Arun District 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | B | 2 | 92% | 14/20 |
| Labour | C | 8 | 88% | 12/20 |
| Green Party | C | 5 | 86% | 12/20 |
| Independent | C | 3 | 86% | 12/20 |
| Arun Independent Group [AIG] | C | 2 | 84% | 12/20 |
| Conservative | D | 19 | 80% | 11/20 |
| Liberal Democrats | D | 14 | 76% | 11/20 |
| Ungrouped Green Party Member | D | 1 | 64% | 10/20 |
Reform UK
2 councillors
Attendance
5/592% overall rate
36 of 39 meetings
Engagement
5/55 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
0/50% avg vote share
2/2 with election data
Labour
8 councillors
Attendance
4/588% overall rate
149 of 170 meetings
Engagement
4/54.6 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
0/50% avg vote share
8/8 with election data
Green Party
5 councillors
Attendance
4/586% overall rate
87 of 101 meetings
Engagement
4/54.4 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
0/50% avg vote share
5/5 with election data
Independent
3 councillors
Attendance
4/586% overall rate
65 of 76 meetings
Engagement
4/55.7 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
0/50% avg vote share
3/3 with election data
Arun Independent Group [AIG]
2 councillors
Attendance
4/584% overall rate
26 of 31 meetings
Engagement
4/54.5 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
0/50% avg vote share
2/2 with election data
Conservative
19 councillors
Attendance
3/580% overall rate
305 of 383 meetings
Engagement
4/54.3 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
0/50% avg vote share
19/19 with election data
Liberal Democrats
14 councillors
Attendance
3/576% overall rate
224 of 293 meetings
Engagement
4/54.2 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
0/50% avg vote share
14/14 with election data
Ungrouped Green Party Member
1 councillor
Attendance
2/564% overall rate
7 of 11 meetings
Engagement
5/56 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
0/50% 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).