Ashford Borough 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
Ashford Independent	C	9	87%	12/20
Labour	C	8	77%	12/20
Conservative	D	16	71%	11/20
Green Party	D	11	76%	11/20
Independent	D	3	59%	10/20

Ashford Independent

C12/20 points

9 councillors

Attendance

4/5

87% overall rate

186 of 213 meetings

Engagement

3/5

4.7 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

9/9 have email
7/9 have phone
2/9 have social media
9/9 have photo

Electoral Mandate

1/5

8.8% avg vote share

9/9 with election data

Labour

C12/20 points

8 councillors

Attendance

3/5

77% overall rate

90 of 117 meetings

Engagement

3/5

4.6 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

5/5

8/8 have email
8/8 have phone
4/8 have social media
8/8 have photo

Electoral Mandate

1/5

14% avg vote share

8/8 with election data

Conservative

D11/20 points

16 councillors

Attendance

3/5

71% overall rate

152 of 215 meetings

Engagement

3/5

3.9 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

15/16 have email
15/16 have phone
4/16 have social media
16/16 have photo

Electoral Mandate

1/5

9.9% avg vote share

16/16 with election data

Green Party

D11/20 points

11 councillors

Attendance

3/5

76% overall rate

135 of 178 meetings

Engagement

3/5

4.6 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

11/11 have email
8/11 have phone
8/11 have social media
11/11 have photo

Electoral Mandate

1/5

10.7% avg vote share

11/11 with election data

Independent

D10/20 points

3 councillors

Attendance

1/5

59% overall rate

19 of 32 meetings

Engagement

3/5

4.3 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

3/3 have email
1/3 have phone
1/3 have social media
3/3 have photo

Electoral Mandate

2/5

16.7% avg vote share

3/3 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).