Aberdeen City Council

Party Rankings

Each party is graded across four dimensions: attendance, engagement, transparency, and electoral mandate. Scores are averaged across all party councillors.

Party	Grade	Councillors	Attendance	Score
Scottish National Party	C	18	96%	12/20
Scottish Labour	C	11	91%	12/20
Scottish Conservative and Unionist	C	6	78%	12/20
Scottish Liberal Democrats	C	4	81%	12/20
Independent	D	4	84%	11/20
Reform UK	D	1	86%	11/20

Scottish National Party

C12/20 points

18 councillors

Attendance

5/5

96% overall rate

594 of 621 meetings

Engagement

3/5

5.2 committees avg

1.2 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

18/18 have email
17/18 have phone
8/18 have social media
18/18 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

1.9% avg vote share

18/18 with election data

Scottish Labour

C12/20 points

11 councillors

Attendance

5/5

91% overall rate

301 of 332 meetings

Engagement

3/5

4.4 committees avg

1.3 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

11/11 have email
11/11 have phone
4/11 have social media
11/11 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

0% avg vote share

9/11 with election data

Scottish Conservative and Unionist

C12/20 points

6 councillors

Attendance

3/5

78% overall rate

144 of 185 meetings

Engagement

3/5

3.8 committees avg

1.7 outside bodies avg

Transparency

5/5

6/6 have email
6/6 have phone
4/6 have social media
6/6 have photo

Electoral Mandate

1/5

7.7% avg vote share

6/6 with election data

Scottish Liberal Democrats

C12/20 points

4 councillors

Attendance

4/5

81% overall rate

133 of 164 meetings

Engagement

2/5

0.8 committees avg

2.5 outside bodies avg

Transparency

5/5

4/4 have email
4/4 have phone
3/4 have social media
4/4 have photo

Electoral Mandate

1/5

10% avg vote share

4/4 with election data

Independent

D11/20 points

4 councillors

Attendance

4/5

84% overall rate

101 of 120 meetings

Engagement

3/5

5.5 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

4/4 have email
4/4 have phone
1/4 have social media
4/4 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

0% avg vote share

4/4 with election data

Reform UK

D11/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

4/5

86% overall rate

19 of 22 meetings

Engagement

3/5

4 committees avg

1 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

1/1 have email
1/1 have phone
0/1 have social media
1/1 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

0% avg vote share

1/1 with election data

How are party scores calculated?

Party scores are calculated by averaging individual councillor report card scores across four dimensions (each worth up to 5 points, 20 total):

Attendance: Based on the party's overall attendance percentage across all meetings.
Engagement: Average of individual councillor engagement scores (committees + outside body memberships).
Transparency: Average of individual transparency scores (email, phone, social media, photo, profile).
Electoral Mandate: Average of individual councillor vote shares from their most recent election.

Grades: A+ (18-20), A (16-17), B (14-15), C (12-13), D (10-11), E (7-9), F (0-6).