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Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council

Party Rankings

Each party is graded across four dimensions: attendance, engagement, transparency, and electoral mandate. Scores are averaged across all party councillors.

PartyGradeCouncillorsAttendanceScore
LabourC2785%13/20
ConservativeC881%13/20
IndependentC480%13/20
4 BwDD1277%11/20

Labour

C13/20 points

27 councillors

Attendance

4/5

85% overall rate

569 of 666 meetings

Engagement

5/5

7.3 committees avg

3.2 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 26/27 have email
  • 26/27 have phone
  • 2/27 have social media
  • 27/27 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

0% avg vote share

27/27 with election data

Conservative

C13/20 points

8 councillors

Attendance

4/5

81% overall rate

95 of 118 meetings

Engagement

5/5

6.3 committees avg

2.1 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 7/8 have email
  • 7/8 have phone
  • 1/8 have social media
  • 8/8 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

0% avg vote share

8/8 with election data

Independent

C13/20 points

4 councillors

Attendance

4/5

80% overall rate

61 of 76 meetings

Engagement

5/5

7.5 committees avg

2 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 4/4 have email
  • 3/4 have phone
  • 1/4 have social media
  • 4/4 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

0% avg vote share

4/4 with election data

4 BwD

D11/20 points

12 councillors

Attendance

3/5

77% overall rate

155 of 201 meetings

Engagement

4/5

5.6 committees avg

2.1 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 12/12 have email
  • 8/12 have phone
  • 1/12 have social media
  • 12/12 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

0% avg vote share

12/12 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).