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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
IndependentB160%14/20
Ashfield IndependentsD3076%11/20
Reform UKD369%10/20
Conservative PartyD167%10/20

Independent

B14/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

2/5

60% overall rate

9 of 15 meetings

Engagement

3/5

4 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

5/5

78% avg vote share

1/1 with election data

Ashfield Independents

D11/20 points

30 councillors

Attendance

3/5

76% overall rate

432 of 568 meetings

Engagement

3/5

4.9 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

1/5

18% avg vote share

30/30 with election data

Reform UK

D10/20 points

3 councillors

Attendance

2/5

69% overall rate

33 of 48 meetings

Engagement

3/5

4.3 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

1/5

9.3% avg vote share

3/3 with election data

Conservative Party

D10/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

2/5

67% overall rate

10 of 15 meetings

Engagement

3/5

4 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

0/5

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).