Ashfield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | B | 1 | 60% | 14/20 |
| Ashfield Independents | D | 30 | 76% | 11/20 |
| Reform UK | D | 3 | 69% | 10/20 |
| Conservative Party | D | 1 | 67% | 10/20 |
Independent
1 councillor
Attendance
2/560% overall rate
9 of 15 meetings
Engagement
3/54 committees avg
0 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
5/578% avg vote share
1/1 with election data
Ashfield Independents
30 councillors
Attendance
3/576% overall rate
432 of 568 meetings
Engagement
3/54.9 committees avg
0 outside bodies avg
Transparency
4/5- 30/30 have email
- 30/30 have phone
- 5/30 have social media
- 30/30 have photo
Electoral Mandate
1/518% avg vote share
30/30 with election data
Reform UK
3 councillors
Attendance
2/569% overall rate
33 of 48 meetings
Engagement
3/54.3 committees avg
0 outside bodies avg
Transparency
4/5- 3/3 have email
- 3/3 have phone
- 1/3 have social media
- 3/3 have photo
Electoral Mandate
1/59.3% avg vote share
3/3 with election data
Conservative Party
1 councillor
Attendance
2/567% overall rate
10 of 15 meetings
Engagement
3/54 committees avg
0 outside bodies avg
Transparency
5/5- 1/1 have email
- 1/1 have phone
- 1/1 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).