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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
IndependentB286%15/20
GreenB289%14/20
ConservativeC1878%13/20
LabourC573%13/20
Reform UKC191%13/20
Liberal DemocratD876%11/20

Independent

B15/20 points

2 councillors

Attendance

4/5

86% overall rate

24 of 28 meetings

Engagement

4/5

5 committees avg

0 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

3/5

35% avg vote share

2/2 with election data

Green

B14/20 points

2 councillors

Attendance

4/5

89% overall rate

41 of 46 meetings

Engagement

3/5

5 committees avg

0 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

3/5

30.5% avg vote share

2/2 with election data

Conservative

C13/20 points

18 councillors

Attendance

3/5

78% overall rate

326 of 419 meetings

Engagement

4/5

6.7 committees avg

0.1 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 18/18 have email
  • 17/18 have phone
  • 3/18 have social media
  • 18/18 have photo

Electoral Mandate

2/5

23.3% avg vote share

18/18 with election data

Labour

C13/20 points

5 councillors

Attendance

3/5

73% overall rate

82 of 112 meetings

Engagement

4/5

6.6 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

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

Electoral Mandate

2/5

27.8% avg vote share

5/5 with election data

Reform UK

C13/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

5/5

91% overall rate

10 of 11 meetings

Engagement

3/5

5 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

Liberal Democrat

D11/20 points

8 councillors

Attendance

3/5

76% overall rate

111 of 147 meetings

Engagement

3/5

3.8 committees avg

0.1 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 8/8 have email
  • 8/8 have phone
  • 3/8 have social media
  • 8/8 have photo

Electoral Mandate

1/5

8.3% avg vote share

8/8 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).