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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
LabourC2794%12/20
ConservativeD1287%11/20
Reform UKD371%10/20

Labour

C12/20 points

27 councillors

Attendance

5/5

94% overall rate

563 of 600 meetings

Engagement

3/5

4.9 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 27/27 have email
  • 22/27 have phone
  • 6/27 have social media
  • 27/27 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

0% avg vote share

27/27 with election data

Conservative

D11/20 points

12 councillors

Attendance

4/5

87% overall rate

195 of 223 meetings

Engagement

3/5

4.8 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

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

Electoral Mandate

0/5

0% avg vote share

12/12 with election data

Reform UK

D10/20 points

3 councillors

Attendance

3/5

71% overall rate

30 of 42 meetings

Engagement

3/5

5 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 3/3 have email
  • 2/3 have phone
  • 2/3 have social media
  • 3/3 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

0% 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).