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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
LabourD3578%11/20
Reform UKD668%10/20
Independent GroupD362%10/20
ConservativeE457%9/20

Labour

D11/20 points

35 councillors

Attendance

3/5

78% overall rate

865 of 1,103 meetings

Engagement

4/5

3.6 committees avg

4.2 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 35/35 have email
  • 34/35 have phone
  • 13/35 have social media
  • 35/35 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

0% avg vote share

35/35 with election data

Reform UK

D10/20 points

6 councillors

Attendance

2/5

68% overall rate

106 of 157 meetings

Engagement

4/5

4 committees avg

1.8 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 6/6 have email
  • 5/6 have phone
  • 2/6 have social media
  • 6/6 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

0% avg vote share

6/6 with election data

Independent Group

D10/20 points

3 councillors

Attendance

2/5

62% overall rate

55 of 89 meetings

Engagement

4/5

4.7 committees avg

2.7 outside bodies avg

Transparency

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

Electoral Mandate

0/5

0% avg vote share

3/3 with election data

Conservative

E9/20 points

4 councillors

Attendance

1/5

57% overall rate

63 of 111 meetings

Engagement

4/5

4 committees avg

1.3 outside bodies avg

Transparency

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

Electoral Mandate

0/5

0% avg vote share

4/4 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).