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Party Rankings

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

PartyGradeCouncillorsAttendanceScore
Reform UKB292%14/20
LabourC888%12/20
Green PartyC586%12/20
IndependentC386%12/20
Arun Independent Group [AIG]C284%12/20
ConservativeD1980%11/20
Liberal DemocratsD1476%11/20
Ungrouped Green Party MemberD164%10/20

Reform UK

B14/20 points

2 councillors

Attendance

5/5

92% overall rate

36 of 39 meetings

Engagement

5/5

5 committees avg

3 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 2/2 have email
  • 2/2 have phone
  • 0/2 have social media
  • 2/2 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

0% avg vote share

2/2 with election data

Labour

C12/20 points

8 councillors

Attendance

4/5

88% overall rate

149 of 170 meetings

Engagement

4/5

4.6 committees avg

3.9 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 8/8 have email
  • 4/8 have phone
  • 1/8 have social media
  • 8/8 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

0% avg vote share

8/8 with election data

Green Party

C12/20 points

5 councillors

Attendance

4/5

86% overall rate

87 of 101 meetings

Engagement

4/5

4.4 committees avg

3.2 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 5/5 have email
  • 3/5 have phone
  • 1/5 have social media
  • 5/5 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

0% avg vote share

5/5 with election data

Independent

C12/20 points

3 councillors

Attendance

4/5

86% overall rate

65 of 76 meetings

Engagement

4/5

5.7 committees avg

2.3 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 3/3 have email
  • 2/3 have phone
  • 0/3 have social media
  • 3/3 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

0% avg vote share

3/3 with election data

Arun Independent Group [AIG]

C12/20 points

2 councillors

Attendance

4/5

84% overall rate

26 of 31 meetings

Engagement

4/5

4.5 committees avg

4 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 2/2 have email
  • 1/2 have phone
  • 0/2 have social media
  • 2/2 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

0% avg vote share

2/2 with election data

Conservative

D11/20 points

19 councillors

Attendance

3/5

80% overall rate

305 of 383 meetings

Engagement

4/5

4.3 committees avg

3.7 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 19/19 have email
  • 13/19 have phone
  • 3/19 have social media
  • 19/19 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

0% avg vote share

19/19 with election data

Liberal Democrats

D11/20 points

14 councillors

Attendance

3/5

76% overall rate

224 of 293 meetings

Engagement

4/5

4.2 committees avg

4.5 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 14/14 have email
  • 13/14 have phone
  • 1/14 have social media
  • 14/14 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

0% avg vote share

14/14 with election data

Ungrouped Green Party Member

D10/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

2/5

64% overall rate

7 of 11 meetings

Engagement

5/5

6 committees avg

4 outside bodies avg

Transparency

3/5
  • 1/1 have email
  • 0/1 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).