 | 0.3 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 3 | 0.4 |  | 0 | 0
 | African | 3 | 0 |  | 30 | 0.8 |  | 6 | 0.1 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0
 | Any other Black background | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0
 | Chinese, Chinese British, Chinese Scottish, [NAME], or other ethnic group (sum 19-20): | 3 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 6 | 0.1 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0
 | Chinese | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0
 | Any other background | 3 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 6 | 0.1 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0
 | Base (respondents) | 8630 | 95.6 |  | 3665 | 97.8 |  | 3855 | 97.4 |  | 141 | 100 |  | 907 | 94.1 |  | 152 | 91
C12 | Long term illness: | 1068 | 11.8 |  | 714 | 19.1 |  | 570 | 14.4 |  | 11 | 7.8 |  | 161 | 16.7 |  | 24 | 14.4
 | Base (population) | 9031 |  |  | 3748 |  |  | 3958 |  |  | 141 |  |  | 964 |  |  | 167
C13 | Caring responsibilities:
 | Child/Children | 952 | 10.5 |  | 626 | 16.7 |  | 527 | 13.3 |  | 29 | 20.5 |  | 73 | 7.6 |  | 32 | 19.4
 | Partner | 759 | 8.4 |  | 264 | 7 |  | 292 | 7.4 |  | 6 | 4 |  | 87 | 9.1 |  | 12 | 7.2
 | Relative | 571 | 6.3 |  | 272 | 7.3 |  | 269 | 6.8 |  | 9 | 6.1 |  | 37 | 3.9 |  | 6 | 3.3
 | Other | 134 | 1.5 |  | 34 | 0.9 |  | 44 | 1.1 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 20 | 2.1 |  | 3 | 1.9
 | One or more caring resp. | 2110 | 23.4 |  | 1021 | 27.3 |  | 975 | 24.6 |  | 40 | 28.6 |  | 181 | 18.7 |  | 41 | 24.5
 | No caring resp. | 6921 | 76.6 |  | 2726 | 72.7 |  | 2983 | 75.4 |  | 101 | 71.4 |  | 783 | 81.3 |  | 126 | 75.5
 | Base (population) | 9031 |  |  | 3748 |  |  | 3958 |  |  | 141 |  |  | 964 |  |  | 167
 | Note: data on C8 and C9 is not available at this level